名人英語演講經(jīng)典（精選9篇）
名人英語演講經(jīng)典 篇1
i have a dreamevery one has s own dream. when i was a little kid ,my dream was even to have a candy shop of my own now ,when i am 16 years old ,standing here ,my dreams have already changed a lot.i have got quite different experience from other girls. wle they were playing toys at home, wle they were dreaming to be the princesses in the story .i was running in the hard rain, jumping in the heavy snow, pitcng in the strong wind. notng could stop me ,because of a wonderful call from my heart -- to be an athlete. yeah ,of course ,i'm an athlete, i'm so proud of that all the time i was 10 years old ,i became a shot-put athlete. the training was really hard ,i couldn't bear the heavy shot in my hands i always believe that "god only help those who help themselves". during those hard days, i find i was growing more quickly than others of the same age. to be an athlete is my most correct choice. but, i quit my team after entering gh school because of a silly excuse. i really didn't want to stop my sports career y i say to you my friends that even though i must face the difficulties of yesterday ,today and tomorrow .i still have a dream is a dream deeply rooted in my soul.i have a dream that one day ,i can run, jump and pitch just like i used to be.i have a dream that one day , i can go back to my dream sports and join the national team.i have a dream that one day ,i can stand on the ghest place at the olympicgames. with all the cameras pointing at me. i will tell everyone that i'm so proud to be a cnese athlete!ts is my hope is the faith that i continue my steps with!!!with ts faith ,i will live though the strong wind and heavy rain ,never give up !so let victory ring from my heart, from all of you. when we allow victory to ring .i must be the one!in my imagination, i'm a bird ,a magical bird. i carry my dreams all with me by my big wings. i fly though the mountains ,though the forests ,over the sea, to the sun ,the warmest place in the aerospace!every night ,i have a dream ,i see a girl ---smiling~
名人英語演講經(jīng)典 篇2
Mr.John Doleva,Hall of Fame Executive Committee,ladies and gentlemen,good evening.
名人堂總裁約翰·多勒夫先生、女士們、先生們，晚上好。
When I heard that I was speaking first tonight,I thought that someone made a mistake.The first speaker should be the great Allen Iverson.I need practice more than he does.
聽說今晚第一個(gè)發(fā)言，我以為有人搞錯(cuò)了。第一個(gè)發(fā)言的應(yīng)該是偉大的阿倫·艾弗森。相比于他，我需要更多的練習(xí)。
First of all,I would like to thank you for giving me this great honor.Your recognition has made tonight a most memorable moment for me.Although perhaps my career ended too soon,for me I treasure each and every moment.I am grateful for my time on the court,and for your recognition tonight.
首先，我要感謝給我如此殊榮，對(duì)我而言，你們的認(rèn)可讓今晚成為最難忘的時(shí)刻。盡管我的職業(yè)可能生涯結(jié)束的太早了，對(duì)我而言，我珍惜每一個(gè)時(shí)刻。我感謝我在球場(chǎng)上的時(shí)光，感謝今晚你們的認(rèn)可。
I would like to thank my sponsors.
我要謝謝我的推介人。
Bill Russell.I remember that you invited me to dinner at your house in Seattle in my rookie year.That evening,and all of your advice since,really built up my confidence and made me feel comfortable in a new country.
比爾·拉塞爾，我不會(huì)忘記在新秀季中，你邀請(qǐng)我到西雅圖家中進(jìn)餐。那天晚上，以及此后你所有的建議，讓我在新的國(guó)度中建立信心，倍感輕松。
Bill Walton.You supported me all the way.Thank you for your advice and encouragement.You were the first one who called me when I woke up from mysurgery.You told me to stay positive.I will always remember that.
比爾·沃爾頓，你一直都支持著我，謝謝你的建議和鼓勵(lì)。我做手術(shù)醒來后，你第一個(gè)打電話給我。你告訴我要積極，我一直銘記在心。
Dikembe Mutombo.I put you last because you are the oldest of the three.We played together for five years and had so many memories on and off the court.Nothing can break the bond between us—not even all those elbows you gave me in practice.
迪肯貝·穆托姆博，我最后提你，因?yàn)槟憧雌饋硎侨酥凶罾系摹Ｎ覀兾迥觊g一起打球，在球場(chǎng)內(nèi)外有許多回憶。沒有什么能破壞我們的友誼，就算在訓(xùn)練中你給了我不少“黑肘”。
譯注：相比82歲的拉塞爾，穆托姆博當(dāng)然不是最老的，這是個(gè)玩笑，謠傳說他非洲老家計(jì)算年齡的辦法是每年在一棵樹上砍一刀，后來他到美國(guó)打球，回到老家后發(fā)現(xiàn)樹上刻滿了字，就推說記不住自己的年齡了。
As you know I am from China,and my journey began there.
大家知道我來自中國(guó)，我的旅程從那里開始。
My parents were basketball players back in the 1970s.I heard so many great stories about them,about how they played and how good they were.More importantly,so many people know how good they are as people.I am very fortunate to be your son.
我的父母是上世紀(jì)七十年代的籃球運(yùn)動(dòng)員，我聽過很多他們的故事，他們?nèi)绾未蚯�，更重要的，如何做個(gè)好人。作為你們的兒子，我感到非常幸運(yùn)。
The gift I had from you was not only height...the way you taught me how to think,how to make decisions.And of course,my soft touch on the free throw line.Which is why I had 10,000 free throws less than O'Neill.
你們賜予我的禮物不只是個(gè)頭兒，你們教會(huì)我如何思考，如何做出決定。當(dāng)然還有罰球線上的柔和手感，這也是為什么我比奧尼爾少罰了10000個(gè)球。
My wife Li.We met when we were high school age.You know how much you mean to me.Thank you for being my life partner.Our lovely daughter Amy is a treasure to both of us.We wish she could be here,but she is in her first week of school.And she has to live with the consequences of choosing soccer over basketball...I'll fix that.
