ItissuchanhonorandpleasureformetobebackatYale,especiallyontheoccasionofthe300thanniversary.Ihavehadsomanymemoriesofmytimehere,andasNickwasspeakingIthoughtabouthowIendedupatYaleLawSchool.Andittellsalittlebitabouthowmuchprogresswe’vemade.
WhatIthinkmostaboutwhenIthinkofYaleisnotjustthepoliticallychargedatmosphereandnotevenjustthesuperblegaleducationthatIreceived.ItwasatYalethatIbeganworkthathasbeenatthecoreofwhatIhavecaredabouteversince.IbeganworkingwithNewHavenlegalservicesrepresentingchildren.AndIstudiedchilddevelopment,abuseandneglectattheYaleNewHavenHospitalandtheChildStudyCenter.IwasluckyenoughtoreceiveacivilrightsinternshipwithMarianWrightEdelmanattheChildren’sDefenseFund,whereIwenttoworkafterIgraduated.Thoseexperiencesfueledinmeapassiontoworkforthebenefitofchildren,particularlythemostvulnerable.
WhenIwasthinkingaboutrunningfortheUnitedStatesSenate-whichwassuchanenormousdecisiontomake,oneInevercouldhavedreamedthatIwouldhavebeenmakingwhenIwashereoncampus-IvisitedaschoolinNewYorkCityandImetayoungwoman,whowasastarathlete.
IwastherebecauseofBillyJeanKingpromotinganHBOspecialaboutwomeninsportscalled“Daretocompete.”ItwasaboutTitleIXandhowwefinally,thankstogovernmentaction,providedopportunitiestogirlsandwomeninsports.
So,daretocompete,yes,butmaybeevenmoredifficult,daretocare.Daretocareaboutpeoplewhoneedourhelptosucceedandfulfilltheirownlives.Therearesomanyoutthereandsometimesallittakesisthesimplestofgesturesorhelpinghandsandmanyofyouunderstandthatalready.Iknowthatthenumbersofgraduatesinthelast20yearshaveworkedincommunityorganizations,havetutored,havecommittedthemselvestoreligiousactivities.
Communityserviceandreligiousinvolvementbeingup.Butifyoulookattheareaofvotingamong18to29yearolds,thenumberstellafarmoretroublingtale.ManyofyouIknowbelievethatserviceandcommunityvolunteerismisabetterwayofsolvingtheissuesfacingourcountrythanpoliticalengagement,becauseyoubelieve-chooseoneofthefollowingmultiplesorchoosethemall-governmenteithercan’tunderstandorwon’tmaketherightchoicesbecauseofpoliticalpressures,inefficiency,incompetenceorbigmoneyinfluence.
Well,Iadmitthereisenoughtruthinthatcritiquetojustifyfeelingdisconnectedandalienated.Butatbottom,that’sapersonalcop-outandanationalperil.Politicalconditionsmaximizetheconditionsforindividualopportunityandresponsibilityaswellascommunity.AmericorpsandthePeaceCorpsexistbecauseofpoliticaldecisions.Ourair,water,landandfoodwillbecleanandsafebecauseofpoliticalchoices.OurabilitytocurediseaseorlogontotheInternethavebeenadvancedbecauseofpoliticallydeterminedinvestments.EthniccleansinginKosovoendedbecauseofpoliticalleadership.Yourparentsandgrandparentstraveledherebymeansofgovernmentbuiltandsubsidizedtransportationsystems.ManyusedGIBillsorgovernmentloans,asIdid,toattendcollege.
Now,Icould,asyoumightguess,goonandon,butthepointistoremindusallthatgovernmentisusandeachgenerationhastostakeitsclaim.And,asstakeholders,youwillhavetodecidewhetherornottomakethechoicetoparticipate.Itishardanditis,bringingchangeinademocracy,particularlynow.There’ssomuchaboutourmoderntimesthatconspiretoloweroursights,toweakenourvision-asindividualsandcommunitiesandevennations.
