畢業演講稿【一】

youallareleavingyouralmamaternow.ihavenogifttoPsentyouallexceptapieceofadvice.

whatiwouldliketoadviseisthat"don’tgiveupyourstudy."mostofthecoursesyouhavetakenarepartlyforyourcertificate.youhadnochoicebuttotakethem.fromnowon,youmaystudyonyourown.iwouldadviseyoutoworkhardatsomespecialfieldwhenyouarestillyoungandvigorous.youryouthwillbegonethatwillnevercomebacktoyouagain.whenyouareold,andwhenyourenergyaregettingpoorer,youwillnotbeabletoasyouwishto.eventhoughyouhavetostudyinordertomakealiving,studieswillneverliveuptoyou.makingalivingwithoutstudying,youwillbeshiftedoutinthreeorfiveyears.atthistimewhenyouhopetomakeitup,youwillsayitistoolate.perhapsyouwillsay,"aftergraduationandgoingintothesociety,wewillmeetwithanurgentproblem,thatis,tomakealiving.forthiswehavenotimetostudy.eventhoughwehopetostudy,wehavenolibrarynorlabs,howcanwestudyfurther?"

iwouldliketosaythatallthosewhowaittohavealibrarywillnotstudyfurthereventhoughtheyhaveoneandallthesewhowaittohavealabwillnotdoexperimentseventhoughtheyhaveone.whenyouhaveafirmresolutionanddeterminationtosolveaproblem,youwillnaturallyeconomizeonfoodandclothing.

asfortime,ishouldsayit’snotaproblem.youmayknowthateverydayhecoulddoonlyanhourwork,notmuchmorethanthatbecausedarwinwasillforallhislife.youmusthavereadhisachievements.everydayyouspendanhourinreading10usefulpages,thenyouwillreadmorethan3650pageseveryyear.in30yearsyouwillhaveread110,000pages.

myfellowstudents,reading110,000pageswillmakeyouascholar.butitwilltakeyouanhourtoreadthreekindsofsmall-sizednewspapersanditwilltakeyouanhourandahalftoplayfourroundsofmahjianpieces.readingsmall-sizednewspapersorplayingmahjianpieces,orworkinghardtobeascholar?it’suptoyouall.

henrikibsensaid,"itisyourgreatestdutytomakeyourselfout."

studyingisthenastoolascasting.givingupstudyingwilldestroyyourself.

ihavetosaygoodbyetoyouall.youralmamaterwillopenhereyestoseewhatyouwillbein10years.goodbye!

畢業演講稿【二】

MydearMr.andMisses,myfellowsschoolmates,

Goodmorning!Asyouknowandsee,itisasunnybumpharvestseason.Inthecity,inourschoolcampus,everywhereissurroundedwithroseswhichwetogetherplanted4yearsago.Todaymaytheserosesandourfriendshipaswellbetogetherandcomfortourexcitedhearts!

ItwasfouryearsagothateveryoneofuscamefromeverypartofChinaandformedanewcollective.Asweareyoung,it’sveryeasyforustocommunicate.Itwasinthepastfouryearsthatwewereambitious.Itwasinthepastfouryearsthatweworried.Itwasinthepastfouryearsthatwewerecontent.Itwasinthepastfouryearsthatwewerevexed.Itwasinthepastfouryearsthatwewerefriendlyandlonely...anditwasinthepastfoursthatwestudied,livedandrespectedeachotherwithgenuineandwithourambitions.Nothingintheworldismoresignificantthanwemissallofthese.

Wemissyou─teacherswhoaretirelessinteaching;wewillkeepyourgesturesandyourwhitehairsinourheartsdeeply;wewillmissthequietnesswiththelightsatnightintheclassroom;wewillmisstheraceandexerciseontheplayground;wewillmisseventhecrowdsinthedininghallandthequarrelonthebeds;wewillstillmisseverygreenpieceandeverypieceofwastepaperflyinglikeflakesintheair...However,todaywewillleavenothingbutthefirstrosewithourAlmaMaterandourteacherswhichisentrustedwithourloveandrespect.

