2分鐘勵志英語演講稿（通用15篇）

2分鐘勵志英語演講稿 篇1

　　I have a few candles stored in a drawer in my dining room.They’re meantfor romantic dinners and special occasions, but since the arrival of our threechildren they have lain unnoticed among the napkins and other things.They arewaiting to be taken out and lit to share their glow with anyone who will takethe time to bask in their brilliance.

　　Are not our souls like those candles, patiently waiting for someone to comeand let us be ourselves? We are all waiting for our own moments to shine; weeach have a special light, unmatched by any other.

　　Candles are made up of wax and a wick; we have bodies, but our essence liesin our minds and souls.Candles are unique in their colors, shapes and designs.Our life histories and experiences are the backdrops of who we are, but ourminds are like candle wicks, and make our passions flame.Unlike the candles inmy drawer, who get used or not used depending on my whims, we control our ownthoughts, and how brightly we will burn or dimly we will shine.

　　Is your soul candle dimmed by circumstance or lack of passion anddirection? Is it hidden in a drawer of stress, worry or resentment? Make achoice to let yourself shine the way you were meant to shine.

2分鐘勵志英語演講稿 篇2

　　One of the best things we can do in our lives is this: Begin again。Begin tosee yourself as you were When you were the happiest and strongest you’d everbeen

　　生命中我們所能為的最好之事莫過于:重新開始。重新開始審視自己,猶如身處曾經(jīng)有過的最幸福、堅強的時刻。

　　Begin to remember what worked for you (and what worked against you)，And tryto make things work again。Remember how natural it was when you werea child —To live a lifetime each day

　　開始記起那些曾經(jīng)助益過你的一切(以及那些曾經(jīng)牽絆過你的一切),并設法重獲魅力。記得你小時候的天真——把每一天當作一生來度過。

　　Begin to forget about the troubles you have carried with you for years: Theproblems that don’t matter any more, The tears that cried themselves away. Andthe worries that are going to wash away. On the shore of tomorrow’s newbeginnings

　　開始學著忘掉讓你負重多年的煩惱:那些不再重要的問題,那些自然逝去的眼淚,那些即將在嶄新的明天被沖刷去的焦慮。

　　Tomorrow tells us it will be here every new day of our lives;And if we arewise， We will turn away from the problems of the past。And give thefuture —and ourselves —a chance，To become the best of friends，Sometimes all ittakes is a wish in the heart to let yourself Begin again。

　　明日告訴我們每一個明天都是生命的嶄新日;倘若我們清醒明智,我們將會拋卻過去的問題。給未來,也給我們自己一個機會,努力成為好朋友。有時所需的一切只是內(nèi)心一個愿望,好讓你自己重新開始。有望在八十高齡告別塵寰時仍覺年輕。

2分鐘勵志英語演講稿 篇3

　　Mistakes and errors are the disciplined true which we advance in life.Mistakes are great teachers.Success comes to those who are willing to riskmaking mistakes in the pursuit of their goals and aspirations, and who are ableto learn from those mistakes.And in order to learn from mistakes you must bewilling to pay for them.

　　Mistakes can be enormously valuable, but when you try to get others to payfor your mistakes, then you deprive yourself of the opportunity to learn fromthem.When something goes wrong, it's usually very easy to find someone else toblame, but what does that really accomplish?

　　Much of the value of mistakes comes from the fact that they demand a costthat must be paid.The person who learns the most from a mistake is the personwho pays the price for that mistake.

　　When you make a mistake, the lastthing you want to do is run away from it.You need to accept it because you can learn a lot from it.The mistake has beenmade, so make the most of it.Pay the price, learn the lesson, and grow thatmuch stronger.

　　When you make a mistake, don't look back at it long.Remember the reasonfor it, and then look forward.Mistakes are lessons of wisdom.The past cannotbe changed.The present is still in your power.Take full advantage of yourmistakes to achieve your goals and aspirations.

2分鐘勵志英語演講稿 篇4

　　Mistakes and errors are the disciplined true which we advance in life.Mistakes are great teachers. Success comes to those who are willing to riskmaking mistakes in the pursuit of their goals and aspirations, and who are ableto learn from those mistakes. And in order to learn from mistakes you must bewilling to pay for them.

　　Mistakes can be enormously valuable, but when you try to get others to payfor your mistakes, then you deprive yourself of the opportunity to learn fromthem. When something goes wrong, it's usually very easy to find someone else toblame, but what does that really accomplish?

