毕业典礼精彩两分钟英语演讲稿范文（精选32篇）
毕业典礼精彩两分钟英语演讲稿范文（精选32篇）
毕业典礼精彩两分钟英语演讲稿范文篇1
Letmeconcludewiththis.I’mnotgoingtomoralizeabouttowhommuchisgiven,muchisexpected,becausemostofyouhavemadeofyourselfmuchmorethanwhatyou’vebeengiven.Butnowyouareinaprivilegedposition.You’repartofanexceptionalgenerationanddoorswillopentoyouthatwillnotopentoothers.MyYaleLawSchoolgradsongraduatedverywellfromYaleLawSchool.MyothersonoutofloyaltytohisdeceasedmotherdecidedtogotoSyracuseLawSchoolfromPenn.They'reayearandadayapartintheirage.TheonewhograduatedfromYalehaddoorsopentohim,thelowestsalaryofferedbackintheearly‘90swas$50,000morethanafederaljudgemade.Myotherson,itwasastruggle--equallyasbright,wentontobeelectedoneoftheyoungestattorneygeneralsinthehistoryofthestateofDelaware,themostpopularpublicofficialinmystate.Bigheadlineafterthe20xxelection,“BidenMostPopularManinDelaware--Beau.”(Laughter.)
Andasyourparentswillunderstand,mydad’sdefinitionofsuccessiswhenyoulookatyoursonanddaughterandrealizetheyturnedoutbetterthanyou,andtheydid.Butyou’llhaveopportunities.Makethemostofthemandfollowyourheart.Youhavetheintellectualhorsepowertomakethingsbetterintheworldaroundyou.
You’realsopartofthemosttolerantgenerationinhistory.IgotroundlycriticizedbecauseIcouldnotremainquietanymoreaboutgaymarriage.TheonethingIwascertainofisallofyourgenerationwaswaybeyondthatpoint.(Applause.)
毕业典礼精彩两分钟英语演讲稿范文篇2
Here’ssomethingelseIobserved--intellectualhorsepowerandtolerancealonedoesnotmakeagenerationgreat:unlessyoucanbreakoutofthebubbleofyourownmaking-—technologically,geographically,racially,andsocioeconomically-—totrulyconnectwiththeworldaroundyou.Becauseitmatters.
Nomatterwhatyourmaterialsuccessorpersonalcircumstance,itmatters.Youcan'tbreathefreshairorprotectyourchildrenfromachangingclimatenomatterwhatyoumake.Ifyoursisteristhevictimofdomesticviolence,youareviolated.Ifyourbrothercan’tmarrythemanheloves,youarelessened.Andifyourbestfriendhastoworryaboutbeingraciallyprofiled,youliveinacircumstancenotworthyofus.(Applause.)Itmatters.
Sobesuccessful.Isincerelyhopesomeofyoubecomemillionairesandbillionaires.Imeanthat.Butengagetheworldaroundyoubecauseyouwillbemoresuccessfulandhappier.Andyoucanabsolutelysucceedinlifewithoutsacrificingyouridealsoryourcommitmentstoothersandfamily.I’mconfidentthatyoucandothat,andI’mconfidentthatthisgenerationwilldoitmorethananyother.
Looktoyourleft,astheysay,andlooktoyourright.Andrememberhowfoolishthepeoplenexttoyoulook--(laughter)--inthoseridiculoushats.(Laughter.)That’swhatIwantyoutoremember.Imeanthis.Becauseitmeansyou’velearnedsomethingfromagreattradition.
毕业典礼精彩两分钟英语演讲稿范文篇3
you--you’reonthecuspofsomeofthemostastonishingbreakthroughsinthehistoryofmankind-—scientific,technological,socially—-that’sgoingtochangethewayyouliveandthewholeworldworks.Butitwillbeuptoyouinthischangingworldtotranslatethoseunprecedentedcapabilitiesintoagreatermeasureofhappinessandmeaning-—notjustforyourself,butfortheworldaroundyou.
AndIfeelmoreconfidentformychildrenandgrandchildrenknowingthatthemenandwomenwhograduateheretoday,hereandacrossthecountry,willbeintheirmidst.That’sthehonesttruth.That'stheGod’struth.That'smywordasaBiden.
Congratulations,Classof20xx.AndmayGodblessyouandmayGodprotectourtroops.Thankyou.
毕业典礼精彩两分钟英语演讲稿范文篇4
Itmeansyou’rewillingtolookfoolish,you’rewillingtoruntheriskoflookingfoolishintheserviceofwhatmatterstoyou.Andifyourememberthat,becausesomeofthethingsyourheartwilltellyoutodo,willmakeyouamongyourpeerslookfoolish,ornotsmart,ornotsophisticated.Butwe’llallbebetterforpeopleofyourconsequencetodoit.
That’swhatIwantyoutomostremember.Notwhospokeatthedayyouallassembledonthismall.You’rearemarkableclass.Isuredon'trememberwhothehellwasmycommencementspeaker.(Laughter.)Iknowthisisnotofficiallycommencement.Butaskyourparentswhenyouleavehere,whospokeatyourcommencement?It’sacommencementspeakeraversionofacommencementspeaker’sfatetobeforgotten.Thequestionisonlyhowquickly.Butyou’rethebestinyourgeneration.Andthatisnothyperbole.Andyou'repartofaremarkablegeneration.