Itisnotthevastconspiracyyoumayhaveheardabout;ratherit’sasilentconspiracyofcynicismandindifferenceandalienationthatweseeeveryday,inourpopularcultureandinourprodigiousconsumerism.
AndIleavethesegraduateswiththesamemessageIhopetoleavewithmygraduate.Daretocompete.Daretocare.Daretodream.Daretolove.Practicetheartofmakingpossible.Andnomatterwhathappens,evenifyouhearshoutsbehind,keepgoing.
ThankyouandGodblessyouall.
LeoTolstoyoncesaid,everyonethinksofchangingtheworld,butnoonethinksofchanginghimself.
Heisright.Wealwayshavegreatplansanddreamsinourminds…tooreadytoachievesomethinggrandthatchangestheworldorbenefitsallofmankind.Forexample;wehatepollutionandhavemadeupourmindstofindnewenergysourcesthatkeeptheenvironmentclean.Yetwestilllitterontheground.Wecomplainabouttrafficjams,soweplantobuildmorehighwaystosolvetheproblem,butitneveroccurstousthatourfailuretofollowtrafficregulationsistheleadingcauseofthissituation.Wearesoconcernedthattheviolenceinthemediahasabadimpactonourchildren,weurgethegovernmenttosetlawstoprotectthem.But,dowe,asadults,setagoodexampleforourkids?Weusenastywordsandevenspitonthegroundinfrontofthem,Idaretosay,weharmmore!
Inmyopinion,beforewedecidetochangetheworld,wehadbetterchangeourselvesfirst.Asordinaryindividuals,wedonothavethepowertochangetheworld.Butwecanchangeourhabitoflittering,spitting,cussing,wecanrespecttheenvironmentaroundus,wemustactasgoodmodelsforourkids.
Ifeachofusdoesalloftheselittlethings,allofus,millionsandmillionsofindividualstogether,togetherwewillbestrong…strongenoughtochangeourworld!
Soplease,thenexttimeyoudosomething,thinkhowyouractionsinfluencenotonlyyou,butthosearoundyoutoo,especiallyourchildren…andperhapsmoreimportantly…ourplanet!
改变
列夫·托尔斯泰曾说过：每个人都想改变这个世界，但是没有人想到改变自己。
他说的很有道理，我们每个人都心怀伟大时志向，时刻准备去干一番能造福全人类的大事业。比如，我们痛恨环境污染，所以我们下定决心去开发新的更高效更干净的能源来保护我们的环境，但是同时我们却随手乱扔垃圾;我们抱怨大城市的交通堵塞，计划造更多的高速路来解决交通问题，但是我们从来没有想过，如果我们能遵守交通规则话，那么这一问题是不是可以得到很大得缓解呢?我们担心电视电影里面得暴力会对我们得孩子产生不良的影响，于是我们敦促政府通过立法来保护未成年人，但是我们这些大人又做得怎么样呢?我们为我们的下一代做好了表率吗?我们说粗话，甚至在孩子面前抽烟。不客气地说，我们对孩子的不良影响更多!
在我看来，在我们打算改变这个世界之前，我们先改变一下自己。作为一个普通人，我们其实没有改变这个世界的能力，但是我可以改变我们随地扔垃圾，随地吐痰的坏习惯，我们应该学会去保护环境，我们应该为我们的孩子起好的表率作用。
如果我们每个人都能从小事起，那么千千万万个人力量汇聚在一起，那力量是强大的，足以改变这个世界。
朋友，当您在做某一件事情的时候，请您想一想，您的行为会对您周围的人产生怎样的影响，因为，您的行为不单单影响到您自己，还有您周围的人，更重要的是我们的孩子…甚至我们的世界。
Ihaveadreamtoday.
Ihaveadreamthatonedayeveryvallyshallbeexalted,everyhillandmountainshallbemadelow,theroughplaceswillbemadeplain,andthecrookedplaceswillbemadestraight,andthegloryoftheLordshallberevealed,andallfleshshallseeittogether.
Wow,whatadreamithasbeenforMartinLutherKing.Butthechangingworldseemstellingmethatpeoplegraduallygettheirdreamslostsomehowintheprocessofgrowingup,andsometimesIpersonallyfindmyselfsayinggoodbyeunconsciouslytothosedistantchildhooddreams.
