有史以来最狂妄的英文演讲
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有史以来最狂妄的英文演讲
Graduates of Yale University, I apologize if you have
endured this type of prologue before, but I want you to
do something for me. Please, take a ood look around you.
Look at the classmate on your left. Look at the classmate
on your right. Now, consider this: five years from now,
10 years from now, even 30 years from now, odds are the
person on your left is going to be a loser. The person on
your right, meanwhile, will also be a loser. And you, in
the middle? What can you expect? Loser. Loserhood. Loser
Cum Laude.
"In fact, as I look out before me today, I don't see
a thousand hopes for a bright tomorrow. I don't see a
thousand future leaders in a thousand industries. I see a
thousand losers.
"You're upset. That's understandable. After all, how
can I, Lawrence 'Larry' Ellison, college dropout, have
the audacity to spout such heresy to the graduating class
of one of the nation's most prestigious institutions?
I'll tell you why. Because I, Lawrence "Larry" Ellison,
second richest man on the planet, am a college dropout,
and you are not.
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"Because Bill Gates, richest man on the planet -- for
now, anyway -- is a college dropout, and you are not.
"Because Paul Allen, the third richest man on the
planet, dropped out of college, and you did not.
"And for good measure, because Michael Dell, No. 9 on
the list and moving up fast, is a college dropout, and
you, yet again, are not.
"Hmm . . . you're very upset. That's understandable.
So let me stroke your egos for a moment by pointing out,
quite sincerely, that your diplomas were not attained in
vain. Most of you, I imagine, have spent four to five
years here, and in many ways what you've learned and
endured will serve you well in the years ahead. You've
established good work habits. You've established a
network of people that will help you down the road. And
you've established what will be lifelong relationships
with the word 'therapy.' All that of is good. For in
truth, you will need that network. You will need those
strong work habits. You will need that therapy.
"You will need them because you didn't drop out, and
so you will never be among the richest people in the
world. Oh sure, you may, perhaps, work your way up to No.
10 or No. 11, like Steve Ballmer. But then, I don't have
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to tell you who he really works for, do I? And for the
record, he dropped out of grad school. Bit of a late
bloomer.
"Finally, I realize that many of you, and hopefully
by now most of you, are wondering, 'Is there anything I
can do? Is there any hope for me at all?' Actually, no.
It's too late. You've absorbed too much, think you know
too much. You're not 19 anymore. You have a built-in cap,
and I'm not referring to the mortar boards on your heads.
"Hmm... you're really very upset. That's
understandable. So perhaps this would be a good time to
bring up the silver lining. Not for you, Class of '00.
You are a write-off, so I'll let you slink off to your
pathetic $200,000-a-year jobs, where your checks will be
signed by former classmates who dropped out two years
ago.
"Instead, I want to give hope to any underclassmen
here today. I say to you, and I can't stress this enough:
leave. Pack your things and your ideas and don't come
back. Drop out. Start up.
"For I can tell you that a cap and gown will keep you
down just as surely as these security guards dragging me
off this stage are keeping me down . . ."
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有史以来最狂妄的英文演讲GraduatesofYaleUniversity,Iapologizeifyouhaveenduredthistypeofprologuebefore,butIwantyoutodosomethingforme.Please,takeaoodlookaroundyou.Lookattheclassmateonyourleft.Lookattheclassmateonyourright.Now,considerthis:fiveyearsfromnow,10yearsfromnow,even30yearsfromnow,oddsarethepersononyourlef...
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