毕业典礼精彩两分钟英语演讲稿范文篇5
Foryourgeneration,there’sanincredibleamountofpressureonallofyoutosucceed,particularlynowthatyouhaveaccomplishedsomuch.You’rewholegenerationfacesthispressure.IseeitinmygrandchildrenwhoarehonorsstudentsatotherIvyuniversitiesrightnow.Youracetodowhatothersthinkisrightinhighschool.Youracedthroughthebloodsportofcollegeadmissions.YouracedthroughYaleforthenextbigthing.Andallalong,someofyoucompareyourselftothesuccessofyourpeersonFacebook,Instagram,Linked-In,Twitter.
Today,someofyoumayhavefoundthatyouslippedintotheself-referentialbubblethatvalidatescertainchoices.Andthebubbleexpandsonceyouleavethiscampus,thepressuresandanxiousness,aswell--takethisjob,makethatmuchmoney,liveinthisplace,hangoutwithpeoplelikeyou,takenorealrisksandhavenorealimpact,whilegettingpaidforthefalsesenseofboth.
Butresistthattemptationtorationalizewhatothersviewistherightchoiceforyou-—insteadofwhatyoufeelinyourgutistherightchoice—-that’syourNorthStar.Trustit.Followit.You'reanincrediblegroupofyoungwomenandmen.Andthat'snothyperbole.You'reanincrediblegroup.
毕业典礼精彩两分钟英语演讲稿范文篇6
Soif…evenifyouhatepolitics–andtherearecertainlyplentyofgoodreasonstohatepoliticsthesedays–youwillhavetoengageinpoliticaldialogue,ifonlytosurviveThanksgivingdinnerwithyourcrazyuncle.Andyouwillhavetojudgetheargumentsmadebycandidatesifyouaregoingtovoteintelligently.
ThequestionIhopeyouwillaskyourself[is]:onwhatbasiswillyoumakethosejudgments?
ItwouldbenaturaltothinkthatadegreefromoneofAmerica’stopcollegeshaspreparedyouasaskilledjudgeofpoliticaldebates.Butunfortunately,arecentstudyfoundthatthesmartestandmostknowledgeablevoterscanactuallybetheworstjudges.Andthereasonistheyaremostlikelytomakejudgmentsbasedonwhichpartyismakingtheargumentratherthanontheargumentitself.
Now,Iknowwhatyou’rethinking.‘Iwouldneverdothat,’yousay.Butithappensunconsciouslyallthetime.Peoplehaveatendencytoassumetheworstaboutthoseontheothersideoftheaisle.Andwhenitcomestothoseonyourside,theytendtoseenoevil,hearnoevilandspeaknoevil.Andthat’swhy–youcanapplaudifyouwant–that’swhyeducatedandknowledgeablepeopleexcusetheseactionsthatareethicallywronganddefendstatementsthatareblatantlies.
毕业典礼精彩两分钟英语演讲稿范文篇7
I’mnotafraidtotakeastand
Everybodycometakemyhand
We’llwalkthisroadtogether,throughthestorm
Whateverweather,coldorwarm
Justtoletyouknowthat,you’renotalone
Hollaifyoufeelthatyou’vebeendownthesameroadYeah,It’sbeenaride…
Iguessihadtogotothatplacetogettothisone
Nowsomeofyoumightstillbeinthatplace
Ifyou’retryingtogetout,justfollowme
I’llgetyouout…YoucantryandreadmylyricsoffofthispaperbeforeIlay‘em
Butyouwon’ttakethestingoutthesewordsbeforeIsay‘em
Causeain’tnowayI’mletyoustopmefromcausingmayhem
WhenIsay‘emordosomethingIdoit,Idon’tgiveadamn
Whatyouthink,I’mdoingthisforme,sofuсktheworld
Feeditbeans,it’sgassedup,ifathing’sstoppingme
I’mmabewhatIsetouttobe,withoutadoubtundoubtedly
AndallthosewholookdownonmeI’mtearingdownyourbalcony
Noifandsorbutsdon’ttrytoaskhimwhyorhowcanhe
FromInfinitedowntothelastRelapsealbumhe’sstillshitand
Whetherhe’sonsalary,paidhourly
Untilhebowsoutorheshit’shisbowelsoutofhim
Whichevercomesfirst,forbetterorworse
He’smarriedtothegame,likeafuсkyouforchristmas
Hisgiftisacurse,forgettheearthhe’sgottheurge
Topullhisdickfromthedirtandfuсkthewholeuniverse
Okquitplayin’withthescissorsandshit,andcutthecrap
Ishouldn’thavetorhymethesewordsintherhythmforyoutoknowit’sarap
Yousaidyouwasking,youliedthroughyourteeth
Forthatfuсkyourfillings,insteadofgettingcrownedyou’regettingcapped
Andtothefans,I’llneverletyoudownagain,I’mback
Ipromisetonevergobackonthatpromise,infact
Let’sbehonest,thatlastRelapseCDwas“ehhhh”
PerhapsIranthemaccentsintotheground
Relax,Iain’tgoingbacktothatnow
AllI’mtrynasayisgetback,click-clackBLAOW
CauseIain’tplayin’around
There’sagamecalledcircleandIdon’tknowhow
I’mwaytoouptobackdown
ButIthinkI’mstilltrynafigurethiscrapout
ThoughtIhaditmappedoutbutIguessIdidn’t
Thisfuсkingblackcloud’sstillfollow’smearound
Butit’stimetoexercisethesedemons
毕业典礼精彩两分钟英语演讲稿范文篇8
ThesecondthingI’venoticedisthatalthoughyouknownooneisbetterthanyou,everyotherpersonsisequaltoyouanddeservestobetreatedwithdignityandrespect.
