朱棣文哈弗演讲朱棣文哈佛大学毕业演讲madampresidentfaust,membersoftheharvardcorporationandtheboardofoverseers,faculty,family,friends,and,mostimportantly,today'sgraduates,thankyouforlettingmesharethiswonderfuldaywithyou.iamnotsureicanliveuptothehighstandardsofharvardcommencementspeakers.lastyear,j.k.rowling,thebillionairenovelist,whostartedasaclassicsstudent,gracedthispodium.theyearbefore,billgates,themega-billionairephilanthropistandcomputernerdstoodhere.today,sadly,youhaveme.iamnotwealthy,butatleastiamanerd.iamgratefultoreceiveanhonorarydegreefromharvard,anhonorthatmeansmoretomethanyoumightcaretoimagine.yousee,iwastheacademicblacksheepofmyfamily.myolderbrotherhasanm.d./ph.d.frommitandharvardwhilemyyoungerbrotherhasalawdegreefromharvard.wheniwasawardedanobelprize,ithoughtmymotherwouldbesatisfied.notso.whenicalledheronthemorningoftheannouncement,shereplied,"that'snice,butwhenareyougoingtovisitmenext."now,asthelastbrotherwithadegreefromharvard,maybe,atlast,shewillbesatisfied.anotherdifficultywithgivingaharvardcommencementaddressisthatsomeofyoumaydisapproveofthefactthatihaveborrowedmaterialfrompreviousspeeches.iaskthatyouforgivemefortworeasons.first,inordertohaveimpact,itisimportanttodeliverthesamemessagemorethanonce.inscience,itisimportanttobethefirstpersontomakeadiscovery,butitisevenmoreimportanttobethelastpersontomakethatdiscovery.second,authorswhoborrowfromothersarefollowinginthefootstepsofthebest.ralphwaldoemerson,whograduatedfromharvardattheageof18,noted"allmybestthoughtswerestolenbytheancients."picassodeclared"goodartistsborrow.greatartistssteal."whyshouldcommencements第1页共8页peakersbeheldtoahigherstandard。ialsowanttopointouttheironyofspeakingtograduatesofaninstitutionthatwouldhaverejectedme,hadithechutzpahtoapply.iammarriedto"deanjean,"theformerdeanofadmissionsatstanford.sheassuresmethatshewouldhaverejectedme,ifgiventhechance.whenishowedheradraftofthisspeech,sheobjectedstronglytomyuseoftheword"rejected."sheneverrejectedapplicants;herlettersstatedthat"weareunabletoofferyouadmission."ihavedifficultyunderstandingthedifference.afterall,deansofadmissionsofhighlyselectiveschoolsareinreality,"deansofrejection."clearly,ihavealottolearnaboutmarketing.myaddresswillfollowtheclassicalsonataformofcommencementaddresses.thefirstmovement,justpresented,werelight-heartedremarks.thisnextmovementconsistsofunsolicitedadvice,whichisrarelyvalued,seldomremembered,neverfollowed.asoscarwildesaid,"theonlythingtodowithgoodadviceistopassiton.itisneverofanyusetooneself."so,herecomestheadvice.first,everytimeyoucelebrateanachievement,bethankfultothosewhomadeitpossible.thankyourparentsandfriendswhosupportedyou,thankyourprofessorswhowereinspirational,andespeciallythanktheotherprofessorswhoseless-than-brilliantlecturesforcedyoutoteachyourself.goingforward,theabilitytoteachyourselfisthehallmarkofagreatliberalartseducationandwillbethekeytoyoursuccess.toyourfellowstudentswhohaveaddedimmeasurablytoyoureducationduringthoselatenightdiscussions,hugthem.also,ofcourse,thankharvard.shouldyouforget,there'sanalumniassociationtoremindyou.second,inyourfuturelife,cultivateagenerousspirit.inallnegotiations,don'tbargainforthelast,littleadvantage.leavethechangeonthetable.inyourcollaborations,alwaysrememberthat"credit"isnotaconservedquantity.inasuccessful...