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Oprah Winfrey:allofyoualumniwithaspecialbowtotheclassof ' 88，yourhundredfifteenmilliondollars。

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oprah winfrey: and to you，members of the harvard class of！ 你好！

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Oprah Winfrey:ithankyouforallowingmetobeapartoftheconclusionofthischapterofyourlivesandthecommencementofyournextchapter.to say egintoquantifythedepthofgratitudethatreallyaccompaniesanhonorarydoctoratefromharvard.nottoo tlegirlsfromruralmissippihavema dge.andicantellyouthaticonsidertodayasisatonthestagethismorni nggettingtearyforyouallandthentearyformyself， iconsidertodayadefiningmilestoneinaverylongandablessedjourney.myonehopetodayisthaticanbeasourceofsomeinspiration.I ' mg onion t whohaseverfeltinferiororfeltdisadvantaged，felt screwed by life，this is a speech for the quad。

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Oprah Winfrey:actuallyiwassohonorediwantedtodosomethingreallyspecialforyou.iwantedtobeabletohaveyoulookunderyourseatsant herews egreesbutiseeyougotthatcoveredalready.iwillbehonestwithyou.ifeltalotofpressureoverthepast fewweekstocomeupwithsomethingthatics n ' theardbeforebecauseafterallyouallwenttoharvard， idid not.butthenirealizedthatyoudon ' thavetonecessarilygotoharvardtohaveadrivenobsessivetypeapersonality.but it helps.wand imaye mitthatmypersonalityisaboutasharvardastheycome.youknowmytelevisioncareerbeganunexpectedy.ay youheardthismorningiwasinthemissff aswhenIwas16yearsoldinnashvile， tennesseeandyouhadtherequirementofhavingtohaveredhairinordertowinupuntiltheyearthatientered.sotheyweredoingthequestionand answw n ' tgoingtowinundertheswimsuitcompetition.soduringthequestionandanswerperiodthequestioncame " with.answerperiodperiodperiodthequestion young lady，whatwouldyouliketobewhenyougrowup？ “”andbythetimetheygottomeallthegoodanswersweregone.soihadseenbarawaltersonthetodayshowthatmorningsoianswered " iwouldlik Eton otellotherpeople ' sstoriesinawaythatmakesadifferenceintheirlivesandtheworld." and the world." asthosewords。 this is pretty good！ iwouldliketobeajournalist.iwanttomakeadifference.welliwasontelevisionbythetimeiwas 19 years old.and in 1986 ilaunchedmywont eleviss rminationtosucceedatfirst.iwasnervousaboutthecompetitionandthenibecamemyowncompetitionrainisionins e bar every year，pushing，pushing eventuallywedidmakeittothetopandwestayedtherefor 25 years。

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Oprah Winfrey:theoprahwinfreyshowwasnumberoneinourtimeslotfor 21 yearsandihavetotellyouibecamepretycomfortablewithatlevel of sucu dedasyouwillatsomepoint，that it was time to recalculate，find new territory， break new ground.soiendedtheshowandlaunchedown， theoprahwinfreynetwork.theinitialsjustworkedoutforme.sooneyearlaterafterlaunchingownnearlyeverymediaoutlethadproclaimathation otjustaflopbutabigboldfloptheycallit.icanstillrememberthedayiopenedupusatodayandreadtheheadline " op rah，notquitestandingonher now that's the nice newspaper！ itreallywasthistimelastyeartheworstperiodinmyprofessionallife.iwasstressedandiwasfrustratedandquitefranklyiwas embarrassed.ITT tpresidentfaustcalledandaskedmetospeakhereandithoughtyouwantmetospeaktoharvardgraduation whatcouldipossiblysaytoharvardgraduater someofthemostsuccessfulgraduatesintheworldintheverymomentwhenihadstoppedsucceding？ soigotoffthephonewithpresidentfaustandiwenttotheshower.itwaseitherthatorabagoforeos.soichosetheshower.andiwasinthesh oweralow thewordsofanoldhymncametome.youmaynotknowit.it ' s " bya ndby，whenthemorningcomes." andistartedthinkingaboutwhemorningmighes ame tome " trouble don ' tlast always " fromthathymn， " thistooshallpass." andithoughtasigotoutoftheshoweriamgoingtoturnthisthingaroundandiwillbebetterforit.andwhenido，I ' MGoingtop soi ' mheretodaytotellyouihaveturnedthatnetworkaround！

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Oprah Winfrey:anditwasallbecauseiwantedtodoitbythetimeigottospeaktoyouallsothankyousomuch.youdon ' tknowwhatmotivationyo u were f thank you.I ' mevenproudertoshareafundamentaltruthtyoumightnothavelearnedevenasgraduatesofharvardunlessyoustudiedthencinel .。 Nagy.professornagyaswewerecominginthismorningsaid " please ms.Winfrey，walk decisively."。