　　Much of the value of mistakes comes from the fact that they demand a costthat must be paid. The person who learns the most from a mistake is the personwho pays the price for that mistake.

　　When you make a mistake, the lastthing you want to do is run away from it.You need to accept it because you can learn a lot from it. The mistake has beenmade, so make the most of it. Pay the price, learn the lesson, and grow thatmuch stronger.

　　When you make a mistake, don't look back at it long. Remember the reasonfor it, and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannotbe changed. The present is still in your power. Take full advantage of yourmistakes to achieve your goals and aspirations.

　　過失和錯誤讓我們辨別是非,幫助我們前進。錯誤是偉大的老師。成功總是眷顧那些敢于冒著犯錯的危險去追求他們的目標和理想,并善于從錯誤中吸取教訓的人。為了從過失中吸取教訓,你必須愿意為之付出代價。

　　錯誤可能具有巨大的價值,但是如果你想讓別人來為你的錯誤付出代價,那你就喪失了從錯誤中學習的機會。當出了差錯時,去責備他人總是很容易的。但是那又有什么用呢?

　　錯誤的價值在很大程度上體現(xiàn)為人們必須為所犯的錯誤付出代價。從錯誤中學到最多的那個人就是為之付出代價的人。

　　當你犯錯時,你最不應該做的事情就是逃避錯誤。你需要接受這個事實,因為你可以從中吸取很多教訓。既然已經(jīng)犯了錯誤,就最大限度地利用它。付出代價、得到教訓并成長得更加堅強。

　　當你犯錯時,不要總放在心上。記住犯錯的原因,然后向前看。犯錯是智慧的課程。過去無法改變。現(xiàn)在仍在你的手中。利用好你的錯誤,來實現(xiàn)你的目標和理想。

2分鐘勵志英語演講稿 篇5

　　Students, guests , teachers and Honorable Judges

　　Good morning !

　　my great pleasure to share my dream with you today. my dream is to become a teacher....

　　As the whole world has its boundaries, limits and freedom coexist in our life. I don’t expect complete freedom, which is impossible. I simply have a dream that supports my life.

　　I dream that one day, I could escape from the deep sea of thick schoolbooks and lead my own life. With my favorite fictions, I lie freely on the green grass, smelling the spring, listening to the wind singing, breathing the fresh and cool air and dissolve my soul in nature at last. Simple and short enjoyment can bring me great satisfaction.

　　I dream that one day the adults could throw their prejudice of comic and cartoon away. They could keep a lovely heart that can share sorrow and happiness with us while watching cartoon or doing personal things. That’s the real communication of heart to heart.

　　I have the belief that my dreams should come true. I am looking forward to some day coming when I am like a proud eagle, which flies to the blue and vast sky.

　　譯文：

　　學生、來賓、老師和尊敬的評委

　　早上好!

　　我很高興今天與你分享我的夢想。我的夢想是成為一名教師……

　　由于整個世界都有它的界限，限制和自由在我們的生活中共存。我不期望完全的自由，這是不可能的。我只是有一個夢想，支持我的生活。

　　我夢想有一天，我可以擺脫厚厚的教科書，并導致深海我自己的生活。用我最喜歡的小說，我躺在草地上自由地躺在草地上，聞著春天的氣息，聽著風的歌聲，呼吸著清新涼爽的空氣，最后把我的靈魂溶解在大自然中。簡單的和短期的享受可以給我?guī)�來極大的滿足感。

　　我夢想有一天，成年人可以把他們的偏見的漫畫和卡通了。他們可以保持一個可愛的心，可以與我們分享悲傷和快樂，而看卡通或做個人的事情。這是心與心的真正交流。

　　我相信我的夢想會成真。我期待著有一天的到來，當我像一只驕傲的鷹，飛向藍色和廣闊的天空。

2分鐘勵志英語演講稿 篇6

　　I have a few candles stored in a drawer in my dining room. They’re meantfor romantic dinners and special occasions, but since the arrival of our threechildren they have lain unnoticed among the napkins and other things. They arewaiting to be taken out and lit to share their glow with anyone who will takethe time to bask in their brilliance.

　　Are not our souls like those candles, patiently waiting for someone to comeand let us be ourselves? We are all waiting for our own moments to shine; weeach have a special light, unmatched by any other.

