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哈佛大學
01 Advice for Graduates
給大學畢業(yè)生的幾個忠告——美國能源部部長朱棣文
As you begin this new stage of your lives, follow your passion If you don't have a passion, don't be satisfied until you find one Life is too short to go through it without caring deeply about something 當你開始生活的新階段時,請追隨你的愛好。如果你沒有愛好,就去找,找不到絕不罷休。生命太短暫,所以不能空手走過,你必須對某樣東西傾注你的深情。
02 The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination
失敗的額外收益和想象力的重要性——英國作家JK 羅琳
As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters 生活就像故事一樣,不在于長短,而在于品質(zhì),這才是最重要的。
03 How to Tackle the World's Worst Inequities
如何解決這個世界最嚴重的不平等?——微軟創(chuàng)始人比爾·蓋茨
Humanity's greatest advances are not in its discoveries- but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity 人類最大的進步并不在于其發(fā)現(xiàn),而在于如何用這些發(fā)現(xiàn)來減少不平等現(xiàn)象。
密歇根大學
17 Grab Your Dream When It Shows Up
當夢想來臨時抓住它——拉里·佩奇
Overall, I know it seems like the world is crumbling out there, but it is actually a great time in your life to get a little crazy, follow your curiosity, and be ambitious about it Don't give up on your dreams The world needs you all! 總而言之,我知道這個世界看起來已支離破碎,但這確實是你們?nèi)松幸粋€偉大的時代,你們可以瘋狂一點,追隨你們的好奇心,積極進取。不要放棄夢想。世界需要你們。
普林斯頓大學
18 We Are What We Choose
選擇塑造人生——杰夫·貝索斯
Cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice Gifts are easy - they're given after all Choices can be hard You can seduce yourself with your gifts if you're not careful, and if you do, it'll probably be to the detriment of your choices 聰明是一種天賦,而善良是一種選擇。天賦得來很容易——畢竟它們與生俱來。而選擇卻頗為艱難。如果一不小心,你可能被天賦所誘惑,這可能會損害到你做出的選擇。