我的妻子葉莉也來到現(xiàn)場(chǎng)，我們?cè)诟咧袝r(shí)認(rèn)識(shí)的。你知道你對(duì)我有多重要，謝謝你成為我生命中的伴侶。我們可愛的女兒艾米是我們共同的寶貝，很希望她今天也能來，但她開學(xué)第一周。她還要承擔(dān)選擇足球而非籃球的后果……我會(huì)把她扳回來的。
My basketball journey began on the back of coach Li Zhangmin’s bicycle when he gave me a ride to my very first practice on the basketball court.I would like to congratulate you on a very successful and very long career as you retire this year.Thank you for your work and your effrot,and so many kids have benefited from you and your work.
我的籃球生涯始于李章明教練的自行車后座，他帶著我第一次去籃球場(chǎng)訓(xùn)練。你今年退休，我想祝賀你歷經(jīng)非常成功和非常漫長(zhǎng)的職業(yè)生涯。謝謝你的工作和努力，那么多的孩子受益于你和你的工作。
Coach Li Qiuping you were my coach at the Shanghai Sharks.You led us to win so far the only CBA championship before I came to NBA,and you gave us so much and sacrifice so much in that year you lost your wife to cancer.Thank you for your dedication and your sacrifices to us.
李秋平教練是我在上海大鯊魚隊(duì)的教練。你帶領(lǐng)我們獲得迄今僅有一次的CBA冠軍，我后來就來了NBA，你付出良多，犧牲良多，那一年你的妻子因癌癥離世。謝謝你的貢獻(xiàn)和犧牲。
I want to thank the city of Shanghai,the Shanghai Sharks and the CBA league for doing everything to encourage me,prepare me,train me.They helped me to be ready for the next challenges in my life.
我要感謝上海市，上海大鯊魚對(duì)和CBA聯(lián)賽，你們盡一切努力鼓勵(lì)我、幫助我、訓(xùn)練我，讓我為人生中下一次挑戰(zhàn)做好準(zhǔn)備。
There is old saying in China that if the mirror is made of bronze,one can dress properly.If the mirror is history,one can predict ups and downs.If the mirror is people,one can reflect on one’s own weakness and strength.And now,I would like to mention a few mirrors in my life.
中國(guó)有句老話，以銅為鏡，可以正衣冠;以史為鏡，可以知興替;以人為鏡，可以明得失�，F(xiàn)在我要提幾面我人生中的鏡子。
First,I want to mention Mr.Mou Zouyun.He was a basketball legend.Over 80 years ago,Mr.Mou came here to Springfield to study basketball.He went back to China and dedicated his life to Chinese basketball.Today,the CBA Championship Cup is named after him.This cup is the life goal that every CBA player can dream of.
首先，我要提牟作云，他是籃球界的傳奇。80年前，牟先生來到斯普林菲爾德學(xué)習(xí)籃球，回中國(guó)后，他把畢生精力都奉獻(xiàn)給中國(guó)籃球。今天，CBA聯(lián)賽杯以他的名字命名，這座獎(jiǎng)杯是每一位CBA球員夢(mèng)想的人生目標(biāo)。
I am not the first Chinese man to play in the NBA.That honor belongs Wang Zhi Zhi.He was a pioneer for all future Chinese players who dream of coming to the NBA.He cleared the road for us and made so many sacrifices.I learned so much from him.Although he cannot be here today,I want to thank him.
我不是第一個(gè)到NBA打球的中國(guó)人，這份榮譽(yù)歸于王治郅。他是夢(mèng)想到NBA打球的所有未來中國(guó)球員的先行者。他為我們掃清了道路，做出很多犧牲。我從他那里獲益良多。盡管他今年不能來，我還是想謝謝他。
Many people know the story that began when the Rockets drafted me in 20xx.Not many people know how much effort the Rockets put in before I arrived and throughout my career.Thank you to Les Alexander,Michael Goldberg,Carroll Dawson,Tad Brown,Daryl Morey and Keith Jones for making me feel at home in Houston.
很多人知道故事從20xx年火箭隊(duì)選中我時(shí)開始，可不是所有人知道火箭隊(duì)在我來之前和我整個(gè)生涯中付出的努力。感謝萊斯·亞歷山大、邁克爾·戈德伯格、卡羅爾·道森、泰德·布朗、達(dá)里爾·莫雷和基斯·瓊斯，讓我在休斯頓感受到家的溫暖。
When I arrived in Houston on my first day,Steve Francis gave me a strong high five and a big hug to welcome me.Steve has been the perfect big brother to me ever since that day.
我第一天來休斯頓時(shí)，史蒂夫·弗朗西斯給了我一個(gè)大力擊掌，并深情擁抱來歡迎我，此后他一直是我的老大哥。
Cuttino Mobley invited me to his home for something called“soul food.”I thought he meant salty food which confused me a little bit.Thank you to Steve,Cuttino and everyone on my early Rockets teams for making me feel so welcome.
卡迪諾·莫布里請(qǐng)我去他家吃“靈魂食物”，我聽成了“咸口食物”，讓我有點(diǎn)摸不著頭腦。謝謝史蒂夫、卡迪諾以及早年間火箭隊(duì)的隊(duì)友，讓我感到家的感覺。
Rudy T.is famous for saying,“Never underestimate the heart of a champion.”Rudy has demonstrated this not only on the court,but off the court too,especially in his battle with cancer.Rudy,you have always inspired me to be the better that I can be.
魯?shù)稀焚Z諾維奇有句名言：“永遠(yuǎn)不要低估冠軍的心�！濒�?shù)狭π羞@一格言，不僅在場(chǎng)上，也在場(chǎng)外，尤其在他與癌癥抗?fàn)幍倪^程中。魯?shù)�，你一直激�?lì)著我做到更好。
When Jeff Van Gundy arrived with Patrick Ewing and Tom Thibodeau,that coaching staff turned us into a tough defensive team,like he always does.
