名人名校励志英语演讲稿DaretoCompete.docx
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名人名校励志英语演讲稿DaretoCompete
名人名校励志英语演讲稿:
DaretoCompete
daretocompete.daretocare.daretodream.daretolove.practicetheartofmakingpossible.andnomatterwhathappens,evenifyouhearshoutsbehind,keepgoing.
itissuchanhonorandpleasureformetobebackatyale,especiallyontheoccasionofthe300thanniversary.ihavehadsomanymemoriesofmytimehere,andasnickwasspeakingithoughtabouthowiendedupatyalelawschool.andittellsalittlebitabouthowmuchprogresswe’vemade.
whatithinkmostaboutwhenithinkofyaleisnotjustthepoliticallychargedatmosphereandnotevenjustthesuperblegaleducationthatireceived.itwasatyalethatibeganworkthathasbeenatthecoreofwhatihavecaredabouteversince.ibeganworkingwithnewhavenlegalservicesrepresentingchildren.andistudiedchilddevelopment,abuseandneglectattheyalenewhavenhospitalandthechildstudycenter.iwasluckyenoughtoreceiveacivilrightsinternshipwithmarianwrightedelmanatthe
children’sdefensefund,whereiwenttoworkafterigraduated.thoseexperiencesfueledinmeapassiontoworkforthebenefitofchildren,particularlythemostvulnerable.
now,lookingback,thereisnowaythaticouldhavepredictedwhatpathmylifewouldhavetaken.ididn’tsitaroundthelawschool,saying,well,youknow,ithinki’llgraduateandtheni’llgotoworkatthechildren’sdefensefund,andthentheimpeachmentinquiry,andnixonretiredorresigns,i’llgotoarkansas.ididn’tthinklikethat.iwastakingeachdayatatime.
but,i’vebeenveryfortunatebecausei’vealwayshadanideainmymindaboutwhatithoughtwasimportantandwhatgavemylifemeaningandpurpose.asetofvaluesandbeliefsthathavehelpedmenavigatetheshoals,thesometimesverytreacheroussea,toilluminatemyowntruedesires,despitethatotherssayaboutwhatlshouldcareaboutandbelievein.apassiontosucceedatwhatlthoughtwasimportantandchildrenhavealwaysprovidedthatlonestar,thatguidinglight.becausel
havethatabsoluteconvictionthateverychild,especiallyinthis,themostblessedofnationsthathaseverexistedonthefaceofearth,thateverychilddeservestheopportunitytoliveuptohisorhergod-givenpotential.
butyouknowthatbeliefandconviction-itmaymakeforapersonalmissionstatement,butstandingalone,nottranslatedintoaction,itmeansverylittletoanyoneelse,particularlytothoseforwhomyouhavethoseconcerns.
wheniwasthinkingaboutrunningfortheunitedstatessenate-whichwassuchanenormousdecisiontomake,oneinevercouldhavedreamedthatiwouldhavebeenmakingwheniwashereoncampus-ivisitedaschoolinnewyorkcityandimetayoungwoman,whowasastarathlete.
iwastherebecauseofbillyjeankingpromotinganhbospecialaboutwomeninsportscalled“daretocompete.”itwasabouttitleixandhowwefinally,thankstogovernmentaction,providedopportunitiestogirlsandwomeninsports.
andalthoughiplayednotverywellatintramural
sports,ihavealwaysbeenastrongsupporterofwomeninsports.andiwasintroducedbythisyoungwoman,andasiwenttoshakeherhandsheobviouslyhadbeenreadingthenewspapersaboutpeoplesayingishouldorshouldn’trunforthesenate.andiwascongratulatingheronthespeechshehadjustmadeandsheheldontomyhandandshesaid,“daretocompete,mrs.clinton.daretocompete.”
itookthattoheartbecauseitishardtocompetesometimes,especiallyinpublicways,whenyourfailuresarethereforeveryonetoseeandyoudon’tknowwhatisgoingtohappenfromonedaytothenext.andyetsomuchoflife,whetherweliketoacceptitornot,iscompetingwithourselvestobethebestwecanbe,beinginvolvedinclassesorprofessionsorjustlife,whereweknowwearecompetingwithothers.
itookheradviceandididcompetebecauseichosetodoso.andthebiggestchoicesthatyou’llfaceinyourlifewillbeyoursalonetomake.i’msureyou’llreceivegoodadvice.you’regotagreat
educationtogobackandreflectaboutwhatisrightforyou,butyoueventuallywillhavetochooseandihopethatyouwilldaretocompete.andbythatidon’tmeanthekindofcutthroatcompetitionthatistoooftencharacterizedbywhatisdrivingamericatoday.imeanthesmallvoiceinsideyouthatsaystoyou,youcandoit,youcantakethisrisk,youcantakethisnextstep.
anditdoesn’tmeanthatoncehavingmadethatchoiceyouwillalwayssucceed.infact,youwon’t.therearesetbacksandyouwillexperiencedifficultdisappointments.youwillbesloweddownandsometimesthebreathwilljustbeknockedoutofyou.butifyoucarrywithyouthevaluesandbeliefsthatyoucanmakeadifferenceinyourownlife,firstandforemost,andtheninthelivesofothers.youcangetbackup,youcankeepgoing.
