美国副总统拜登在耶鲁大学毕业典礼演讲稿(共41页)27600字.docx
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美国副总统拜登在耶鲁大学毕业典礼演讲稿
RemarksbytheVicePresidentatYaleUniversityClassDay
YaleUniversity
NewHaven,Connecticut
2:
55P.M.EDT
THEVICEPRESIDENT:
Hello,Yale!
(Applause.)Greattoseeyouall.(Applause.)Thankyouvery,verymuch.
JeremyandKiki,theentireClassofXXXX年,congratulationsandthankyouforinvitingmetobepartofthisspecialday.You’retalented.You’veworkedhard,andyou’veearnedthisday.
Mr.President,faculty,staff,it’sanhonortobeherewithallofyou.
Mywifeteachesfull-time.Iwantyoutoknowthat--atacommunitycollege,andhasattended8,640commencementsand/orthesimilarversionsofClassDay,andIknowtheycanhardlywaitforthespeakertofinish.(Laughter.)ButI’lldomybestasquicklyasIcan.
Totheparents,grandparents,siblings,familymembers,theClassofXXXX年—-congratulations.Iknowhowproudyoumustbe.But,theClassofXXXX年,beforeIspeaktoyou—-pleasestandandapplaudtheoneswholovedyounomatterwhatyou’rewearingonyourheadandwhoreallymadethisdayhappen.(Laughterandapplause.)Ipromiseyouallthisisabiggerdayforthemthanitisforyou.(Laughter.)
WhenPresidentObamaaskedmetobehisVicePresident,IsaidIonlyhadtwoconditions:
One,Iwouldn’twearanyfunnyhats,evenonClassDay.(Laughter.)Andtwo,Iwouldn’tchangemybrand.(Applause.)
Now,look,IrealizenooneeverdoubtsImeanwhatIsay,theproblemoccasionallyisIsayallthatImean.(Laughter.)Ihaveabadreputationforbeingstraight.Sometimesaninappropriatetimes.(Laughter.)Sohereitgoes.Let’sgetacouplethingsstraightrightoffthebat:
CorvettesarebetterthanPorsches;they'requickerandtheycorneraswell.(Laughterandapplause.)Andsorry,guys,acappellaisnotbetterthanrockandroll.(Laughterandapplause.)AndyourpunditsarebetterthanWashingtonpundits,althoughI’venoticedneitherhasanyshameatall.(Laughterandapplause.)AndallroadsleadtoToads?
Givemeabreak.(Laughterandapplause.)YouevertrieditonMondaynight?
(Laughter.)Look,it’stoughtoendagreatmen’sbasketballandfootballseason.OnetouchdownawayfrombeatingHarvardthisyearforthefirsttimesinceXXXX年-—soclosetosomethingyou’vewantedforeightyears.Icanonlyimaginehowyoufeel.(Laughter.)Icanonlyimagine.(Applause.)Soclose.Soclose.
ButIgottobehonestwithyou,whentheinvitationcame,Iwasflattered,butitcausedalittlebitofaprobleminmyextendedfamily.Itforcedmetofacesomehardtruths.Myson,Beau,theattorneygeneralofDelaware,mydaughter,AshleyBiden,runsanonprofitforcriminaljusticeinthestate,theybothwenttoPenn.MytwoniecesgraduatedfromHarvard,oneanall-American.Allofthemthinkmybeingherewasaverybadidea.(Laughter.)
Ontheotherhand,myotherson,Hunter,whoheadstheWorldFoodProgramUSA,graduatedfromYaleLawSchool.(Applause.)Now,hethoughtit’sagreatidea.Butthenagain,lawgraduatesalwaysthinkalloftheirideasaregreatideas.(Laughter.)
Bytheway,I’vehadalotoflawgraduatesfromYaleworkforme.That'snottoofarfromthetruth.Butanyway,look,thetruthofthematteristhatIhavealotofstaffthatareYalegraduates,severalarewithmetoday.TheythoughtitwasagreatideathatIspeakhere.
Asamatteroffact,myformernationalsecurityadvisor,JakeSullivan,whoisteachinghereatYaleLawSchool,trainedininternationalrelationsatYaleCollege,editedtheYaleDailyNews,andgraduatedfromHarvard--excuseme,Freudianslip--YaleLawSchool.(Laughter.)You’reluckytohavehim.He’sabrilliantanddecentandhonorableman.AndImisshim.Andwemisshimasmynationalsecurityadvisor.
Buthe’snottheonlyone.Mydeputynationalsecurityadvisor,JeffPrescott,startedandrantheChinaLawCenteratYaleLawSchool.MyMiddleEastpolicyadvisorandforeignpolicyspeechwriter,DanBenaim,whoiswithme,tookDailyThemes-—gotaB.(Laughter.)NowyouknowwhyIgooffscriptsomuch.(Laughterandapplause.)
Look,ataGridironDinnernotlongago,thePresidentsaid,I--thePresident--“Iamlearningtospeakwithoutateleprompter,Joeislearningtospeakwithone.”(Laughter.)Butifyoulookedatmyspeechwriters,youknowwhy.
Andthegranddaughterofoneofmydearestfriendsinlife-—aformerHolocaustsurvivor,aformerforeignpolicyadvisor,aformerChairmanoftheHouseCommitteeonForeignAffairs,CongressmanTomLantos-—isgraduatingtoday.Mercina,congratulations,kiddo.(Applause.)Whereareyou?
Youarethesixth--she’sthesixthsiblinginherimmediatefamilytograduatefromYale.Sixoutof11,that'snotabadbattingaverage.(Laughter.)Ibelieveit’samoderndayrecordforthenumberofkidswhowenttoYalefromasinglefamily.