I’veworkedwitheightPresidents,hundredsofSenators.I’vemeteverymajorworldleaderliterallyinthelast40years.AndI’vehadscoresoftalentedpeopleworkforme.Andhere’swhatI’veobserved:Regardlessoftheiracademicorsocialbackgrounds,thosewhohadthemostsuccessandwhoweremostrespectedandthereforeabletogetthemostdoneweretheoneswhoneverconfusedacademiccredentialsandsocietalsophisticationwithgravitasandjudgment.
Don’tforgetaboutwhatdoesn’tcomefromthisprestigiousdiploma--thehearttoknowwhat’smeaningfulandwhat’sephemeral;andtheheadtoknowthedifferencebetweenknowledgeandjudgment.
Butevenifyougetthesethingsright,I’veobservedthatmostpeoplewhoaresuccessfulandhappyrememberedathirdthing:Realityhasawayofintruding.
Igotelectedinaveryimprobableyear.RichardNixonwonmystateoverwhelmingly.GeorgeMcGovernwasatthetopoftheticket.Igotelectedasthesecond-youngestmaninthehistoryoftheUnitedStatestobeelected,thestuffthatprovidesandfuelsrawambition.Andifyou’renotcareful,itfuelsasenseofinevitabilitythatseepsin.Butbecareful.Thingscanchangeinaheartbeat.Iknow.Andsodomanyofyourparents.
Sixweeksaftermyelection,mywholeworldwasalteredforever.WhileIwasinWashingtonhiringstaff,Igotaphonecall.MywifeandthreechildrenwereChristmasshopping,atractortrailerbroadsidedthemandkilledmywifeandkilledmydaughter.Andtheyweren’tsurethatmysonswouldlive.
Manypeoplehavegonethroughthingslikethat.ButbecauseIhadtheincrediblegoodfortuneofanextendedfamily,groundedinloveandloyalty,imbuedwithasenseofobligationimpartedtoeachofus,Inotonlygothelp.Butbyfocusingonmysons,Ifoundmyredemption.
毕业典礼精彩两分钟英语演讲稿范文篇9
AndIjustcan’tkeeplivingthisway
Sostartingtoday,I’mbreakingoutofthiscage
I’mstandingup,Immafacemydemons
I’mmanningup,Immaholdmyground
I’vehadenough,nowI’msofedup
Timetoputmylifebacktogetherrightnow
Itwasmydecisiontogetclean,Ididitforme
Admittedlyiprobablydiditsubliminallyforyou
SoIcouldcomebackabrandnewme,youhelpedseemethrough
Anddon’tevenrealizewhatyoudid,believemeyou
Ibeenthroughtheringer,buttheycandolittletothemiddlefinger
IthinkIgotatearinmyeye,Ifeellikethekingof
Myworld,haterscanmakelikebeeswithnostingers,anddropdead
Nomorebeefflingers,nomoredramafromnowon,Ipromise
Tofocussolelyonhandlingmyresponsibilitiesasafather
SoIsolemnlysweartoalwaystreatthisrooflikemydaughtersandraiseit
Youcouldn’tliftasingleshinglelonely
CausethewayIfeel,I’mstrongenoughtogototheclub
Putacornerpubandliftthewholeliquorcounterup
CauseI’mraisingthebar,Ishootforthemoon
ButI’mtoobusygazingatstars,Ifeelamazingand
(Hook)
I’mnotafraidtotakeastand
Everybodycometakemyhand
We’llwalkthisroadtogether,throughthestorm
Whateverweather,coldorwarm
Justletyouknowthat,you’renotalone
Hollaifyoufeelthatyou'vebeendownthesameroad
毕业典礼精彩两分钟英语演讲稿范文篇10
ouknowwhatIdohave:twohandsandtwofeet.Ihaveabraininmyheadandairinmylungs,andwhatelsedoIreallyneed?Likewhatelsedoyoureallyneedtobeginatodaytoleadthelifeyouknowyouaremeanttolead?Youknowinyourheartwhatitis.Andwhatmoredoyouneedtochangebeforeyoustepintothat?Istoodup,andIlookedatthem,andthennextfeelingwhichhasbeenthebiggestresourceinmylifesince-“gratitude”.Youcaneitherpickonethinginlife,resentmentorgratitude,getontheside,Ipromiseyou.IlookedatthatmomentandrealizedImaynothavemymothereveragain,butIhadtheseresources.IhadmyselfandIcouldgoforward.
毕业典礼精彩两分钟英语演讲稿范文篇11
Theworldrightnowisinthemiddleofamentalhealthcrisis.
It’sestimatedalmosthalfthepopulationsuffersfromdepressionatsomestagethroughouttheirlife.
Ratherthanjointhecue,it’simportantweit’slearnwhywegetdown,andthenhowwecanchangeit,becausebelieveitornot,wecreateourownnegativefeelingsandwecanalsoensurethatweturnourlivesaroundandbeapositivechangeforothers.
ThereasonanyonegetsdepressedalwayscomesdowntotheCONSISTENTthoughtswethink,andtheCONSISTENTbeliefswehold.
毕业典礼精彩两分钟英语演讲稿范文篇12
Allofyouhavebeenpartofthisinstitution’slongtraditionofadvocacyandactivism.Don’tleaveitbehind.Carryitwithyou,andtakeonthischallengetobringtruthtolight.
Tohelpyougetstarted,letmeoffersomequickadvicefordealingwithmodern-daysophistswhotrytoobscure–anddeny–truth.
Whenthose…whenthoseinthepoliticalarenaengageinname-callingandotherschoolyardchants,andaretryingtodistractyourattentionawayfromtherealissuesandfromtheirinabilitytoaddressthemortheirunwillingnesstoputforwardpracticalsolutions–don’tbedistracted.