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Oprah Winfrey:ishallwalkdecisively.thisiswhatiwanttoshare.itdoesn ' tmatterhowfaryoumightrise.atsomepointyouarebontosoto ebeck atwedo，raisingthebar.if you ' reconstantlypushingyourselfhigher， higherthelawofaveragesnottomentionthemythoficaruspredictsthatyouwillatsomepointfall.andwhenyoudoiwantyoutoknowthis， remember this:thereisnosuchthingasfailure.failureisjustlifetryingtomoveusinanotherdirection.now when you ' redowntherehenthere。 itlookslikefailure.sothispastyearihadtospoonfedthosewordstomyself.and when you ' redowninthehole， when that moment comes it ' sreallyokaytofeelbadforalittlewhile.giveyourselftimetomournwhatyouthinkyoumayhavelostbuthenhere ' sth ee learnfromeverymistakebecauseeveryexperience，encounter， andparticularlyyourmistakesaretheretoteachyouandforceyouintobeingmorewhoyouare.andthenfigureoutwhatisthenextrightmove.and thee ernalmoralemotionalg.p.s.thatcantellyouwhichwaytogo.becausenowandforevermorewhenyougole lfyoursearchresultswillread " Harvard ".andinaverycompetitiveworldthatreallyisacallingcardbecauseicantellyouasonewhoemploysalotofpeoplewhenisee " Harvard " isit " upall bringt hemin." it ' sanimpressivecallingcardthatcanleadtoevenmoreimpressivebulletsintheyearsahead:lawyer，senator， c.e physicist、 winnersofnobelandpulitzerprizesorlatenighttalkshowhost.butthechallengeoflifeihavefoundistobuildaresumethatdoesn ' tsimplytel ass utit ' sastoryaboutwhoyouwanttobe.it ' saresumethatdoesn ' tjusttellastoryaboutwhatyouwanttococo mplishbutwhy.astory that ' snotjus onsbutastorythat ' sreallyaboutyourpurpose.becausewhenyoune stumbleandfindyourselfstuckinaholethatisthestorythatwillgetyouout . what is your dharma？ what is your purpose？ formethatdiscoverycamein 1994 wheniinterviewedalittlegirlwhohaddecidedtocollectpocketchangeinordertohelpotherpeopleinned.sh eraie herselfandithoughtwellifthatlittle9yearoldgirlwithabucketandbigheartcoulddothatiwonderwhaticoulddodo soiaskedforourviewerstotake ionandinonemonthjustfrompenniesandnickelsanddimesweraisedmorethanthrem illiondollarsthatweusedtosendonestudentfromeverystateinte

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Oprah Winfrey:andsowhatididwasisimplyaskedourviewers " dowhatyoucanwhereveryouare，fromwhereveryousitinlife.givemeyourtimeoryou eingswhereveryoucan.andtogetherwebuilt 55 schools in 12 differentcountriesandrestorednearly 300 homesthatweredevastatedbyhuricans ann rkihavebeenontheairforalongtime， butitwastheangelnetworkthatactuallyfocusedmyinternalg.p.s.ithelpedmetodecidethatiwasn ' tgoingtojustbeontveverydaybuthat he goo 我的my interviews，我的my business，我的my philanthropy all of it， whateverventuresimightpursuewouldbetomakeclearthatwhatunitesusisultimatelyfarmoreredemingandcompelingthananythingthatsepart esmm leartomeandiwantyoutoknowisn ' talwaysclearinthebeginningbecauseasisaidihadbeenontelevisionins。 CEI was 19 years old.but around ' 94 igotreallyclear.sodon ' texpecttheclaritytocomeallatoncetoknowyourpurposerightaway，butwhatbeca tousetelevisiontoilluminatethetranscendentpowerofourbetterangels.sothisangelnetwork，it didn ' tjustchangethelivesofthosewhowerk butthelivesofthosewhoalsodidthehelping.itremindedusthatnomatterwhowhatwhatwelooklikeorwhatwemaybelieveitisbothposi bleandmos werfultocometogetherincommonpurposeandcommoneffort.isawsomethingonthebillmooreshowrecenthyhity soremindedmeofthispoint.itwasas cine wheeler.theylosttheir7year old son， beninthesandyhooktragedy.andeventhoughgunsafetylegislationtostrengthenbackgroundcheckshadjustbeenvoteddowninincongressatthime erviewtheytalkedabouthowtheyrefusedtobediscouraged.francinesaidthis， she said " ourheartsarebrokenbutourspiritsarenot.I ' mgoingtotellthemwhatit ' sliketofindaconversationaboutchangethatislove， Andi ' mgoingtodothatwithoutfightingthem." andthenherhusbanddavidaddedthis，" yousimplycannotdemonizeorvilifysomeonewhodoesn ' ta because the minute you do that， yourdiscussionisover.andwecannotdothatanylonger.theproblemistooenormous.therehastobesomewaythatthisdarknesscanbebanished th ll andinthemediaweoftenseethereflectionofacountrythatispolarized，thatisparalyzedandisself-interested.andyet， iknowyouknowthetruth.weallknowthatwearebetterthanthecynicismandthepessimismthatisregurgitatedthroughoutwashingtonandthe 24-4 u y channel，by the way.weunderstandthatthevastmajorityofpeopleinthiscountrybelieveinstrongerbackgroundchecksbecausetheyrealizetha ldthesecondamendmentandalsoreducetheviolencethatisrobbingusofourchildren.they don ' thavetobeincompatible。

