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2013年美联储主席伯南克普林斯顿大学毕业典礼演讲伯南克的十诫对一个刚踏入职场的毕业生来说非常中肯，在此推荐。
以下为伯南克演讲主要内容：重返普林斯顿感觉不错，很难相信，我离开校园赴华盛顿已经11年了。
近期我向校方询问了我的教职问题，回信称：“很遗憾，普林斯顿收到很多更有才华的学者的求职信，而教职有限。
”我将在稍后献上对毕业生的最美好祝愿，首先我要恭喜在座的家长们。
作为父母，我知道这年头供孩子读完大学不容易，数年前，我的一个同事有3个孩子毕业于普林斯顿，尽管他们夫妻都不毕业于此，但我的同事常说，从财政角度讲，这如同每年买辆卡迪拉克，然后让车坠崖。
他总会补充说，他会毫不犹豫的选择重新来过。
所以，感谢你们的工作，母亲们，父亲们，及家人们。
这确实是做毕业典礼演讲的合适场合，我认为，在这一讲台上，每个精神导师都受到过“十诫”的教诲，我没有那样的信心，而且无论无何，觊觎邻居的驴牛已不是目前的问题，所以今年前几分钟我将提出“十个建议”，或称为对这个世界和你们毕业后的生活的十个观察。
请注意，这十点与利率毫无关系。
我之所以有资格提出这些建议和或观察，除了普林斯顿的善意邀请外，理由和你们讨厌的哥哥姐姐可以晚睡是一个道理：我比你们更老。
以下内容均经受过生活的考验，但以往表现并不能确保未来的结果。
1、当代哲学家阿甘曾讲到人生和巧克力的相似性，你不知道下一块巧克力的味道。
人生确实难以预料，任何一个认为知道其10年后情况的毕业生，更不同说三十年了，我只能说他或她缺乏想象力。
看看我吧，12年前我一心教经济学入门课程，想着编造什么理由不参加教学会议，结果我接到了那个电话。
有过你有机会与毕业25年、30年或40年的校友交谈，并使他们敞开心扉，他们将告诉你，他们对生活中哪些事满意或不满意，他们经历过的高潮和低谷。
但我敢打赌，他们的人生故事将与预期相异。
这是好事而不是坏事，谁想在故事的开篇就知道结局呢？2、是否人生偶然性之大的事实，意味着小的决定和行动无足轻重，不需要规划和奋斗呢？当然不是。
哈佛大学Advice For Graduates给大学毕业生的几个忠告——美国能源部部长朱棣文（>>查看此篇演讲稿中英双语对照）As you begin this new stage of your lives, follow your passion. If you don’t have a passion, don’t be satis?ed until you?nd one. Life is too short to go through it without caring deeply about something. 当你开始生活的新阶段时，请追随你的爱好。
如果你没有爱好，就去找，找不到绝不罢休。
生命太短暂，所以不能空手走过，你必须对某样东西倾注你的深情。
The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination失败的额外收益和想象力的重要性——英国作家JK罗琳(>>查看此篇演讲的视频及英文演讲稿)As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters. 生活就像故事一样，不在于长短，而在于品质，这才是最重要的。
How to Tackle the World’s Worst Inequities?如何解决这个世界最严重的不平等？——微软创始人比尔·盖茨（>>点击试听此篇演讲及查看其英文演讲稿）Humanity’s greate st advances are not in its discoveries— but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity.人类最大的进步并不在于其发现，而在于如何用这些发现来减少不平等斯坦福大学Three Stories from My Life我人生中的三个故事——苹果公司创始人史蒂夫·乔布斯（>>点击试听此篇演讲及查看其英文演讲稿）Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. 记住自己随时都会死去，这是我所知道的防止患得患失的最好方法。
美国大学毕业季演讲“撒鸡汤”也是有历史的每到毕业季，美国高校就开始接二连三的给毕业生们罐鸡汤。
史蒂夫·乔布斯(Steve Jobs)、JK·罗琳(JK Rowling)、汤姆·汉克斯(Tom Hanks)、奥普拉·温弗瑞(Oprah Winfrey)和比利·乔尔(Billy Joel)等都曾手持汤勺。
他们在高校毕业典礼上饱含深情的回忆自己的当年勇，把几十年的人生阅历浓缩成十几分钟的谆谆教导，以过来人的姿态给学子们灌溉血槽，以抵抗即将步入社会时可能遭遇的各种“意想不到”。
最后收获粉丝注目礼、名人光环，以及五分钟啪啪不断的掌声。
今年当然也不例外。
蒂姆·库克在杜克大学鼓励毕业生要突破世俗认知，做一个无所畏惧、勇于改变现状的吃蟹人;加拿大的网红总理特鲁多跑到纽约大学刷了一把存在感，勉励毕业生包容看待世界，反对种族主义;与总统位置失之交臂的希拉里回到母校耶鲁大学找宽慰，希望2018级的学子们支持真相和逻辑，用更坚韧的态度对待越发分裂的新时代……。
总之，无论学校名气如何，学生质量怎样，只要有名人站台，喝完鸡汤的学子立马变身史上最有希望，满满活力的有为青年。
“撒鸡汤”也是有历史的实际上，如果将哈佛大学第一次举行毕业典礼(1642年)视作历史开端，很容易发现这样一个事实：大学们的毕业演讲并不是从一开始就走“鸡汤”范儿。
最早的听众仅限于本校学生，甚至大多数演讲嘉宾也是学生们自己。
据说，当年毕业生们的发言内容都是用希腊语或拉丁语演讲，主题是一些哲学问题，颇有些学术辩论的氛围。
普林斯顿大学一位历史学教授Anthony Grafton认为，毕业演讲是一种非常古老的习俗，因为演讲就是学生们习得技能的一种方式，甚至是技能本身。
所以，上台发言者几乎都是学者，他们会就某一有争议的学术议题发表意见。
这听起来有些枯燥乏味，学了四年，临走前还得忍住脾气听教诲也是有点惨。
不过当年哈佛毕业生仅9位，估计学校也没心思讲究排场大不大，内容够不够有趣的问题。
美国毕业典礼演讲励志语录美国毕业典礼演讲精选励志语录1.史蒂芬·乔布斯（steve jobs）苹果电脑ceo 20xx年，斯坦福大学记着你总会死去，是我知道的防止患得患失的最佳办法。
赤条条来去无牵挂，还有什么理由不随你的心。
你的时间是有限的，因此不要把时间花在过别人的生活上。
不要被教条所困——让自己的生活成为他人想法的结果。
不要让他人的意见淹没了你自己内心的声音。
最重要的是，要有勇气跟随你的本心与直觉。
它们好歹已经知道你真正想让自己成为什么。
其他的，都是次要的。
保持饥饿。
保持愚蠢。
2.杰瑞·朱克（jerry zucker）导演、电影制片人 20xx年，威斯康辛大学如果你一生都在睡觉，你的梦想是否实现就无关紧要了。
问你自己一个问题：如果我不是必须做得完美，那我还努力什么呢？没有人会像你自己那样对自己的失败那么在意。
你是唯一沉湎于你自己的重要性的人。
对于其他所有人来说，你只是雷达荧光屏上的一个光点。
所以，只管前行吧。
3.马克·刘易斯（mark lewis）教授、临床心理学家 20xx年，德克萨斯大学（奥斯汀）有时候你会干得很漂亮，有时候你会失败。
但二者都不是成功的量度。
成功的量度是你自己对你的所为怎么看。
让我换一句话说：让自己幸福的办法是喜欢你自己，喜欢你自己的办法是只做让你自己感到骄傲的事情。
有一个老的笑话，不是很好笑，它是这么说的：“无论你去到哪里，你总是你。
”这是真的。
你一生中跟你在一起最多的人是你自己，如果你不喜欢你自己，那你就会总是跟你不喜欢的人在一起。
4.大卫·福斯特·华莱士（david foster wallace）小说家 20xx年，肯尼恩学院有两条小鱼在一起游泳，一天他们碰巧遇到了一条老鱼。
老鱼向他们点头，并说：“早上好，孩子们。
水怎么样？”这两条小鱼继续往前游，其中一条小鱼实在忍不住了，问另一条小鱼：“水是什么东西？”简单的意识，对我们生活中如此真实、如此必不可少、无处不在、无时不在的事物的意识，需要我们一遍一遍地提醒自己：“这是水。
Remarks by the First Lady at Eastern Kentucky UniversityCommencementThank you so much. (Applause.) Oh, my goodness. Good evening. Thank you. I am just overwhelmed. And as an honorary degree holder, it is now my pleasure to say, Go Colonels! (Applause.)I want to start by thanking President Whitlock for that very kind introduction, but more importantly, for his decades of service to this university and to this country. And it is my honor to be here on your last commitment. And I also want to thank your wife and your family, because I know that they have served right along with you. So congratulations. I am so glad to be here today. (Applause.)I also want to recognize Governor Beshear and his wife and dear friend of ours, Jane, as well as Richmond Mayor Jim Barnes, who is here; all of the elected officials we have with us tonight; also the University Singers for those beautiful selections -- just gifted individuals. And I don’t want to leave out Candace for her very inspiring remarks. And to the 14 men and women who just became the newest officers in the United States Army -- yes. (Applause.)And of course, I want to join in in recognizing all of these beautiful people in the stands today –- the family members who supported you all every step of the way. And since tomorrow is what?AUDIENCE: Mother's Day.MRS. OBAMA: I'm sure everybody is on their jobs, right? Got flowers ordered, everything? I want to give a special greeting to my fellow moms, and congratulate you for successfully coming out on the other side of adolescence in onepiece. You’ve done it.You have succeeded in raising college graduates. I welcome any advice you have on how you got it right.But most of all -- yes, indeed, to the moms, and the grandmoms, and the godmoms, and all the mom figures in our lives who keep us going. (Applause.) Thank you all. But most of all, I want to congratulate the stars of today’s show -- the EKU Class of 2013! Yes! (Applause.) You all should proud, very proud. As the president said, this is a true milestone in life. And I can only imagine the mix of emotions that you must be feeling at this moment -- the unbridled joy, the unmistakable sense of utter relief. (Laughter.)You all went through so much to make it to this day -- the highs and the lows, the triumphs, the challenges, the celebrations, the devastations -- and I’m not just talking about your love lives, either. (Laughter.) I’m talking about all those papers you poured your heart into; all those caffeine-fueled all-nighters; those moments of anxiety as you set out on your own, looking to find new friends you clicked with and a new community to call your own.And for so many of you, I know that graduating from college was not a foregone conclusion. Some of you came from high schools that don’t send a lot of kids to college. Some of you had to work full time so that you could not only pay for yourdegree, but also support your family. And so many of you, as I have seen, are first in your families to graduate from college.So I know you faced all kinds of doubts and uncertainties when you first showed up on this campus. And I know a little bit about that from my own experiences.As you've heard, my parents were working folks who never earned a degree past high school. They didn’t have a lot of money, so sending me and my brother to school was a huge sacrifice for them. The vast majority of our tuition came from loans and grants, but let me tell you, every month, my father would write out his small check. He was determined to pay his portion of that tuition right on time, even if it meant taking out loans when he fell short.See, what our parents had to offer us was a whole lot of love. And while we could always call home and talk through the ups and downs of our lives with our parents, the truth is they couldn’t give us a lot more than th at. They couldn’t give us a lot of guidance when it came to choosing classes and professors, or finding internships and jobs.So when I first set foot on college, my campus, it was all a bit of a mystery tome. And honestly, in the back of my mind, I c ouldn’t shake the voices from some of the people at my high school who told me that I could never make it at the school I’d chosen.When I first set foot on campus, oh, it all seemed so big and overwhelming. I didn’t even know where to start -- how to pick out the right classes, how to even find the right buildings. So I began to think that maybe all those doubters might have been right.I didn’t even know how to furnish my own dorm room.I saw all these other kids moving in all sorts of couches and lamps and decorations for their rooms, but when I unpacked my belongings, I realized that I didn’t even have the right size sheets for my bed –- mine were way too short. So that first night, I stretched the sheets down as far as they could go, then I draped the covers over the foot of my bed so when I crawled into bed my legs were sticking out past the sheets, rubbing up against that cold, plastic mattress. And I slept that way for the entire freshman year.But when you come from a family like mine, that’s what you do. You make the most of what you’ve got.