　　Candles are made up of wax and a wick; we have bodies, but our essence liesin our minds and souls. Candles are unique in their colors, shapes and designs.Our life histories and experiences are the backdrops of who we are, but ourminds are like candle wicks, and make our passions flame. Unlike the candles inmy drawer, who get used or not used depending on my whims, we control our ownthoughts, and how brightly we will burn or dimly we will shine.

　　Is your soul candle dimmed by circumstance or lack of passion anddirection? Is it hidden in a drawer of stress, worry or resentment? Make achoice to let yourself shine the way you were meant to shine.

　　在我餐廳的抽屜里放著幾根蠟燭。它們會用于浪漫的晚餐和一些特殊的場合，但是自從我的三個孩子出生之后，它們便被遺忘在餐巾紙和其他雜物之間了。它們一直在等待著被拿出抽屜，被點亮，以和任何一個愿意花費時間去感受它們溫暖的人分享那些光亮。

　　我們的靈魂不也像蠟燭么?耐心地等待有人來發(fā)掘我們，讓我們發(fā)光發(fā)亮。我們一直等待著發(fā)光發(fā)亮的一刻;我們都有自己獨特的光亮，是別人所不能匹及的。

　　蠟燭由蠟狀物和蠟燭心組合而成;人類有肉體，而我們的本質(zhì)卻存在于精神和靈魂中。蠟燭有它們獨一無二的顏色、形狀和圖案。我們生命的歷史和經(jīng)歷是決定我們是誰的大背景，但是只有我們的心靈才是蠟燭心，使熱情形成火焰。與在抽屜里等著別人一時的興致來決定是否被點燃的蠟燭不同，我們可以決定自己的思想，決定自己能夠發(fā)光發(fā)亮還是黯淡無光。

　　你心中的那支蠟燭是否因環(huán)境或者缺少激情，沒有方向感而黯淡無光?它是否藏匿于壓力、擔憂和怨恨的抽屜里?做出選擇吧，以自己注定的方式去發(fā)光。

2分鐘勵志英語演講稿 篇7

　　I enter tile university after years of hard study and preparation. But life in the university is not as satisfactory as what I had expected. I become lazy and don't want to study.I become silcent. I become puzzled. I don't know what I can do in the future. Then I become unhappy.

　　Four years in the university is only a short period when compared my whole lifetime. Now it has passed a half. In this year, many people ,such as my parents,my friends, ask me what I want to do and tell me to map out a plan for my life. I don't want to follow their suggestion, and I want to go my style. So I think carefully. I have been a young volunteer(志愿者) for five years.It's very happy and significant. Then I have a dream.I want to join the University Student Volunteers Go West Programe. I think I can be a teacher in the west.I want to try my best to help them and help me. I want to see the world cearly. Now I can't reach its demand and it's very diffcult,but I will work hard in the next two years. There is an old saying"where there is a will,there is a way.(有志者事竟成)"I think my dream can come ture.Now in the university I mature,and in the university I prepare for the real world.

　　At last,I want to say to everybody"Hlod fast to your dreams,no matter how big or small they are.The path to dreams may not be smooth and wide,even some sacrifices are needed.But hold on to the end,you can find there is no geater happiness than making your dream come ture."

　　譯文：

　　我進入瓦大學經(jīng)過多年的艱苦學習和準備。但大學的生活并不像我所期望的那樣令人滿意。我變得懶惰，不想學習。我成為silcent。我變得困惑。我不知道我將來能做什么。然后我變得不快樂。

　　四年在大學只是一個短暫的時間相比，我的一生。現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)過去了一半。在這一年里，許多人，如我的父母，我的朋友，問我想做什么，并告訴我制定一個計劃，我的生活。我不想按照他們的建議，我想去我的風格。所以我仔細地思考。我是一個年輕的志愿者(志愿者)五年。很高興和意義。然后我有一個夢想，我想加入大學生志愿者去西部計劃。我想我可以成為一名在西方的老師，我想盡力幫助他們，幫助我。我想清楚地看世界。現(xiàn)在我不能達到其要求，這是非常困難的，但我會在接下來的兩年的努力。俗話說：“凡有意愿，有辦法。(有志者事竟成)“我想我的夢想可以成真。現(xiàn)在在大學我成熟了，在大學我準備真實的世界。