Whentheytolerateattacksonminoritygroups,especiallythosewhoprofessafaiththatsomefindthreatening,theyareempoweringthosewhotrafficinhatred–don’ttolerateit.
Whentheydenouncejournalistsas‘enemiesofthestate,’anddeclareanycriticalcoveragetobe‘fakenews,’anddressupliesas‘alternativefacts,’theyaretryingtofoolyouintotrustingonlythenewsthatcomesfromtheirmouths–don’tbefooled.
Whentheyexaggeratetheriskswefacefromimmigrantswithouttalkingaboutallthebenefitstheyhavebroughttoourcountry,theyarepreyingonpeople’sfears–don’tletthemgetawaywithit.
Whentheytell…trytotellyouwhoyoucanlove,orevenwhoyoucanbe,theyareeitherpanderingforvotesorplayingGod–don’tputupwithit.
Whentheypromiseyouafreelunch,orfreecollege,orfreemedicalcare,orfreeincome,rememberthatabillalwayscomesdue–don’tletthempassthebuck.
Whentheypreventspeakersfrombeingheard,byshoutingthemdownorcreatingspaceswheredifferingopinionsarenotpermitted,theyaretryingtowinargumentsbybullyingandcensorshipinsteadoffactsandreason.Don’tletthemsuppressfreespeecheven…evenwhenyoufindthatspeechtobedeplorable.Protectingtheirrighttospeakistheonlywaytoprotectyourrighttospeak.
Whenpeopleromanticizethepast,justremembersomethingmymother,wholivedto102,toldme:thegoodolddayswereneverthatgood.
毕业典礼精彩两分钟英语演讲稿范文篇13
Graduates,you’reprobablyaskingyourselfsomebig,importantquestionsrightnowonthisimportantday,likehowamIgoingtomakealiving?WillIeverhaveamattressasniceastheoneIhadintheForty?WillIeveragainexperiencethemagicoffreeUberrides?
Andthebiggestquestionofall,afterChancellorWrightonretires,willhestillweardouble-breastedsuits?I’mgoingtosayyestothatone.
Today,you’llhavetosayfarewelltomanyofthethingsthatservedasyoursupportsystemandthatgotyouthroughthesestressfultimes,likeTedDrewes,toastedravs,John’sDonuts,gooeybuttercake.Thankgoodness,WashUhasalsooneoftheworld’sbestmedicalcenters.
Now,beforeIgoanyfurther,letmetakeamomenttocongratulateanothergroupwhoisheretodayanddoesdeservealotofcredit,andI’mtalkingaboutyourparentsandyourfamily.Whataboutaniceroundofapplauseforthem?
They’reouttherebeaming,noteventhinkingaboutthecostoftuition,andI’msuretheyarejustthrilledthatsomeofyouwillbemovingbackintotheirbasements.
Whereveryou’reheadedinthedaysandmonthsahead,Iwanttoleaveyouwithsomefoodforthought,soletmeturntotherealmessageofmyspeech.
毕业典礼精彩两分钟英语演讲稿范文篇14
Now,look,IrealizenooneeverdoubtsImeanwhatIsay,theproblemoccasionallyisIsayallthatImean.(Laughter.)Ihaveabadreputationforbeingstraight.Sometimesaninappropriatetimes.(Laughter.)Sohereitgoes.Let’sgetacouplethingsstraightrightoffthebat:CorvettesarebetterthanPorsches;they'requickerandtheycorneraswell.(Laughterandapplause.)Andsorry,guys,acappellaisnotbetterthanrockandroll.(Laughterandapplause.)AndyourpunditsarebetterthanWashingtonpundits,althoughI’venoticedneitherhasanyshameatall.(Laughterandapplause.)AndallroadsleadtoToads?Givemeabreak.(Laughterandapplause.)YouevertrieditonMondaynight?(Laughter.)Look,it’stoughtoendagreatmen’sbasketballandfootballseason.OnetouchdownawayfrombeatingHarvardthisyearforthefirsttimesince20xx-—soclosetosomethingyou’vewantedforeightyears.Icanonlyimaginehowyoufeel.(Laughter.)Icanonlyimagine.(Applause.)Soclose.Soclose.
ButIgottobehonestwithyou,whentheinvitationcame,Iwasflattered,butitcausedalittlebitofaprobleminmyextendedfamily.Itforcedmetofacesomehardtruths.Myson,Beau,theattorneygeneralofDelaware,mydaughter,AshleyBiden,runsanonprofitforcriminaljusticeinthestate,theybothwenttoPenn.MytwoniecesgraduatedfromHarvard,oneanall-American.Allofthemthinkmybeingherewasaverybadidea.(Laughter.)
毕业典礼精彩两分钟英语演讲稿范文篇15
Andthenotherswilllooktoyou,notwithpitybutwithHOPE,becauseyourstrengthwillbecometheirHOPE,theirstrength.
Youreallycanbethatpowerful.
Youcanditchthevictimstory,youcanleavethepainbehindandFOCUSonhowyouwillreactnext.Howyouwillreactpositively.
Read.Readallyoucanreadtogetyourmindinapositiveplace.
Takestepstoensureyouwillbeinabetterpositionnexttime–whateverpainyouaresuffering–howcanyouensureitwon’tshowagain–Takelittlesteps…andsoonyouwillbeatthetopofthestaircase.
Don’tgiveup
Youareworthy
Youaremorethanworthy!
Youdeservetoexperiencehowgreatlifecanbe–andyouoweittotheworldtobethatpositivechangeforothers.Toinspireothers–whowilllooktoyouandsay–hedidit,shedidit,andIcandoittoo.