(Applause.) You use all that good common sense and you don’t make excuses.You work hard, and you always finish what you start. And no matter what, you give everybody a fair shake, and when somebody needs a hand, you offer yours.See, those were the gifts my parents gave me -- their values. And I quickly learned that those gifts were far more valuable than money or connections. Because once I got to college, I found that when I applied all those values to my studies, I was able to set -- develop an entirely new set of skills that I would use for the rest of my life -- skills like resilience, problem solving, time management.I learned to turn stumbles and missteps into sources of motivation. A week with three tests and two paper s wasn’t a reason to stress out, but a reason to plan. A negative comment from a professor in class wasn’t a reason to shut down, but a reason to ask even more questions. Most importantly, I realized that what reallymattered wasn’t how much money my par ents made or what those people in my high school said about me. What mattered was what was in my mind and what was in my heart. So my four years in school gave me the confidence to know that if I could make it on a college campus, I could make it anywhere.So graduates, this day is huge for kids like us -- it's huge. So you should be incredibly proud. And I hope that you never lose sight of what brought you to this day -–those values that you came here with, and those skills and talents you developed while you were here. Because when you pair those two things together, you will be prepared for whatever comes next.And that brings me to an important question: What does come next?As I thought about the journey you all are about to embark upon, it reminded me of a conversation I had with my daughter Malia -- she's my oldest. This conversation we had when she was 10 years old. We were talking about college and her future, and I told her -- I always tell my kids, I said, once you graduate from college, you cannot come back home again -- cannot. (Laughter.) Now, of course I was joking, but I still don’t want here to know that.(Laughter.) But her response -- she took it in -- was one I’ll never forget.She said, well, Mom, where do you go after college? She said, I mean, literally, the day after you graduate? She said, because you’re not in school, and you can’t come home, so where do you go?Now, I hope that all of you have an answer for that question today, and hopefully nobody is sleeping out in The Ravine. But I think there was also something profound about her question. Where are you going to go? And so today, in the spirit of my daughter’s question, I want to pose a few questions of my own as you begin the next chapter of your lives.And my first question is: Who are you going to be? And if you’ll notice, I’m not asking what are you going to do, but who are you going to be? I’m asking you about how you plan to live your life every day. How are you going to respond when you don’t get that job you had your heart set on?For all of you who are going on to be teachers, what are you going to do if the students in your class next year just don’t respond to your lessons?For all of you going into business, how will you react when your boss gives you a goal that feels way too high?These are the moments that define us -- not the day you get the promotion, not the day you win teacher of the year, but the times that force you to claw and scratch and fight just to get through the day; the moments when you get knocked down and you’re wondering whether it’s even worth it to get back up.Those are the times when you’ve got to ask yourself, who am I going to be?And I want to be clear, this isn’t just some vague platitude about building character. In recent years, we’ve actually been seeing a growing body of research that shows that skills like resilience and conscientiousness can be just as important to your success as your test scores, or even your IQ.For instance, West Point cadets who scored high on things like grit and determination were more likely to complete basic training than those who ranked high on things like class rank, SAT scores, and physical fitness. So what we’re seeingis that if you’re willing to dig deep, if you’re willing to pi ck yourself up when you fall, if you’re willing to work and work until your weaknesses become your strengths, then you’ll develop a set of skills that you can mold and apply to any situation you encounter, any job you might have, any crisis you might confront.But you’ve got to make that choice -- who are you going to be? And then once you answer that question, I want you to answer a second question, and that is: How are you going to take those skills and experiences that you’ve gained and use them to serve others?Here at Eastern, you have an extraordinary culture of service. Many of you spent your spring break volunteering in places like New Orleans and WashingtonD.C. Your journalism society donated all the money they had raised for a trip to a regional conference to a newspaper that had been hit by a tornado.Altogether, EKU students volunteered 107,000 hours of service, earning you a place on my husband the President’s Higher Education Community Service HonorRoll. (Applause.) And on top of all of that, you have also given back to our country by opening your arms and welcoming our nation’s veterans into your community. And everyone here is involved in that -- everyone. (Applause.)The administration awards college credit for military experience. Faculty members reach out to veterans in their classrooms. Students donate to the veterans’ book exchange every semester. So it is no wonder that two out of the last three years, Military Times EDGE magazine has named you the nation’s number one fo ur-year school for our veterans. (Applause.) So you all should be very proud of this community.But graduates, you can’t stop serving once you leave here.Whether you’ve worn our country’s uniform or not, we’re all called to serve and to give back to those around us. And you don’t have to travel across the globe or even across the country to find ways to serve. All you have to do is take a look around your own community. Are there kids in your neighborhood who could use a mentor? Can you volunteer with an organization that serves military families? Can you pick up a few extra cans of vegetables and donate them to a food bank? I mean, these may seem so small, but they really make a difference. Because when you’ve worked hard and done well, as I said, the least you can do is reach back and give a hand to somebody else who could use that help. (Applause.) We can all find a way to open our arms and welcome folks around us into our lives and our communities.And that leads me to my third question: Who are you going to include in your life? The EKU community’s outreach to veterans offers part of the answer to this question. Now, just imagine what it’s like for these veterans to go from combat to campus. Just put yourself in their shoes for one second -- one minute you’re wearing a rucksack, carrying a firearm, and facing gunfire in the middle of the desert; the next minute you’re wearing a backpack, carrying a textbook, and hanging out at Powell Corner. Your friends from the platoon are scattered across thecountry. Most of the people you see on a day-to-day basis have never experienced and could never imagine the things you’ve experienced.It would be so easy to feel isolated, like no one understands, like you’re an outsider.But here at Eastern, you didn’t let that happen.Instead, you reached out to these men and women. You made sure they felt comfortable and welcomed. And you’ve seen that your community has become stronger, even more vibrant because these men and women, because they are part of this community.So graduates, think about how this will apply to your own lives in