杰夫·范甘迪和帕特里克-尤因、湯姆·錫伯杜加入火箭后，教練組把我們變成防守強(qiáng)悍的隊(duì)伍，他一向如此。
With T-Mac,Shane Battier,Rafer Alston,we became a talented young team,especially with Dikembe.That team was not only competitive,but a team with a brotherhood.
我們有麥迪、沙恩·巴蒂爾、拉夫·阿爾斯通，我們朝氣蓬勃，才華橫溢，尤其還有穆托姆博。那支隊(duì)伍不僅有競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力，還團(tuán)結(jié)友愛。
I always remember Coach Van Gundy said once that,“The best chance also could be your last.”That is true in basketball and in life.
我一直都記著范甘迪教練曾說：“最好的機(jī)會(huì)是你最后的機(jī)會(huì)�！痹诨@球和生活中都是這樣。
My last NBA coach was Rick Adelman.He helped us develop so many talented players like Carl Landry,Luis Scola and Aaron Brooks.We had a great run in 20xx-20xx,but unfortunately my injury cut things short and ended my time with the Rockets too soon.I will always remember my time spent with the Houston Rockets as some of the best times in my life.
我最后一個(gè)NBA教練是里克·阿德爾曼，他為球隊(duì)挖掘了卡爾·蘭德里、路易斯·斯科拉和阿隆·布魯克斯等天才球員。我們08-09賽季高歌猛進(jìn)，但因?yàn)槲业膫次茨茏叩酶h(yuǎn)，太早結(jié)束了在火箭隊(duì)的生涯。在休斯頓火箭隊(duì)的時(shí)光我將永遠(yuǎn)銘記，那是我生命中最好的時(shí)光之一。
As a basketball player,I was one of the most blessed players on the planet.I played against some of the best athletes in the world.
作為籃球運(yùn)動(dòng)員，我是這個(gè)行星上最幸運(yùn)的選手之一，我和世界上最出色的運(yùn)動(dòng)員交手。
A great athlete not only has great teammates,but great opponents.Great opponents push us forward.Opponents like Shaquille O’Neal.Shaq:Every game we played reminded me of the old saying,“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”Thank you for that.
偉大的運(yùn)動(dòng)員不僅擁有偉大的隊(duì)友，還有偉大的對(duì)手。偉大的對(duì)手推動(dòng)自己前進(jìn)。像大鯊魚奧尼爾這樣的對(duì)手，我們每打一場(chǎng)比賽都會(huì)讓我想到一句老話：“殺不死你的讓你更強(qiáng)大。”謝謝。
I consider Houston my second home,so I want to say something to the people of Houston.You stood by me in good and bad times.You gave me strength to move forward.I will always consider you my family.I am a Texan and a Houston Rocket for life.
我認(rèn)為休斯頓是我第二故鄉(xiāng)，我想說說休斯頓人民。無論順境逆境，你們都在背后支持我。你們給了我前進(jìn)的力量，我將一直把你們當(dāng)做家人。這輩子，我都是德克薩斯人，我是休斯頓火箭人。
All of this would not be possible without the vision of David Stern and the NBA.Thank you to David Stern,Adam Silver,Kim Bohuny and everyone at the NBA for your kindness and support.
沒有大衛(wèi)·斯特恩的高瞻遠(yuǎn)矚和他建立的NBA，這一切都無從談起。謝謝斯特恩、亞當(dāng)·席爾瓦、吉姆·伯哈尼和所有NBA人，謝謝你們的好意與支持。
Finally,to Team Yao.We all look older and fatter than when we first met.
最后，謝謝姚之隊(duì)，我們都比初相見時(shí)更老、更胖了。
Ladies and gentlemen,I like to pay my respect to Dr.Naismith,to the 361 members of the Hall of Fame,and to everyone who has contributed to the game of basketball all over the world in last 125 years.
女士們，先生們，我要向奈史密斯博士和名人堂的361名成員致敬，對(duì)過去120xx年對(duì)籃球運(yùn)動(dòng)做出貢獻(xiàn)的全世界運(yùn)動(dòng)員致敬。
All of these individuals are stars and together they form the galaxy in the universe of basketball.The game has inspired billions of people around the world.As one of them,I will do my part to continue to help grow the great game of basketball,and we all look forward to watching the stars of tomorrow emerge and shine.
所有這些人都是星辰，他們共同組成了籃球界的浩瀚銀河�；@球運(yùn)動(dòng)激勵(lì)了全世界數(shù)十億人。作為其中一員，我將盡我的努力繼續(xù)推動(dòng)籃球事業(yè)發(fā)展，我們盼望著明日之星閃亮登場(chǎng)。
Thank you for this great honor.Thank you.
謝謝給我這份榮譽(yù)，謝謝。
名人英語演講經(jīng)典 篇3
Dare to compete. Dare to care. Dare to dream. Dare to love. Practice the art of making possible. And no matter what happens, even if you hear shouts behind, keep going.
It is such an honor and pleasure for me to be back at Yale, especially on the occasion of the 300th anniversary. I have had so many memories of my time here, and as Nick was speaking I thought about how I ended up at Yale Law School. 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 politically charged 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 cared about ever since. I began working with New Haven legal services representing children. And I studied child development, abuse and neglect at the Yale New Haven Hospital and the Child Study Center. I was lucky enough to receive a civil rights 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 passion to work for the benefit of children, particularly the most vulnerable.
Now, looking back, there is no way that I could have predicted what path my life would have taken. I didn’t sit around the law school, saying, well, you know, I think I’ll graduate and then I’ll go to work at the Children’s Defense Fund, and then the impeachment inquiry, and Nixon retired or resigns, I’ll go to Arkansas. I didn’t think like that. I was taking each day at a time.
But, I’ve been very fortunate because I’ve always had an idea in my mind about what I thought was important and what gave my life meaning and purpose. A set of values and beliefs that have helped me navigate the shoals, the sometimes very treacherous sea, to illuminate my own true desires, despite that others say about what l should care about and believe in. A passion to succeed at what l thought was important and children have always provided that lone star, that guiding light. Because l have that absolute conviction that every child, especially in this, the most blessed of nations that has ever existed on the face of earth, that every child deserves the opportunity to live up to his or her God-given potential.
