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作者: talk2me (小雞) 看板: Diary
標題: Oracle CEO在Yale畢業典禮上的致辭
時間: Fri Apr 6 17:51:04 2001
太酷了，連我都開始感到沮喪了～～！！
Larry Ellison﹐CEO of Oracle (甲骨文)﹐是當今僅次於蓋茨的第二富。以下是他在
Yale2000年畢業典禮上的致詞﹕
耶魯的畢業生們﹐我很抱歉--如果你們不喜歡這樣的開場。我想請你們為我作一
件事。請你--好好看一看週圍﹐看一看站在你左邊的同學﹐看一看站在你右邊的同學。
恩﹐請你設想這樣的情況﹕從現在起5年之後﹐10年之後﹐或30年之後﹐今天站在你左
邊的這個人會是一個失敗者；右邊這個人﹐同樣﹐也是個失敗者。而你﹐站在中間的傢
伙﹐你以為會怎樣﹖
一樣失敗者。失敗的經歷。失敗的優等生。
說實話﹐今天我站在這裡﹐並沒有看到一千個畢業生的燦爛未來。我沒有看到一
千個行業的一千名卓越領導者。我只看到了一千個失敗者。你們感到沮喪。這是可以理
解的。為什麼﹐我﹐Lawrence "Larry" Ellison﹐一個退學生﹐竟然在美國最具聲望的學府
裡這樣厚顏地散佈異端﹖我來告訴你原因。因為﹐我﹐Lawrence "Larry" Ellison﹐
這個行星上第二富有的人﹐是個退學生﹐而你不是。因為Bill Gates﹐這個行星上最富有
的人--就目前而言--是個退學生﹐而你不是。因為Paul Allen這個行星上第三富有的人﹐
也退了學﹐而你沒有。再來一點證據吧﹐因為Michael Dell﹐這個行星上第9富有 的人
--他的排位還在不斷上升﹐也是個退學生。而你﹐你不是。
嗯……你們非常沮喪。這是可以理解的。
現在﹐讓我打擊你一下。我要相當誠摯地指出﹕你們的文憑不是白拿的。你們中
的大多數﹐我猜﹐已經在這裡花費了4﹑5年時光﹐你們將以各種方式在未來使用你所學
的東西。你們已經確立了好的工作習慣。你們已經建立了能幫你沿這條路前進的人際
網。你們已經將自己這輩子與"therapy﹙治療﹚"這個詞建立了一種聯繫。一切很好。
因為事實上﹐你們需要這些。你們將來需要這些有用的工作習慣。你將來需要這種
"therapy"。你需要它們﹐因為你沒輟學﹐所以你永遠不會成為世界上最富有的人。
哦﹐當然﹐你可以﹐也許﹐以你的 方式進步到第10位﹐第11位﹐就象Steve
Ballmer。但﹐我沒有告訴你他在為誰工作﹐是吧﹖根據記載﹐他是研究生時輟的
學﹐開化得稍晚了些。
現在﹐我猜想你們中間很多人﹐也許是絕大多數人﹐正在琢磨﹐"我能做什麼﹖
我究竟有沒有前途﹖"當然沒有。太晚了﹐你們已經吸收了太多東西﹐以為自己懂得太
多。你們再也不是19歲了。你們有了"built-in"的帽子﹐哦﹐我指的可不是你們腦袋上
的學位帽。
嗯……你們已經非常沮喪啦。這是可以理解的。
所以﹐現在可能是討論實質的時候啦--絕不是為了你們﹐2000年畢業生。你們已
經被一筆勾銷﹐不予考慮了。我想﹐你們就偷偷摸摸的去幹那年薪20000的可憐工作
吧﹐在那裡﹐工資單是由你兩年前輟學的同班同學簽字開出來的。事實上﹐我是寄希望
於眼下還沒有畢業的同學。我要對他們說﹐離開這裡。收拾好你的東西﹐帶著你的點
子﹐別再回來。退學吧﹐開始行動。我要告訴你﹐一頂帽子一套學位服必然要讓你淪
落……就象這些保安馬上要把我從這個講台上攆走一樣必然……
﹙此時﹐Oracle CEO被帶離了講台﹚
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作者: Voldemort (一葉飄然煙雨中) 看板: NTUmed89
標題: Re: [轉錄]Oracle CEO在Yale畢業典禮上的致辭
時間: Sat Apr 7 01:56:39 2001
原文在此
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Subject: An interesting message - Message from Oracle Corp. CEO
What follows is a transcript of the speech delivered by Larry Ellison,
CEO of ORACLE (2nd Richest Man on the Planet) at the Yale University
last month:
"Graduates of Yale University, I apologize if you have endured this
type of prologue before, but I want you to do something
for me. Please,take a good look around you. Look at the classmate on your
left. Look at the classmate on your right. Now, consider this:
Five years from now, 10 years from now, even 30 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. Loserhood. 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 a 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 No. 10 or No.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 19 anymore. You have a built-in cap, and I'm not
referring to the mortar boards on your heads."
"Hmm... you're really very upset. That's understandable. So perhaps this
would 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 checks 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 dow..."
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