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SteveJobs对2005年斯坦福大学毕业生演讲英文版1、有关创造力

"uaskcreativepeoplehowtheydid

something,theyfeelalittleguiltybecautheydidn'treallydoit,theyjustsaw

edobvioustothemafterawhile."

‚创造力就是找到事物之间的联系。当你询问有创意的人他们是如何做事

时，他们觉得有点内疚，因为他们并没有真的这么做，他们只是看到了其中一些

关系。这种感觉在他们过后看来会很明显。‛

2、有关死亡

"RememberingthatyouaregoingtodieisthebestwayIknowtoavoidthetrap

snoreasonnot

tofollowyourheart."

‚记住，每个人终将会死去，这是我认为能够避免个人患得患失的最好方

式，你已经赤裸裸地面对死亡，那就没有什么理由不去追随自己的心。‛

3、关于卓越

"oplearen'tudtoanenvironmentwhere

excellenceixpected."

‚要做一个质量标杆，有些人还不习惯面对一个卓越的环境。‛

4、关于未来

"Youcan'tconnectthedotslookingforward;youcanonlyconnectthemlooking

avetotrustthatthedotswillsomehowconnectinyourfuture.

Youhavetotrustinsomething–yourgut,destiny,life,karma,

approachhasneverletmedown,andithasmadeallthedifferenceinmylife."

‚你无法在展望未来时串联点滴，你只能在回顾过去时将其升华。所以你要

相信，这些点滴片段会在未来以某种方式串联起来。你要相信某种东西——直觉

也好，命运也好，生命也好，或者因缘甚至是其他一切。这种方法从来没有让我

失望，在我的生活中，这种意念造就了我的与众不同。‛

5、关于坚持

"Yourworkisgoingtofillalargepartofyourlife,andtheonlywaytobetruly

onlywaytodogreatworkis

aven'tfoundityet,'all

mattersoftheheart,you',likeanygreatrelationship,it

't

ttle."

‚你的工作将占据你生活中的很大一部分，能够让你真正满意的唯一方法就

是做你相信是伟大的工作，而唯一伟大的工作就是爱你所做的事。如果你还没有

找到它，那么继续找，不要停。用心去找，你会知道何时能够找到它。如同任何

伟大的关系一样，它只会在时间的证明之下越来越好，所以继续找，不要停，直

到你找到它。‛

6、关于追求

"Beingtherichestmaninthecemeterydoesn'tmattertome…Goingtobedat

nightsayingwe'vedonesomethingwonderful…that'swhatmatterstome."

‚成为坟墓中最富有的人对我来说毫无意义，能够在晚上睡觉前说声'我今

天做了了不起的事'，这才是我在乎的。‛

7、关于创新

"I'masproudofmanyofthethingswehaven'tdoneasthethingswehavedone.

Innovationissayingnotoathousandthings."

‚我引以为豪的是，许多事情我们选择不去做，而许多事情我们又坚持去完

成。创新就是对一千件事情说‘不’。‛

8、关于目标

‚Ithinkifyoudosomethinganditturnsoutprettygood,thenyoushouldgodo

somethingelwonderful,gureoutwhat'snext.‛

‚我想如果你做了某些事，结果顺利圆满，那么你应该选择转去做别的事

情，别专注在美好的事情上太久，要不断寻找下一个目标。‛

9、有关挫折

"GettingfiredfromApplewasthebestthingthatcouldhaveeverhappenedto

vinessofbeingsuccessfulwasreplacedbythelightnessofbeinga

dmetoenteroneofthemostcreativeperiodsofmylife."

‚被苹果公司炒鱿鱼是我人生中最好的一件事，追求成功的沉重被创业者的

轻松感觉所取代，这让我感觉如此自由，我重新进入人生中一个最有创造力的阶

段。‛

10、有关质量

"erunismuchbetterthantwo

doubles."

‚质量比数量更重要，就像一个本垒打胜过两个双打。(就像推倒一个女孩

胜过牵两个女孩的手:-D)”

11、有关改变

"WhenIwas17,Ireadaquotethatwentsomethinglike:'Ifyouliveeachdayas

ifitwasyourlast,somedayyou'llmostcertainlyberight.'Itmadeanimpressionon

me,andsincethen,forthepast33years,Ihavelookedinthemirroreverymorning

andaskedmylf:'Iftodaywerethelastdayofmylife,wouldIwanttodowhatIam

abouttodotoday?'Andwhenevertheanswerhasbeen'no'fortoomanydaysinarow,

IknowIneedtochangesomething.".

