the president Turner thanks members of
the Board of Trustees Provost Ludden
faculty staff distinguished guests
parents and most importantly the class
of 2015 I thank you for your warm
welcome and I appreciate the invitation
to be with you you know when I mentioned
this speech to some of my pals they were
surprised I was going to give it say I
haven't given a commencement speech
since leaving office you know my
decision is quite practical so I got a
phone call from my landlord
Jerald Turner
rather than raising the rent or
threatening to hold our security deposit
I was relieved to hear president Turner
ask if I believed in free speech
[Laughter]
I said yeah he said perfect here's your
chance to give one as a proud member of
the SMU community I am honored to be
here truly honored to deliver the 100
commencement address
I admire a president Turner's
persuasiveness and his leadership he
runs a fantastic University
it is dynamic diverse and destined for
continued excellence he's assembled a
strong administrative team he is
supported by an engaged alumni and he
has an outstanding Board of Trustees I'm
fortunate know many of the trustees you
know for example I'm good friends with
the Chairman Mike Boone there's one
trustee I know really well she's a proud
graduate of the class of 1968 and went
on to become our nation's greatest first
lady
do me a favor and don't tell mother
[Laughter]
I know how much the trustees love and
care for this great University I see it
firsthand when I attend to bring your
spouse night dinners I also dropped by
classes on occasion I'm very impressed
by the intelligence and energy of the
faculty I want to thank you for your
dedication and thank you for sharing
your knowledge with the students
Teresa stay the graduates have had the
supportive loving families some of you
love you so much they're in the overflow
sites across the campus I congratulate
the parents who have sacrificed to make
this moment possible it is a glorious
day when your child graduates from
college and a really great day for your
bank account I know the members of the
class of 2015 will join me in thanking
you for your love and your support
most of all I congratulate the members
of the class of 2015 you worked hard to
reach this milestone you leave with
lifelong friends and fond memories you
will always remember how much you
enjoyed the right to buy a required
campus meal plan you will remember your
frequent battles with the park and Pony
office you may or may not remember those
productive nights at the barley house
[Laughter]
you were founding members of the mighty
SMU mob bouncing like mad and watching
in wonder as your then student body
president senior Lobster danced with joy
after the pony victories right here in
moody you'll think back to those
carefree fall game days on the boulevard
though I don't recall seeing too many of
you in the stadium
those of you who are graduating this
afternoon with high honors awards and
distinctions I say well done and as I
like to tell the C students you too can
be President
[Applause]
after four years of sitting through
lectures I have a feeling you're not in
the mood for another one what I've
learned about graduation speeches is
that they're too long and rarely
remembered so I'm gonna keep this short
I can't attest to the how memorable be
I've also learned it's important to
refer to someone associations associated
with the University so I picked one an
SMU trustee who by the way is not here
Reverend Mark Craig now I asked mark to
deliver the sermon at the First United
Methodist Church in Austin before my
second inauguration as governor of Texas
I still remember his Fort Worth twang as
he talked about Moses God called Moses
to action and and Moses repeatedly found
excuses not to act Who am I that I
should go to Pharaoh and bring the sons
of Israel out of Egypt oh my lord I pray
send some other person I have sheep to
tend and the people won't believe me I'm
not a very good speaker and I obviously
was not the only one who's ever mangled
the English language or in his case
Arabic
fortunately Moses recognized a call to