　　最后，我想對大家說“緊緊地抓住你的夢想，不管他們多么大或小。夢想的道路不可能一帆風順和廣泛，甚至一些犧牲是必要的，但到最后，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)沒有大的幸福比讓你的夢想成真。“

2分鐘勵志英語演講稿 篇8

　　One of the best things we can do in our lives is this: Begin again。Begin tosee yourself as you were When you were the happiest and strongest you’d everbeen

　　Begin to remember what worked for you (and what worked against you)，And tryto make things work again。Remember how natural it was when you werea child —To live a lifetime each day

　　Begin to forget about the troubles you have carried with you for years: Theproblems that don’t matter any more, The tears that cried themselves away. Andthe worries that are going to wash away. On the shore of tomorrow’s newbeginnings

　　Tomorrow tells us it will be here every new day of our lives;And if we arewise， We will turn away from the problems of the past。And give thefuture —and ourselves —a chance，To become the best of friends，Sometimes all ittakes is a wish in the heart to let yourself Begin again。

2分鐘勵志英語演講稿 篇9

　　In the flood of darkness, hope is the light. It brings comfort, faith, andconfidence. It gives us guidance when we are lost, and gives support when we areafraid. And the moment we give up hope, we give up our lives. The world we livein is disintegrating into a place of malice and hatred, where we need hope andfind it harder. In this world of fear, hope to find better, but easier said thandone, the more meaningful life of faith will make life meaningful.

　　在潮水般的黑暗之中，希望是光。它帶來舒適、信仰和信心。它在我們迷失時給予指引，在我們恐懼時給予支持。而在我們放棄希望的那一刻，也就放棄了生命。我們生活的世界正瓦解成一個充滿惡意和仇恨的地方，在這里我們就更需要希望，卻又難以尋得。在這充滿恐懼的世界里，找到希望談何容易，但是，對更好、更有意義的人生的信仰才會讓生命有意義。

2分鐘勵志英語演講稿 篇10

　　Everything about my future was ambiguously assumed. I would get into debtby going to college, then I would be forced to get a job to pay off that debt,while still getting into more and more debt by buying a house and a car. Itseemed like a never-ending cycle that had no place for the possibility of adream.

　　I want more—but not necessarily in the material sense of personal wealthand success. I want more out of life. I want a passion, a conceptual dream thatwouldn’t let me sleep out of pure excitement. I want to spring out of bed in themorning, rain or shine, and have that zest for life that seemed so intrinsic inearly childhood.

　　Failing is what makes us grow, it makes us stronger and more resilient tothe aspects of life we have no control over. The fear of failure, although, iswhat makes us stagnant and sad. So even though I couldn’t see the future asclearly as before, I took the plunge in hopes that in the depths of fear andfailure, I would come out feeling more alive than ever before.

2分鐘勵志英語演講稿 篇11

　　Someone said “we are reading the first verse of the first chapter of abook, whose pages are infinite”. I don’t know who wrote these words, but I’vealways liked them as a reminder that the future can be anything we want it tobe. We are all in the position of the farmers. If we plant a good seed ,we reapa good harvest. If we plant nothing at all, we harvest nothing at all.

　　We are young. “How to spend the youth?” It is a meaningful question. Toanswer it, first I have to ask “what do you understand by the word youth?” Youthis not a time of life, it’s a state of mind. It’s not a matter of rosy cheeks,red lips or supple knees. It’s the matter of the will. It’s the freshness of thedeep spring of life.

　　A poet said “To see a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wildflower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour. Severaldays ago, I had a chance to listen to a lecture. I learnt a lot there. I’d liketo share it with all of you. Let’s show our right palms. We can see three

　　lines that show how our love.career and life is. I have a short line oflife. What about yours? I wondered whether we could see our future in this way.Well, let’s make a fist. Where is our future? Where is our love, career, andlife? Tell me.Yeah, it is in our hands. It is held in ourselves.

　　We all want the future to be better than the past. But the future can gobetter itself. Don’t cry because it is over, smile because it happened. From thepast, we’ve learnt that the life is tough, but we are tougher. We’ve learnt thatwe can’t choose how we feel, but we can choose what about it. Failure doesn’tmean you don’t have it, it does mean you should do it in a different way.Failure doesn’t mean you should give up, it does mean you must try harder.

　　As what I said at the beginning, “we are reading the first verse of thefirst chapter of a book, whose pages are infinite”. The past has gone. Nothingwe do will change it. But the future is in front of us. Believe that what wegive to the world, the world will give to us. And from today on, let’s be theowners of ourselves, and speak out “We are the world, we are the future.”

