Thank you, President Torres. Welcome, Governor Patrick. Thank you, everyone, for being here. The 146th annual meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association at the 364th Commencement of Harvard University.

Over the last few months, I’ve been talking about a choice we face as a country. We can either settle for an economy where a few people do really well and everyone else struggles to get by, or we can

59. Shoulder the Responsibility of Being a Writer 59. 肩负起作为一名作家的责任 Our tragedy today is a general and universal physical fear so long sustained by now that we can even bear it. There are no longer pro

So, I'll start with this: a couple years ago, an event planner called me because I was going to do a speaking event. 那我就这么开始吧：几年前，一个活动策划人打电话给我，因为我当时要做一个演讲。 And she called, and she said, "I'm really st

And the oars kind of became a symbol of just in how many ways I went beyond what I thought were my limits. 这些桨也变成了我可以用多种方式来突破我自认为是极限的标志。 I suffered from tendinitis on my shoulders and saltwater sores