‚我曾在17岁时读过这么一句名言：‘如果你把每一天当成自己人生的最

后一天来过，那么将来某一天你会明白其中的真谛’，这句话令我印象深刻，此

后的33年来，我每天早上都会对着镜子自问：‘如果今天是我生命的最后一

天，我还会想去做我今天要去做的事吗?’，每当我心里的答案是‘不’时，我知

道自己需要做出改变了。‛

12、有关毅力

"I'mconvincedthatabouthalfofwhatparatessuccessfulentrepreneursfrom

thenon-successfulonesispureperverance."

‚我相信成功企业家和不成功企业家的区别有一半的原因在于纯粹的毅

力。‛

13、有关反思

"Iwanttoputadingintheuniver."

‚我希望可以在宇宙中安装一口警钟。‛

14、有关梦想

‚你是想卖一辈子的糖水还是想改变世界?”——乔布斯在督促约翰·斯考利

加入苹果成为苹果CEO之时

15、关于成长

‚我是我知道的唯一一个在一年中损失2.5亿美元的人，这对我的成长很

有帮助。‛——《苹果机密2.0》

Thankyou.

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doptedbycollegegraduates,soeverythingwasalltformetobeadoptedatbirthby

alawyerandhiswife--exceptthatwhenIpoppedouttheydecidedatthelastminute

thattheyreallywantedagirl.

Somyparents,whowereonawaitinglist,gotacallinthemiddleofthenightasking,

"We'vegotanunexpectedbabyboy;doyouwanthim?"Theysaid,"Ofcour."My

biologicalmotherfoundoutlaterthatmymotherhadnevergraduatedfromcollegean

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yrelentedafewmonthslaterwhenmyparentspromidthatI

sthestartinmylife.

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nedcokebottlesforthefivecentdepositstobuyfoodwith,andIwouldwa

lkthevenmilesacrosstowneverySundaynighttogetonegoodmealaweekatthe

hofwhatIstumbledintobyfollowingmyc

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llysubtleinawaythatsciencecan'tcapture,andIfounditfascinating.

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okingbackwards10yearslater.

Again,youcan'tconnectthedotslookingforward;youcanonlyconnectthemlookin

avetotrustthatthedotswillsomehowconnectinyourfuture.

Youhavetotrustinsomething--yourgut,destiny,life,karma,whatever--becaub

elievingthatthedotswillconnectdowntheroadwillgiveyoutheconfidencetofollo

wyourheart,evenwhenitleadsyouoffthewell-wornpath,andthatwillmakeallthe

difference.

Mycondstoryisaboutloveandloss.

1andIstartedAppleinmy

parents'edhard,andin10yearsApplehadgrownfro

mjustthetwoofusinagarageintoatwobilliondollarcompanywithover4000emp

'djustreleadourfinestcreation--theMacintosh--ayearearlier,andIh

adjustturned30.

yougetfiredfromacompanyyoustarted?Well,asAp

plegrewwehiredsomeonewhoIthoughtwasverytalentedtorunthecompanywith

me,nourvisionsofthefuturebeg

did,ourBoardofDirector

t30,dbeenthefo

cusofmyentireadultlifewasgone,anditwasdevastating.

Ireallydidn'hatIhadletthepreviousgene

rationofentrepreneursdown--thatIhaddroppedthebatonasitwasbeingpasdto

thDavidPackardandBobNoyceandtriedtoapologizeforscrewingups

erypublicfailure,andIeventhoughtaboutrunningawayfromthev

ethingslowlybegantodawnonme:nof

enrejected,butIwasstillinlov

decidedtostartover.

Ididn'teitthen,butitturnedoutthatgettingfiredfromApplewasthebestthingth

vinessofbeingsuccessfulwasreplacedb

ythelightnessofbeingabeginneragain,dmetoent

eroneofthemostcreativeperiodsofmylife.

Duringthenextfiveyears,IstartedacompanynamedNeXT,anothercompanyname

dPixar,

wentontocreatetheworld'sfirstcomputer-animatedfeaturefilm,ToyStory,andisn

arkableturnofevents,

AppleboughtNeXT,andIretunedtoApple,andthetechnologywedevelopedatNeX

TisattheheartofApple'reneandIhaveawonderfulf

amilytogether.