the future. As you move on, you’re going to come across all kinds of people from all different places and faiths and walks of life. And you can choose to pass them by without a word, or you can choose to reach out to them, no matter who they are or where they come from or what ideas they might have.That’s what’s always made this country great –- embracing the diversity of experience and opinion that surrounds us everywhere we go. So I encourage you all -- seek it out. Don’t just spend time with people your own age -– go to the local senior center and talk with folks who have a little life experience under their belts. You would be amazed at the wisdom they have to offer.Try visiting a different congregation every once in a while; you might just hear something in the sermon that stays with you. If you’re a Democrat, spend some time talking to a Republican. And if you’re a Republican, have a chat with a Democrat. (Applause.) Maybe you’ll find some common ground, maybe you won’t.But if you honestly engage with an open mind and an open heart, I guarantee you’ll learn something.And goodness knows we need more of that, because we know what happens when we only talk to people who think like we do -- we just get more stuck in our ways, more divided, and it gets harder to come together for a common purpose. (Applause.)But here's the thing, graduates -- as young people, you all can -- you can get past all that. You’ve got the freedom of an open mind, and thanks to today’s technology, you’re connected to each other and to the world like never before.So you can either choose to use those opportunities to continue fighting the fights that we’ve been locked in for decades, or you can choose to reject those old divisions and embrace folks with a different point of view. And if you do that, the latter, who knows where it might take you -- more importantly, where it might take our country.So those are my three questions: Who do you want to be? How will you serve others? And who will you include in your lives? And let me just share just a little secret before I end -- as someone who has hired and managed hundreds of young people over the course of my career, the answers to those questions, believe me, are far more important than you can ever imagine.Whether it was during my time as a lawyer, as an administrator at a university, a nonprofit manager, even now as First Lady, I’ve never once asked someone I was interviewing to explain a test score or a grade in a class -- never. (Applause.) I’ve never once made a hire just because someone went to an Ivy League school instead of a state school -- never. What I have looked for is what kind of person youare. Are you a hard worker? Are you reliable? Are you open to other viewpoints? Have you stepped outside of your own self-interest to serveothers? Have you found a way to serve our country, whether in uniform or in your community?Again and again, I’ve seen that those are the qualities that I want on my team, because those are the qualities that move our businesses and schools and our entire country forward. And just understand this -- those are the qualities that you all already embody. They’re the values you l earned from your parents, from the communities you grew up in. They’re the skills you developed here at EKU as you worked so hard to make it to this day.And today, more than ever before, that’s what the world needs.We need more people like you. So af ter you’ve come this far, after all of the ups and downs, I hope that it is no longer a question of whether or not you can make it in this world, but how and where you’re going to make your mark.And that brings me back to Malia’s original question:Where are you going to go? Graduates of this university have gone on to become generals in our military, some of our nation’s best CEOs and educators and law enforcement officers.Let me tell -- Abraham Lincoln was a Kentucky kid; so were Muhammad Ali, George Clooney, Diane Sawyer. (Applause.)So, graduates, make no mistake –- you can go anywhere you choose. So be proud, and never, ever doubt yourselves. Walk boldly on that road ahead, no matter where it takes you. And please spread those values everywhere you go. We need it more than ever before.So congratulations again, graduates. It has been a true pleasure. Best of luck on the road ahead. I love you all. (Applause.)。
奥巴马2013俄亥俄州立大学毕业演讲编者按：5月5日，奥巴马总统在俄亥俄州州立大学出席该学生的毕业典礼，不过他的讲话并非劝学生们好好学习天天向上，而是鼓励他们勇敢发出自己的声音。
这位总统在讲话中称“美国的民主制度并没有做到尽善尽美”，并告诉该校学生，只有所有人积极参与民主建设，才能改正政府的弊端，消除一些人对于国家前景的冷嘲热讽。
Remarks by the President at The Ohio State University CommencementOhio StadiumColumbus, OhioTHE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Hello, Buckeyes! O-H!AUDIENCE: I-O!THE PRESIDENT: O-H!AUDIENCE: I-O!THE PRESIDENT: O-H!AUDIENCE: I-O!THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you so much. Everybody, please be seated. Thank you, Dr. Gee, for the wonderful introduction. I suspect the good President may have edited out some other words that were used to describe me. (Laughter.) I appreciate that. But I'm going to let Michelle know of all the good comments.To the Board of Trustees; Congresswoman Beatty; Mayor Coleman; and all of you who make up The Ohio State University for allowing me to join you -- it is an incredible honor.And most of all, congratulations, Class of 2013! (Applause.) And of course, congratulations to all the parents, and family, and friends and faculty here in the Horseshoe -- this is your day as well. (Applause.) I've been told to ask everybody, though, please be careful with the turf. Coach Meyer has big plans for this fall. (Laughter.)I very much appreciate t he President’s introduction. I will not be singing today. (Laughter.)AUDIENCE: Aww -- (laughter.)THE PRESIDENT: It is true that I did speak at that certain university up north a few years ago. But, to be fair, you did let President Ford speak here once -- and he played football for Michigan! (Laughter.) So everybody can get some redemption.In my defense, this is my fifth visit to campus in the past year or so. (Applause.) One time, I stopped at Sloppy’s to grab some lunch. Many of you -- Sloopy’s -- I know. (Laughter.) It’s Sunday and I'm coming off a foreign trip. (Laughter.) Anyway, so I'm at Sloopy’s and many of you were still eating breakfast. At 11:30 a.m. (Laughter.) On a Tuesday. (Laughter.) So, to the Class of 2013, I will offer my first piece of advice: Enjoy it while you can. (Laughter.) Soon, you will not get to wake up and have breakfast at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday. (Laughter.) And once you have children, it gets even earlier. (Laughter.)But, Class of 2013, your path to this moment has wound you through years of breathtaking change. You were born as freedom forced its way through a wall in Berlin, tore down an Iron Curtain across Europe. You were educated in an era of instant information that put the world’s accumulated knowledge at your fingertips. And you came of age as terror touched our shores; and an historic recession spread across the nation; and a new generation signed up to go to war.So you’ve been tested and you’ve been tempered by events that your parents and I neverimagined we’d see when we sat where you sit. And yet, despite all this, or perhaps because of it, yours has become a generation possessed with that most American of ideas -- that people who love their country can change it for the better. For al l the turmoil, for all the times you’ve been let down, or frustrated at the hand that you’ve been dealt, what I have seen -- what we have witnessed from your generation -- is that perennial, quintessentially American value of optimism; altruism; empathy; tolerance; a sense of community; a sense of service -- all of which makes me optimistic for our future.Consider that today, 50 ROTC cadets in your graduating class will become commissioned officers in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines. (Applause.) A hundred and thirty of your fellow graduates have already served -- some in combat, some on multiple deployments. (Applause.) Of the 98 veterans earning bachelor’s degrees today, 20 are graduating with honors, and at least one kept serving his fellow veterans when he came home by starting up a campus organization called