奥普拉在哈佛大学毕业典礼上的演讲稿.docx

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奥普拉在哈佛大学毕业典礼上的演讲稿

　　　　XX（XX）/演讲致辞/英语演讲稿

2017奥普拉在哈佛大学毕业典礼上的演讲稿

　　奥普拉哈佛大学XX毕业典礼演讲

　　oprahwinfreyharvardcommencementspeech

　　奥普拉XX哈佛毕业励志演讲视频：

失败只是一个新的开始（演讲稿）

　　奥普拉.温弗瑞在哈佛大学XX届毕业典礼上的演讲，温弗瑞用了许多励志的话语鼓励这批XX年毕业的学生，她希望能带给大学生鼓舞，鼓舞所有曾感到卑微、弱势或生活一片狼藉的人。

人生唯一目标就是做真实的自己，失败只是一个新的开始。

　　编者按：

当地时间5月31日，脱口秀女王奥普拉温弗瑞（oprahwinfrey）在哈佛的毕业典礼上为毕业生们献上了一场精彩励志演讲。

　　"thereisnosuchthingasfailure.failureisjustlifetryingtomoveusinanotherdirection."

　　oprahwinfrey,talkshowhostandmediaentrepreneur,addressesgraduatesatharvards362ndcommencementonmay30,XX.

　　ohmygoodness!

imatharvard!

wow!

topresidentfaust,myfellowhonorands,carlthatwassobeautiful,thankyousomuch,andjamesrothenberg,stephaniewilson,harvardfacultywithaspecialbowtomyfrienddr.henrylewisgates.

　　allofyoualumniwithaspecialbowtotheclassof88,yourhundredfifteenmilliondollars.

　　andtoyou,membersoftheharvardclassofXX!

hello!

　　ithankyouforallowingmetobeapartoftheconclusionofthischapterofyourlivesandthecommencementofyournextchapter.tosaythatimhonoreddoesntevenbegintoquantifythedepthofgratitudethatreallyaccompaniesanhonorarydoctoratefromharvard.nottoomanylittlegirlsfromruralmississippihavemadeitallthewayheretocambridge.andicantellyouthaticonsidertodayasisatonthestagethismorninggettingtearyforyouallandthentearyformyself,iconsidertodayadefiningmilestoneinaverylongandablessedjourney.myonehopetodayisthaticanbeasourceofsomeinspiration.imgoingtoaddressmyremarkstoanybodywhohaseverfeltinferiororfeltdisadvantaged,feltscrewedbylife,thisisaspeechforthequad.

　　actuallyiwassohonorediwantedtodosomethingreallyspecialforyou.iwantedtobeabletohaveyoulookunderyourseatsandtherewouldbefreemasteranddoctordegreesbutiseeyougotthatcoveredalready.iwillbehonestwithyou.ifeltalotofpressureoverthepastfewweekstocomeupwithsomethingthaticouldsharewithyouthatyouhadntheardbeforebecauseafterallyouallwenttoharvard,ididnot.butthenirealizedthatyoudonthavetonecessarilygotoharvardtohaveadrivenobsessivetypeapersonality.butithelps.andwhileimaynothavegraduatedfromhereiadmitthatmypersonalityisaboutasharvardastheycome.youknowmytelevisioncareerbeganunexpectedly.asyouheardthismorningiwasinthemissfirepreventioncontest.thatwaswheniwas16yearsoldinnashville,tennesseeandyouhadtherequirementofhavingtohaveredhairinordertowinupuntiltheyearthatientered.sotheyweredoingthequestionandanswerperiodbecauseiknewiwasntgoingtowinundertheswimsuitcompetition.soduringthequestionandanswerperiodthequestioncame"why,younglady,whatwouldyouliketobewhenyougrowup?

"andbythetimetheygottomeallthegoodanswersweregone.soihadseenbarbarawaltersonthetodayshowthatmorningsoianswered"iwouldliketobeajournalist.iwouldliketotellotherpeoplesstoriesinawaythatmakesadifferenceintheirlivesandtheworld."andasthosewordswerecomingoutofmymouthiwentwhoa!

thisisprettygood!

iwouldliketobeajournalist.iwanttomakeadifference.welliwasontelevisionbythetimeiwas19yearsold.andin1986ilaunchedmyowntelevisionshowwitharelentlessdeterminationtosucceedatfirst.iwasnervousaboutthecompetitionandthenibecamemyowncompetitionraisingthebareveryyear,pushing,pushing,pushingmyselfashardasiknew.soundfamiliartoanybodyhere?

