Peggy Noonan on Bill Buckley:

I thought it beautiful and inspiring that he was open to, eager for, friendships from all sides, that even though he cared passionately about political questions, politics was not all, cannot be all, that people can be liked for their essence, for their humor and good nature and intelligence, for their attitude toward life itself.

I’ve uploaded a speech I gave last week for Toastmasters at work.