Vets4V ets. And as your Commander-in-Chief, I could not be prouder of all of you. (Applause.)Consider that graduates of this university serve their country through the Peace Corps, and educate our children through established programs like Teach for America, startups like Blue Engine, often earning little pay for making the biggest impact. Some of you have already launched startup companies of your own. And I suspect that those of you who pursue more education, or climb the corporate ladder, or enter the arts or science or journalism, you will still choose a cause that you care about in your life and will fight like heck to realize your vision.There is a word for this. It’s citizenship.And we don’t always talk about this idea much these days -- citizenship -- let alone celebrate it. Sometimes, we see it as a virtue from another time, a distant past, one that’s slipping from a society that celebrates individual ambition above all else; a society awash in instant technology that empowers us to leverage our skills and talents like never before, but just as easily allows us to retreat from the world. And the result is that we sometimes forget the larger bonds we share as one American family.But it’s out there, all the time, every day -- especially when we need it most. Just look at the past year. When a hurricane struck our mightiest city, and a factory exploded in a small town in Texas, we saw citizenship. When bombs went off in Boston, and when a malevolent spree of gunfire visited a movie theater, a temple, an Ohio high school, a 1st grade classroom in Connecticut, we saw citizenship. In the aftermath of darkest tragedy, we have seen the American spirit at its brightest.We’ve seen the petty divisions of color and class and creed replaced by a united urge to help each other. We’ve seen courage and compassion, a sense of civic duty, and a recognition we are not a collection of strangers; we are bound to one another by a set of ideals and laws and commitments, and a deep devotion to this country that we love.And that's what citizenship is. It’s at the heart of our founding -- that as Americans, we are blessed with God-given talents and inalienable rights, but with those rights come responsibilities -- to ourselves, and to one another, and to future generations. (Applause.)Now, if we’re being honest with ourselves, as you’ve studied and worked and served to become good citizens, the fact is that all too often the institutions that give structure to our society have, at times, betrayed your trust. In the run-up to the financial crisis, too many on Wall Street forgot that their obligations don’t end with what’s happening with their shares. In entertainment and in the media, ratings and shock value often trump news and storytelling.In Washington -- well, this is a joyous occasion, so let me put it charitably -- (laughter) -- I think it’s fair to say our democracy isn’t working as well as we know it can. It could do better. (Applause.) And so those of us fortunate enough to serve in these institutions owe it to you to do better every single day.And I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how we can keep this idea of citizenship in its fullest sense alive at the national level -- not just on Election Day, not just in times of tragedy, but all the days in between. And perhaps because I spend a lot of time in Washington, I’m obsessed with this issue because that sense of citizenship is so sorely needed there. And I think of what your gene ration’s traits -- compassion and energy, and a sense of selflessness -- might mean for a democracy that must adapt more quickly to keep up with the speed of technological and demographic, and wrenching economic change.I think about how we might perpetuate this notion of citizenship in a way that another politician from my home state of Illinois, Adlai Stevenson, once described patriotism not as “short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.” That’s what patri otism is. That’s what citizenship is. (Applause.)Now, I don’t pretend to have all the answers. I’m not going to offer some grand theory on a beautiful day like this -- you guys all have celebrating to do. I’m not going to get partisan, either, because that’s not what citizenship is about. In fact, I’m asking the same thing of you that President Bush did when he spoke at this commencement in 2002: “America needs more than taxpayers, spectators, and occasional voters,” he said. “America needs full-time citizens.” (Applause.) And as graduates from a university whose motto is “Education for Citizenship,” I know all of you get that this is what you’ve signed up for. It’s what your country expects of you.So briefly, I’ll ask for two things from the Clas s of 2013: to participate, and to persevere. After all, your democracy does not function without your active participation. At a bare minimum, that means voting, eagerly and often -- not having somebody drag you to it at 11:30 a.m. when you’re having breakfast. (Laughter.) It means knowing who’s been elected to make decisions on your behalf, and what they believe in, and whether or not they delivered on what they said they would. And if they don’t represent you the way you want, or conduct themselves t he way you expect, if they put special interests above your own, you’ve got to let them know that’s not okay. And if they let you down often enough, there’s a built-in day in November where you can really let them know it’s not okay. (Applause.)But part icipation, your civic duty, is more than just voting. You don’t have to run for office yourself -- but I hope many of you do, at all levels, because our democracy needs you. And I promise you, it will give you a tough skin. I know a little bit about this. (Laughter.) President Wilson once said, “If you want to make enemies, try to change something.”And that’s precisely what the Founders left us -- the power, each of us, to adapt to changing times. They left us the keys to a system of self-government, the tools to do big things and important things together that we could not possibly do alone -- to stretch railroads and electricity and a highway system across a sprawling continent. To educate our people with a system of public schools and land-grant colleges, including The Ohio State University. To care for the sick and the vulnerable, and provide a basic level of protection from falling into abject poverty in the wealthiest nation on Earth. (Applause.) To conquer fascism and disease; to visit the Moon and Mars; to gradually secure our God-given rights for all of our citizens, regardless of who they are, or what they look like, or who they love. (Applause.)We, the people, chose to do these things together -- because we know this country cannot accomplish great things if we pursue nothing greater than our own individual ambition.Unfortunately, you’ve grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity that’s at the root of all our problems; some of these same voices also doing their best to gum up the works. They’ll warn that tyranny is always lurking just around the corner. You should reject these voices. Because what they suggest is that our brave and creative and unique experiment in self-rule is somehow just a sham with which we can’t be trusted.We have never been a people who place all of our faith in government to solve our problems; we shouldn’t want to. But we don’t think the government is the source of all our problems, either. Because we understand that this democracy is ours. And as citizens, we understand that it’s not about what America can do for us; it’s about what can be done by us, together, through the hard and frustrating but absolutely necessary work of self-government. (Applause.) And, Class of 2013, you have to be involved in that process. (Applause.)The founders trusted us with this awesome authority. We should trust ourselves with it, too. Because when we don’t, when we turn away and get discouraged and cy nical, and abdicate that authority, we grant our silent consent to someone who will gladly claim it. That’s how we end up with lobbyists who set the agenda; and policies detached from what middle-class families face every day; the well-connected who publicly demand that Washington stay out of their business -- and