And,Mercina,Iknowthatyourmom,LittleAnnetteishere.Idon'tknowwhereyouare,Annette.ButAnnettewaspartofthefirstclassoffreshmanwomenadmittedtoYaleUniversity.(Applause.)
Andhergrandmother,Annette,isalsoaHolocaustsurvivor,anamazingwoman;andbothI’msurewherevertheyare,beamingtoday.AndIknowonemorething,Mercina,yourfatherandgrandfatherarelookingdown,cheeringyouon.
I’msohappytobehereonyourdayandallofyourday.It’sgoodtoknowthere’soneYaliewhoishappyI’mbeinghere--behere,atleastone.(Laughter.)On“OverheardatYale,”onthe page,onestudentreportedanotherstudentsaying:
IhadadreamthatIwasVicePresidentandwaswiththePresident,andwedidthediscofunkdancetoconvincetheCongresstorestartthegovernment.(Laughter.)
Anotherstudentcommented,Y’allknowBidenwouldbehilarious,getfunky.(Laughter.)
Well,mygranddaughter,FinneganBiden,whosedadwenthere,iswithmetoday.Whenshesawthatonthespeech,Iwasontheplane,AirForceTwocomingup,shesaid,Pop,itwouldtakealotmorethanyouandthePresidentdoingthediscofunkdance.TheTeaPartydoesn'tevenknowwhatitis.(Laughter.)
Look,Idon'tknowaboutthat.ButI’mjustgladthere’ssomeone--justsomeone--whodreamsofbeingVicePresident.(Laughterandapplause.)Justsomebody.Ineverhadthatdream.(Laughter.)Forthepressoutthere,that'sajoke.
Actually,beingVicePresidenttoBarackObamahasbeentrulyagreathonor.WebothenjoygettingoutoftheWhiteHousetotalktofolksintherealAmerica-—thekindwhoknowwhatitmeanstostruggle,toworkhard,toshopatKikoMilano.(Laughterandapplause.)Greatchoice.(Laughter.)
IjusthopetohellthesamepeopleresponsibleforKiko’saren’tinchargeofnamingthetwonewresidentialcolleges.(Laughterandapplause.)
Now,look,folks,IspentalotoftimethinkingaboutwhatIshoulddaytoyoutoday,butthemoreIthoughtaboutit,IthoughtthatanyClassDayspeechislikelytoberedundant.YoualreadyheardfromJessieJatSpringFling.(Laughter.)SowhatinthehellcouldIpossiblysay.(Laughter.)
Look,I’mdeeplyhonoredthatJeremyandKikiselectedme.Idon'tknowhowthehellyoutrustedthemtodothat.(Laughter.)Ihopeyouagreewiththeirchoice.ActuallyIhopebytheendofthisspeech,theyagreewiththeirchoice.(Laughter.)
Intheirflatteringinvitationletter,theyaskedmetobringalongasenseofhumor,speakaboutmycommitmenttopublicserviceandfamily,talkaboutresiliency,compassion,andleadershipinachangingworld.Pettytallorder.(Laughter.)Iprobablyalreadyflunkedthefirstpartofthetest.
Butwiththerestletmesayupfront,andImeanthissincerely,there’snothingparticularlyuniqueaboutme.Withregardtoresilienceandcompassion,therearecountlessthousandsofpeople,maybesomeintheaudience,who’vesufferedthroughpersonallossessimilartomineormuchworsewithmuchlesssupporttohelpthemgetthroughitandmuchlessreasontowanttogetthroughit.
It’snotthatallthatdifficult,folks,tobecompassionatewhenyou’vebeenthebeneficiaryofcompassioninyourlowestmomentsnotonlyfromyourfamily,butfromyourfriendsandtotalstrangers.Becausewhenyouknowhowmuchitmeanttoyou,youknowhowmuchitmattered.It’snothardtobecompassionate.
Iwasraisedbyatough,compassionateIrishladynamedCatherineEugeniaFinneganBiden.Andshetaughtallofherchildrenthat,butforthegraceofGod,theregoyou--butforthegraceofGod,theregoyou.
Andafatherwholivedhismottothat,familywasthebeginning,themiddle,andtheend.Andlikemanyofyouandyourparents,Iwasfortunate.IlearnedearlyonwhatIwantedtodo,whatfulfilledmethemost,whatmademehappy-—myfamily,myfaith,andbeingengagedinthepublicaffairsthatgrippedmygenerationandbeinginspiredbyayoungPresidentnamedKennedy--civilrights,theenvironment,tryingtoendanincrediblyuselessanddivisivewar,Vietnam.
Thetruthis,though,thatneitherI,noranyoneelse,cantellyouwhatwillmakeyouhappy,helpyoufindsuccess.
Youeachhavedifferentcomfortlevels.Everyonehasdifferentgoalsandaspirations.ButonethingI’veobserved,onethingIknow,anexpressionmydadwoulduseoften,isreal.Heusedtosay,it’saluckymanorwomangetsupinthemorning--andImeanthissincerely.Itwasoneofhisexpressions.It’saluckymanorwomangetsupinthemorning,putsbothfeetonthefloor,knowswhatthey’reabouttodo,andthinksitstillmatters.
I’vebeenlucky.Andmywishforallofyouisthatnotonlytomorrow,but20and40and50yearsfromnow,you’vefoundthatsweetspot,thatthingthatallowsyoutogetupinthemorning,putbothfeetonthefloor,gooutandpursuewhatyoulove,andthinkitstill
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