Don'tgiveup.Youareworthy.YouareMOREthanworthy!
毕业典礼精彩两分钟英语演讲稿范文篇16
InancientGreece,thesewerecalledSophists–andtheywouldhavelovedTwitterandFacebook.
Socialmediahasgivenrisetoanewgoldenageofsophistry–aidedandabettedbyblindpartisanship.Theonlywaytoovercomeit–theonlywaytoliftournationaldiscourseoutofthegutter–istoheedWashington’swordsandtakepainstobringtruthtolight.
Thosepainsaretheburdenofcitizenshipinademocracy.Andagreateducationdoesnotrelievethem.Itintensifiesthem.Thisisespeciallytrue,Ibelieve,forgraduatesofauniversitybearingthenameWashington.
毕业典礼精彩两分钟英语演讲稿范文篇17
I’vebeenlucky.Andmywishforallofyouisthatnotonlytomorrow,but20and40and50yearsfromnow,you’vefoundthatsweetspot,thatthingthatallowsyoutogetupinthemorning,putbothfeetonthefloor,gooutandpursuewhatyoulove,andthinkitstillmatters.
SomeofyouwillgotoSiliconValleyandmakegreatcontributionstoempowerindividualsandsocietiesandmaybeevendesignalife-changingapp,likehowtounsubscribetoObamaforAmericaemaillist--(laughter)--thebiggest“pan-list”ofalltimes.
SomeofyouwillgotoWallStreetandbigWallStreetlawfirms,governmentandactivism,PeaceCorps,TeachforAmerica.You’llbecomedoctors,researchers,journalists,artists,actors,musicians.Twoofyou-—oneofwhomwasoneofmyformerinternsintheWhiteHouse,SamCohen,andAndrewHeymann—-willbecommissionedintheUnitedStatesNavy.Congratulations,gentlemen.We'reproudofyou.(Applause.)
Butallofyouhaveonethingincommonyouwillallseektofindthatsweetspotthatsatisfiesyourambitionandsuccessandhappiness.
I’vemetanawfullotofpeopleinmycareer.AndI’venoticedonething,thosewhoarethemostsuccessfulandthehappiest--whetherthey’reworkingonWallStreetorMainStreet,asadoctorornurse,orasalawyer,orasocialworker,I’vemadecertainbasicobservationabouttheoneswhofrommyobservationwherevertheywereintheworldwereabletofindthatsweetspotbetweensuccessandhappiness.Thosewhobalancelifeandcareer,whofindpurposeandfulfillment,andwhereambitionleadsthem.
毕业典礼精彩两分钟英语演讲稿范文篇18
Look,ataGridironDinnernotlongago,thePresidentsaid,I--thePresident--“Iamlearningtospeakwithoutateleprompter,Joeislearningtospeakwithone.”(Laughter.)Butifyoulookedatmyspeechwriters,youknowwhy.Andthegranddaughterofoneofmydearestfriendsinlife-—aformerHolocaustsurvivor,aformerforeignpolicyadvisor,aformerChairmanoftheHouseCommitteeonForeignAffairs,CongressmanTomLantos-—isgraduatingtoday.Mercina,congratulations,kiddo.(Applause.)Whereareyou?Youarethesixth--she’sthesixthsiblinginherimmediatefamilytograduatefromYale.Sixoutof11,that'snotabadbattingaverage.(Laughter.)Ibelieveit’samoderndayrecordforthenumberofkidswhowenttoYalefromasinglefamily.
And,Mercina,Iknowthatyourmom,LittleAnnetteishere.Idon'tknowwhereyouare,Annette.ButAnnettewaspartofthefirstclassoffreshmanwomenadmittedtoYaleUniversity.(Applause.)
Andhergrandmother,Annette,isalsoaHolocaustsurvivor,anamazingwoman;andbothI’msurewherevertheyare,beamingtoday.AndIknowonemorething,Mercina,yourfatherandgrandfatherarelookingdown,cheeringyouon.
毕业典礼精彩两分钟英语演讲稿范文篇19
There’snosilverbullet,nosingleformula,noreductivelist.Buttheyallseemtounderstandthathappinessandsuccessresultfromanaccumulationofthousandsoflittlethingsbuiltoncharacter,allofwhichhavecertaincommonfeaturesinmyobservation.
First,themostsuccessfulandhappiestpeopleI’veknownunderstandthatagoodlifeatitscoreisaboutbeingpersonal.It’saboutbeingengaged.It’saboutbeingthereforafriendoracolleaguewhenthey'reinjuredorinanaccident,rememberingthebirthdays,congratulatingthemontheirmarriage,celebratingthebirthoftheirchild.It’saboutbeingavailabletothemwhenthey'regoingthroughpersonalloss.It’saboutlovingsomeonemorethanyourself,asoneofyourspeakershavealreadymentioned.Itallseemstogetdowntobeingpersonal.
That'sthestuffthatfostersrelationships.It’stheonlywaytobreedtrustineverythingyoudoinyourlife.
Letmegiveyouanexample.AfteronlyfourmonthsintheUnitedStatesSenate,asa30-year-oldkid,IwaswalkingthroughtheSenatefloortogotoameetingwithMajorityLeaderMikeMansfield.AndIwitnessedanothernewlyelectedsenator,theextremelyconservativeJesseHelms,excoriatingTedKennedyandBobDoleforpromotingtheprecursoroftheAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct.ButIhadtoseetheLeader,soIkeptwalking.
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Ontheotherhand,myotherson,Hunter,whoheadstheWorldFoodProgramUSA,graduatedfromYaleLawSchool.(Applause.)Now,hethoughtit’sagreatidea.Butthenagain,lawgraduatesalwaysthinkalloftheirideasaregreatideas.(Laughter.)