However,wemeeddreams.Theynourishourspirit;theyrepresentpossibilityevenwhenwearedraggeddownbyreality.Theykeepusgoing.Mostsuccessfulpeoplearedreamersaswellasordinarypeoplewhoarenotafraidtothinkbiganddaretobegreat.Whenwewerelittlekids,wealldreamedofdoingsomethingbigandsplashy,somethingsignificant.Nowwhatweneedtodoistomaintainthem,refreshthemandturnthemintoreality.However,thetoughestpartisthatweoftenhavenoideashowtotranslatethesedreamsintoactions.Well,juststartwithconcreteobjectivesandsticktoit.Don’tletthenamelessfearconfusetheeyeandconfoundourstrongbeliefoffuture.Throughourtalents,throughourwits,throughourenduranceandthroughourcreativity,wewillmakeit.
Holdfasttodreams,forifdreamsdie,lifeisabroken-wingedbirdthatcannotfly.Holdfasttodreams,forwhendreamsgo,lifeisabarrenfieldfrozenwithsnow.Somydearfriends,thinkofyouroldandmaybedeaddreams.Whateveritis,pickitupandmakeitalivefromtoday.
青春是珍贵的礼物，也是我们生命中的黄金时光。当我们年轻的时候，我们强壮健康。是时候让我们准备好成为负责任的公民。
青春一生只有一次，因此，重要的是我们不应该把这些年浪费在无所事事和糟糕的生活上。这也是时候了当我们的记忆最好的时候。在这段时间里，我们能够学到比什么时候更多的东西
我们变老了。在我们年轻的时候，我们热情高涨我们自己的目标。我们也努力克服我们生活中的障碍方式。
如果我们意识到青春是多么珍贵，我们就会在年轻时得到满足以及当我们变老的时候。如果我们浪费青春，我们将度过余生我们的生活希望我们能再次年轻。
Onenight,Icomplainedtomymomaboutthelackoftime.Finallyshesaid,"youareshortoftimejustbecauseyouwastepreciousminutesoncomplaintsandanxiety.Thepointis,nomatterhowfullyourscheduleis,ifyoutryreallyhard,youcanalwaysfitinsomethingmore."
Itisthesamewithfillingthejar.Evenifyouplaceadozenfist-sizedrocksandabucketofgravelintothejar,thereisstillspaceforsandandwaterbetweentherocksandgravel.
Thelackoftimeisjusttheexcuseformynegligenceofeverysingleminute.Ibelievethatthegreatdividinglinebetweensuccessandfailurecanbeexpressedinsixwords,"Ididnothaveenoughtime."ThefactisIdohaveexactlythesamenumberofhoursperdaythatweregiventoHelenKeller,Pasteur,ThomasJefferson,andAlbertEinstein.ThepointisIhavenevertouchedupontherealmeaningoflifewhichliesinsnatching,seizingandenjoyingeveryminuteofit.Noidleness,nodelay,noprocrastination,nocomplaint!Itisduringmymomentsofcomplainingorhesitationthatmydestinyisshaped.OnceImakefulluseofeverymoment,Ibelievethat,myworrieswillbegraduallycutdowntonothing.
Timeisthemostvaluableofallourpossessions,butthemostperishableaswell.AsHenryDavidThoreausaid,"Youmustliveinthepresent,launchyourselfoneverywave,findyoureternityineachmoment."
WheneverIfellthelackoftimeinthefuture,Iwilltellmyself"Carpediem,seizetheday,makeeverymomentcount."
