3個大學生必看的名人演講稿

1. 賈伯斯在斯坦福畢業典禮的演講——Stay hungry. Stay foolish.

When I was 17， I read a quote that went something like： 「If you live each day as if it was your last， someday you』ll most certainly be right.」 It made an impression on me， and since then， for the past 33 years， I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself： 「If today were the last day of my life， would I want to do what I am about to do today?」 And whenever the answer has been 「No」 for too many days in a row， I know I need to change something.

當我十七歲的時候，我讀到了一句話：「如果你把每一天都當作生命中最後一天去生活的話，那麼有一天你會發現你是正確的。」這句話給我留下了深刻的印象。從那時開始，過了33 年，我在每天早晨都會對著鏡子問自己：「如果今天是我生命中的最後一天，你會不會完成你今天想做的事情呢?」當答案連續很多次被給予「不是」的時候，我知道自己需要改變某些事情了。

2. 傑夫·貝佐斯在普林斯頓畢業典禮的演講——We are our choices.

I didn』t think I』d regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.

我認為我不會為失敗地嘗試而遺憾，但是有所決定但完全不去付諸行動則可能會一直煎熬著我。

Will inertia be your guide， or will you follow your passions?

你們是被慣性所引導，還是追隨自己內心的熱情?

Will you follow dogma， or will you be original?

你們會墨守陳規，還是勇於創新?

Will you choose a life of ease， or a life of service and adventure?

你們會選擇安逸的生活，還是選擇一個奉獻與冒險的人生?

Will you wilt under criticism， or will you follow your convictions?

你們會屈從於批評，還是會堅守信念?

Will you bluff it out when you’re wrong， or will you apologize?

你們會掩飾錯誤，還是會坦誠道歉?

Will you guard your heart against rejection， or will you act when you fall in love?

你們會因害怕拒絕而掩飾內心，還是會在面對愛情時勇往直前?

Will you play it safe， or will you be a little bit swashbuckling?

你們想要波瀾不驚，還是想要搏擊風浪?

When it』s tough， will you give up， or will you be relentless?

你們會在嚴峻的現實之下選擇放棄，還是會義無反顧地前行?

Will you be a cynic， or will you be a builder?

你們要做憤世嫉俗者，還是踏實的建設者?

Will you be clever at the expense of others， or will you be kind?

你們要不計一切代價地展示聰明，還是選擇善良?

3. JK羅琳在哈佛大學畢業典禮上的演講——As is a tale， so is life： not how long it is， but how good it is， is what matters

Given a time machine or a Time Turner， I would tell my 21-year-old self that personal happiness lies in knowing that life is not a check-list of acquisition or achievement. Your qualifications， your CV， are not your life， though you will meet many people of my age and older who confuse the two. Life is difficult， and complicated， and beyond anyone』s total control， and the humility to know that will enable you to survive its vicissitudes.

如果能回到過去，她會告訴21歲的自己：一個人的幸福在於他懂得——生活不等於你的收穫和成就。你的簡歷，你的證書並不代表你的生活，儘管很多人會混淆著兩者。生活是如此的複雜，任何人都無法掌控它。明白了這一點，你就能夠寵辱不驚。