Opraph Harard Commercement Speech文字稿.docx
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OpraphHarardCommercementSpeech文字稿
OprahWinfreyofferingadvicetotheClassof2013:
"Ifyou'rewillingtolistento,beguidedby,thatstillsmallvoicethatistheG.P.S.withinyourself—tofindoutwhatmakesyoucomealive—youwillbemorethanokay.Youwillbehappy..."
AboutOprahWinfrey
OprahGailWinfrey(bornJanuary29,1954)isanAmericanmediaproprietor,talkshowhost,actress,producer,andphilanthropist.Winfreyisbestknownforhermulti-award-winningtalkshow"TheOprahWinfreyShow"whichwasthehighest-ratedprogramofitskindinhistoryandwasnationallysyndicatedfrom1986to2011.ShehasbeenrankedtherichestAfrican-Americanofthe20thcentury,thegreatestblackphilanthropistinAmericanhistory,andwasforatimetheworld'sonlyblackbillionaire.Sheisalso,accordingtosomeassessments,themostinfluentialwomanintheworld.
Aboutthetranscript
Ohmygoodness!
I’matHarvard!
Wow!
ToPresidentFaust,myfellowhonorans,Carl[Muller]thatwassobeautiful,thankyousomuch,andJamesRothenberg,StephanieWilson,Harvardfaculty,withaspecialbowtomyfriendDr.HenryLewisGates.Allofyoualumni,withaspecialbowtotheClassof’88,yourhundredfifteenmilliondollars.Andtoyou,membersoftheHarvardclassof2013!
Hello!
Ithankyouforallowingmetobeapartoftheconclusionofthischapterofyourlivesandthecommencementofyournextchapter.TosaythatI’mhonoreddoesn’tevenbegintoquantifythedepthofgratitudethatreallyaccompaniesanhonorarydoctoratefromHarvard.NottoomanylittlegirlsfromruralMississippihavemadeitallthewayheretoCambridge.AndIcantellyouthatIconsidertodayasIsatonthestagethismorninggettingtearyforyouallandthentearyformyself,Iconsidertodayadefiningmilestoneinaverylongandablessedjourney.MyonehopetodayisthatIcanbeasourceofsomeinspiration.I’mgoingtoaddressmyremarkstoanybodywhohaseverfeltinferiororfeltdisadvantaged,feltscrewedbylife,thisisaspeechfortheQuad.
ActuallyIwassohonoredIwantedtodosomethingreallyspecialforyou.IwantedtobeabletohaveyoulookunderyourseatsandtherewouldbefreemasteranddoctordegreesbutIseeyougotthatcoveredalready.Iwillbehonestwithyou.IfeltalotofpressureoverthepastfewweekstocomeupwithsomethingthatIcouldsharewithyouthatyouhadn’theardbeforebecauseafterallyouallwenttoHarvard,Ididnot.ButthenIrealizedthatyoudon’thavetonecessarilygotoHarvardtohaveadrivenobsessiveTypeApersonality.Butithelps.AndwhileImaynothavegraduatedfromhereIadmitthatmypersonalityisaboutasHarvardastheycome.Youknowmytelevisioncareerbeganunexpectedly.AsyouheardthismorningIwasintheMissFirePreventioncontest.ThatwaswhenIwas16yearsoldinNashville,Tennessee,andyouhadtherequirementofhavingtohaveredhairinordertowinupuntiltheyearthatIentered.SotheyweredoingthequestionandanswerperiodbecauseIknewIwasn’tgoingtowinundertheswimsuitcompetition.Soduringthequestionandanswerperiodthequestioncame“Why,younglady,whatwouldyouliketobewhenyougrowup?
”Andbythetimetheygottomeallthegoodanswersweregone.SoIhadseenBarbaraWaltersonthe“TodayShow”thatmorningsoIanswered,“Iwouldliketobeajournalist.Iwouldliketotellotherpeople’sstoriesinawaythatmakesadifferenceintheirlivesandtheworld.”AndasthosewordswerecomingoutofmymouthIwentwhoa!
Thisisprettygood!
Iwouldliketobeajournalist.Iwanttomakeadifference.WellIwasontelevisionbythetimeIwas19yearsold.Andin1986Ilaunchedmyowntelevisionshowwitharelentlessdeterminationtosucceedatfirst.IwasnervousaboutthecompetitionandthenIbecamemyowncompetitionraisingthebareveryyear,pushing,pushing,pushingmyselfashardasIknew.Soundfamiliartoanybodyhere?
Eventuallywedidmakeittothetopandwestayedtherefor25years.
The“OprahWinfreyShow”wasnumberoneinourtimeslotfor21yearsandIhavetotellyouIbecameprettycomfortablewiththatlevelofsuccess.ButafewyearsagoIdecided,asyouwillatsomepoint,thatitwastimetorecalculate,findnewterritory,breaknewground.SoIendedtheshowandlaunchedOWN,theOprahWinfreyNetwork.Theinitialsjustworkedoutforme.SooneyearlaterafterlaunchingOWN,nearlyeverymediaoutlethadproclaimedthatmynewventurewasaflop.Notjustaflop,butabigboldfloptheycallit.IcanstillrememberthedayIopenedupUSATodayandreadtheheadline“Oprah,notquitestandingonherOWN.”Imeanreally,USAToday?
Nowthat’sthenicenewspaper!