But you know that belief and conviction-it may make for a personal mission statement, but standing alone, not translated into action, it means very little to anyone else, particularly to those for whom you have those concerns.
When I was thinking about running for the United States Senate-which was such an enormous decision to make, one I never could have dreamed that I would have been making when I was here on campus-I visited a school in New York City and I met a young woman, who was a star athlete.
I was there because of Billy Jean King promoting an HBO special about women in sports called “Dare to compete.” It was about Title IX and how we finally, thanks to government action, provided opportunities to girls and women in sports.
And although I played not very well at intramural sports, I have always been a strong supporter of women in sports. And I was introduced by this young woman, and as I went to shake her hand she obviously had been reading the newspapers about people saying I should or shouldn’t run for the Senate. And I was congratulating her on the speech she had just made and she held onto my hand and she said, “Dare to compete, Mrs. Clinton. Dare to compete.”
I took that to heart because it is hard to compete sometimes, especially in public ways, when your failures are there for everyone to see and you don’t know what is going to happen from one day to the next. And yet so much of life, whether we like to accept it or not, is competing with ourselves to be the best we can be, being involved in classes or professions or just life, where we know we are competing with others.
I took her advice and I did compete because I chose to do so. And the biggest choices that you’ll face in your life will be yours alone to make. I’m sure you’ll receive good advice. You’re got a great education to go back and reflect about what is right for you, but you eventually will have to choose and I hope that you will dare to compete. And by that I don’t mean the kind of cutthroat competition that is too often characterized by what is driving America today. I mean the small voice inside you that says to you, you can do it, you can take this risk, you can take this next step.
And it doesn’t mean that once having made that choice you will always succeed. In fact, you won’t. There are setbacks and you will experience difficult disappointments. You will be slowed down and sometimes the breath will just be knocked out of you. But if you carry with you the values and beliefs that you can make a difference in your own life, first and foremost, and then in the lives of others. You can get back up, you can keep going.
But it is also important, as I have found, not to take yourself too seriously, because after all, every one of us here today, none of us is deserving of full credit. I think every day of the blessings my birth gave me without any doing of my own. I chose neither my family nor my country, but they as much as anything I’ve ever done, determined my course.
You compare my or your circumstances with those of the majority of people who’ve ever lived or who are living right now, they too often are born knowing too well what their futures will be. They lack the freedom to choose their life’s path. They’re imprisoned by circumstances of poverty and ignorance, bigotry, disease, hunger, oppression and war.
So, dare to compete, yes, but maybe even more difficult, dare to care. Dare to 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 of gestures or helping hands and many of you understand that already. I know that the numbers of graduates in the last 20 years have worked in community organizations, have tutored, have committed themselves to religious activities.
You have been there trying to serve because you have believed both that it was the right thing to do and because it gave something back to you. You have dared to care.
Well, dare to care to fight for equal justice for all, for equal pay for women, against hate crimes and bigotry. Dare to care about public schools without qualified teachers or adequate resources. Dare to care about protecting our environment. Dare to care about the 10 million children in our country who lack health insurance. Dare to care about the one and a half million children who have a parent in jail. The seven million people who suffer from HIV/AIDS. And thank you for caring enough to demand that our nation do more to help those that are suffering throughout this world with HIV/AIDS, to prevent this pandemic from spreading even further.
And I’ll also add, dare enough to care about our political process. You know, as I go and speak with students I’m impressed so much, not only in formal settings, on campuses, but with my daughter and her friends, about how much you care, about how willing you are to volunteer and serve. You may have missed the last wave of the revolution, but you’ve understood that the dot.community revolution is there for you every single day. And you’ve been willing to be part of remarking lives in our community.
And yet, there is a real resistance, a turning away from the political process. I hope that some of you will be public servants and will even run for office yourself, not to win a position to make and impression on your friends at your 20th reunion, but because you understand how important it is for each of us as citizens to make a commitment to our democracy.
Your generation, the first one born after the social upheavals of the 60’s and 70’s, in the midst of the technological advances of the 80’s and 90’s, are inheriting an economy, a society and a government that has yet to understand fully, or even come to grips with, our rapidly changing world.
And so bring your values and experiences and insights into politics. Dare to help make, not just a difference in politics, but create a different politics. Some have called you the generation of choice. You’ve been raised with multiple choice tests, multiple channels, multiple websites and multiple lifestyles. You’ve grown up choosing among alternatives that were either not imagined, created or available to people in prior generations.
You’ve been invested with far more personal power to customize your life, to make more free choices about how to live than was ever thought possible. And I think as I look at all the surveys and research that is done, your choices reflect not only freedom, but personal responsibility.
The social indicators, not the headlines, the social indicators tell a positive story: drug use and cheating and arrests being down, been pregnancy and suicides, drunk driving deaths being down. Community service and religious involvement being up. But if you look at the area of voting among 18 to 29 year olds, the numbers tell a far more troubling tale. Many of you I know believe that service and community volunteerism is a better way of solving the issues facing our country than political engagement, because you believe-choose one of the following multiples or choose them all-government either can’t understand or won’t make the right choices because of political pressures, inefficiency, incompetence or big money influence.
Well, I admit there is enough truth in that critique to justify feeling disconnected and alienated. But at bottom, that’s a personal cop-out and a national peril. Political conditions maximize the conditions for individual opportunity and responsibility as well as community. Americorps and the Peace Corps exist because of political decisions. Our air, water, land and food will be clean and safe because of political choices. Our ability to cure disease or log onto the Internet have been advanced because of politically determined investments. Ethnic cleansing in Kosovo ended because of political leadership. Your parents and grandparents traveled here by means of government built and subsidized transportation systems. Many used GI Bills or government loans, as I did, to attend college.
Now, I could, as you might guess, go on and on, but the point is to remind us all that government is us and each generation has to stake its claim. And, as stakeholders, you will have to decide whether or not to make the choice to participate. It is hard and it is, bringing change in a democracy, particularly now. 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 a silent conspiracy of cynicism and indifference and alienation that we see every day, in our popular culture and in our prodigious consumerism.
