For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levee
But if you want to inspire people to participate, you have to show more than numbers; you have to convey the human impact of the work-so people can feel what saving a life means to the families affect
Will you all start to my parents? You guys see all the I-likes. What is about me that you guys don't know? As I stand up here and watch all the other recipients stand up here and give their histor
Women, I feel I can say this authoritatively, especially at Barnard where they can't hear us, what am I talking about? They professionally can't hear us. Women are better at acting than men. W
Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye,
My fellow citizens: 同胞们： I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his se
The AIDS epidemic offers an example. The broad goal, of course, is to end the disease. The highest-leverage approach is prevention. The ideal technology would be a vaccine that gives lifetime immunity
You challenge me every time I play the Nicks, the Heats, I don't think you are with the Lakers, but every time I played against you, you have "Jordan Stoppers" on your team, you have Joh
Never before in the history of our country have most of the advanced degrees been awarded to women but now they are. Since the dawn of men, it's hardly more than 100 years since we were even allow
I told my friends I would come here to say "thank you", then walked off. I can't, it's no way. I get so many people I can thank. In all the videos, you never just saw me, also Scotti
And the competition didn't stop there. My sister who is one year younger than me, never want to be home by herself. She took classes, extra classes, graduated from high school with me, to go to un
I got to Vassar which 43 years ago was a single-sex institution, like all the colleges in what they call the Seven Sisters, the female Ivy League and I made some very quick but lifelong and challengin
OK... Then... OK... take this speech and set it to music. Maybe inserts some crazy, kooky graphic. Star in that video yourself, post it on the web, and if it becomes a viral sensation, you'll be e
And along with all my other exterior choices, I worked on, what actors call, my interior adjustment. I adjusted my natural temperament which tends to be slightly bossy, a little opinionated, loud, a l
And I think what I'm trying to say to you is that each and every one of you can make a difference. So as you study and as you become smarter, and as you become richer, think about these millions o
Members of the Harvard Family: Here in the Yard is one of the great collections of intellectual talent in the world. 哈佛是一个大家庭。这个院子里在场的人们，是全世界最有智力的人类群体之一。 For what purpose? 我们可以做些什么？ There is no questi
On spring days like today, it is traditional for us to ponder the steer of the world all you are to help to make it a better place which implies things are somehow worse today, then we're up here
I remember very clearly my own first conscious attempt at acting. I was six, placing my mother's half slip over my head in preparation to play the Virgin Mary in our living room. As I swaddled my
For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act-not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We wil
And I will thank a couple of people that you guys probably wouldn't even think I will thank. Isaiah Thomas, Magic Johnson and George Gervin. They are the so-called freezing-out in my rookie season