Bytheway,I’vehadalotoflawgraduatesfromYaleworkforme.That'snottoofarfromthetruth.Butanyway,look,thetruthofthematteristhatIhavealotofstaffthatareYalegraduates,severalarewithmetoday.TheythoughtitwasagreatideathatIspeakhere.
Asamatteroffact,myformernationalsecurityadvisor,JakeSullivan,whoisteachinghereatYaleLawSchool,trainedininternationalrelationsatYaleCollege,editedtheYaleDailyNews,andgraduatedfromHarvard--excuseme,Freudianslip--YaleLawSchool.(Laughter.)You’reluckytohavehim.He’sabrilliantanddecentandhonorableman.AndImisshim.Andwemisshimasmynationalsecurityadvisor.
Buthe’snottheonlyone.Mydeputynationalsecurityadvisor,JeffPrescott,startedandrantheChinaLawCenteratYaleLawSchool.MyMiddleEastpolicyadvisorandforeignpolicyspeechwriter,DanBenaim,whoiswithme,tookDailyThemes-—gotaB.(Laughter.)NowyouknowwhyIgooffscriptsomuch.(Laughterandapplause.)
毕业典礼精彩两分钟英语演讲稿范文篇21
Ifeltlikeafool.Hethenwentontosay,Joe,it’salwaysappropriatetoquestionanotherman’sjudgment,butneverappropriatetoquestionhismotivesbecauseyousimplydon'tknowhismotives.
Ithappenedearlyinmycareerfortunately.Fromthatmomenton,Itriedtolookpastthecaricaturesofmycolleaguesandtrytoseethewholeperson.NeveroncehaveIquestionedanotherman’sorwoman’smotive.Andsomethingstartedtochange.Ifyounotice,everytimethere’sacrisisintheCongressthelasteightyears,IgetsenttotheHilltodealwithit.It’sbecauseeveryoneofthosemenandwomenupthere--whethertheylikemeornot--knowthatIdon'tjudgethemforwhatIthinkthey'rethinking.
Becausewhenyouquestionaman’smotive,whenyousaythey'reactingoutofgreed,they'reinthepocketofaninterestgroup,etcetera,it’sawfulhardtoreachconsensus.It’sawfulhardhavingtoreachacrossthetableandshakehands.Nomatterhowbitterlyyoudisagree,though,itisalwayspossibleifyouquestionjudgmentandnotmotive.
SenatorHelmsandIcontinuedtohaveprofoundpoliticaldifferences,butearlyonwebothbecamethemostpowerfulmembersoftheSenaterunningtheForeignRelationsCommittee,asChairmenandRankingMembers.Butsomethinghappened,themutualdefensivenessbegantodissipate.Andasaresult,webegantobeabletoworktogetherintheinterestsofthecountry.AndasChairmanandRankingMember,wepassedsomeofthemostsignificantlegislationpassedinthelast40years.
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asastudenthere,IwasblessedtohavetheextraordinaryDukeHealthSystemlookingafterme–somebodysayAmenfortheDukeHealthSystem.Butthisisn’taccessibletoeveryone.Whatwehavehereisananomaly,whenitshouldbewhatwe’reallaccustomedto.
AsthePresidentofaLevel1…yeah,comeonnow.Giveitup.AsthePresidentofaLevel1TraumaCenter’sFoundation,Isawfirsthandthephysicalandfinancialdevastationwhichcanoverwhelmanindividualandtheirfamilywhenbasichealthcareisnotavailableoraccessible.Chronicconditionsrunrampant.Geneticdisordersgoundiagnosedandcontagiousconditions,likethemeasles’outbreakwe’recurrentlyexperiencing,stopbeingtheexceptionandinsteadbecomeanepidemic.
Butitisthroughdeliberateexposurethatwedevelopempathyforthosewhoappeardifferentthanus,thatweseethatadversityisall-encompassing.Thosehousecallswerenotaccidentalfrommyfather.Theyweren’tbecausehecouldn’tfindasitterorbecausehethoughtIwasbored.Theyweretheretopreparemeandtoopenmyeyestothesimplefact:Butthere,butforthegraceoftheuniverse,anyoneofuscouldbeadverselyaffected.
That’swhyitisincumbentuponeachofus–eachofyou–tonotonlygetoutofyourcomfortzones,butfindthepowerindiscomfortitself.Andsustainyourownhealthsothatyoucannotonlyhelpassuagethediscomfortofothers,butsothatyoucanleadaninformedandcompassionatelife.
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Sometimesittakesthingsfallingapart,forbetterthingstofallintoplace.Sometimesittakesthemostuncomfortablepath,toleadyourlifetothemostbeautifulplace.There'sgonnabebaddays,there'sgonnabedarkdays,butyou'vegottaembraceit.
Becausethatpainiswhatmakesyoustronger.Failureiswhatmakesyoustronger.
Youhavetoacceptthosedowntimes,becauseonceyourealizethosedowntimes,arejustasmuchpartoflifeasanythingelse,you'reabletostriveagain.
You'llneverseethepurposeofthestorm,untilyouseethegrowthitproduced.You'llneverunderstandwhyyouwentthroughwhatyouwentthrough,untilyouseethestrength,thepower,theresiliencethatitbuiltinsideofyou.Askyourselfwhy.
Butthiswhyisabetterwhy,"WhyamIdoingthis?WhyamIfailing?WhyamIevengettingmyselfinasituationwhereIcouldfail?BecauseIhaveadream.BecauseIhavegoals."