　　有人說“我們正在閱讀一本書第一章的第一節(jié)，它的頁數(shù)是無限的”。我不知道這些詞是誰寫的，但我一直喜歡這些詞，以提醒人們未來可以是我們想要的任何東西。我們都處于農(nóng)民的地位。如果我們種下一顆好種子，我們會收獲一個好收成。如果我們什么都不種，我們什么都不收獲。

　　我們很年輕�！叭绾味冗^青春?“這是一個有意義的問題。要回答這個問題，首先我必須問“你對青年這個詞有什么理解?“青春不是人生的時光，而是一種心態(tài)。這不是臉頰紅潤、嘴唇紅潤或膝蓋柔軟的問題。這是意志的問題。這是生命深處春天的新鮮。

　　一位詩人說:“在一粒沙子里看到一個世界，在一朵野花里看到一個天堂，把握在你手中的是無限，永恒在一個小時內(nèi)。幾天前，我有機會聽了一次講座。我在那里學到了很多。我想和大家分享一下。讓我們展示我們的右手掌。我們可以看到三個顯示我們的愛情、事業(yè)和生活的線條。我的壽命很短。

　　你的呢?我想知道我們是否可以這樣看待我們的未來。好吧，讓我們打一拳。我們的未來在哪里?我們的愛情、事業(yè)和生活在哪里?告訴我。是的，它在我們手中。這是我們自己的事情。我們都希望未來比過去更美好。但是未來會更好。

　　不要因為結(jié)束而哭泣，微笑吧，因為已經(jīng)發(fā)生了。從過去，我們了解到生活是艱難的，但是我們更艱難。我們已經(jīng)了解到我們不能選擇自己的感受，但是我們可以選擇如何去感受。失敗并不意味著你沒有它，而是意味著你應該以不同的方式去做。失敗并不意味著你應該放棄，而是意味著你必須更加努力。

　　正如我在開頭所說，“我們正在閱讀一本書第一章的第一節(jié)，它的頁數(shù)是無限的”。過去已經(jīng)過去了。我們所做的一切都不會改變它。但是未來就在我們面前。相信我們給世界的東西，世界會給我們的。從今天起，讓我們成為自己的主人，大聲說“我們是世界，我們是未來”。

2分鐘勵志英語演講稿 篇12

　　We are the world ,we are the future!

　　Someone said “we are reading the first verse of the first chapter of abook, whose pages are infinite”. i don’t know who wrote these words, but i’vealways liked them as a reminder that the future can be anything we want it tobe. we are all in the position of the farmers. if we plant a good seed ,we reapa good harvest. if we plant nothing at all, we harvest nothing at all.

　　We are young. “how to spend the youth?” it is a meaningful question. toanswer it, first i have to ask “what do you understand by the word youth?” youthis not a time of life, it’s a state of mind. it’s not a matter of rosy cheeks,red lips or supple knees. it’s the matter of the will. it’s the freshness of thedeep spring of life.

　　A poet said “to see a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wildflower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour. severaldays ago, i had a chance to listen to a lecture. i learnt a lot there. i’d liketo share it with all of you. let’s show our right palms. we can see three linesthat show how our love.career and life is. i have a short line of life. whatabout yours? i wondered whether we could see our future in this way. well, let’smake a fist. where is our future? where is our love, career, and life?” tellme.yeah, it is in our hands. it is held in ourselves.

　　We all want the future to be better than the past. but the future can gobetter itself. don’t cry because it is over, smile because it happened. from thepast, we’ve learnt that the life is tough, but we are tougher. we’ve learnt thatwe can’t choose how we feel, but we can choose what about it. failure doesn’tmean you don’t have it, it does mean you should do it in a different way.failure doesn’t mean you should give up, it does mean you must try harder.

　　As what i said at the beginning, “we are reading the first verse of thefirst chapter of a book, whose pages are infinite”. the past has gone. nothingwe do will change it. but the future is in front of us. believe that what wegive to the world, the world will give to us. and from today on, let’s be theowners of ourselves, and speak out “we are the world, we are the future.”

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　　The sun has begun to set and I hang up the smile I’ve worn all day, thoughI will make sure it is the first thing I put back on in the morning just in caseit is “that day.” I want her to see me at my very best.