then whisper in government’s ear for special treatment that you don’t get.That’s how a small minority of lawmakers get cover to defeat something the vast majority of their constituents want. Th at’s how our political system gets consumed by small things when we are a people called to do great things -- like rebuild a middle class, and reverse the rise of inequality, and repair the deteriorating climate that threatens everything we plan to leave for our kids and our grandkids.Class of 2013, only you can ultimately break that cycle. Only you can make sure the democracy you inherit is as good as we know it can be. But it requires your dedicated, and informed, and engaged citizenship. And that citizenship is a harder, higher road to take, but it leads to a better place. It’s how we built this country -- together.It’s the question that President Kennedy posed to the nation at his inauguration. It’s the dream that Dr. King invoked. It does not promise easy success or immediate progress -- but it has led to success, and it has led to progress. And it has to continue with you.Which brings me to the second thing I ask of all of you -- I ask that you persevere. Whether you start a business, or run for office, or devote yourself to alleviating poverty or hunger, please remember that nothing worth doing happens overnight. A British inventor named Dyson went through more than 5,000 prototypes before getting that first really fancy vacuum cleaner just right. We remember Michael Jordan’s six championships; we don't remember his nearly 15,000 missed shots. As for me, I lost my first race for Congress, and look at me now -- I’m an honorary graduate of The Ohio State University. (Applause.)The point is, if you are living your life to the fullest, you will fail, you will stumble, you will screw up, you will fall down. But it will make you stronger, and you’ll get it right the next time, or the time after that, or the time after that. And that is not only true for your personal pursuits, but it’s also true for the broader causes that you believe in as well.So you can't give up your passion if things don't work right away. You can't lose heart, orgrow cynical if there are twists and turns on your journey. The cynics may be the loudest voices -- but I promise you, they will accomplish the least. It’s those folks who stay at it, those who do the long, hard, committed work of change that gradually push this country in the right direction, and make the most lasting difference.So whenever you feel that creeping cynicism, whenever you hear those voices saying you can’t do it, you can't make a difference, whenever somebody tells you to set your sights lower -- the trajectory of this great nation should give you hope. What generations have done before you should give you hope. Because it was young people just like you who marched and mobilized and stood up and sat in to secure women’s rights, and voting rights, and workers’ rights, and gay rights -- often at incredible odds, often at great danger, often over the course of years, sometimes over the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime -- and they never got acknowledged for it, but they made a difference. (Applause.)And even if their rights were already secured, there were those who fought to secure those same rights and opportunities for others. And that should give you some hope.Where we’re going should give you hope. Because while things are still hard for a lot of people, you have every reason t o believe that your future is bright. You’re graduating into an economy and a job market that is steadily healing. The once-dying American auto industry is on pace for its strongest performance in 20 years -- something that means everything to many communities in Ohio and across the Midwest. Huge strides in domestic energy, driven in part by research at universities like this one, have us on track to secure our own energy future. Incredible advances in information and technology spurred largely by the risk-takers of your generation have the potential to change the way we do almost everything.There is not another country on Earth that would not gladly change places with the United States of America. And that will be true for your generation just as it was true for previous generations.So you’ve got a lot to look forward to, but if there’s one certainty about the decade ahead, it’s that things will be uncertain. Change will be a constant, just as it has been throughout our history. And, yes, we still face many important challenges. Some will require technological breakthroughs or new policy insights. But more than anything, what we will need is political will -- to harness the ingenuity of your generation, and encourage and inspire the hard work of dedicated citizens. To repair the middle class, to give more families a fair shake, to reject a country in which only a lucky few prosper because that’s antithetical to our ideals and our democracy -- all of this is going to happen if you are involved, because it takes dogged determination -- the dogged determination of our citizens.To educate more children at a younger age, and to reform our high schools for a new time, and to give more young people the chance to earn the kind of education that you did at The Ohio State University, and to make it more affordable so young people don’t leave with a mountain of debt -- that will take the care and concern of citizens like you. (Applause.)To build better roads and airports and faster Internet, and to advance the kinds of basic research and technology that’s always kept America ahead of everybody else -- that will take the grit and fortitude of citizens.To confront the threat of climate change before it’s too late -- that requires the idealism and the initiative of citizens.To protect more of our kids from the horrors of gun violence -- that requires the unwaveringpassion, the untiring resolve of citizens. (Applause.) It will require you.Fifty years ago, President Kennedy told the class of 1963 that “our pr oblems are manmade -- therefore, they can be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants.” We’re blessed to live in the greatest nation on Earth. But we can always be greater. We can always aspire to something more. That doesn’t depend on who you elect to office. It depends on you, as citizens, how big you want us to be, how badly you want to see these changes for the better.And look at all that America has already accomplished. Look at how big we’ve been. I dare you, Class of 2013, to do better. I dare you to dream bigger.And from what I’ve seen of your generation, I'm confident that you will. And so I wish you courage, and compassion, and all the strength that you will need for that tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.Thank you. God bless you, and God bless these United States of America. (Applause.)。
美国十大毕业典礼励志演讲5月，是美国大学举行毕业典礼的季节。
按照惯例，各界名流都会受邀到各大名校去做煽动人心的励志演讲。
通过这些演讲，我们或许能够窥见美国人是如何激励他们的年轻一代的。
根据某网站的评选，以下是近年美国最有影响的十大毕业典礼演讲：1.史蒂芬middot;乔布斯（Steve Jobs）苹果电脑CEO2006年，斯坦福大学记着你总会死去，是我知道的防止患得患失的最佳办法。
赤条条来去无牵挂，还有什么理由不随你的心。
你的时间是有限的，因此不要把时间花在过别人的生活上。
不要被教条所困让自己的生活成为他人想法的结果。
不要让他人的意见淹没了你自己内心的声音。
最重要的是，要有勇气跟随你的本心与直觉。
它们好歹已经知道你真正想让自己成为什么。
其他的，都是次要的。
保持饥饿。
保持愚蠢。
2.杰瑞middot;朱克（Jerry Zucker）导演、电影制片人2003年，威斯康辛大学如果你一生都在睡觉，你的梦想是否实现就无关紧要了。
问你自己一个问题：如果我不是必须做得完美，那我还努力什么呢？没有人会像你自己那样对自己的失败那么在意。
你是唯一沉湎于你自己的重要性的人。
对于其他所有人来说，你只是雷达荧光屏上的一个光点。
所以，只管前行吧。
3.马克middot;刘易斯（Mark Lewis）教授、临床心理学家2000年，德克萨斯大学（奥斯汀）有时候你会干得很漂亮，有时候你会失败。
但二者都不是成功的量度。
成功的量度是你自己对你的所为怎么看。
让我换一句话说：让自己幸福的办法是喜欢你自己，喜欢你自己的办法是只做让你自己感到骄傲的事情。
有一个老的笑话，不是很好笑，它是这么说的：无论你去到哪里，你总是你。
这是真的。
你一生中跟你在一起最多的人是你自己，如果你不喜欢你自己，那你就会总是跟你不喜欢的人在一起。
4.大卫middot;福斯特middot;华莱士（David Foster Wallace）小说家2005年，肯尼恩学院有两条小鱼在一起游泳，一天他们碰巧遇到了一条老鱼。
美国大学毕业典礼上的人生忠告作者：苏索才来源：《留学生》2016年第04期每年五六月间是美国4000多所大学和学院的毕业高峰。
在绿树掩映的露天草坪或彩旗飘扬的室内场馆，都可以看到邀请来的社会各界成功人士登台演讲，为毕业生送上几句祝福、劝告和人生建议。
我在美国读书、工作了将近20年，参加过自己的硕士、博士典礼，在工作中几乎每年也出席学生的毕业仪式，聆听过数十场毕业演讲。
这些演讲既是真诚的劝告，又是一篇篇写得精彩的作文。
基于此，我整理了近年来最轰动美国校园的威廉和梅琳达·盖茨（ William and Melinda Gates）、斯蒂夫·乔布斯（Steve Jobs）、奥普拉·温弗丽（Opera Winfry）、海军上将威廉·麦柯瑞恩（William McRaven）、脱口秀主持人柯南·奥布莱恩（Conan O‟Brien）、电影明星奈特莉·波特曼（Natalie Portman）、 CNN著名记者桑吉·古普塔（Sangy Gupta）、两度奥斯卡奖得主罗伯特·德·尼罗（Robert De Niro）的演讲。
我希望借自己的一点努力能够帮助中国的年轻一代也能从这些人生忠告中得到启迪。
美国大学毕业典礼上最多听到的几条建议可以概括为以下几点：第一，听从内心的召唤，做自己喜欢的事。