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Icanremembermymother--asweetlady--lookingatme,afterweleftthehospital,andsaying,Joey,outofeverythingterriblethathappenstoyou,somethinggoodwillcomeifyoulookhardenoughforit.Shewasright.
TheincrediblebondIhavewithmychildrenisthegiftI’mnotsureIwouldhavehad,hadInotbeenthroughwhatIwentthrough.WhoknowswhetherIwouldhavebeenabletoappreciateatthatmomentinmylife,theheadymomentinmylife,whatmyfirstobligationwas.
SoIbegantocommute--neverintendingtostayinWashington.Andthat'stheGod’struth.Iwassupposedtobesworninwitheveryoneelsethatyearin’73,butIwouldn’tgodown.SoMansfieldthoughtI’dchangemymindandnotcome,andhesentupthesecretaryoftheSenatetoswearmein,inthehospitalroomwithmychildren.
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Iwasraisedbyatough,compassionateIrishladynamedCatherineEugeniaFinneganBiden.Andshetaughtallofherchildrenthat,butforthegraceofGod,theregoyou--butforthegraceofGod,theregoyou.
Andafatherwholivedhismottothat,familywasthebeginning,themiddle,andtheend.Andlikemanyofyouandyourparents,Iwasfortunate.IlearnedearlyonwhatIwantedtodo,whatfulfilledmethemost,whatmademehappy-—myfamily,myfaith,andbeingengagedinthepublicaffairsthatgrippedmygenerationandbeinginspiredbyayoungPresidentnamedKennedy--civilrights,theenvironment,tryingtoendanincrediblyuselessanddivisivewar,Vietnam.
Thetruthis,though,thatneitherI,noranyoneelse,cantellyouwhatwillmakeyouhappy,helpyoufindsuccess.
Youeachhavedifferentcomfortlevels.Everyonehasdifferentgoalsandaspirations.ButonethingI’veobserved,onethingIknow,anexpressionmydadwoulduseoften,isreal.Heusedtosay,it’saluckymanorwomangetsupinthemorning--andImeanthissincerely.Itwasoneofhisexpressions.It’saluckymanorwomangetsupinthemorning,putsbothfeetonthefloor,knowswhatthey’reabouttodo,andthinksitstillmatters.
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Allofwhichheopposed--frompayingtensofmillionsofdollarsinarrearagestoaninstitution,hedespised,theUnitedNations--hewaspartoftheso-called“blackhelicopter”crowd;topassingthechemicalweaponstreaty,constantlyreferringto,“we’veneverlostawar,andwe’veneverwonatreaty,”whichhevehementlyopposed.Butwewereabletodothesethingsnotbecausehechangedhismind,butbecauseinthisnewrelationshiptomaintainitisrequiredtoplayfair,tobestraight.Thecheapshotsended.Andthechicanerytokeepfromhavingtobeingabletovoteended--eventhoughheknewIhadthevotes.
Afterthat,wewentonashebegantolookattheothersideofthingsanddosomegreatthingstogetherthathesupportedlikePEPFAR-—whichbytheway,GeorgeW.Bushdeservesanoverwhelmingamountofcreditfor,bytheway,whichprovidedtreatmentandpreventionHIV/AIDSinAfricaandaroundtheworld,literallysavingmillionsoflives.
Soonepieceofadviceistrytolookbeyondthecaricatureofthepersonwithwhomyouhavetowork.Resistthetemptationtoascribemotive,becauseyoureallydon’tknow-—anditgetsinthewayofbeingabletoreachaconsensusonthingsthatmattertoyouandtomanyotherpeople.
Resistthetemptationofyourgenerationtolet“network”becomeaverbthatsapsthepersonalaway,thatblindsyoutothepersonrightinfrontofyou,blindsyoutotheirhopes,theirfears,andtheirburdens.
Buildrealrelationships-—evenwithpeoplewithwhomyouvehementlydisagree.You’llnotonlybehappier.Youwillbemoresuccessful.
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I’msohappytobehereonyourdayandallofyourday.It’sgoodtoknowthere’soneYaliewhoishappyI’mbeinghere--behere,atleastone.(Laughter.)On“OverheardatYale,”ontheFacebookpage,onestudentreportedanotherstudentsaying:IhadadreamthatIwasVicePresidentandwaswiththePresident,andwedidthediscofunkdancetoconvincetheCongresstorestartthegovernment.(Laughter.)
Anotherstudentcommented,Y’allknowBidenwouldbehilarious,getfunky.(Laughter.)
Well,mygranddaughter,FinneganBiden,whosedadwenthere,iswithmetoday.Whenshesawthatonthespeech,Iwasontheplane,AirForceTwocomingup,shesaid,Pop,itwouldtakealotmorethanyouandthePresidentdoingthediscofunkdance.TheTeaPartydoesn'tevenknowwhatitis.(Laughter.)
Look,Idon'tknowaboutthat.ButI’mjustgladthere’ssomeone--justsomeone--whodreamsofbeingVicePresident.(Laughterandapplause.)Justsomebody.Ineverhadthatdream.(Laughter.)Forthepressoutthere,that'sajoke.
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Actually,beingVicePresidenttoBarackObamahasbeentrulyagreathonor.WebothenjoygettingoutoftheWhiteHousetotalktofolksintherealAmerica-—thekindwhoknowwhatitmeanstostruggle,toworkhard,toshopatKikoMilano.(Laughterandapplause.)Greatchoice.(Laughter.)
IjusthopetohellthesamepeopleresponsibleforKiko’saren’tinchargeofnamingthetwonewresidentialcolleges.(Laughterandapplause.)