But as many have said before and as Vaclav Havel has said to memorably, “It cannot suffice just to invent new machines, new regulations and new institutions. It is necessary to understand differently and more perfectly the true purpose of our existence on this Earth and of our deeds.” And I think we are called on to reject, in this time of blessings that we enjoy, those who will tear us apart and tear us down and instead to liberate our God-given spirit, by being willing to dare to dream of a better world.
During my campaign, when times were tough and days were long I used to think about the example of Harriet Tubman, a heroic New Yorker, a 19th century Moses, who risked her life to bring hundreds of slaves to freedom. She would say to those who she gathered up in the South where she kept going back year after year from the safety of Auburn, New York, that no matter what happens, they had to keep going. If they heard shouts behind them, they had to keep going. If they heard gunfire or dogs, they had to keep going to freedom. Well, those aren’t the risks we face. It is more the silence and apathy and indifference that dogs our heels.
Thirty-two years ago, I spoke at my own graduation from Wellesley, where I did call on my fellow classmates to reject the notion of limitations on our ability to effect change and instead to embrace the idea that the goal of education should be human liberation and the freedom to practice with all the skill of our being the art of making possible.
For after all, our fate is to be free. To choose competition over apathy, caring over indifference, vision over myopia, and love over hate.
Just as this is a special time in your lives, it is for me as well because my daughter will be graduating in four weeks, graduating also from a wonderful place with a great education and beginning a new life. And as I think about all the parents and grandparents who are out there, I have a sense of what their feeling. Their hearts are leaping with joy, but it’s hard to keep tears in check because the presence of our children at a time and place such as this is really a fulfillment of our own American dreams. Well, I applaud you and all of your love, commitment and hard work, just as I applaud your daughters and sons for theirs.
And I leave these graduates with the same message I hope to leave with my graduate. Dare to compete. Dare to care. Dare to dream. Dare to love. Practice the art of making possible. And no matter what happens, even if you hear shouts behind, keep going.
Thank you and God bless you all.
名人英語演講經(jīng)典 篇4
i come to this magnificent house of worship tonight because my conscience leaves me no other choice. i join you in this meeting because i am in deepest agreement with the aims and work of the organization which has brought us together: clergy and laymen concerned about vietnam. the recent statements of your executive committee are the sentiments of my own heart, and i found myself in full accord when i read its opening lines: "a time comes when silence is betrayal." and that time has come for us in relation to vietnam.
the truth of these words is beyond doubt, but the mission to which they call us is a most difficult one. even when pressed by the demands of inner truth, men do not easily assume the task of opposing their government's policy, especially in time of war. nor does the human spirit move without great difficulty against all the apathy of conformist thought within one's own bosom and in the surrounding world. moreover, when the issues at hand seem as perplexed as they often do in the case of this dreadful conflict, we are always on the verge of being mesmerized by uncertainty; but we must move on.
and some of us who have already begun to break the silence of the night have found that the calling to speak is often a vocation of agony, but we must speak. we must speak with all the humility that is appropriate to our limited vision, but we must speak. and we must rejoice as well, for surely this is the first time in our nation's history that a significant number of its religious leaders have chosen to move beyond the prophesying of smooth patriotism to the high grounds of a firm dissent based upon the mandates of conscience and the reading of history. perhaps a new spirit is rising among us. if it is, let us trace its movements and pray that our own inner being may be sensitive to its guidance, for we are deeply in need of a new way beyond the darkness that seems so close around us.
over the past two years, as i have moved to break the betrayal of my own silences and to speak from the burnings of my own heart, as i have called for radical departures from the destruction of vietnam, many persons have questioned me about the wisdom of my path. at the heart of their concerns this query has often loomed large and loud: "why are you speaking about the war, dr. king?" "why are you joining the voices of dissent?" "peace and civil rights don't mix," they say. "aren't you hurting the cause of your people," they ask? and when i hear them, though i often understand the source of their concern, i am nevertheless greatly saddened, for such questions mean that the inquirers have not really known me, my commitment or my calling. indeed, their questions suggest that they do not know the world in which they live.
in the light of such tragic misunderstanding, i deem it of signal importance to try to state clearly, and i trust concisely, why i believe that the path from dexter avenue baptist church -- the church in montgomery, alabama, where i began my pastorate -- leads clearly to this sanctuary tonight.
名人英語演講經(jīng)典 篇5
Foreign observers, including 692 Americans, considered this election to be a fair expression of the views of the Greek people.
The Greek Government has been operating in an atmosphere of chaos and extremism.
It has made mistakes.
The extension of aid by this country does not mean that the United States condones everything that the Greek Government has done or will do.
We have condemned in the past, and we condemn now, extremist measures of the right or the left.
We have in the past advised tolerance, and we advise tolerance now.
Greeks [sic] neighbor, Turkey, also deserves our attention.
The future of Turkey, as an independent and economically sound state, is clearly no less important to the freedom-loving peoples of the world than the future of Greece.
The circumstances in which Turkey finds itself today are considerably different from those of Greece.
Turkey has been spared the disasters that have beset Greece.
And during the war, the United States and Great Britain furnished Turkey with material aid.
Nevertheless, Turkey now needs our support.
Since the war, Turkey has sought financial assistance from Great Britain and the United States for the purpose of effecting that modernization necessary for the maintenance of its national integrity.
That integrity is essential to the preservation of order in the Middle East.
The British government has informed us that, owing to its own difficulties, it can no longer extend financial or economic aid to Turkey.
As in the case of Greece, if Turkey is to have the assistance it needs, the United States must supply it.
We are the only country able to provide that help.
I am fully aware of the broad implications involved if the United States extends assistance to Greece and Turkey, and I shall discuss these implications with you at this time.
One of the primary objectives of the foreign policy of the United States is the creation of conditions in which we and other nations will be able to work out a way of life free from coercion.
This was a fundamental issue in the war with Germany and Japan.