这是美国毕业生最常听到的劝告之一，也是美国重要的价值观念。
它坚信人只有在做他喜欢做的事时才能最大限度地发挥他的才智和潜能，在遇到困难时才不会放弃。
什么是喜欢呢？喜欢是一种内心感受，一种直觉，一种可以给你的心灵带来幸福的快感。
有些人在很早的时候就知道自己喜爱的事业，有些人需要慢慢发现，无论哪一种情况，喜欢是走向成功的必备条件。
奥普拉在2013年给哈佛大学的演讲中说：“你如果愿意倾听并跟从你内心的微小的声音，即那个导航仪，寻找可以使你生命复活的源头，你就一定会成功，就一定会改变这个世界。
给大学毕业生的几个忠告—美国前能源部部长朱棣文Advice For Graduates给大学毕业生的几个忠告——美国能源部部长朱棣文As you begin this new stage of your lives, follow your passion. If you don’t have a passion, don’t be satis?ed until you?nd one. Life is too short to go through it without caring deeply about something. 当你开始生活的新阶段时，请追随你的爱好。
如果你没有爱好，就去找，找不到绝不罢休。
生命太短暂，所以不能空手走过，你必须对某样东西倾注你的深情。
2020 Commencement Address at Harvard University— U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven ChuMadam President Faust, members of the Harvard Corporation and the Board of Overseers, faculty, family, friends, and, most importantly, today’s graduates,Thank you for letting me share this wonderful day with you.I am not sure I can live up to the high standards of Harvard Commencement speakers. Last year, J.K. Rowling, the billionaire novelist, who started as a classics student, graced this podium. The year before, Bill Gates, the mega-billionaire philanthropist and computer nerd stood here. Today, sadly, you have me. I am not wealthy, but at least I am a nerd.My address will follow the classical sonata form of commencement addresses. The first movement, just presented, were light-hearted remarks. This next movement consists of unsolicited advice, which is rarely valued, seldom remembered, never followed. As Oscar Wilde said, “T he only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.”So, here comes the advice. First, every time you celebrate an achievement, be thankful to those who made it possible. Thank your parents and friends who supported you, thank your professors who were inspirational, and especially thank the other professors whose less-than-brilliant lectures forced you to teach yourself. Going forward, the ability to teach yourself is the hallmark of a great liberal arts education and will be the key to your success. To your fellow students who have added immeasurably to your education during those late night discussions, hug them. Also, of course, thank Harvard. Should you forget, there’s an alumni association to remind you.Second, i n your future life, cultivate a generous spirit. In all negotiations, don’tbargain for the last, little advantage. Leave the change on the table. In your collaborations, always remember that “credit” is not a conserved quantity. In a successful collaboration, everybody gets 90 percent of the credit.My third piece of advice is as follows: As you begin this new stage of your lives, follow your passion. If you don’t have a passion, don’t be satisfied until you find one. Life is too short to go through it without caring deeply about something.Here is my final piece of advice. Pursuing a personal passion is important, but it should not be your only goal. When you are old and gray, and look back on your life, you will want to be proud of what you have done. T he source of that pride won’t be the things you have acquired or the recognition you have received. It will be the lives you have touched and the difference you have made.Finally, as humanists, I ask that you speak to our common humanity. One of the cruelest ironies about climate change is that the ones who will be hurt the most are the most innocent: the worlds poorest and those yet to be born.The coda to this last movement is borrowed from two humanists.The first quote is from Martin Luther King. He spoke on ending the war in Vietnam in 1967, but his message seems so fitting for today’s climate crisis.“This call for a worldwide fellowship that lifts neighborly concern beyond one’s tribe, race, class, and nation is in reality a call for an all-embracing and unconditional love for all mankind. This oft misunderstood, this oft misinterpreted concept, so readily dismissed by the Nietzsches of the world as a weak and cowardly force, has now become an absolute necessity for the survival of man … We are no w faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there is such a thing as being too late.”The final message is from William Faulkner. On December 10th, 1950, his Nobel Prize banquet speech was about the role of humanists in a world facing potential nuclear holocaust.“I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance. The poet’s, the writer’s, duty is to write about these things. It is his privilege to help man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and compassion and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past.”Graduates, you have an extraordinary role to play in our future. As you pursue yourprivate passions, I hope you will also develop a passion and a voice to help the world in ways both large and small. Nothing will give you greater satisfaction.Please accept my warmest congratulations. May you prosper, may you help preserve and save our planet for your children, and all future children of the world.尊敬的Faust校长、哈佛集团的各位成员、监管理事会的各位理事长、各位老师、各位家长、各位朋友，以及最重要的各位毕业生同学，感谢你们，让我有机会同你们一起分享这个美妙的日子。
大学生必看的5个国外名人毕业典礼演讲节选 2010-10-19 11:40 来源：帮考网综合报道大学生必看的5个国外名人毕业典礼演讲1. 乔布斯（Steve Jobs）在斯坦福毕业典礼的演讲——Stay hungry. Stay foolish.When I was 17，I read a quote that went something like：“If you live each day as if it was your last，someday you’ll most certainly be right.”It made an impression on me，and since then，for the past 33 years，I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life，would I want to do what I am about to do today？”And whenever the answer has been “No”for too many days in a row，I know I need to change something.当我十七岁的时候，我读到了一句话：“如果你把每一天都当作生命中最后一天去生活的话，那么有一天你会发现你是正确的。
”这句话给我留下了深刻的印象。
从那时开始，过了33 年，我在每天早晨都会对着镜子问自己：“如果今天是我生命中的最后一天，你会不会完成你今天想做的事情呢？”当答案连续很多次被给予“不是”的时候，我知道自己需要改变某些事情了。
2. 杰夫·贝佐斯（Jeff Bezos）在普林斯顿毕业典礼的演讲——We are our choices.I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.我认为我不会为失败地尝试而遗憾，但是有所决定但完全不去付诸行动则可能会一直煎熬着我。
查理·邓森犹他州立大学2013年毕业演讲Good morning, everyone大家早上好I guess the first matter at hand today is to congratulate all of you我想今天的第一件事是祝贺你们所有人That's why we're here这正是我们在此的原因and specifically特别地you and your families你和你的家人because as we all know因为众所周知it's great to have a backup team behind you一个后援团队是非常重要的but today is all about you, so congratulations不过今天都是关于你们祝贺你们It's about completing the next leg or the next step at least in a life long journey这是关于完成漫长人生旅途中的下一步for being recognized today for the completion of a task that you all set out to accomplish祝贺你们今天达成了自己的阶段性既定目标some, a couple of years ago有些人只花了少数几年and maybe for others, even longer than that其他人也许花了更长时间Well done and congratulations你们都是好样的恭喜你们The second matter for me personally is to thank President Albrecht 然后我个人要感谢阿尔布莱特校长the Board of Trustees董事会and the entire administration and staff of Utah State University以及犹他州立大学的整个管理和教学团队It is truly an honor to be here today for taking this important event 今天能出席这个重要场合我感到非常荣幸And I would like to thank my wife Trina我还要感谢我妻子特瑞娜and my children, Justin, Jackson, and Lindsey还有我的孩子贾斯丁杰克逊林德赛as well as my niece Troeger with us today还有今天出席的我的侄女特劳格Without them, I wouldn't be standing here myself没有他们我今天不可能站在这里I would also like to recognize and congratulate the other honorees我还想恭喜和祝贺其他的荣誉学位获得者who are being recognized here today at the commencement ceremony 你们也在今天的授学位典礼上得到了承认a federal magistrate一位联邦行政司法官a president of a prestigious international university一位国际知名大学校长and a US senator is a pretty good company for your next jock to keep 还有一位美国参议员Congratulations祝贺你们Okay, where should I start?好我应该如何开始呢I guess a brief summary of how "I" got here today首先简要总结一下我是如何走到今天的吧It was the spring of 19761976年春天when I arrived here in Logan, as a "walk on" football player我作为一名龙套橄榄球运动员来到洛根hoping to earn a scholarship in new coach希望在新教练布鲁斯·斯奈德Bruce Snyder's football program的橄榄球项目中获取学术成就I had come on the advice of my junior college coach Terry Shea我是接受了初级学院教练特里·谢的建议who had joined Snyder's staff and thought I might be able to play他当时加入了斯奈德的团队认为我有用武之地It's interesting这很有趣all the parallels I have found between sport, business and life in general 这让我在体育经营和更一般的生活中找到了平衡Competitiveness, teamwork, preparation --竞争性团队合作准备just to name a few我只简要介绍一些And it was 35 years ago35年前when I happen to be sitting in this same Spectrum Arena我也是坐在这个光谱球馆内celebrating my own completion of my degree庆祝我自己完成学业a major in marketing, with a minor in economics, from Utah State从犹他州立大学获得营销为主经济为辅的学位At the time, I was a lot more excited about "being done with school"当时我对"完成学校学习"非常兴奋than worrying about what was next而没怎么担心后面该怎么做The naivete and exuberance of youth was serving me well at the time年轻人的天真和活力正是我当时的最好写照So I celebrated, of course我当然是庆祝了I took a trip to places I'd never been我到一些没去过的地方旅行the east coast, NYC, Washington, D.C., Miami, and down through the Caribbean 到东海岸纽约市华盛顿特区迈阿密还去了加勒比It was when I returned home to Oregon, immediately after I returned home我一回到俄勒冈的家中and my Dad said, "Okay, now what?"