抓住每分每秒
有天晚上，我向妈妈抱怨自己事情太多，时间不够。她说道：“你抱怨没有时间就是因为你把珍贵的分分秒秒都浪费在抱怨和焦虑上。关键是，无论你的时间表排得多满，如果你真的努力尝试了，你还是总能间插地做些事情。”
这同填充广口瓶是一个道理，即使你将一小堆拳头大小的石块和一桶碎石倒进瓶里，也还能继续倒入沙子和水，使其漏进石块的间隙中去。
“没时间”无异于我为自己浪费分分秒秒找的托词罢了。我相信成功与失败的一线之差可以用六个字来形容：“我没足够时间。”然而事实上，我却与海伦.凯勒，帕斯特，杰弗逊和爱因斯坦每天所拥有的时间分秒不差。关键是我并未触及生命的真谛：抓住，享受生命的每一分钟。不要碌碌无为，不要耽搁推迟，不要牢骚抱怨!往往是在我抱怨和迟疑的时候，我的命运就被决定了。而一旦我能善用分分秒秒，我相信我的烦恼也会被逐渐瓦解。
在我们所拥有的财富中，时间是最珍贵而又最不持久的。正如梭罗所说的那样：“你得抓住现在，把握机会，在短暂的瞬间中寻找永恒。”
如果将来我再发觉没时间的时候，我会告诫自己，“carpediem(拉丁语)，抓住今天，抓住每分每秒。”
Everybodyisgood!Today,thetopicofmyspeechis"theyouthwithoutregret",youthisabeautifulstory,youthisamovingmelody,youthisamovingpoem.
Isinthefloweroftheeraweareinthemidstofaburningpassion.Inthisperiodoftime,wearethemostlively,isalsothemostactive.Wecaneachothertogether,don&39;tcareabouttheidentityofthedifference,becauseinthecampus,wearejustordinarystudents.Wesharetheirhappinesstogetherwitheachother,Sharedhistrouble.Thereisnogulfbetweenus,sowecanwantonlyhu-daydisorderlykan,fromthedaysouthtothenorth,aslongasitisweareinterestedinwillbecometheobjectofourdiscussion,evenifwehurteachotherregardlessof...
Youthisweaccumulate,thebestopportunitytoenrichmyself.Weareinthemidstofmostenergizedera,alsoisthebesttimetolearnourstruggle.Wecaninspireeachothertogether,worktogethertosprintforward,hardforowngoaltogether.Becauseeachotherdefyspirit,athoughtbeyondothers,sowealsohadtheforward,fightingthepower,wouldlistentotheteacherinclass,makenotescarefully.Atrecess,thereisaproblemdon&39;tunderstand,askfortheteachertoaskorpartners.Sometimeswetestsenttocomforteachother,andalsotofindtheirownproblem,andencouragemyselfnexttimedon&39;tcareless,makethesameproblem...
Youthisaperiodofunforgettabletime,bringustoomanymemories.Thebackofthememoryofourlaughter,alsohaveusinthefaceofsetbacksintheraisingofthefoot,alsohaveourhardartificialperspiration.Frommilitarytraining,wemeeteachother,thenthere&39;sstillalittlewearenotfamiliarwith,somestrange,butafterthemilitarytraining,hasbecomeabigfamily,weloveeachother,uniteasone.Formorethanayear,webecomemoreandmorefamiliarwith,eachotherbetweenthefamilyisbecomingmoreandmorestrong,haveoccurredduringmanyletusunforgettablethingssuchasgames,wishwewillneverseparate...
Youth,whatafascinating,memorableworld,rainbow.Wemustgraspownyouth,whiteyounghead,emptygrievous!Theclassmates,theyouthwithoutregret,letuswritetheyouth!
Good afternoon everybody! It's my honor to speak here and I am very glad to share my topic with all of you. Today I'd like to talk about “my dream”. I do not just have one dream, in fact, I have three. They are: a healthy life, a happy family and to travel my great country.
I have always admired the long healthy life my grandparents have. They are older than 80 years of age and they are still alive and kicking! How do they do that!? My grandparents plant vegetables and grow rice themselves; even in their old age they still make food for themselves! I guess that is why they can remain healthy. More importantly they remain humble and never ask for too much from life. Perhaps that makes them common, but they live a happy life. My grandmother once told me this:” I do not want to live long, only long enough for some grand children to be running around in my house”. I want to live a long, healthy and happy life just as they have.
