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英文毕业典礼的演讲稿 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,secondrichestmanonthepla,amacollegedropout,andyouarenot. BecauseBillGates,richestmanonthepla-fornow,anyway-isacollegedropout,andyouarenot. BecausePaulAllen,thethirdrichestmanonthepla,droppedoutofcollege,andyoudidnot. Andforgoodmeasure,becauseMichaelDell,No.9onthelistandmovingupfast,isacollegedropout,andyou,yetagain,arenot. Hmm.youreveryupset.Thatsunderstandable.Soletmestrokeyouregosforamomentbypointingout,quitesincerely,thatyourdiplomaswerenotattainedinvain.Mostofyou,Iimagine,havespentfourtofiveyearshere,andinmanywayswhatyouvelearnedandenduredwillserveyouwellintheyearsahead.Youveestablishedgoodworkhabits.Youveestablishedaworkofpeoplethatwillhelpyoudowntheroad.Andyouveestablishedwhatwillbelifelongrelationshipswiththewordtherapy.Allthatofisgood.Forintruth,youwillneedthatwork.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.Youhaveabuilt-incap,andImnotreferringtothemortarboardsonyourheads. Hmm.yourereallyveryupset.Thatsunderstandable.Soperhapsthiswouldbeagoodtimetobringupthesilverlining.Notforyou,Classof00.Youareawrite-off,soIllletyouslinkofftoyourpathetic$200,000-a-yearjobs,whereyourcheckswillbesignedbyformerclassmateswhodroppedouttwoyearsago. Instead,Iwanttogivehopetoanyunderclassmenheretoday.Isaytoyou,andIcantstressthisenough:leave.Packyourthingsandyourideasanddonteback.Dropout.Startup. ForIcantellyouthatacapand