老爸就问"好了下面怎么办"Sound familiar?听起来耳熟吧Well, I really didn't have a specific plan其实我没有什么计划I knew I wanted to get started on my career我知道我要开始职业生涯了I didn't want to go to grad school我不想去读研究生and I loved business, and of course sports而我喜爱经商也喜爱运动So I applied, and was accepted于是我申请并被接纳到into one of the regional department store executive training programs一个区域性百货店管理人员培训项目中When asked what department I was interested in, my reply was obvious当有人问我对哪一块感兴趣时毫无疑问我的回答是I'll take sporting goods体育运动商品Not long after that不久后I ran into a long-time family friend whom I had grown up with我偶遇了一位同我一同长大的家族朋友He had run track for the University of Oregon他在俄勒冈大学当过田径运动员under the legendary track coach, Bill Bowerman师从于传奇田径教练比尔·鲍尔曼After graduation, he had gone to work for this small start-up shoe company毕业后他到一个很小的刚成立的鞋业公司中工作started by Bowerman and one of his former athletes, Phil Knight这个公司是鲍尔曼和他原来的运动员菲尔·奈特所创立Bowerman was always tinkering with ways to make lighter, better shoes 鲍尔曼总想制造出更轻更好的鞋and give his athletes a competitive advantage让他的运动员具有竞争优势And Knight had finished his MBA at Stanford而奈特刚在斯坦福完成他的MBA学业writing his thesis on他的论文是关于how to manufacture athletic footwear in Asia much more efficiently如何在亚洲更高效地生产运动鞋So they birthed an idea, shook hands他们于是碰撞出思路开始携手合作And eventually named their company Nike最终他们将公司命名为耐克after the Greek goddess of victory以希腊胜利女神的名字命名I had heard of it我听说过它and in fact而且实际上I had even purchased several pairs of shoes while I was in high school and college 我甚至在高中和大学的时候买过几双它的鞋子He asked me if I would be interested in a job他问我有没有兴趣在这家公司工作But the idea of attaching my fragile career plan我觉得我的职业计划本就脆弱不堪to a small company run by a bunch of ex-jocks若是再投身于一家前大学运动员开的小公司was something I didn't think was a very good idea, so I said no这肯定不是一个好主意于是我拒绝了We all make mistakes所有人都会犯错I focused on my department store job through the holiday season假期间我集中精力干我的百货店工作Needless to say, if any of you have ever worked retail at Christmas毋庸赘言在圣诞节做过零售的人都知道you know it is a lot of hard work这是非常艰苦的工作I wasn't sure it was going to be the career I was looking for我不确定这是不是我要寻找的职业So, I called my friend again to see how he was doing于是我打电话给那位朋友问他干得如何He was managing a small group of retail stores他正管理一小拨耐克零售店that the Nike Company had opened to get better distribution in some key running markets这些零售店开在关键市场为耐克寻求更好分销渠道The year was 1979这是1979年He asked me again if I had any interest他再次问我是否感兴趣as there were a couple of assistant store manager jobs open当时有一些店铺经理助理的职位空缺and he could get me into one of them他愿意为我提供一个岗位I had to think about it我需要想想It was still retail这仍然是零售but it was an entry point into the company但这是进入公司的切入点What it did offer was a direct connection with sports and business它能提供的是运动和经营之间的直接联系and it was working with a lot of ex-athletes. Now I call them athletes and they're jocks而且这里很多同事都是原来的大学运动员I'd show a little bit of respect我应该尊敬这些人all the things I had a passion for所有这些我都很有热情Then there was the tipping point然后是直接让我心动的It paid me $100 a month more than I was currently making他愿意在我现在的酬劳上一个月多给我100美元I'll make it于是我接受了So I made the leap, but with a conscious commitment to myself我完成了跳跃不过我向自己保证I would do this for a maximum of five years我干这个最多五年then I would go get a real job and a real career然后我会找到真正的工作和职业Now I can honestly say I never had to go get that real job现在来看老实说我再也不需要找什么真正工作了The career thing worked out okay我的职业生涯非常顺利34 years later I have lived and traveled all over the world34年后我到世界各地旅行和居住been to every major sporting event there is身临其境地观看每一项重要体育赛事met and worked with some of the smartest, most creative people on the planet 同地球上最聪明最具创造性的人们碰面同他们一同工作I've met with Presidents, Prime Ministers, and World Leaders我见过各国总统首相世界范围内的领袖and call some of the greatest athletes of our time close friends同当今体坛最伟大的运动员称兄道弟I have a pretty good gig to say the list要列名单的话这会很长So here I am, celebrating with you here today今天我在这里同你们一同庆祝and I'm truly exited about that对此我非常激动As I thought about how to approach this conversation准备这次演讲时many different ways crossed my mind我想到过很多思路but what I landed on was something that has served me well over my career但我最终打算讲对我职业生涯意义重大的东西Let's keep it simple简单点So what I want to do我想做的是is ask and attempt to give some insights on 3 simple questions 提出三个简单问题并给出我的个人理解First, what do you want to do?第一是你想做什么Second, what should you do?第二是你应该做什么And third, what do I hope you do?第三是我希望你做什么Obviously I don't think they have the same answers显然我不认为这些问题答案都是一样的Let's start with "What do you want to do?"首先看你想做什么For me, as I said, the first thing on my list, celebrate在我看来要做的第一件事就是庆祝You've earned it. Go ahead你们赢得了荣誉庆祝吧Personally, I recommend this for everyone个人而言我把这个建议给每个人Spend a long 4 years for some of us很多人都是花了四年时间maybe a little longer for the rest有些人可能花了更久Graduation represents one of the most important milestones in your young careers 毕业是年轻人生涯中最重要的里程碑之一Now, how long you celebrate?庆祝多久呢A day, a week, a month, a year一天一周一个月一年some of you, you might even take a lifetime. That's okay有些人甚至可能庆祝一生这都行Everyone has their own "clock"每个人都有自己的"时钟"and how fast or slow yours ticks, is entirely up to you加快还是放慢运转的频率完全取决于个人There's no one to tell you what, or when, or where you have to be or do没有人告诉你何时何地该做些什么So whenever the celebration ends在庆祝完了之后then comes that ultimate question: now what?这个问题终究会出现下面怎么办We all face it and I will make few guarantees to you today我们都会面临这个我今天敢担保的东西很少-- in fact, I won't make anymore --我也不会再进行任何担保but here is one但这里有一点我敢担保you will all answer it differently所有人的答案都会不同There is no right or wrong answer to this one这个问题的答案没有对错之分These are always the type of questions I like我总喜欢这样的问题Some will choose the arts, some will choose the sciences有些人会选择艺术有些人会选择科学and some will choose to pursue higher degrees of academics有些人会选择攀登更高的学术高峰some will pursue business, and some may also want to enter politics 有些人会去经商甚至有些人会进入政坛But all of you should think you can change the world但所有人都应该坚信你们能改变世界Because you can因为你们有能力Your generation has the blessing of timing, and you know what they say --你们这一代人获得了时机的青睐有人说timing is everything时机就是一切Excuse me对不起We live in a global community today我们如今生活在一个全球化的世界one that offers tremendous opportunities这个世界提供了大量的机会We can connect and communicate instantaneously with each other all over the world 不管在世界什么地方人和人之间都能够即时通信We know more about each other than at any time in history比起人类历史以往任何时候人之间的相互了解都更多了That knowledge can also bring conflict --这种接触可能会导致冲突between cultures, religions, even generations出现在不同文化不同宗教甚至不同代人之间And these will become bigger and bigger issues如果我们不认识到世界只有一个if we don't all understand that we only have one world这个问题将变得越来越严重There really isn't anywhere else to go要知道我们没有别的地方可去Life on earth is our only option, and it's a good one 生活在地球上是我们的唯一选择这个选择也很棒But we need to adapt and change但我们需要适应和改变environmentally, economically, and even socially环境上经济上社会上都是如此if we're going to keep it viable这样我们才能立足Our world needs to evolve世界需要演变and you are the people who will lead the evolution 而你们将是引领变革的一代Your generation is moving and creating expectations 你们这一代人正以不断加快的速度前进and solutions at an increasingly accelerated speed并创造出新的希望和解决方案Don't let up on that不要放松Get involved, form an opinion, and make a difference投身其中提出见解变革世界You can, and I would challenge all of you你们可以的我向你们所有人提出挑战you must for all of our sakes, whatever the pursuit你们也必须这样不管你们追求的是什么I can only relate to my own experiences我所能分享的也只有我自己的经历You may feel like you need to create a master plan你可能会觉得你需要一份总体规划target a final destination and define your expectations定位终极目标并明确自己的期望My advice: Don't restrict yourself to anything specific我的建议是不要限制在具体的事物中at least not yet至少目前不要I have been fortunate enough to have traveled from the jungles of Africa 我很幸运能够从非洲丛林旅行到to the urban jungles of the world's biggest cities世界最大城市的都市丛林I have seen hope in the faces of children living in conditions一些儿童生活在你们难以想象的糟糕条件之下that you would find hard to imagine我看到过他们渴望的表情I can assure you the human spirit is alive and well我敢向你们保证人文精神会一直发扬下去Find a way to tap into it and you'll learn a lot about yourself设法置身其中这会让你学到很多You're smart -- smarter than any generation before you你们很聪明比以往任何一代人都聪明But you're not wise, not yet但你们现在还并不睿智Wisdom will come with time. So respect it智慧需要时间的积累对此保持敬畏之情Whatever you choose to do, make sure to include some options不管选择做什么务必用心选择Stay open to new ideas and opportunities对新理念和机会要保持思想开放What you want to do, where you want to live, or even how you want to get there 你想做什么想生活在哪甚至想如何到达那里You will never have more freedom than you have right now你们永远不会再像现在这样如此自由Make the best of it务必好好加以利用There are several characteristics I think are critical to achievement有几条特质我认为对成功至关重要One of the most important is curiosity其中很重要的一条就是好奇心It leads to asking the question: Why or even why not?