2016毕业典礼英文演讲稿

　　毕业典礼英语演讲稿一：
　　iamhonoredtobewithyoutodayatyourcommencementfromoneofthefinestuniversitiesintheworld。inevergraduatedfromcollege。truthbetold，thisistheclosesti39；veevergottentoacollegegraduation。
　　todayiwanttotellyouthreestoriesfrommylife。that39；sit。nobigdeal。justthreestories。
　　thefirststoryisaboutconnectingthedots。
　　idroppedoutofreedcollegeafterthefirst6months，butthenstayedaroundasadropinforanother18monthsorsobeforeireallyquit。sowhydididropout？
　　itstartedbeforeiwasborn。mybiologicalmotherwasayoung，unwedcollegegraduatestudent，andshedecidedtoputmeupforadoption。shefeltverystronglythatishouldbeadoptedbycollegegraduates，soeverythingwasallsetformetobeadoptedatbirthbyalawyerandhiswife。exceptthatwhenipoppedouttheydecidedatthelastminutethattheyreallywantedagirl。somyparents，whowereonawaitinglist，gotacallinthemiddleofthenightasking：wehaveanunexpectedbabyboy；doyouwanthim？theysaid：ofcourse。mybiologicalmotherlaterfoundoutthatmymotherhadnevergraduatedfromcollegeandthatmyfatherhadnevergraduatedfromhighschool。sherefusedtosignthefinaladoptionpapers。sheonlyrelentedafewmonthslaterwhenmyparentspromisedthatiwouldsomedaygotocollege。
　　and17yearslaterididgotocollege。butinaivelychoseacollegethatwasalmostasexpensiveasstanford，andallofmyworkingclassparents39；savingswerebeingspentonmycollegetuition。aftersixmonths，icouldn39；tseethevalueinit。ihadnoideawhatiwantedtodowithmylifeandnoideahowcollegewasgoingtohelpmefigureitout。andhereiwasspendingallofthemoneymyparentshadsavedtheirentirelife。soidecidedtodropoutandtrustthatitwouldallworkoutok。itwasprettyscaryatthetime，butlookingbackitwasoneofthebestdecisionsievermade。theminuteidroppedouticouldstoptakingtherequiredclassesthatdidn39；tinterestme，andbegindroppinginontheonesthatlookedinteresting。
　　itwasn39；tallromantic。ididn39；thaveadormroom，soisleptonthefloorinfriends39；rooms，ireturnedcokebottlesforthe5depositstobuyfoodwith，andiwouldwalkthe7milesacrosstowneverysundaynighttogetonegoodmealaweekattheharekrishnatemple。ilovedit。andmuchofwhatistumbledintobyfollowingmycuriosityandintuitionturnedouttobepricelesslateron。letmegiveyouoneexample：reedcollegeatthattimeofferedperhapsthebestcalligraphyinstructioninthecountry。throughoutthecampuseveryposter，everylabeloneverydrawer，wasbeautifullyhandcalligraphed。becauseihaddroppedoutanddidn39；thavetotakethenormalclasses，idecidedtotakeacalligraphyclasstolearnhowtodothis。ilearnedaboutserifandsanseriftypefaces，aboutvaryingtheamountofspacebetweendifferentlettercombinations，aboutwhatmakesgreattypographygreat。itwasbeautiful，historical，artisticallysubtleinawaythatsciencecan39；tcapture，andifounditfascinating。
　　noneofthishadevenahopeofanypracticalapplicationinmylife。buttenyearslater，whenweweredesigningthefirstmacintoshcomputer，itallcamebacktome。andwedesigneditallintothemac。itwasthefirstcomputerwithbeautifultypography。ifihadneverdroppedinonthatsinglecourseincollege，themacwouldhaveneverhadmultipletypefacesorproportionallyspacedfonts。andsincewindowsjustcopiedthemac，itslikelythatnopersonalcomputerwouldhavethem。ifihadneverdroppedout，iwouldhaveneverdroppedinonthiscalligraphyclass，andpersonalcomputersmightnothavethewonderfultypographythattheydo。ofcourseitwasimpossibletoconnectthedotslookingforwardwheniwasincollege。butitwasvery，veryclearlookingbackwardstenyearslater。
　　again，youcan39；tconnectthedotslookingforward；youcanonlyconnectthemlookingbackwards。soyouhavetotrustthatthedotswillsomehowconnectinyourfuture。youhavetotrustinsomethingyourgut，destiny，life，karma，whatever。thisapproachhasneverletmedown，andithasmadeallthedifferenceinmylife。
　　mysecondstoryisaboutloveandloss。
　　iwasluckyndash；ifoundwhatilovedtodoearlyinlife。wozandistartedappleinmyparentsgaragewheniwas20。weworkedhard，andin10yearsapplehadgrownfromjustthetwoofusinagarageintoa2billioncompanywithover4000employees。wehadjustreleasedourfinestcreationthemacintoshayearearlier，andihadjustturned30。andthenigotfired。howcanyougetfiredfromacompanyyoustarted？
　　well，asapplegrewwehiredsomeonewhoithoughtwasverytalentedtorunthecompanywithme，andforthefirstyearorsothingswentwell。butthenourvisionsofthefuturebegantopergeandeventuallywehadafallingout。whenwedid，ourboardofdirectorssidedwithhim。soat30iwasout。andverypubliclyout。whathadbeenthefocusofmyentireadultlifewasgone，anditwasdevastating。
　　ireallydidn39；tknowwhattodoforafewmonths。ifeltthatihadletthepreviousgenerationofentrepreneursdownthatihaddroppedthebatonasitwasbeingpassedtome。imetwithdavidpackardandbobnoyceandtriedtoapologizeforscrewingupsobadly。iwasaverypublicfailure，andieventhoughtaboutrunningawayfromthevalley。butsomethingslowlybegantodawnonmendash；istilllovedwhatidid。theturnofeventsatapplehadnotchangedthatonebit。ihadbeenrejected，butiwasstillinlove。andsoidecidedtostartover。
　　ididn39；tseeitthen，butitturnedoutthatgettingfiredfromapplewasthebestthingthatcouldhaveeverhappenedtome。theheavinessofbeingsuccessfulwasreplacedbythelightnessofbeingabeginneragain，lesssureabouteverything。itfreedmetoenteroneofthemostcreativeperiodsofmylife。
　　duringthenextfiveyears，istartedacompanynamednext，anothercompanynamedpixar，andfellinlovewithanamazingwomanwhowouldbecomemywife。
　　pixarwentontocreatetheworldsfirstcomputeranimatedfeaturefilm，toystory，andisnowthemostsuccessfulanimationstudiointheworld。inaremarkableturnofevents，appleboughtnext，iretunedtoapple，andthetechnologywedevelopedatnextisattheheartofapple39；scurrentrenaissance。andlaureneandihaveawonderfulfamilytogether。