Our victory was won over countries which sought to impose their will, and their way of life, upon other nations.
To ensure the peaceful development of nations, free from coercion, the United States has taken a leading part in establishing the United Nations.
The United Nations is designed to make possible lasting freedom and independence for all its members.
名人英語演講經(jīng)典 篇6
asking the devotees of civil rights, "when will you be satisfied?" we can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. we cannot be satisfied as long as the negro's basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. we can never be satisfied as long as a negro in mississippi cannot vote and a negro in new york believes he has nothing for which to vote. no, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousnelike a mighty stream.
出氣就會(huì)心滿意足的人將大失所望。在黑人得到公民權(quán)之前，美國(guó)既不會(huì)安寧，也不會(huì)平靜。反抗的旋風(fēng)將繼續(xù)震撼我們國(guó)家的基石，直至光輝燦爛的正義之日來臨。
but there is something that i must say to my people who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice. in the proceof gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterneand hatred.
但是，對(duì)于站在通向正義之宮艱險(xiǎn)門檻上的人們，有一些話我必須要說。在我們爭(zhēng)取合法地位的過程中，切不要錯(cuò)誤行事導(dǎo)致犯罪。我們切不要吞飲仇恨辛酸的苦酒，來解除對(duì)于自由的飲渴。
we must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. we must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force.
我們應(yīng)該永遠(yuǎn)得體地、紀(jì)律嚴(yán)明地進(jìn)行斗爭(zhēng)。我們不能容許我們富有創(chuàng)造性的抗-議淪為暴-力行動(dòng)。我們應(yīng)該不斷升華到用靈魂力量對(duì)付肉體力量的崇高境界。
the marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the negro community must not lead us to distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny and their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom.
席卷黑人社會(huì)的新的奇跡般的戰(zhàn)斗精神，不應(yīng)導(dǎo)致我們對(duì)所有白人的不信任——因?yàn)樵S多白人兄弟已經(jīng)認(rèn)識(shí)到：他們的命運(yùn)同我們的命運(yùn)緊密相連，他們的自由同我們的自由休戚相關(guān)。他們今天來到這里參加集會(huì)就是明證。
we cannot walk alone.and as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall march ahead. we cannot turn back. there are those who are.
名人英語演講經(jīng)典 篇7
丘吉爾曾受邀在某校畢業(yè)典禮上講話。在校長(zhǎng)冗長(zhǎng)的介紹后，他只說了一句話：”永遠(yuǎn)，永遠(yuǎn)，永遠(yuǎn)不要放棄�！�(Never, never, never give up.) 就走下講臺(tái)。這被稱為歷史上最短的畢業(yè)演講。其實(shí)，這是一個(gè)誤傳。丘吉爾1941年在哈羅公學(xué)演講時(shí)提到過這句話，但過程卻并沒有這么傳奇。
每到畢業(yè)季，各大高校都會(huì)請(qǐng)來名人給畢業(yè)生做演講。當(dāng)這樣的演講多了，其內(nèi)容不僅算不上傳奇，甚至可能難免俗套。本期我們就來一起看看吧。
【名人演講第一招：套近乎】
演講之初先要營(yíng)造輕松的氛圍，演講者們深諳這個(gè)道理，于是各種開場(chǎng)方式悉數(shù)登場(chǎng)。 Class of 20xx! I don't think I heard you. (Larry Page)
09屆的同學(xué)們！你們的掌聲在哪里？（拉里·佩奇）
Thank you for that nice reception and thank you Virginia for the incredible introduction. I thought some of them were about somebody else. (Tim Cook)
謝謝大家，謝謝弗吉尼亞（主持人）那么賣力地推銷我。我一度以為她在介紹別人呢。（蒂姆·庫克）
The first thing I would like to say is "thank you". Not only has Harvard given me an extraordinary honor, but the weeks of fear and nausea I've experienced at the thought of giving this commencement address have made me lose weight. (J.K. Rowling)
我想說的第一句話是”謝謝”。不僅因?yàn)楣鸾o了我這樣非同一般的榮譽(yù)，還因?yàn)橐幌氲浇裉斓难葜v，我就緊張恐懼、茶飯不思，幾個(gè)星期下來竟然減肥成功。（J·K·羅琳）
【名人演講第二招：自嘲】
自嘲幾乎是大部分名人演講的必殺技。不過注意哦，這種自嘲有時(shí)候可能是一種變相的吹噓。 I know exactly what it feels like to be sitting in your seat, listening to some old gasbag give a long-winded commencement speech. (Larry Page)
我十分清楚你們現(xiàn)在坐在臺(tái)下的感受：聽我們這些老家伙絮叨，老生常談。（拉里·佩奇） Last year, J.K. Rowling, the billionaire novelist, who started as a classics student, graced this podium. The year before, Bill Gates, the mega-billionaire philanthropist and computer nerd stood here. Today, sadly, you have me. I am not wealthy, but at least I am a nerd. (Steven Chu)
去年登上這個(gè)講臺(tái)的，是擁有億萬身家的小說家羅琳女士，她最早是一個(gè)古典文學(xué)的學(xué)生。前年站在這里的是比爾·蓋茨先生，他是一個(gè)超級(jí)富翁、慈善家和電腦高手(nerd)。今年很遺憾，你們的演講人是我。雖然我不像他們那么有錢，但至少我也算一個(gè)高手(nerd還有”笨蛋”的意思)。（朱棣文）
I applaud the graduates today for taking a much more direct route to your degrees. For my part, I'm just happy that the Crimson has called me "Harvard's most successful dropout". I guess that makes me valedictorian of my own special class...I did the best of everyone who failed. (Bill Gates)
我為今天在座的各位同學(xué)感到高興，你們拿到學(xué)位可比我容易多了。我值得稱道的也只有被哈佛的校報(bào)稱作”哈佛大學(xué)歷史上最成功的輟學(xué)生”了。我想這大概使我有資格代表我這一類學(xué)生發(fā)言……在所有的失敗者里，我做得最好。（比爾·蓋茨）
【名人演講第三招：哭窮】
功成名就的演講者們肯定少不了要分享下自己過去辛酸的經(jīng)歷，好讓臺(tái)下的學(xué)子們“開心開心”。
(After I dropped out of Reed College) I didn't have a dorm room, so I slept on the floor in friends' rooms, I returned coke bottles for the 5-cent deposits to buy food with, and I would walk the 7 miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple. (Steve Jobs)
�。◤睦锏聦W(xué)院退學(xué)后）我無法再住宿舍，所以只能借宿在朋友房間的地板上，我去撿5美分一個(gè)的可樂瓶，以此賺錢來購買食物，我會(huì)在每個(gè)周日走上7英里，穿過小城，到克利須那神廟，只為晚上那頓一周一次的美餐。（史蒂夫·喬布斯）
