Listen to the Dissent in Yourself
倾听自己内心的异议
著名编剧乔斯·韦登在卫斯理大学2013年毕业典礼上的演讲
You have, which is a rare thing, the ability and the responsibility to listen to the dissent in yourself, to at least give it the floor, because it is the key not only to consciousness, but to real growth.
你们具有罕见的能力和责任,去倾听你内心的异议。至少给它发言权。因为它不仅是意识的关键,也是真正成长的关键。
Keep Learning as You Go
且行且学习
著名演员朱莉·安德鲁斯在科罗拉多大学博尔德分校2013年毕业典礼上的演讲
Use your knowledge and your heart to stand up for those who can’t stand. Speak for those who can’t speak. Be a beacon of light, for those whose lives have become dark.
用你们的知识和爱心,支持那些无法站立的人。为那些无法言语的人辩护。为那些生活变得一片黑暗的人,做一座灯塔。
Take a While to Do Something Positive to the World
花点时间,做点对世人有用之事
著名喜剧演员史蒂夫·卡雷尔在普林斯顿大学2012年毕业典礼上的演讲
Every once in a while, put something positive into the world. Do something kind, make somebody laugh, and don’t take yourself too seriously.
每次都花点时间,做点对世人有用的事情。做点善事,让人笑一笑,别太死板。
I Feel So Important
我倍感受宠
著名演员简·林奇在史密斯学院2012年毕业典礼上的演讲
My advice to you: live in the moment. Stay fluid, roll with those changes. Life is just a big extended improvisation. Embrace the ever changing, and ever evolving world with the best rule I’ve ever found. “YES AND.”
我给大家的建议是:活在当下,顺应潮流,随机应变。生活就是一幕大型的即兴表演剧。用我领悟到的最佳生活规则,“没问题,请继续”,来拥抱这个不断变化、不断发展的世界。
When You Mess Up, You Still Have Time
弄砸也无妨,机会依然在
著名主持人亚当·萨维奇在萨拉劳伦斯学院2012年毕业典礼上的演讲
I’m sorry to tell you that you will hurt people that you love, and that you will help people you detest. This is called being human, and it happens to everyone, whether you like it or not. Nobody escapes.
大家会伤害我们所爱的人,也会帮助我们所恨的人,很抱歉不得不这么说。这就是人性,人人都会如此,不论你喜欢与否,无人能够逃脱。
Will Things into Existence
依靠意志,梦想成真
著名主持人艾拉·格拉斯在戈切尔学院2012年毕业典礼上的演讲
You have to surround yourself with things that are interesting to you and notice what is exciting to you and what you want to dive into, and finding what you’re going to make your short story or film or song or art project or movie about is a job.
你必须让自己置身于你感兴趣的环境,注意到让你兴奋的东西,以及你想要深入研究的东西,发现你想要创作的小说、影片、歌曲、艺术项目或电影所需要的想法,这就是一份工作。
Civility, Respect, Kindness, Character
文明待人,尊重他人,提倡仁爱,培养个性
知名编剧阿伦·索金在雪城大学2012年毕业典礼上的演讲
Don’t ever forget that you’re a citizen of this world, and there are things you can do to lift the human spirit, things that are easy, things that are free, things that you can do every day. Civility, respect, kindness, character.
永远也别忘了你是这个世界的公民,而且你可以做很多提升人类精神的事情,那些简单的事情,自由的事情,你可以每天做的事情。文明待人,尊重他人,提倡仁爱,培养个性。
Through Disappointment You Gain Clarity
失望使你思路清晰
著名脱口秀主持人柯南·奥布莱恩在达特茅斯学院2011年毕业典礼上的演讲
I tell you that whether you fear it or not, disappointment will come. The beauty is that through disappointment you can gain clarity, and with clarity comes conviction and true originality.
我告诉你们,无论你们惧怕与否,失望在所难免。好在失望能使你思路清晰,这便会有坚定的信念和真正的独创性。
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