　　I do the normal routine, eat dinner, clean the house, write—the usualstuff. And then I lay down hoping to fall asleep quickly so my new day willhurry up and arrive. A new day with a brand new sun. But as I lay there and waitfor the world to turn half way around, I think about her. And sometimes I smile,and sometimes that smile will turn into asnicker, and then often that snickerwill turn into a burst of laughter.

　　And then there are times I get that lump in my throat and that tightfeeling in my chest, and sometimes that feeling overwhelms me and begins to turninto a tear, and often that tear multiplies itself and I can no longer fight thefeeling and I lose the battle. Then somehow through either the joy or thesadness I drift and find myself asleep. Then the dreams begin and keep mecompany until my new day arrives.

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　　Occasionally, life can be undeniably, impossibly difficult. We are facedwith challenges and events that can seem overwhelming, life-destroying to thepoint where it may be hard to decide whether to keep going. But you always havea choice. Jessica Heslop shares her powerful, inspiring journey from the worsttimes in her life to the new life she has created for herself:

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　　It is such an honor and pleasure for me to be back at Yale, especially onthe occasion of the 300th anniversary. I have had so many memories of my timehere, and as Nick was speaking I thought about how I ended up at Yale LawSchool. And it tells a little bit about how much progress we’ve made.

　　What I think most about when I think of Yale is not just the politicallycharged atmosphere and not even just the superb legal education that I received.It was at Yale that I began work that has been at the core of what I have caredabout ever since. I began working with New Haven legal services representingchildren. And I studied child development, abuse and neglect at the Yale NewHaven Hospital and the Child Study Center. I was lucky enough to receive a civilrights internship with Marian Wright Edelman at the Children’s Defense Fund,where I went to work after I graduated. Those experiences fueled in me a passionto work for the benefit of children, particularly the most vulnerable.

　　When I was thinking about running for the United States Senate-which wassuch an enormous decision to make, one I never could have dreamed that I wouldhave been making when I was here on campus-I visited a school in New York Cityand I met a young woman, who was a star athlete.

　　I was there because of Billy Jean King promoting an HBO special about womenin sports called “Dare to compete.” It was about Title IX and how we finally,thanks to government action, provided opportunities to girls and women insports.

　　So, dare to compete, yes, but maybe even more difficult, dare to care. Dareto care about people who need our help to succeed and fulfill their own lives.There are so many out there and sometimes all it takes is the simplest ofgestures or helping hands and many of you understand that already. I know thatthe numbers of graduates in the last 20 years have worked in communityorganizations, have tutored, have committed themselves to religiousactivities.

　　Community service and religious involvement being up. But if you look atthe area of voting among 18 to 29 year olds, the numbers tell a far moretroubling tale. Many of you I know believe that service and communityvolunteerism is a better way of solving the issues facing our country thanpolitical engagement, because you believe-choose one of the following multiplesor choose them all-government either can’t understand or won’t make the rightchoices because of political pressures, inefficiency, incompetence or big moneyinfluence.

　　Well, I admit there is enough truth in that critique to justify feelingdisconnected and alienated. But at bottom, that’s a personal cop-out and anational peril. Political conditions maximize the conditions for individualopportunity and responsibility as well as community. Americorps and the PeaceCorps exist because of political decisions. Our air, water, land and food willbe clean and safe because of political choices. Our ability to cure disease orlog onto the Internet have been advanced because of politically determinedinvestments. Ethnic cleansing in Kosovo ended because of political leadership.Your parents and grandparents traveled here by means of government built andsubsidized transportation systems. Many used GI Bills or government loans, as Idid, to attend college.

　　Now, I could, as you might guess, go on and on, but the point is to remindus all that government is us and each generation has to stake its claim. And, asstakeholders, you will have to decide whether or not to make the choice toparticipate. It is hard and it is, bringing change in a democracy, particularlynow. There’s so much about our modern times that conspire to lower our sights,to weaken our vision-as individuals and communities and even nations.

　　It is not the vast conspiracy you may have heard about; rather it’s asilent conspiracy of cynicism and indifference and alienation that we see everyday, in our popular culture and in our prodigious consumerism.

　　And I leave these graduates with the same message I hope to leave with mygraduate. Dare to compete. Dare to care. Dare to dream. Dare to love. Practicethe art of making possible. And no matter what happens, even if you hear shoutsbehind, keep going.

　　Thank you and God bless you all.