eventuallywedidmakeittothetopandwestayedtherefor25years.

　　theoprahwinfreyshowwasnumberoneinourtimeslotfor21yearsandihavetotellyouibecameprettycomfortablewiththatlevelofsuccess.butafewyearsagoidecidedasyouwillatsomepoint,thatitwastimetorecalculate,findnewterritory,breaknewground.soiendedtheshowandlaunchedown,theoprahwinfreynetwork.theinitialsjustworkedoutforme.sooneyearlaterafterlaunchingownnearlyeverymediaoutlethadproclaimedthatmynewventurewasaflop.notjustaflopbutabigboldfloptheycallit.icanstillrememberthedayiopenedupusatodayandreadtheheadline"oprah,notquitestandingonherown."imeanreally,usatoday?

nowthatsthenicenewspaper!

itreallywasthistimelastyeartheworstperiodinmyprofessionallife.iwasstressedandiwasfrustratedandquitefranklyiwasactuallyiwasembarrassed.itwasrightaroundthattimethatpresidentfaustcalledandaskedmetospeakhereandithoughtyouwantmetospeaktoharvardgraduates?

whatcouldipossiblysaytoharvardgraduates,someofthemostsuccessfulgraduatesintheworldintheverymomentwhenihadstoppedsucceeding?

soigotoffthephonewithpresidentfaustandiwenttotheshower.itwaseitherthatorabagoforeos.soichosetheshower.andiwasintheshoweralongtimeandasiwasintheshowerthewordsofanoldhymncametome.youmaynotknowit.its"byandby,whenthemorningcomes."andistartedthinkingaboutwhenthemorningmightcomebecauseatthetimeithoughtiwasstuckinahole.andthewordscametome"troubledontlastalways"fromthathymn,"thistooshallpass."andithoughtasigotoutoftheshoweriamgoingtoturnthisthingaroundandiwillbebetterforit.andwhenido,imgoingtogotoharvardandimgoingtospeakthetruthofit!

soimheretodaytotellyouihaveturnedthatnetworkaround!

　　anditwasallbecauseiwantedtodoitbythetimeigottospeaktoyouallsothankyousomuch.youdontknowwhatmotivationyouwereforme,thankyou.imevenproudertoshareafundamentaltruththatyoumightnothavelearnedevenasgraduatesofharvardunlessyoustudiedtheancientgreekherowithprofessornagy.professornagyaswewerecominginthismorningsaid"pleasems.winfrey,walkdecisively."

　　ishallwalkdecisively.thisiswhatiwanttoshare.itdoesntmatterhowfaryoumightrise.atsomepointyouareboundtostumblebecauseifyoureconstantlydoingwhatwedo,raisingthebar.ifyoureconstantlypushingyourselfhigher,higherthelawofaveragesnottomentionthemythoficaruspredictsthatyouwillatsomepointfall.andwhenyoudoiwantyoutoknowthis,rememberthis:

thereisnosuchthingasfailure.failureisjustlifetryingtomoveusinanotherdirection.nowwhenyouredownthereinthehole,itlookslikefailure.sothispastyearihadtospoonfeedthosewordstomyself.andwhenyouredowninthehole,whenthatmomentcomes,itsreallyokaytofeelbadforalittlewhile.giveyourselftimetomournwhatyouthinkyoumayhavelostbutthenheresthekey,learnfromeverymistakebecauseeveryexperience,encounter,andparticularlyyourmistakesaretheretoteachyouandforceyouintobeingmorewhoyouare.andthenfigureoutwhatisthenextrightmove.andthekeytolifeistodevelopaninternalmoralemotionalg.p.s.thatcantellyouwhichwaytogo.becausenowandforevermorewhenyougoogleyourselfyoursearchresultswillread"harvard,XX".andinaverycompetitiveworldthatreallyisacallingcardbecauseicantellyouasonewhoemploysalotofpeoplewhenisee"harvard"isitupalittlestraighterandsay"whereisheorshe?

bringthemin."itsanimpressivecallingcardthatcanleadtoevenmoreimpressivebulletsintheyearsahead:

lawyer,senator,c.e.o.,scientist,physicist,winnersofnobelandpulitzerprizesorlatenighttalkshowhost.butthechallengeoflifeihavefoundistobuildaresumethatdoesntsimplytellastoryaboutwhatyouwanttobebutitsastoryaboutwhoyouwanttobe.itsaresumethatdoesntjusttellastoryaboutwhatyouwanttoaccomplishbutwhy.astorythatsnotjustacollectionoftitlesandpositionsbutastorythatsreallyaboutyourpurpose.becausewhenyouinevitablystumbleandfindyourselfstuckinaholethatisthestorythatwillgetyouout.whatisyourtruecalling?