它让你思考为什么为什么不这样的问题A lot of the most amazing innovations of our time当下很多令人惊叹的创新have come out of that one simple question都源自于这一个简单问题It's a good one这个问题很好Some others are listening, learning, and collaboration 还有一些包括倾听学习协作I was once at a conference我曾经参加过一个会议with some of the smartest people in the world与会者都是全世界最聪明的人actually a little intimidating to be honest老实说这有点吓人and someone said to me "Remember有人跟我说"记住"there are a lot of really smart people in the world世界上有很多聪明人and most of them don't work for you"他们大多数都不为你工作A good idea can come from anywhere好主意能来自任何地方and to be a lifetime learner is a great characteristic to develop and to utilize 活到老学到老是一个值得开发和利用的伟大特质OK, let's go to "What should you do?"好再看你应该做什么Well, my advice: Keep your options open, as I said我的建议是保持选择的开放性and create some "guardrails"并建立起一些"护栏"from which you can evaluate these options以此来评估这些选择When I say "guardrails" what I mean is我这里"护栏"指的是you have to figure out你需要弄清楚what is it that makes you fulfilled什么能够让你有成就感What are your passions?你的热情在哪里What will make you feel satisfied at the end of the day?做什么最终能让你感到满足If you talk to anyone that has achieved personal success 不管你去问哪个取得了个人成功的人they will all tell you they have followed their passions他们都会告诉你他们追逐着自己的热情It's critical to success and self-fulfillment这是成功和自我实现的关键so take some time and figure out what it means to you 花些时间弄清这对你意味着什么It will help这会很有帮助Expectations期望Oh yeah哦对They are always part of the mix这总是组合的一部分A key point? Whose expectations are you trying to fulfill?关键在于你要实现谁的期望Your parents? Your friends? Professors? Siblings?父母的朋友的教授的兄弟姐妹的Significant others or your own?另一半的还是你自己的There's only one that really matters只有一个是真正重要的only one that you have complete control over只有一个完全处于你的掌控Make sure you know how to answer that one first务必确保你能先实现这一个Then you can deal with all the rest然后再去处理其它的If you don't, you'll wake up some morning and ask yourself 否则的话某天早上醒来你会问自己how did I get here?我怎么到达这里的Now that's not always a bad thing当然这并不总是坏事I pretty much do that every day我基本每天就是如此I can't believe how incredibly fortunate I've been我无法想象我有多么幸运I have stayed at the same company for 34 years我在同一家公司待了34年Sometimes I have to stop and ask myself why?有时我会停下来问我自己为什么The original plan was to stay a maximum of five最初的计划是顶多待5年I had options along the way这期间我也有别的选择but I realized there were three questions但我意识到有三个问题I had to be able to answer every time I considered another opportunity我必须得到肯定的答案其它机会才值得考虑whether it was inside or outside of Nike不管是在耐克内部还是外部First: Was I confident and prepared to be a success in the new role?第一是在新角色上我是否做好了准备并有信心成功Because success breeds opportunity因为成功孕育着机会Second: Was it an opportunity that allowed me to continue to learn new things?第二是这个机会能否让我继续学到新东西Because you don't know what you don't know因为你总有不知道的东西And finally: Was it something I really had a passion for?最后是这件事我是否真的有热情Because boredom will never allow you to do your best因为做厌烦的事将永远无法发挥你的最大潜力Beyond that, I didn't have a plan除此之外我没有规划I felt that if I could answer those three questions in a positive way我觉得只要我能肯定地回答这三个问题I go ahead and take the role我就会拿下这个角色I considered changing companies along the way中途我考虑过要不要换一家公司but in the end但最后Nike always allowed me to answer those questions over the span of my career 总还是只有耐克能够对那些问题给出肯定的答案I used the term "journey" earlier之前我用到过一个词"旅途"It's an important nuance这是一个很重要的词because I believe that's what we're all on因为我相信我们所有人都在旅途中It's not a sprint, although it's going to feel like one at times这不是冲刺虽然有些时候感觉有点像One of the things we all learn over time is patience随着时间的推移我们都会学到一点就是耐心not a term I've ever been comfortable with for most of my life我人生大多数时候并不总能很好地驾驭它but certainly something I've learned to embrace但这一点显然值得我去学习It really struck me when I moved abroad and had to adapt to a foreign culture 我到国外的时候适应外国文化总让我倍受打击It was one of the greatest learning opportunities of my life但这也是我人生中最好的学习机会之一I finally learned there was more than one way to solve a problem我最终学到解决问题的方式总是有很多种more than one way to create an opportunity创造机会的方式不止一种and more than one way to communicate a message传达信息的方式也不止一种It changed my perspective on almost everything这改变了我对几乎一切事物的看法and really created the opportunity and capability为我创造了机会让我能够to run a multi-billion dollar global brand and organization有效运营一家数十亿美元价值的全球品牌和组织It's a journey这是一段旅途Make sure you set yourself up to enjoy it确保你做好准备享受这段旅途For you and your generation对于你们这一代人you will have more responsibility and opportunity than any generation in history 你们的责任和机会比以往任何一代人都多Now that may sound a bit daunting这可能听起来有点让人畏缩It is确实是这样Now it's your turn to contribute, to lead and to find your way现在轮到你们来贡献来领导来找到前进的道路The good news is you're also the most capable generation ever好消息是你们也是迄今最能干的一代You're better educated, you have a more global perspective你们受过更好的教育你们有更好的全球视野and you are armed with all the mistakes that have preceded you而且你们站在前人的所有经验教训基础之上I believe we're in good hands, but it's time for you to answer the bell我们的时代逐渐远去现在轮到你们接受挑战So that brings us to "What do I hope you'll do?"最后一点是我希望你做什么I hope that you want to change the world我希望你想要改变世界Make it a better place让它成为更美好的地方We can't continue to live the way we have我们无法继续现在的生活方式We're running out of natural resources我们正在用尽自然资源We're altering ecosystems and slowly destroying our planet 我们正在破坏生态系统并逐渐毁灭这颗星球Our planet is big, but it's not infinite地球很大但不是无穷尽的It's not about using less重要的不是用得更少It's about doing it differently而是采取不同做法That's where you come in这正是需要你们的地方Look for new ways to create things, new ways to use things探寻新方式来创造事物来使用事物and different ways to dispose of things来处理废弃事物Our planet has its limits地球有它的极限but limits create opportunities to innovate但同时极限又会创造出创新机会and to get to a different place让世界变得完全不同I hope you lead mankind to a place of respect and understanding 我希望你们将人类引向尊敬和理解Our world gets smaller every day世界每天都在变小It's a world of the 24 hour news feed这是一个24小时新闻动态播放的世界a world of transparencies一个透明的世界and a world that societal norms are evolving at lightning speed 一个社会准则风驰电掣般演化的世界Respect and understanding will be critical to avoid conflict尊敬和理解是避免冲突的关键所在and that will take leadership and participation这需要领导和参与So have an opinion拥有自己的主见Get involved投身其中And you can make a difference你们能改变世界I hope you won't be afraid to fail, that you'll remain curious 我希望你们别害怕失败保持好奇心and that you'll always ask the question, "why or why not?"时刻记得问为什么或为什么不that you will never be satisfied with the status quo永远不要满足于现状that you'll seek a different path, solution, or direction持续探寻不同的道路解答或方向that you'll always look to make it better总要想着做得更好I hope you take care of your mind and your body我希望你们让自己身心健康We only have one of each, and they're not really transferable 每个人是唯一的这是无法转让的The next generation is the first generation可能从下一代人会开始出现that may see a shorter life expectancy than their parents子辈不如父辈预期寿命长的情况Inactivity is killing us久坐不动正在置我们于死地Stay active多运动Keep moving永不止步And finally I hope that you all take the time to figure out your passion 最后我希望你们能花时间确定自己对什么有热情and that you follow it然后追随自己的热情Build your life and career around it在热情周围构建自己的生活和职业If you're lucky, they will become the same走运的话它们会一致You'll embrace it and you'll find both success and fulfillment你将会拥抱它你会找到成功和满足It doesn't get any better than that没有比这更好的事情了And finally as I mentioned up front, it's quite an honor to be here最后是我提到过的一点很荣幸能站在这里so I hope all of you get a chance to come back 35 years from now我希望你们所有人在35年后都能回到这里and talk to the graduating class of 2048 about what you hope for them 给2048届毕业生讲你们对他们的希望Congratulations everyone, and good luck. Thanks祝贺所有人祝你们好运谢谢。