A mere 7 years after my graduation day, I had failed on an epic scale. An exceptionally short-lived marriage had imploded, and I was jobless, a lone parent, and as poor as it is possible to be in modern Britain, without being homeless. (J.K. Rowling)
畢業(yè)7年之后，我遭遇了徹底的失敗。我那極其短暫的婚姻走到了盡頭，再加上失業(yè)，作為一個(gè)單身母親，我淪落到窮困潦倒的境地，就差無家可歸了。（J·K·羅琳）
I did everything. I shucked oysters, I was a hostess, I was a bartender, I was a waitress, I painted houses, I sold vacuum cleaners, I had no idea. And I thought I'd just finally settle in some job, and I would make enough money to pay my rent. (Ellen DeGeneres)
我那時(shí)什么工作都做，剝過牡蠣、做過迎賓、酒保、服務(wù)員、粉刷房子、賣吸塵器，我完全不知道自己想做什么。我只想隨便找個(gè)工作糊口，能有錢付得起房租就行。（艾倫·德杰尼勒斯）
【名人演講第四招：挫折與抉擇】
幾乎每個(gè)成功人士的背后，好像都至少有一次面臨挫折和抉擇，然后絕處逢生的經(jīng)歷。
[挫折篇]
I listened and waited for Professor Childs to say how well written my thesis was. He didn't. And so after about 45 minutes I finally said, "So. What did you think of the writing?"
我等待著希望聽到蔡爾茲教授告訴我我的論文寫得多么好。但他沒有。于是等了45分鐘后，我終于開口問，“那你怎么評(píng)價(jià)我的'寫作呢？”
"Put it this way," he said. "Never try to make a living at it." (Michael Lewis)
“這么說吧，”他說，“千萬不要靠這個(gè)謀生�！保ㄟ~克爾·劉易斯）
And then I got fired. How can you get fired from a company you started? Well, as Apple grew we hired someone who I thought was very talented to run the company with me, and for the first year or so things went well. But then our visions of the future began to diverge and eventually we had a falling out. When we did, our Board of Directors sided with him. (Steve Jobs)
那一年，我被炒了魷魚。你怎么可能被自己創(chuàng)立的公司炒魷魚？是這樣的，在蘋果快速成長(zhǎng)的時(shí)候，我們雇了一個(gè)我覺得很有天分的家伙和我一起管理公司，最初幾年，公司運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)得很好。但后來我們對(duì)未來的看法發(fā)生了分歧，最終吵了起來。面對(duì)不可調(diào)和的分歧，董事會(huì)站在了他那一邊。（史蒂夫·喬布斯）
And I thought, "What's the worst that could happen? I can lose my career." I did. I lost my career. The show was canceled after 6 years, without even telling me, I read it in the paper. The phone didn't ring for 3 years. I had no offers. Nobody wanted to touch me at all. (Ellen DeGeneres)
那時(shí)我想，最慘的會(huì)是什么呢？也就是失業(yè)吧。結(jié)果，我真的失業(yè)了。我的節(jié)目在做了6年后，沒有告知我就停播了，我看了報(bào)紙才知道。家里的電話3年沒有再響過，沒人找我做節(jié)目，沒人愿意提及我。（艾倫·德杰尼勒斯）
[抉擇篇]
My employer at the time, Compaq Computer, was the largest personal computer company in the world. One CEO I consulted felt so strongly about it. He told me I would be a fool to leave Compaq for Apple (a small company then). (Tim Cook)
我當(dāng)時(shí)的東家康柏公司是當(dāng)時(shí)全球最大的個(gè)人電腦生產(chǎn)商。我咨詢一位CEO朋友的意見，他堅(jiān)定地說，我腦袋被驢踢了才會(huì)為了蘋果（當(dāng)時(shí)還是一個(gè)很小的公司）離開康柏。（蒂姆·庫克）
I called up my father. I told him I was going to quit this job that now promised me millions of dollars to write a book for an advance of 40 grand. There was a long pause on the other end of the line. "You might just want to think about that," he said. I didn't need to think about it. (Michael Lewis)
我打電話給我父親，告訴他我要辭掉這個(gè)百萬美元的工作來寫一本只有4萬美元預(yù)付款的書。電話那邊沉默了很久。他說：“也許你該再考慮一下�！蔽腋静恍枰紤]。（邁克爾·劉易斯） I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I had just turned 30 years old, and I'd been married for a year. I told my wife that I wanted to quit my job and go do this crazy thing that probably wouldn't work. She told me I should go for it. (Jeff Bezos)
16年前，我萌生了創(chuàng)辦亞馬遜的想法。那時(shí)我剛剛30歲，結(jié)婚才1年。我告訴妻子想辭去工作，然后去做這件瘋狂而且很可能失敗的事情。她告訴我，我應(yīng)該放手一搏。（杰夫·貝索斯）
【名人演講第五招：溫情回歸】
每當(dāng)提到自己的家人，演講者們都是充滿自豪感和溫情的。此情此景，常常令人動(dòng)容。 My dad was so full of life; anything with him was an adventure. (Randy Pausch)
我父親是如此的充滿生命力，與他在一起做任何事都是一種探險(xiǎn)。（蘭迪·波許）
A long time ago, in this cold September of 1962, there was a Steven's co-op at this very university. That co-op had a kitchen with a ceiling that had been cleaned by student volunteers. Picture a college girl named Gloria, climbing up high on a ladder, struggling to clean that filthy ceiling. Standing on the floor, a young boarder named Carl was admiring the view. And that's how they met. They were my parents. (Larry Page)
很久以前，1962年的寒冷9月，這座校園里有一家史蒂文消費(fèi)合作社，學(xué)生志愿者負(fù)責(zé)打掃廚房的天花板。想象這樣一幅場(chǎng)景：一位名叫格洛里亞的女大學(xué)生，爬上了高高的梯子，努力地打掃那臟兮兮的天花板。另一位名叫卡爾的寄宿生站在地上，對(duì)此情此景欽佩不已。這是他倆的初次邂逅。他們就是我的父母。（拉里·佩奇）
When I was awarded a Nobel Prize, I thought my mother would be satisfied. Not so. When I called her on the morning of the announcement, she replied, "That's nice, but when are you going to visit me next." (Steven Chu)
我得到諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)的時(shí)候，我想我媽媽會(huì)高興。但是我錯(cuò)了。消息公布的那天早上，我給她打電話，她聽了只說：“這是好消息，不過我想知道，你打算什么時(shí)候來看我？”（朱棣文）
【名人演講第六招：引經(jīng)據(jù)典】