I'mprettysurenoneofthiswouldhavehappenedifIhadn'

wasawfultastingmedicine,melife--Someti

'tlofaith.I'mconvincedthatt

'vegottofindwhaty

oulove.

rkisgoingtofillala

rgepartofyourlife,andtheonlywaytobetrulysatisfiedistodowhatyoubelieveis

aven'tf

oundityet,keeplooking--anddon'allmattersoftheheart,you'llkno

eanygreatrelationship,itjustgetsbetterandbetterasthe

looking--don'tttle.

Mythirdstoryisaboutdeath.

WhenIwas17,Ireadaquotethatwentsomethinglike:"Ifyouliveeachdayasifit

wasyourlast,somedayyou'llmostcertainlyberight."Itmadeanimpressiononme,a

ndsincethen,forthepast33years,I'velookedinthemirroreverymorningandasked

mylf:"Iftodaywerethelastdayofmylife,wouldIwanttodowhatIamaboutto

dotoday?"Andwhenevertheanswerhasbeen"No"fortoomanydaysinarow,Ikno

wIneedtochangesomething.

RememberingthatI'llbedeadsoonisthemostimportanttoolI'veeverencounteredto

ealmosteverything--allexternalexpect

ations,allpride,allfearofembarrassmentorfailure--thethingsjustfallawayinth

efaceofdeath,eringthatyouaregoing

todieisthebestwayIknowtoavoidthetrapofthinkingyouhavesomethingtolo.

snoreasonnottofollowyourheart.

canat7:30inthemorning,an

'tevenknowwhatapancreaswas.

Thedoctorstoldmethiswasalmostcertainlyatypeofcancerthatisincurable,andth

oradvidmeto

gohomeandgetmyaffairsinorder,whichisdoctor'scodefor"preparetodie."Itme

anstotryandtellyourkidverythingyouthoughtyou'dhavethenext10yearstotel

stomakesureeverythingisbuttonedupsothatit

stosayyourgoodbyes.

hateveningIhadabiopsy,wheretheystuck

anendoscopedownmythroat,throughmystomachintomyintestines,putaneedlein

dated,butmywife,whow

asthere,toldmethatwhentheyviewedthecellsunderamicroscopethedoctorsstarte

dcryingbecauitturnedouttobeaveryrareformofpancreaticcancerthatiscurabl

esurgeryand,thankfully,I'mfinenow.

ThiswastheclostI'vebeentofacingdeath,andIhopeit'stheclostIgetforafew

livedthroughit,Icannowsaythistoyouwithabitmorecerta

intythanwhendeathwasaufulbutpurelyintellectualconcept:Noonewantstodie.

Evenpeoplewhowanttogotoheavendon'deathis

tisasitshouldbe,be

'sLife'

owthenewisyou,butsomedayno

ttoolongfromnow,o

besodramatic,butit'squitetrue.

Yourtimeislimited,sodon'twasteitlivingsomeoneel''tbetrappedbyd

ogma--whichislivingwiththeresultsofotherpeople''tletthenoi

ofothers'timportant,havethecou

mehowalreadyknowwhatyoutruly

hingeliscondary.

WhenIwasyoung,therewasanamazingpublicationcalledTheWholeEarthCatalog

,whichwasoneofthe"bibles"reatedbyafellownamedSt

ewartBrandnotfarfromhereinMenloPark,andhebroughtittolifewithhispoetict

sinthelate60s,beforepersonalcomputersanddesktoppublishing,soi

twasallmadewithtypewriters,scissors,ortoflikeGo

ogleinpaperbackform,dealistic,overflo

wingwithneattoolsandgreatnotions.

StewartandhisteamputoutveralissuesofTheWholeEarthCatalog,andthenwhe

nithadrunitscour,hemid-1970s,andIwasyour

ackcoveroftheirfinalissuewasaphotographofanearlymorningcoun

tryroad,thekindyoumightfindyourlfhitchhikingonifyouweresoadventurous.

Beneathitwerethewords:"olish."Itwastheirfarewellmessage

'vealwayswishedthatformylf

.Andnow,asyougraduatetobeginanew,Iwishthatforyou.

olish.

Thankyouallverymuch.