甲骨文公司总裁拉里埃里森是一位说服大学生辍学的企业家。 目前身价260亿美元，是世界上第二富有的人 他的演讲很经典 耶鲁大学的毕业生们，我很抱歉如果你们之前忍受了这种开场白，耶鲁大学的毕业生们，我很抱歉如果你们之前忍受了这种开场白，但我想让你们为我做一件事。请好好看看你的周围。看你左边的同学。看你右边的同学。 Now, consider this: five years from now, 10 years from now, even thirty years from now, odds are the person on your left is going to be a loser. The person on your right, meanwhile, will also be a loser. And you, in the middle? What can you expect? Loser. Loser hood. Loser Cum Laude. In fact, as I look out before me today, I don't see a thousand hopes for a bright tomorrow. I don't see a thousand future leaders in a thousand industries. I see a thousand losers. You're upset. That's understandable. After all, how can I Lawrence 'Larry' Ellison, college dropout, have the audacity to spout such heresy to the graduating class of one of the nation's most prestigious institutions? I'll tell you why. Because I, Lawrence 'Larry' Ellison, second richest man on the planet, am college dropout, and you are not. Because Bill Gates, richest man on the planet-for now anyway-is a college dropout, and you are not. Because Paul Allen, the third richest man on the planet, dropped out of college, and you did not. And for good measure, because Michael Dell, No.9 on the list and moving up fast, is a college dropout, and you, yet again, are not. Hmm . you're very upset. That's understandable. So let me stroke your Egos for a moment by pointing out, quite sincerely, that your diplomas were not attained in vain. Most of you, I imagine, have spent four to five years here, and in many ways what you've learned and endured will serve you well in the years ahead. You've established good work habits. You've established a network of people that will help you down the road. And you've established what will be lifelong relationships with the word 'therapy.' All that of is good. For in truth, you will need that network. You will need those strong work habits. You will need that therapy. You will need them because you didn't drop out, and so you will never be among the richest people in the world. Oh sure, you may, perhaps, work your way up to #10 or #11, like Steve Ballmer. But then, I don't have to tell you who he really works for, do I? And for the record, he dropped out of grad school. Bit of a late bloomer. Finally, I realize that many of you, and hopefully by now most of you, Are wondering, 'Is there anything I can do? Is there any hope for me at all? Actually, no. It's too late. You've absorbed too much, think you know too much. You're not 9 anymore. You have a built-in cap, and I'm not referring to the mortarboards on your heads. Hmm . you're really very upset. That's understandable. So perhaps this Could be a good time to bring up the silver lining. Not for you, Class of '00. You are a write-off, so I'll let you slink off to your pathetic $200,000-a-year jobs, where your cheques will be signed by former classmates who dropped out two years ago. Instead, I want to give hope to any underclassmen here today. I say to you, and I can't stress this enough: leave. Pack your things and your ideas and don't come back. Drop out. Start up. For I can tell you that a cap and gown will keep you down just as surely as these security guards dragging me off this stage are keeping me down.' (此时，这位甲骨文首席执行官被领下了舞台。)耶鲁的毕业生们，如果你们不喜欢这句开场白，我很抱歉。我想请你为我做件事。请——好好看看周围，看看站在你左边的学生，看看站在你右边的学生。 想象一下：5年以后，10年以后，30年以后，今天坐在你左边的人将是一个失败者。右边的人，又是一个失败者。而你，中间那个人，你还指望什么？和失败者一样。失败的经历。一个不及格的优等生。 说实话，当我今天站在这里时，我并没有看到一千个毕业生的光明未来。我看不到一千个行业里有一千个伟大的领导者。我看到成千上万的失败者。你感到沮丧是可以理解的。为什么我，艾莉森，一个大学辍学生，会如此厚颜无耻地在美国最负盛名的学府之一传播异端邪说？ 我来告诉你为什么。因为我，艾莉森，这个星球上第二富有的人，是个辍学生，而你不是。因为比尔盖茨，这个星球上最富有的人——目前——是一个大学辍学生，而你不是。因为艾伦，这个星球上第三富有的人，辍学了，而你没有。再多一点证据，因为戴尔，这个星球上第九富有的人——他的排名还在上升——也是一个大学辍学生。而你，却不是。 你很难过，这是可以理解的。 你将来会需要这些有用的工作习惯。你将来会需要这种“治疗”。你需要他们，因为你从未辍学，所以你永远不会成为世界上最富有的人。哦，当然，你可以，也许，像史蒂夫一样，努力爬到10号，11号。但我没告诉你他为谁工作吧？声明一下，他从研究生院退学了，有点晚了。 现在，我猜想你们中的许多人，可能是大多数人，都在想，‘我们能做些什么？我还有未来吗？“当然不是。太迟了。你吸收了太多，以为自己知道的太多。你已经不是19岁了。你有内置的帽子。哦，我不是说你们头上戴着学位帽。 嗯……你已经很沮丧了。这是可以理解的。所以，也许是时候开始谈正事了——但不是为了你们，2000届毕业生。你已经报销了。你被开除了。我觉得你可以偷偷溜去找年薪20万的可怜工作，那里的工资单是由两年前辍学的同学签的。事实上，我希望你们中那些还没有毕业的人。我对他们说，滚出去。收拾好你的东西，带上你的想法，不要再回来了。退学去做吧。 我告诉你，帽子和礼服肯定会让你失望.就像这些保安肯定会把我踢下这个舞台.(此时，拉里艾利森被赶下了舞台)

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