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...