Now,look,folks,IspentalotoftimethinkingaboutwhatIshoulddaytoyoutoday,butthemoreIthoughtaboutit,IthoughtthatanyClassDayspeechislikelytoberedundant.YoualreadyheardfromJessieJatSpringFling.(Laughter.)SowhatinthehellcouldIpossiblysay.(Laughter.)
Look,I’mdeeplyhonoredthatJeremyandKikiselectedme.Idon'tknowhowthehellyoutrustedthemtodothat.(Laughter.)Ihopeyouagreewiththeirchoice.ActuallyIhopebytheendofthisspeech,theyagreewiththeirchoice.(Laughter.)
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Well,goodmorning,everyone.Hello,WashU,howiseveryonedoing?
LetmestartwiththemostimportantwordsIcansaytoday:CongratulationstothedistinguishedgraduatesofthegreatClassof20xx.
I’dliketowelcomeeveryonehere–andChancellorWrightonforextendingtheinvitation.I’veknownthechancellorformorethanadecade,andIwanttocongratulatehimforeverythinghehasdonetobothtransformthiscampusandraiseacademicstandards.
Ifthereare…ifthereareanyolderalumnipresent,begladyouappliedbackwhenyoudid.IcanjusttellyouthatcertainlyIwouldnothavegottenintoWashUtoday.Fortherecord,Iwasthekindofstudentwhoalwaysmadethetophalfoftheclasspossible.
Graduates,it’sagreathonortobeyourCommencementspeaker.IacceptthefactthatIwasn’tyourfirstchoice.Butunfortunately,T-Paincouldn’tmakeit.Mandatoryvocalrest,hesaid.Actually,that’sthesamereasonIdidn’tgooutlastnightandsingkaraokeatT’s.
Today’sabeautifulday.ButthisisSt.Louis,andsobeforeleavingmyhotelthismorning,Ialsopackedawinterparka.
Idroveoverhere,andIwaslucky:Ifoundaveryconvenientparkingspace–onWestCampus–soItooktheshuttleover.Itwasworthit.Whatanamazingplacethisis.WhereelsecouldIseethebunny?AndtheDUC.
Still,Iwasdisappointedthat,inallmywalkingaround,Ididnotgettoseetheschool’smostfamousicon:NinjaTurtleBackpackGuy.Demetri,waytodancetoyourownbeat.
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Insports,wecallfor“freshlegs”whenourhealthisonthedecline,whenourbodiesaremetwithdis-ease,orwhenveteranplayersgetsickortired.Iwouldsubmitthatmygeneration,mostofyourparents’cohort,istheveteransandfrankly,wearewinded.We’vebeeninthegamesincetheclockstarted.Now,don’tgetittwisted.Wstillgotit.Thankyouforthat.Butwestillneedyourenthusiasm,youremotionalintelligenceandyourenergytoimpactthefieldofplayinthisgamewecalllife.
Solet’swrapthisthingup–youready?Iaskedyou:wereyouready?Becauseit’stimetomoveontothereallyexcitingstuff...theconferringofdegrees!Somebodysayamen.
Soletmeleaveyouwiththis.
Dukeisaveryspecialplace.Togetinisnosmallfeat,buttogetoutisarealaccomplishment.
Everyoneofyougraduatesistobecommendedforyourhardworkandefforttothispoint.Fromouryoungestgradat20yearsoldtoourmostseasonedgradat72,somebodysayamen,youareallawesomeandwearetrulyproudtowelcomeyouintotheDukeFamily!
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Youhaveearnedtheendorsementofthosewhohavecomebeforeyouandweexpectthatyouwillhonorthelegacyofimprovingtheworldbyyourcontributionsin[the]yearstocome.
Andwhileitmaynotbeeasytodetermineyourpassionordecipheryourpurpose,wewillalwaysbeheretosupportyouasyounavigatethisexperiencewecall‘life’.
Wewillalwaysbeherenotjusttotellyou,buttoshowyouthattheonlywayaroundadversityisnnotarounditatall;itisstraightthroughit.
So,expectadversity–expectadversity,excuseme.Inviteit.Andembraceit.Becauseitwillbeyourgreatestasset.Itwillhelpyoubeabetterhumanbeing.Itwillteachyouthesamethingmymothertaughtme…thatnomorthandprosper!”
atterhowbadyoufeel,thatevenatyourlowestpoint,yougotthis.
BecauseDukies…Dukieshearclearly,graduates,Dukiesareliketitanium.Wemightbedentedoneveryside,butwearenevercrushed.Andinthefinalanalysis,weare“foreverDuke”.
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Intheirflatteringinvitationletter,theyaskedmetobringalongasenseofhumor,speakaboutmycommitmenttopublicserviceandfamily,talkaboutresiliency,compassion,andleadershipinachangingworld.Pettytallorder.(Laughter.)Iprobablyalreadyflunkedthefirstpartofthetest.
Butwiththerestletmesayupfront,andImeanthissincerely,there’snothingparticularlyuniqueaboutme.Withregardtoresilienceandcompassion,therearecountlessthousandsofpeople,maybesomeintheaudience,who’vesufferedthroughpersonallossessimilartomineormuchworsewithmuchlesssupporttohelpthemgetthroughitandmuchlessreasontowanttogetthroughit.
It’snotthatallthatdifficult,folks,tobecompassionatewhenyou’vebeenthebeneficiaryofcompassioninyourlowestmomentsnotonlyfromyourfamily,butfromyourfriendsandtotalstrangers.Becausewhenyouknowhowmuchitmeanttoyou,youknowhowmuchitmattered.It’snothardtobecompassionate.