serve something greater than himself he
answered the call lettuce people and
history was made you too will be called
at some point the question as Mark aptly
and artfully laid out is will you be
optimistic and hopeful or pessimistic
and cynical here are three reasons why
you should be optimistic and hopeful one
you're graduating from a great
University
your SMU degree will open the door to a
wide variety of career options millions
will never have had this opportunity and
some years later foundation so you can
reason and continue to learn throughout
your life it has given you the tools to
be productive citizens one of the great
strengths of America is our active
public square
issues are influenced by the will of the
people that is why an educated citizenry
is so important to the success of our
country as SMU graduate which you are
well equipped to participate in these
vital debates my hope is that you speak
out on the issues that matter to you
participate in your nation's civic life
as citizens not spectators you'll come
to learn that who you are is more
important than what you have and that
you have responsibilities to your fellow
citizens your country and your family by
taking part in American democracy you
will make our country stronger secondly
you're blessed to live in the greatest
nation ever
here you can strive and succeed as far
as you dare to dream it says something
about our country that millions around
the world are willing to leave their
homes and families and risk everything
to come here and realize the American
dream their pursuit of that dream
invigorates our national soul it renews
our country's character and it adds
vitality to our culture you live in a
land that is compassionate and decent
because we believe in the rights and
dignity of our own citizenry we are
committed to defending the rights and
dignity of people everywhere America has
liberated millions around the world from
tyranny and terror
we've helped turn the tide against
deadly disease in places like Africa in
our hearts we believe all are created
equal under God the Liberty we prize is
not America's gift to the world
it is almighty God's gift to humanity at
home there are thousands of platoons in
the armies of compassion working to
honor those beliefs no matter what's
your career path enlist when you help
another you enrich your heart and you
strengthen the fabric of our collective
goodness many of you many of you have
already made service a prior priority in
your lives by volunteering during winter
spring and summer breaks and completing
more than a hundred to community
projects through engaged learning I
thank you for recognizing the timeless
truths of those to whom much is given
much is required as you serve others you
can inspire others i've been inspired by
the example of many selfless servants
winston churchill a leader of courage
and resolve inspired me during my
presidency and for that matter in the
post presidency like churchill i now
paint
unlike Churchill the painting didn't
worth much without the signature
19:41 he gave a speech to the students
of his old school during Britain's most
trying times in World War two it wasn't
too long and it is well remembered Prime
Minister Churchill herbes never give in
never nothing great or small large or
petty never give in except to
convictions of Honor and good sense I
hope you'll remember this advice but
there's a lesser-known passage from that
speech that I also want to share with
you these are not dark days these are
great days the greatest day of our
country our country has ever lived and
we must all thank God that we have been
allowed each of us according to our
stations to play a part in making these
days memorable in the history of our
race when Churchill uttered these words
many had lost hope and Great Britain's
chance of survival against the Nazis
many doubted the future of freedom today
some doubt America's future and they say
our best days are behind us I say given
our strengths one of which is a bright
new generation like you these are not
dark days these are great days and
finally you can be hopeful because there
is a loving God whether you agree with