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Oprah Winfrey:andweunderstandthatmostamericansbelieveinaclearpathtocitizenshipforthe 12， 000，00 undocumentedimmigrantswhoresideinthiscountrybecauseit ' spossibletobothenforceourlawsandatthesametimeeembracethewordsonthi tueoflibertythathavewelcomedgenerationsofhuddledmassestoourshores.wecandoboth。

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Oprah Winfrey:andweunderstand.iknowyoudobecauseyouwenttoharvard.therearepeoplefrombothpartiesandnopartybelievethatindengent the cesstohealthyfoodandaroofovertheirheadsandastrongpubliceducationbecausehereintherichestnationonedion。 arthwecanaffordabasiclevelofsecurityandopportunity.sothequestioniswhatarewegoingtodoaboutit？ reallywhatareyougoingtodoaboutit？ maybeyouagreewiththesebeliefs.maybeyoudon ' t.maybeyoucareabouttheseissuesandmaybethereareotherchallengesthatyou， class of arepassionateabout.maybeyouwanttomakeadifferencebyservingingovernment.maybeyouwanttolaunchyourowntelevisionshow.orma hange.yourparentswouldappreciatethataboutnow.thepointisyourgenerationischargedwithistaskofbreking ughwhatthebodypolitichaste ge.eachofyouhasbeenblessedwithisenormousopportunityofattendingthisprestion IOUs school.younowhaveachancetobetteryourlife， thelivesofyourneighborsandalsothelifeofourcountry.whenyoudothatletmetellyouwhatiknowforsure.that ' swhenyourstorygetsrall y gooo enyoulearn，teach. when you get，give.thatmyfriendsiswhatgivesyourstorypurposeandmeaning." soyouallhavethepowerinyourownwaytodes ndoingsoyourclasswillbearmedwithmoretoolsofinfluenceandempowermentthananyothergenerationinhistory.iditinananalogword.w.I aa itsheightreachednearly20， 000，00 viewers aday.nowhereinaworldoftwitterandfacebookandyoutubeandtumbler， youcanreachbillionsinjustseconds.you ' rethegenerationthatrejectedpredictionsaboutyourdetachmentandyourdisengagementbywinding v andwhenthepunditssaidtheysaidtheytalkedaboutyou，they said you'd be too disappointed， you ' dbetoodejectedtorepeatthatsamekindofturnoutinelectionandyouprovedthemwrongbyshowingupinevengreaternumbers.that ' SW hyo

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Oprah Winfrey:thisgenerationyourgenerationiknowhasdevelopedafinelyhonedradarforb.s.can you say " b.s." at Harvard？ thespinandphoninessandartificialnastinessthatsaturatessomuchofournationaldebate.iknowyouallunderstandbetterthanmosthatarelpr c-anauthenticwayofbeing、honesty、 andaboveallempathy.ihavetosaythatthesinglemostimportantlessonilearnedin 25 yearstalkingeverysingledaytopeoplewasthattheresis acos nexperience.mostofusitellyouwedon ' twanttobepided.whatwewant，thecommondenominatorthatifoundineverysingleinterview， iswewanttobevalidated.wewanttobeunderstood.ihavedoneover 35， 00 interviewsinmycareerandassoonasthatcamerashutsoffeveryonealwaysturnstomeandinevitablyintheirownwayayasksthisquestion " wathass esident bush， ihearditfrompresidentobama.I ' vehearditfromheroesandfromhousewives.I ' vehearditfromvictimsandperpetratorsofcrimes.vei Frombe shefinishesperforming，handsmethemicrophoneandsays " wasthatokay？ ？ " friends and family，yours，enemies，strangersineveryargumentineveryencounter，everyexchangeiwilltellyoutheyallwanttoknowonte DID do you see me？ did what i say mean anything to you？ andeventhoughthisisacollegewherefacebookwasbornmyhopeisthatyouwouldtrygooutandhavemoreface-to-faceconversationswithpelops