他們演講時(shí)說的話經(jīng)常被我們拿來當(dāng)勵(lì)志名言，但其實(shí)呢，他們自己也需要?jiǎng)?lì)志名言。 Jimmy Stewart, as Elwood P. Dowd in the movie "Harvey" got it exactly right. He said: "Years ago my mother used to say to me, 'In this world, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant.'" Well, for years I was smart... I recommend pleasant. (Steven Chu)
電影《我的朋友叫哈維》中，斯圖爾特扮演的艾爾伍德說得很對(duì)。他說：“多年前，母親曾對(duì)我說：活在這個(gè)世界上，你要么做一個(gè)聰明人，要么做一個(gè)好人。”我做聰明人已經(jīng)好多年了。但我推薦你們做好人。（朱棣文）
When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. (Steve Jobs)
17歲的時(shí)候, 我讀到一句話：“如果你把每一天都當(dāng)作生命中最后一天去生活的話,那么有一天你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)你是正確的。”“記住你即將死去”是我一生中遇到的最重要箴言。它幫我做出生命中的重要抉擇。（史蒂夫·喬布斯）
One of the things he (Jon Snoddy) told me was to wait long enough and people will surprise and impress you. He said when you're pissed off at somebody and you're angry at them, you just haven't given them enough time. (Randy Pausch)
他（喬恩·史諾地）告訴我，給人們足夠的時(shí)間，人人都會(huì)有讓你驚訝和嘆服的一面。他說，當(dāng)你對(duì)別人怨惱憤怒時(shí)，你只是還沒有給他們足夠的時(shí)間。（蘭迪·波許）
最后，本文將以這些演講者原創(chuàng)或引用的語錄作為結(jié)束語：
Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.
求知若渴，虛心若愚。（史蒂夫·喬布斯引用凱文·凱利）
Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.
經(jīng)驗(yàn)是你求之不得后的收獲。（蘭迪·波許）
Never lose the child-like wonder.
永遠(yuǎn)不要失去孩童般的好奇心。（蘭迪·波許）
Your critics are your ones telling you they still love you and care.
批評(píng)你的人是在告訴你他們?nèi)匀粣勰汴P(guān)心你。（蘭迪·波許）
As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.
人生就像故事：不在于長(zhǎng)短，而在于質(zhì)量，這才是最重要的。（J·K·羅琳引用塞內(nèi)加） Insanity is doing the same things over and over again and expecting different results.
精神錯(cuò)亂是指一遍遍地重復(fù)卻期待不一樣的結(jié)果。（蒂姆·庫克引用愛因斯坦）
Be true to yourself and everything will be fine.
做真實(shí)的你，一切都會(huì)沒事的。（艾倫·德杰尼勒斯）
名人英語演講經(jīng)典 篇8
Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of captivity.
But one hundred years later, we must face the tragic fact that the Negro is still not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. So we have come here today to dramatize an appalling condition.
In a sense we have come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men would be guaranteed the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check which has come back marked "insufficient funds." But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation.
So we have come to cash this check -- a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice.
We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to open the doors of opportunity to all of God's children. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood.
It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment and to underestimate the determination of the Negro. This sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pauntil there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning.
名人英語演講經(jīng)典 篇9
helping every american with autism achieve their full potential is one of this administration’s top priorities. at the u.s. department of health and human services, we continue to strive to meet the complex needs of all people with autism spectrum disorders (asd) and their families. while there is no cure, early intervention is critical and can greatly improve a child’s development.
perhaps the biggest step we’ve taken to support those affected by autism and their families happened over a year ago, with the signing of the affordable care act. now, new insurance plans are required to cover autism screening and developmental assessments for children at no cost to parents. insurers will also no longer be allowed to deny children coverage for a pre-existing condition such as asd or to set arbitrary lifetime or annual limits on benefits.
also, thanks to the new law, young adults are allowed to stay on their family health insurance until they turn 26. for a young adult with autism spectrum disorder and their family, that means peace of mind. it means more flexibility, more options, and more opportunity to reach their full potential.
ultimately, there is more support for americans with autism than ever before. this means more promise of new breakthroughs that will help us understand autism even better. but in order to continue meeting the needs of people with autism, the combating autism act must be fully reauthorized. we still have a long way to go. working collaboratively with important partners, the affordable care act and the combating autism act will allow us to continue important research and develop and refine vital treatments.
there are still many unknowns. however, one thing is certain. we will continue to work harder than ever to find solutions and provide support to individuals with asd and their families. together, we can help reduce disparities and allow everyone to actualize their greatest potential.
kathleen sebelius is secretary of health and human services.