butitisalsoimportant,asihavefound,nottotakeyourselftooseriously,becauseafterall,everyoneofusheretoday,noneofusisdeservingoffullcredit.ithinkeverydayoftheblessingsmybirthgavemewithoutanydoingofmyown.ichoseneithermy
familynormycountry,buttheyasmuchasanythingi’veeverdone,determinedmycourse.
youcomparemyoryourcircumstanceswiththoseofthemajorityofpeoplewho’veeverlivedorwhoarelivingrightnow,theytoooftenarebornknowingtoowellwhattheirfutureswillbe.theylackthefreedomtochoosetheirlife’spath.they’reimprisonedbycircumstancesofpovertyandignorance,bigotry,disease,hunger,oppressionandwar.
so,daretocompete,yes,butmaybeevenmoredifficult,daretocare.daretocareaboutpeoplewhoneedourhelptosucceedandfulfilltheirownlives.therearesomanyoutthereandsometimesallittakesisthesimplestofgesturesorhelpinghandsandmanyofyouunderstandthatalready.iknowthatthenumbersofgraduatesinthelast20yearshaveworkedincommunityorganizations,havetutored,havecommittedthemselvestoreligiousactivities.
youhavebeentheretryingtoservebecauseyouhavebelievedboththatitwastherightthingtodoandbecauseitgavesomethingbacktoyou.youhave
daredtocare.
well,daretocaretofightforequaljusticeforall,forequalpayforwomen,againsthatecrimesandbigotry.daretocareaboutpublicschoolswithoutqualifiedteachersoradequateresources.daretocareaboutprotectingourenvironment.daretocareaboutthe10millionchildreninourcountrywholackhealthinsurance.daretocareabouttheoneandahalfmillionchildrenwhohaveaparentinjail.thesevenmillionpeoplewhosufferfromhiv/aids.andthankyouforcaringenoughtodemandthatournationdomoretohelpthosethataresufferingthroughoutthisworldwithhiv/aids,topreventthispandemicfromspreadingevenfurther.
andi’llalsoadd,dareenoughtocareaboutourpoliticalprocess.youknow,asigoandspeakwithstudentsi’mimpressedsomuch,notonlyinformalsettings,oncampuses,butwithmydaughterandherfriends,abouthowmuchyoucare,abouthowwillingyouaretovolunteerandserve.youmayhavemissedthelastwaveofthe revolution,butyou’veunderstoodthatthe revolutionisthereforyouevery
singleday.andyou’vebeenwillingtobepartofremarkinglivesinourcommunity.
andyet,thereisarealresistance,aturningawayfromthepoliticalprocess.ihopethatsomeofyouwillbepublicservantsandwillevenrunforofficeyourself,nottowinapositiontomakeandimpressiononyourfriendsatyour20threunion,butbecauseyouunderstandhowimportantitisforeachofusascitizenstomakeacommitmenttoourdemocracy.
yourgeneration,thefirstonebornafterthesocialupheavalsofthe60’sand70’s,inthemidstofthetechnologicaladvancesofthe80’sand90’s,areinheritinganeconomy,asocietyandagovernmentthathasyettounderstandfully,orevencometogripswith,ourrapidlychangingworld.
andsobringyourvaluesandexperiencesandinsightsintopolitics.daretohelpmake,notjustadifferenceinpolitics,butcreateadifferentpolitics.somehavecalledyouthegenerationofchoice.you’vebeenraisedwithmultiplechoicetests,multiplechannels,multiplewebsitesandmultiplelifestyles.
you’vegrownupchoosingamongalternativesthatwereeithernotimagined,createdoravailabletopeopleinpriorgenerations.
you’vebeeninvestedwithfarmorepersonalpowertocustomizeyourlife,tomakemorefreechoicesabouthowtolivethanwaseverthoughtpossible.andithinkasilookatallthesurveysandresearchthatisdone,yourchoicesreflectnotonlyfreedom,butpersonalresponsibility.
thesocialindicators,nottheheadlines,thesocialindicatorstellapositivestory:
druguseandcheatingandarrestsbeingdown,beenpregnancyandsuicides,drunkdrivingdeathsbeingdown.communityserviceandreligiousinvolvementbeingup.butifyoulookattheareaofvotingamong18to29yearolds,thenumberstellafarmoretroublingtale.manyofyouiknowbelievethatserviceandcommunityvolunteerismisabetterwayofsolvingtheissuesfacingourcountrythanpoliticalengagement,becauseyoubelieve-chooseoneofthefollowingmultiplesorchoosethemall-governmenteithercan’tunderstandorwon’tmaketheright
choicesbecauseofpoliticalpressures,inefficiency,incompetenceorbigmoneyinfluence.
well,iadmitthereisenoughtruthinthatcritiquetojustifyfeelingdisconnectedandalienated.butatbottom,that’sapersonalcop-outandanationalperil.politicalconditionsmaximizetheconditionsforindividualopportunityandresponsibilityaswellascommunity.americorpsandthepeacecorpsexistbecauseofpoliticaldecisions.oura
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