But here's the thing -- our history provides us with a better story, a better blueprint for how we can win. 其实，我们的历史为我们提供了一幅引领我们走向胜利的美好蓝图。 It teaches us that when we pull ourselves out of those lowest
Well, it was the night of the twelfth day of my 21-day trip. I'm settling into camp. 那是在21天旅行中第十二天的晚上。我在帐篷里安置了下来。 I'd already hiked 80 miles to this point and I had a three-day trek to Machu Pichu. 当时
My own journey in life was just beginning. 在生活中，我自己的旅程才刚刚开始。 I hadn't even applied for college yet at that point. 在那时我还没申请大学。 For you graduates, the process of discovering yourself, of inventing yours
So, I'm gonna talk to you about some things I've learned in my journey 所以，我想和你们谈谈我在我的人生之旅中学到的一些东西， most from experience, some I heard in passing, many I'm still practicing, but all of them, I do belie
I thought I had found success in 1989 when, after several years in the business, I arrived at 60 Minutes. 在新闻界工作几年后，我于1989年去了“新闻60分”，我想我就是在那个时候获得成功的。 I had just had our first son, Ben, and this was th
That other day I went to an amusement park with my soon-to-be 4-yeas-old son. 前几天，我带着快四岁的儿子去游乐场。 And I watch him play arcade games. 我看着他玩街机游戏。 He was incredible focused, throwing his ball at the targe
You see, I forgave myself that morning. 瞧，那天早晨我原谅了自己。 I let go of the guilt, the weight that was on my shoulders lifted, my penance was paid, and I got back in good graces with my God, 我抛掉了负罪感，我肩上的重负被
You see, I don't normally give speeches, especially ones which require offering advice and inspiration. 你们知道，我通常不做演讲，尤其是那些要给建议、鼓舞人心的演讲。 I'm more "you mother" than I am Mother Theresa. 与其说我像特蕾莎修女，不如说我更
Continue to ask yourself that question. Now your answer may change over time. 不断地问自己这个问题，答案可能随着时间而改变。 That's fine, but do yourself this favor: Whatever your answer is, don't choose anything that will
No. 4: Define success for yourself. 第四点：定义自己的成功。 You all really like that one? Define success for yourself. 你们都喜欢这一点吗？你们要自己定义成功。 Now check this out: I'm in the south of New Orleans a few years ago. 现在
You know that group of friends that you hang out with that really might not bring out the best in you? 你们知道吗，那群你们常厮混在一起的朋友并不能让你展现出最好的一面。 You know, they gossip too much, or they're kind of shady, and t
You see, at college, you have a fair amount of control around your social interactions. 要知道，在大学里，你们还可以掌控不少自己的社交活动。 You can decide who to sit next to in class; you can decide who to room with. 你们可以决定课堂
Next, I've always felt a deep sense of obligation to make the biggest impact possible with this incredible platform. 其次，我深感自己有责任利用这么好的平台去尽可能发挥最大的影响。 So I took on issues that were personal to me -- iss
And I'm supposed to tell you that the rest of your life, 我要告诉你们，在你们的余生里， you're not going to be regretting the fact that you've left here. 你们不会为你们的离开而感到遗憾。 All I can really say is there's probably a r
So... No. 3: Happiness is different than joy. 那么...第三点：快乐不同于喜悦。 You hear that all the time, don't ya? "I just want to be happy." Hum... just wanna be happy. 你们常听到这种说法，不是吗？“我只不过是想快乐。”嗯...只不过是想快乐。 What'
The funny thing about "Erased de Kooning" is that it isn't for sale. 有趣的是，《擦掉的德库宁》这幅画并不出售。 It's safe and sound in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. 这幅画完好无损地收藏在旧金山现代艺术博物馆里。 It's tremendously valu
And when he was up in the sky, Charles sometimes looked down to see black folks out in the cotton fields not far from here 查尔斯在空中飞行时，有时会向下看，看到棉田中， the same fields where decades before, their ancestors
Along a muddy path on this walk, I turned a corner, 我沿着一条泥泞小道走着，转过一个弯， and there in the middle of the road was this mirage of the most magnificent pinks and blues and red colors that I had ever seen.
My point is I should not have been in that scene; I shouldn't come back. 我要说的是，我不该出现在那个场景里，我不该回去。 I should have exited screen left and never come back. 我应该从屏幕的左边退场，不再返回。 But back then, making my first
It was bite-sized bravery that compelled you to take that applied mathematics class. 正是这种小勇敢驱使你报了应用数学课； It was bite-sized bravery that led you to speak out when everyone agreed on a topic in session,