4yearsseemsverylongbut4yearsseemsveryshort.Fromnowon,weallwillgointothesociety.Thesocietyisbroadandwideforus.Wewillshoulderheavyresponsibilities;wewillworkdiligently;andwewillexpecttobeinformedofgoodnewsfromoneanother.Now,Ibegyoualltocherishtheoccasion;torememberthenames,thestatus,appearanceandthecharacterofthepersonaroundyou.Nowlet’sbehandinhandtogether;let’sPsenttherosetoeachother.MaytherosecarryourapPciationandblessing!Weareverycloselylinkednomatterwhattheworldmaybe.Maythefreshroseinourhandskeepitsfragrants!

Thankyouallagain!

畢業演講稿【三】

GraduatesofYaleUniversity,Iapologizeifyouhaveenduredthistypeofprologuebefore,butIwantyoutodosomethingforme.Please,takeaoodlookaroundyou.Lookattheclassmateonyourleft.Lookattheclassmateonyourright.Now,considerthis:fiveyearsfromnow,10yearsfromnow,even30yearsfromnow,oddsarethepersononyourleftisgoingtobealoser.Thepersononyourright,meanwhile,willalsobealoser.Andyou,inthemiddle?Whatcanyouexpect?Loser.Loserhood.LoserCumLaude.

"Infact,asIlookoutbeforemetoday,Idon'tseeathousandhopesforabrighttomorrow.Idon'tseeathousandfutureleadersinathousandindustries.Iseeathousandlosers.

"You'reupset.That'sunderstandable.Afterall,howcanI,Lawrence'Larry'Ellison,collegedropout,havetheaudacitytospoutsuchheresytothegraduatingclassofoneofthenation'smostPstigiousinstitutions?I'lltellyouwhy.BecauseI,Lawrence"Larry"Ellison,secondrichestmanontheplanet,amacollegedropout,andyouarenot.

"BecauseBillGates,richestmanontheplanet--fornow,anyway--isacollegedropout,andyouarenot.

"BecausePaulAllen,thethirdrichestmanontheplanet,droppedoutofcollege,andyoudidnot.

"Andforgoodmeasure,becauseMichaelDell,No.9onthelistandmovingupfast,isacollegedropout,andyou,yetagain,arenot.

"Hmm...you'reveryupset.That'sunderstandable.Soletmestrokeyouregosforamomentbypointingout,quitesincerely,thatyourdiplomaswerenotattainedinvain.Mostofyou,Iimagine,havespentfourtofiveyearshere,andinmanywayswhatyou'velearnedandenduredwillserveyouwellintheyearsahead.You'veestablishedgoodworkhabits.You'veestablishedanetworkofpeoplethatwillhelpyoudowntheroad.Andyou'veestablishedwhatwillbelifelongrelationshipswiththeword'therapy.'Allthatofisgood.Forintruth,youwillneedthatnetwork.Youwillneedthosestrongworkhabits.Youwillneedthattherapy.

"Youwillneedthembecauseyoudidn'tdropout,andsoyouwillneverbeamongtherichestpeopleintheworld.Ohsure,youmay,perhaps,workyourwayuptoNo.10orNo.11,likeSteveBallmer.Butthen,Idon'thavetotellyouwhohereallyworksfor,doI?Andfortherecord,hedroppedoutofgradschool.Bitofalatebloomer.

"Finally,Irealizethatmanyofyou,andhopefullybynowmostofyou,arewondering,'IsthereanythingIcando?Isthereanyhopeformeatall?'Actually,no.It'stoolate.You'veabsorbedtoomuch,thinkyouknowtoomuch.You'renot19anymore.Youhaveabuilt-incap,andI'mnotreferringtothemortarboardsonyourheads.

"Hmm...you'rereallyveryupset.That'sunderstandable.Soperhapsthiswouldbeagoodtimetobringupthesilverlining.Notforyou,Classof'00.Youareawrite-off,soI'llletyouslinkofftoyourpathetic$200,000-a-yearjobs,whereyourcheckswillbesignedbyformerclassmateswhodroppedouttwoyearsago.

"Instead,Iwanttogivehopetoanyunderclassmenheretoday.Isaytoyou,andIcan'tstressthisenough:leave.Packyourthingsandyourideasanddon'tcomeback.Dropout.Startup.

"ForIcantellyouthatacapandgownwillkeepyoudownjustassurelyasthesesecurityguardsdraggingmeoffthisstagearekeepingmedown..."

(AtthispointTheOracleCEOwasusheredoffstage.)