that statement or not is your choice it
is not your government's choice it is
essential
it is essential to this nation's future
that we remember that the freedom to
worship who we want and how we want or
not worship at all is a core belief of
our founding I've made my choice I
believe that the Almighty's grace and
unconditional love will sustain you I
believe it will bring you joy amidst the
trials of life it will enable you to
better see the beauty around you it will
provide a solid foundation amidst a
rapidly changing somewhat impersonal
technologically driven world it will
show you how to love your neighbor
forgive more easily and approach success
with humility and failure without fear
it will inspire you to honor your
parents and eventually be a better
spouse and parent yourself it will help
you fully grasp the value of life all
life it will remind you that money power
and fame or false idols and I hope and
believe that God's love will inspire you
to serve others I want to thank you for
letting me share this special day with
you I wish you all the very best stay in
touch with your friends love your family
treat this day as a step toward a
lifetime of learning and go forth with
confidence may God bless you
[Applause]
you
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总统特纳感谢
董事会成员教务长卢登
教职员工尊敬的客人
父母，最重要的
是 2015 届我感谢你们的热烈
欢迎，我很感激
邀请与你们在一起，当我
向一些人提到这个演讲时，你们知道 我的朋友们他们很
惊讶我会说自从离开办公室以来我
没有做过毕业典礼演讲
你知道我的
决定很实际所以我
接到了房东
杰拉尔德·特纳的电话
而不是提高租金或
威胁要保留 我们的保证金
听到特纳校长
问我是否相信言论自由，我松了一口气
[笑声]
我说是的，他说完美，这是你
作为 SMU 社区的骄傲成员给一个人的机会
我很荣幸来到
这里，真正荣幸地提供 100 次
毕业典礼演讲
我钦佩特纳总统的
说服力和他的领导能力 他
经营着一所出色的大学
它充满活力 多样化并注定要
继续 卓越 他组建了一支
强大的管理团队 他
得到了一位敬业的校友的支持 他
有一个杰出的董事会 我很
幸运认识你
认识的许多受托人 例如我是
主席迈克布恩的好朋友
我认识一个受托人 真的很好，她自豪地
毕业于 1968
届，后来成为我们国家最伟大的第一
夫人
帮我一个忙，不要告诉妈妈
[笑声]
我知道受托人
对这所伟大的大学有多么爱和关心我看到了
当我参加为您的
配偶带来晚餐时，我有时也会顺便去
上课 我
对教师的智慧和精力印象深刻
我要感谢您的
奉献精神，并感谢您
与学生分享您的知识
Teresa stay 毕业生们拥有了
充满爱心的家庭，你们中的一些人
非常爱你，他们在校园的溢出
地点我祝贺
那些为成为这个妈妈而做出牺牲的父母
如果您的孩子大学
毕业，这可能是一个美好的一天，也是您
银行账户的美好一天 我知道
2015 级的成员将和我一起
感谢您的爱和支持，
最重要的是祝贺成员
2015 届学生中的你努力
达到这个里程碑 你带着
终生的朋友和美好的回忆离开 你
将永远记得你有多么
享受购买所需的
校园膳食计划的权利 你会记得你
与公园和小马
办公室的频繁战斗 你 可能会也可能不会记得
在大麦屋的那些富有成效的夜晚
[笑声]
你是强大的 SMU 暴徒的创始成员，他们
疯狂地弹跳
，惊奇地看着你当时的学生会
主席高级龙虾
在穆迪的小马胜利后高兴地跳舞
你会回想起那些
在林荫大道上无忧无虑的秋季比赛日，
尽管我不记得在体育场看到过太多
你们这些即将毕业的人 他
下午获得了很高的荣誉奖项和
荣誉 我说干得好，就像我
想告诉 C 学生一样，经过四年的讲座，你也可以
成为校长
[掌声]
我感觉你
没有心情再听一次 我
从毕业演讲中学到的是
，它们太长而且很少被
记住，所以我会保持简短
我无法证明有多难忘
我还了解到
提及与相关联的人的
关联很重要 大学，所以我选择了一个
SMU 受托人，顺便说一句，
马克克雷格牧师现在不在我要求马克
在我第二次就任德克萨斯州州长之前，在奥斯汀的第一联合卫理公会教堂布道
我仍然记得他的沃思堡口音 当
他谈到摩西时，上帝呼召摩西
采取行动，而摩西
一再找借口不采取行动
关于我有羊要
照料，人们不会相信我我
不是一个很好的演讲者，显然我
不是唯一一个曾经破坏
过英语或
阿拉伯语的人，
幸运的是，摩西认识到了
为更伟大的事物服务的呼召 比他自己，他
接了电话，生菜和
历史被创造了你也会
在某个时候被称为马克恰当
而巧妙地提出的问题是你会
乐观和充满希望还是悲观
和愤世嫉俗这是
你应该乐观和愤世嫉俗的三个原因 希望
你从一所伟大的
大学毕业
你的 SMU 学位将打开通往
各种职业选择的大门，数百万人
永远不会有这个机会和
几年后的基础，这样你就可以
推理并在
你的一生中继续学习 你是成为
有生产力的公民的工具
美国的一大优势是我们活跃的
公共广场
问题受到人民意愿的影响
这就是为什么教育 作为 SMU 毕业生，公民
对我们国家的成功非常重要
，您有
能力参与这些
重要的辩论
你
会明白，你是谁
比你所拥有的更重要，
你对你的同胞、
你的国家和你的家人负有责任，通过
参与美国民主，你
将使我们的国家更强大，其次
你有幸生活在其中 这里是有史以来最伟大的
国家
，
只要你敢于梦想，你就可以努力并
取得成功 这个梦想
振奋了我们的民族灵魂 它更新
了我们国家的性格并
为我们的文化增添了活力 你生活在一个
富有同情心的土地上 体面，
因为我们相信
我们自己公民的权利和尊严我们
致力于捍卫世界各地人民的权利和
尊严美国已经
将世界各地的数百万人从
暴政和恐怖中解放出来
我们帮助扭转了局势，对抗
致命疾病，例如 非洲在
我们心中，我们相信
在上帝的统治下，人人生而平等 我们所珍视的自由
不是美国给世界的礼物，
而是全能的上帝给国内人类的礼物
有成千上万的排在
同情的军队中，
无论是什么，都在努力尊重这些信仰
当您帮助他人时，您的职业道路就应征入伍
您丰富了自己的内心并
加强了我们集体
善良的结构 你们中的许多人已经
通过在冬季
春季和夏季休息期间志愿服务并完成
超过 一百
个通过参与式学习进行社区项目 我
感谢你认识到
那些对他们很感兴趣的人的永恒真理
当你为他人服务时，你需要得到很多，
你可以激励他人
与丘吉尔不同，这幅画
没有签名就不值钱
19:41 在第二次世界大战期间英国最艰难的时期，他向他的老学校的学生发表了演讲，
时间
不长，人们对丘吉尔首相的记忆犹新
赫伯斯从不让步 从不让步
从来没有大或小 大或
小 从不让步，除了
对荣誉和理智的信念 我
希望你会记住这个建议，但
我也想与你分享那次演讲中鲜为人知
的一段 不是黑暗的日子这些是
伟大的日子我们国家有史以来最伟大的日子，我们
都
必须感谢上帝，我们
每个人都被允许按照我们的
立场 当丘吉尔说出这些话时，为使这些
日子在我们种族的历史上难忘，
许多人失去了希望，英国
抵抗纳粹的生存机会
许多人今天怀疑自由
的未来有些人怀疑美国的未来，他们说
我们最好的日子 在我们身后，我说鉴于
我们的优势，其中之一是
像你这样的明亮的新一代这些不是
黑暗的日子，这是伟大的日子，
最后你可以充满希望，因为
有一位慈爱的上帝，你是否同意
这一说法是你的选择 这
不是你们政府的选择，这
对这个国家的未来至关重要
，我们记住，自由
崇拜我们想要的人以及我们想要的方式或
根本不崇拜是我们建国的核心信念
我已经做出了我的选择我
相信全能者的恩典和
无条件的爱会支撑你我
相信它会在生活的考验中带给你快乐
它会让你
更好地看到你周围的美丽它会
证明 在瞬息万变的
技术驱动的世界中打下坚实的基础，它将
向您展示如何爱您的邻居
更容易宽恕，并
以谦逊和失败的态度取得成功
你自己 它会帮助
你在一生中充分把握生命的价值
它会提醒你金钱权力
和名望或虚假的偶像 我希望并
相信上帝的爱会激励
你为他人服务 我要感谢你
让我分享这个特别的 和
你在一起的一天 祝你一切顺利