Oprah Winfrey Delivers Harvard Commencement

Exhorting the class of 2013 to share their passions with the world, Oprah Winfrey delivered the commencement address at Harvard University.

畢業(yè)季再次來(lái)臨，哈佛大學(xué)第362屆畢業(yè)典禮于5月30日舉行，即將退休的波士頓市長(zhǎng)曼寧諾和脫口秀女王奧普拉·溫弗瑞獲得榮譽(yù)博士學(xué)位。今年一共有7321位畢業(yè)生領(lǐng)到了哈佛大學(xué)的學(xué)位。奧普拉在演講中回顧了她從一位來(lái)自密西西比州貧困地區(qū)的女孩成為脫口秀明星，到成功創(chuàng)辦OWN電視臺(tái)的經(jīng)歷，鼓勵(lì)畢業(yè)生們?yōu)樯鐣?huì)帶來(lái)變革。她說(shuō)：“你們現(xiàn)在有機(jī)會(huì)提升你自己、你的鄰居和我們的國(guó)家。當(dāng)你這樣做的時(shí)候，你的故事也會(huì)很精彩。”

Oh, my goodness! I'm in Harvard! Wow!Honestly, I was so honored I want to do something really special for you. I want to be able to have you look under your seats and there would be free, free master and doctor degrees, but I see you've got that covered already. I've done over 35,000 interviews in my career, and as soon as that camera shuts off, everyone always turned to be inevitably in their own way, ask this question, was that OK? I heard it from President Bush. I heard it from President Obama. I've heard it from heroes and from housewives. I heard it from victims in properties crimes. I even heard it from Beyonce and all of her Beyonceness. She finishes performing, hands with microphone, and says,Was that OK? Friends and families of yours, enemies, strangers and every arguement in every encounter, every exchange, I will tell you they all want to know one thing, was that OK? Did you hear me?Did you see me?Did what I say mean anything to you?

Congratulations, Class of 2013! Congratulations to your family and friends! Good luck! And thank you for listening. Was that OK?