whatisyourdharma?

whatisyourpurpose?

formethatdiscoverycamein1994wheniinterviewedalittlegirlwhohaddecidedtocollectpocketchangeinordertohelpotherpeopleinneed.sheraisedathousanddollarsallbyherselfandithoughtwellifthatlittle9yearoldgirlwithabucketandbigheartcoulddothatiwonderwhaticoulddo?

soiaskedforourviewerstotakeuptheirownchangecollectionandinonemonthjustfrompenniesandnickelsanddimesweraisedmorethanthreemilliondollarsthatweusedtosendonestudentfromeverystateintheunitedstatestocollege.thatwasthebeginningoftheangelnetwork.

　　andsowhatididwasisimplyaskedourviewers"dowhatyoucanwhereveryouare,fromwhereveryousitinlife.givemeyourtimeoryourtalentyourmoneyifyouhaveit."andtheydid.extendyourselfinkindnesstootherhumanbeingswhereveryoucan.andtogetherwebuilt55schoolsin12differentcountriesandrestorednearly300homesthatweredevastatedbyhurricanesritaandkatrina.sotheangelnetworkihavebeenontheairforalongtime,butitwastheangelnetworkthatactuallyfocusedmyinternalg.p.s.ithelpedmetodecidethatiwasntgoingtojustbeontveverydaybutthatthegoalofmyshows,myinterviews,mybusiness,myphilanthropyallofit,whateverventuresimightpursuewouldbetomakeclearthatwhatunitesusisultimatelyfarmoreredeemingandcompellingthananythingthatseparatesme.becausewhathadbecomecleartomeandiwantyoutoknowitisntalwaysclearinthebeginningbecauseasisaidihadbeenontelevisionsinceiwas19yearsold.butaround94igotreallyclear.sodontexpecttheclaritytocomeallatoncetoknowyourpurposerightaway,butwhatbecamecleartomewasthatiwashereonearthtousetelevisionandnotbeusedbyit;tousetelevisiontoilluminatethetranscendentpowerofourbetterangels.sothisangelnetwork,itdidntjustchangethelivesofthosewhowerehelped,butthelivesofthosewhoalsodidthehelping.itremindedusthatnomatterwhoweareorwhatwelooklikeorwhatwemaybelieveitisbothpossibleandmoreimportantlyitbecomespowerfultocometogetherincommonpurposeandcommoneffort.isawsomethingonthebillmooreshowrecentlythatsoremindedmeofthispoint.itwasaninterviewwithdavidandfrancinewheeler.theylosttheir7yearoldson,beninthesandyhooktragedy.andeventhoughgunsafetylegislationtostrengthenbackgroundcheckshadjustbeenvoteddownincongressatthetimethattheyweredoingthisinterviewtheytalkedabouthowtheyrefusedtobediscouraged.francinesaidthis,shesaid"ourheartsarebrokenbutourspiritsarenot.imgoingtotellthemwhatitsliketofindaconversationaboutchangethatislove,andimgoingtodothatwithoutfightingthem."andthenherhusbanddavidaddedthis,"yousimplycannotdemonizeorvilifysomeonewhodoesntagreewithyou,becausetheminuteyoudothat,yourdiscussionisover.andwecannotdothatanylonger.theproblemistooenormous.therehastobesomewaythatthisdarknesscanbebanishedwithlight."inourpoliticalsystemandinthemediaweoftenseethereflectionofacountrythatispolarized,thatisparalyzedandisself-interested.andyet,iknowyouknowthetruth.weallknowthatwearebetterthanthecynicismandthepessimismthatisregurgitatedthroughoutwashingtonandthe24-hourcablenewscycle.notmychannel,bytheway.weunderstandthatthevastmajorityofpeopleinthiscountrybelieveinstrongerbackgroundchecksbecausetheyrealizethatwecanupholdthesecondamendmentandalsoreducetheviolencethatisrobbingusofourchildren.theydonthavetobeincompatible.

　　andweunderstandthatmostamericansbelieveinaclearpathtocitizenshipforthe12,000,000undocumentedimmigrantswhoresideinthiscountrybecauseitspossibletobothenfor