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Oprah Winfrey:that you ' llhavethecouragetolookthemintheeyeandheartheirpointofviewandhelpmakesurethatthespedanddistanceanda。 nonymityofourworlddoesn ' tcauseustoloseourabilitytostandinsomebodyelse ' sshoesandrecognizeallthatweshareasapeople.this MIS。 ativeforyouasaninpidualandforoursuccessasanation." therehastobesomewaythatthisdarknesscanbebanishedwithlight， " saysthemanwhoselittleboywasmassacredonjustanordinaryfridayindecember.sowhetheryoucallitsoulorspiritorhigherself，intelligence thereisalightinsideeachofyouallofusthatilluminatesyourveryhumanbeingnessifyouletit.andasayounggirlfromruralmisissipil earnede smucheasierthanpretendingtobebarbarawalters.althoughwhenifirststartedbecauseihadbarbarainmhaheay。 i would try to sit like barbara、talk like barbara、Movelike Barbaraandthenonenightiwasonthenewsreadingthenewsandicalledcanadacan-a-DD andthatwastheendofmebeingbarbara.icrackedmyselfupontv.couldn ' tstoplaughingandmyrealpersonalitycamethroughandfiguredoutout get

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Oprah Winfrey:iknowthatyouallmighthavealittleanxietynowandhesitationaboutleavingthecomfortofcollegeandputtingthoseharvardcerd e erwhatchallengesorsetbacksordisappointmentsyoumayencounteralongthewayouwillfindtruesuccessandphappical ess if you have only one goal therereallyisonlyoneandthatisthis:tofulfillthehighestmosttruthfulexpressionofyourselfasahumanbeing.youwanttomaxoutyouha nityba rselfup，yourfamilyandthepeoplearoundyou.theologianhowardthurmansaiditbest.he said " don ' taskyourselfwhattheworldneeds.askyou esyoucomealiveandthengodothatbecausewhattheworldneedsispeoplewhohavecomealive." the world needs -

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Oprah Winfrey:peoplelikemichaelstolzenbergfromfortlauderdale.whenmichaelwasjust8yearsoldmichaelnearlydiedfromabacterialfence t dbothofhisfeet.andinaninstantthisvibrantlittleboybecameaquadrupleamputeeandhislifewaschangedfo rever.butinlosingwhoheoncewasma dto be.herefusedtositinthatwheelchairalldayandfeelsorryforhimself withprostheticshelearnedtowalkandrunandplayagain.hejoinedhise dlastmonthwhenhelearnedthatsomanyvict imsofthebostonmarathonbombingwouldbecomenewamputeesmichaeldecidedtobanishthatdarknesswithi erharicers mikeysruntoraise 1，000， 000 dollarsforotheramputees.bythetimeharrisrunsthebostonmarathon.more than 1， 00 milesawayfromherethesetwoyoungbrothersarebringingpeopletogethertosupportthisbostoncommunitythewaytheircommunitycametogether o his 13 yearoldmanwaskedabouthisfellowamputeeshesaidthis " firsttheywillbesad.they ' relosingsometheh ywillnevergetbackandthat ' s e okay.theyjustdon ' tknowthatyet." wemightnotalwaysknowit .。 ways see it， orhearitonthenewsorevenfeelitinourdailylivesbutihavefaiththatwhatclassofyouwillbeokayandyouwillmakesureourco untryisokay.ihavee ldgirlwhowentoutandcollectedthechange.ihavefaithbecauseofdavidandfrancinewheler ihavefaithbecauseofmichaelandharrisstolzenberge thenetworkofangelessittingheretoday.oneofthemkadijawilliamswhocametoharvardfouryearsago.kadijahadattended 12 schol sin 12 yarer l gstpimpsandprostitutesanddrugdealers、homeless、going in to department stores、 wal-martinthemorning tobathe herselfsothatshe wouldn ' tsmellinfrontofherclassmatesandtodayshegraduatesasamemberoftheharvardclati

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Oprah Winfrey:fromtimetotimeyoumaystumblefall、youwillforsurecountinthisnodoubt、youwillhavequestionsandyouwillhavedoubtsabouts if you ' rewillingtolistentobeguidedbythatstillsmallvoicethatistheg.p.s.within yourself， tofindoutwhatmakesyoucomealiveyouwillbemorethanokay.you will be happy，you will be successful， andyouwillmakeadifferenceintheworld.congratulationsclassof，congratulationstoyourfamilyandfriends，godluckandthankyoufor

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