Since my graduation from primary school, until now, every time on my birthday I make the same wish. I wish my parents will not fight anymore. I am not complaining that they gave me a bad childhood, they just fight so much! I am unhappy but that does not mean they do not love me. They do! They love me with all their heart. I love my parents also; I want them to live a happy life as well.
I want to travel this great country of ours. I want to see the beauty of our country. I want to see the miracles that made this country great! I want to go from the east to west, from the north all the way down to the south! I have a dream, that one day I can travel and see my country with my family and friends! If that is not possible, seeing my country on my own is good enough also. If I can fulfill all three of my dreams in life, then God can take me away. I would be happy, and l would have lived a full and prosperous life.
Thank you everyone for listening to my dreams.
I thank you!
青春短暂，转瞬即逝，但青春是人生最美好的时期，我们年轻，所以我们激进，我们敢于尝试，毫不犹豫地追求我们的梦。我们年轻，所以我们自信，我们从不向命运低头。我们年轻，所以我们美丽，我们有最迷人的脸庞。
这个世界不一定有美好的结局，没有缠绵青春的遗憾！无论快乐还是不快乐，青春都是用来怀念的！没有对与错，只是一个人的一点心意！这是最好的结局。
就像电影台词说的那样，成长的恐怖在于让自己看上去像你曾经不喜欢的人。增长的代价是失去一些东西，那些你觉得不珍贵的东西，但是几年后，当你经历了很多事情，你会意识到这些在你以后的生活中不会再出现。但是没关系，每个人的成长道路都是如此。珍惜你现在拥有的，因为那些是青春，带着眼泪，心碎作为回报。在接下来的日子里对过去的回忆会温暖你的心。我说，青春是不朽的，幸福，或者痛苦都是见证你年轻的证据。
生命是非常奇妙的，人类了解大自然的能力是有的限制，你永远不知道接下来会发生什么，尤其是当你发现自己陷入绝望。通往成功的道路充满变数也许成功只是一种可能性。也许，我们经过一个一生的努力，到生命的尽头，终于没有得到成功了，但我们并不后悔，因为我们努力了。
我们应该做的是珍惜我们现在所拥有的，并学会成为心存感激，展望未来。为你的梦想而战！
Goodmorningeveryone,it&39;smypleasuretobehereandtalkaboutdreamsandambitionswithyou.WhenIwasaprimaryschoolstudentIwroteinmycompositionthatIwanttobeascientistwhenIgrowup.AtthatageIdidn&39;tknowwhatisascientist,nordidIknowwhatisdream.Iwroteitbecauseit&39;sastandardanswerforacompositiontest.AndIknowifIwrotethatIwanttobeapeasantIwouldbecriticizedandlaughedat,nomatterwhatreasonIgaveit.Butnowinuniversity,oneofmyclassmateschangedmyidea.Atthecareerplanningclasswhenaskedaboutourdreams,oneofmyclassmatesstoodupandsaid,"IwanttobeapeasantbecauseIgrowupinapeasantfamilyandIloveit."Nolaughter,nocriticism,hewastheonlywhowinnedaclapping.
Itsetsmethinking,whichshouldbeaman&39;sdream?ascientist,orapeasant?It&39;snotasimplequestionandmyanswerisboth.Thisisexactlymyunderstandingofthistopic.Dreamsaresomethingwereallywantandarewillingtotryeveryefforttoachieve,nomatterhowgreatorhowsmall,nomatterhowothersthink,itdependsonyou.
Lifeislong,andwearejustonthestartingpoint.Finallywe&39;llunderstandlifeisnotjustaboutmakingaliving.There&39;resomethingmuchmoreimportantthanmoneyandmaterialenjoyment,thatisspiritualwealth,thatisdream.It&39;stheprocessofyourpursuitofdream,theprocesswhenyouaretrying,whenyouareseeking,whenyouarestruggling,whenyoufailedandrestartedagainandagainwithyourdetermination,hardwork,andperseverancethatmakeyou,buildyou,andhelpyoutoleadaworthyandsignificativelife,whetheryou&39;llachieveyourdreamornot,theresultisnotthatimportant.
Thanksforlistening!