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有史以来最狂妄的英文演讲 GraduatesofYaleUniversity,Iapologizeifyouhaveenduredthistypeofprologuebefore,butIwantyoutodosomethingforme.Please,takeaoodlookaroundyou.Lookattheclassmateonyourleft.Lookattheclassmateonyourright.Now,considerthis:fiveyearsfromnow,10yearsfromnow,even30yearsfromnow,oddsarethepersononyourleftisgoingtobealoser.Thepersononyourright,meanwhile,willalsobealoser.Andyou,inthemiddle?Whatcanyouexpect?Loser.Loserhood.LoserCumLaude. Infact,asIlookoutbeforemetoday,Idontseeathousandhopesforabrighttomorrow.Idontseeathousandfutureleadersinathousandindustries.Iseeathousandlosers. Youreupset.Thatsunderstandable.Afterall,howcanI,LawrenceLarryEllison,collegedropout,havetheaudacitytospoutsuchheresytothegraduatingclassofoneofthenationsmostprestigiousinstitutions?Illtellyouwhy.BecauseI,LawrenceLarryEllison,secondrichestmanontheplanet,amacollegedropout,andyouarenot. BecauseBillGates,richestmanontheplanetfornow,anywayisacollegedropout,andyouarenot. BecausePaulAllen,thethirdrichestmanontheplanet,droppedoutofcollege,andyoudidnot. Andforgoodmeasure,becauseMichaelDell,No.9onthelistandmovingupfast,isacollegedropout,andyou,yetagain,arenot. Hmm.youreveryupset.Thatsunderstandable.Soletmestrokeyouregosforamomentbypointingout,quitesincerely,thatyourdiplomaswerenotattainedinvain.Mostofyou,Iimagine,havespentfourtofiveyearshere,andinmanywayswhatyouvelearnedandenduredwillserveyouwellintheyearsahead.Youveestablishedgoodworkhabits.Youveestablishedanetworkofpeoplethatwillhelpyoudowntheroad.Andyouveestablishedwhatwillbelifelongrelationshipswiththewordtherapy.Allthatofisgood.Forintruth,youwillneedthatnetwork.Youwillneedthosestrongworkhabits.Youwillneedthattherapy. Youwillneedthembecauseyoudidntdropout,andsoyouwillneverbeamongtherichestpeopleintheworld.Ohsure,youmay,perhaps,workyourwayuptoNo.10orNo.11,likeSteveBallmer.Butthen,Idonthavetotellyouwhohereallyworksfor,doI?Andfortherecord,hedroppedoutofgradschool.Bitofalatebloomer. Finally,Irealizethatmanyofyou,andhopefullybynowmostofyou,arewondering,IsthereanythingIcando?Isthereanyhopeformeatall?Actually,no.Itstoolate.Youveabsorbedtoomuch,thinkyouknowtoomuch.Yourenot19anymore.Youhaveabuiltincap,andImnotreferringtothemortarboardsonyourheads. Hmm.yourereallyveryupset.Thatsunderstandable.Soperhapsthiswouldbeagoodtimetobringupthesilverlining.Notforyou,Classof00.Youareawriteoff,soIllletyouslinkofftoyourpathetic$200,000ayearjobs,whereyourcheckswillbesignedbyformerclassmateswhodroppedouttwoyearsago. Instead,Iwanttogivehopetoanyunderclassmenheretoday.Isaytoyou,andIcantstressthisenough:leave.Packyourthingsandyourideasanddonteback.Dropout.Startup. ForIcantellyouthatacapandgownwillkeepyoudownjustassurelyasthesesecurityguardsdraggingmeoffthisstagearekeepingmedown. (AtthispointTheOracleCEOwasusheredoffstage.) 演讲人Larry.Ellison是Oracle的CEOLarry.Ellison在耶鲁大学2000届毕业典礼上发表了以下世人看来最为狂妄、不受欢迎但又是现实状况的演讲 演讲内容 耶鲁的毕业生们我很抱歉如果你们不喜欢这样的开场我想请你们为我做一件事请你好好看一看周围看一看站在你左边的同学看一看站在你右边的同学 请你设想这样的情况：从现在起5年之后10年之后或30年之后今天站在你左边的这个人会是一个失败者；右边的这个人同样也是个失败者而你站在中间的家伙你以为会怎样一样是失败者失败的经历失败的优等生 说实话今天我站在这里并没有看到一千个毕业生的灿烂未来我没有看到一千个行业的一千名卓越领导者我只看到了一千个失败者你们感到沮丧这是可以理解的为什么我埃里森一个退学生竟然在美国最具声望的学府里这样厚颜地散布异端我来告诉你原因因为我埃里森这个行星上第二富有的人是个退学生而你不是因为比尔盖茨这个行星上最富有的人就目前而言是个退学生而你不是因为艾伦这个行星上第三富有的人也退了学而你没有再来一点证据吧因为戴尔这个行星上第九富有的人他的排位还在不断上升也是个退学生而你不是 .你们非常沮丧这是可以理解的 你们将来需要这些有用的工作习惯你将来需要这种治疗你需要它们因为你没辍学所以你永远不会成为世界上最富有的人哦当然你可以也许以你的方式进步到第10位第11位就像Steve但我没有告诉你他在为谁工作是吧 根据记载他是研究生时辍的学开化得稍晚了些 现在我猜想你们中间很多人也许是绝大多数人正在琢磨我能做什么我究竟有没有前途当然没有太晚了你们已经吸收了太多东西以为自己懂得太多你们再也不是19岁了你们有了内置的帽子哦我指的可不是你们脑袋上的学位帽 嗯.你们已经非常沮丧啦这是可以理解的所以现在可能是讨论实质的时候啦 绝不是为了你们