Itreallywasthistimelastyeartheworstperiodinmyprofessionallife.IwasstressedandIwasfrustratedandquitefranklyIwasactuallyIwasembarrassed.ItwasrightaroundthattimethatPresidentFaustcalledandaskedmetospeakhereandIthoughtyouwantmetospeaktoHarvardgraduates?
WhatcouldIpossiblysaytoHarvardgraduates,someofthemostsuccessfulgraduatesintheworldintheverymomentwhenIhadstoppedsucceeding?
SoIgotoffthephonewithPresidentFaustandIwenttotheshower.ItwaseitherthatorabagofOreos.SoIchosetheshower.AndIwasintheshoweralongtimeandasIwasintheshowerthewordsofanoldhymncametome.Youmaynotknowit.It’s“Byandby,whenthemorningcomes.”AndIstartedthinkingaboutwhenthemorningmightcomebecauseatthetimeIthoughtIwasstuckinahole.Andthewordscametome“Troubledon’tlastalways”fromthathymn,“thistooshallpass.”AndIthoughtasIgotoutoftheshowerIamgoingtoturnthisthingaroundandIwillbebetterforit.AndwhenIdo,I’mgoingtogotoHarvardandI’mgoingtospeakthetruthofit!
SoI’mheretodaytotellyouIhaveturnedthatnetworkaround!
AnditwasallbecauseIwantedtodoitbythetimeIgottospeaktoyouallsothankyousomuch.Youdon’tknowwhatmotivationyouwereforme,thankyou.I’mevenproudertoshareafundamentaltruththatyoumightnothavelearnedevenasgraduatesofHarvardunlessyoustudiedtheancientGreekherowithProfessorNagy.ProfessorNagyaswewerecominginthismorningsaid,“PleaseMs.Winfrey,walkdecisively.”
Ishallwalkdecisively.
ThisiswhatIwanttoshare.Itdoesn’tmatterhowfaryoumightrise.Atsomepointyouareboundtostumblebecauseifyou’reconstantlydoingwhatwedo,raisingthebar.Ifyou’reconstantlypushingyourselfhigher,higherthelawofaveragesnottomentiontheMythofIcaruspredictsthatyouwillatsomepointfall.AndwhenyoudoIwantyoutoknowthis,rememberthis:
thereisnosuchthingasfailure.Failureisjustlifetryingtomoveusinanotherdirection.Nowwhenyou’redownthereinthehole,itlookslikefailure.SothispastyearIhadtospoonfeedthosewordstomyself.Andwhenyou’redowninthehole,whenthatmomentcomes,it’sreallyokaytofeelbadforalittlewhile.Giveyourselftimetomournwhatyouthinkyoumayhavelostbutthenhere’sthekey,learnfromeverymistakebecauseeveryexperience,encounter,andparticularlyyourmistakesaretheretoteachyouandforceyouintobeingmorewhoyouare.Andthenfigureoutwhatisthenextrightmove.Andthekeytolifeistodevelopaninternalmoral,emotionalG.P.S.thatcantellyouwhichwaytogo.BecausenowandforevermorewhenyouGoogleyourselfyoursearchresultswillread“Harvard,2013″.AndinaverycompetitiveworldthatreallyisacallingcardbecauseIcantellyouasonewhoemploysalotofpeoplewhenIsee“Harvard”Isitupalittlestraighterandsay,“Whereisheorshe?
Bringthemin.”It’sanimpressivecallingcardthatcanleadtoevenmoreimpressivebulletsintheyearsahead:
lawyer,senator,C.E.O.,scientist,physicist,winnersofNobelandPulitzerPrizesorlatenighttalkshowhost.ButthechallengeoflifeIhavefoundistobuildarésuméthatdoesn’tsimplytellastoryaboutwhatyouwanttobebutit’sastoryaboutwhoyouwanttobe.It’sarésuméthatdoesn’tjusttellastoryaboutwhatyouwanttoaccomplishbutwhy.Astorythat’snotjustacollectionoftitlesandpositionsbutastorythat’sreallyaboutyourpurpose.Becausewhenyouinevitablystumbleandfindyourselfstuckinaholethatisthestorythatwillgetyouout.Whatisyourtruecalling?
Whatisyourdharma?
Whatisyourpurpose?
Formethatdiscoverycamein1994whenIinterviewedalittlegirlwhohaddecidedtocollectpocketchangeinordertohelpotherpeopleinneed.SheraisedathousanddollarsallbyherselfandIthought,wellifthatlittle9-year-oldgirlwithabucketandbigheartcoulddothat,IwonderwhatIcoulddo?
SoIaskedforourviewerstotakeuptheirownchangecollectionandinonemonth,justfrompenniesandnickelsanddimes,weraisedmorethanthreemilliondollarsthatweusedtosendonestudentfromeverystateintheUnitedStatestocollege.ThatwasthebeginningoftheAngelNetwork.
AndsowhatIdidwasIsimplyaskedourviewers,“Dowhatyoucanwhereveryouare,fromwhereveryousitinlife.Givemeyourtimeoryourtalentyourmoneyifyouhaveit.”Andtheydid.Extendyourselfinkindnesstootherhumanbeingswhereveryoucan.Andtogetherwebuilt55schoolsin12differentcountriesandrestorednearly300homesthatweredevastatedbyhurricanesRitaandKatrina.SotheAngelNetwork—Ihavebeenontheairforalongtime—butitwastheAngelNetworkthatactuallyfocusedmyinternalG.P.S.IthelpedmetodecidethatIwasn’tgoingtojustbeonTVeverydaybutthatthegoalofmyshows,myinterviews,mybusiness,myphilanthropyallof
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