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1、世界十大著名毕业典礼上的演讲DavidFosterWallace,Kenyon,2005WordsofWisdom:"'Learninghowtothink'reallymeanslearninghowtoexercisesomecontroloverhowandwhatyouthink.Itmeansbeingconsciousandawareenoughtochoosewhatyoupayattentiontoandtochoosehowyouconstructmeaningfromexperience.Becauseifyoucannotexercisethiskind
2、ofchoiceinadultlife,youwillbetotallyhosed."ThisaddressatKenyonwasvintageWallace:asmart,occasionallymeanderingdiscussionoftheissuesthatconsumedhim,fromthebanalityoflifetothemeaningofconsciousness."Iknowthatthisstuffprobablydoesn'tsoundfunandbreezyandgrandlyinspirational,"heconcluded."Whatiti
3、s,sofarasIcansee,isthetruth...Thecapital-TTruthisaboutlifebeforedeath.Itisaboutmakingitto30,ormaybe50,withoutwantingtoshootyourselfinthehead."AllthereasonsWallacedidn'tmakeitto50areapparenthere;inhindsight,thespeechreadslikethefirstdraftofasuicidenoteforanauthorwhotookhisownlifelastyearatag
4、e46.Whileit'samacabreread,there'stonsthat'sworthwhilehere:thespeechcrackleswithwitandintelligence—andofferstricksforescapingthedepressiontowhichWallaceultimatelysuccumbed。DavidFosterWallace,美国著名小说作家、评论家、幽默作家,代表作《无尽的玩笑》,入选《时代周刊》“百部最佳英文小说”。DavidFosterWallace2008年9月13日患抑郁症自杀家中,享年46岁。SteveJobs,
5、Stanford,2005WordsofWisdom:"Noonewantstodie.EvenpeoplewhowanttogotoHeavendon'twanttodietogetthere.Andyetdeathisthedestinationweallshare.Noonehaseverescapedit.Andthatisasitshouldbe,becausedeathisverylikelythesinglebestinventionoflife.Itislife'schangeagent.Itclearsouttheoldtomakewayforthenew.
6、Rightnowthenewisyou,butsomedaynottoolongfromnow,youwillgraduallybecometheoldandbeclearedaway.Sorrytobesodramatic,butitisquitetrue。"Yourtimeislimited,sodon'twasteitlivingsomeoneelse'slife.Don'tbetrappedbydogma—whichislivingwiththeresultsofotherpeople'sthinking.Don'tletthenoiseofothers'opinio
7、nsdrownoutyourowninnervoice.Andmostimportant,havethecouragetofollowyourheartandintuition...Stayhungry,Stayfoolish.""Sometimeslifehitsyouintheheadwithabrick,"saidJobs."Don'tlosefaith."Despitehispricklyreputation,thisheartfeltcommencementaddressisaboutasgo