“我跟这所备受推崇的学术机构的主要联系是,我曾经在NBC剧集《办公室》(The Office)中扮演一个很不招人喜欢的康奈尔大学毕业生。这很有趣,今年,康多莉扎·赖斯谢绝了罗格斯大学的演讲邀请,因为学生们抗议她在伊拉克战争中扮演的争议性角色。与此同时,我让这所学校在全国电视观众面前承受了长达八年的羞辱,没人抗议。当我接收演讲邀请函的时候,我战战兢兢地打开电子邮件,因为我想我可能惹上了官司。”
“Please, remember to be a fool. Sounds crazy — a fool is by definition a person who lacks good sense or judgment. But I’m here to tell you that good sense and judgment are highly overrated. Wisdom is too often just a fancy word for cynicism. And foolishness is a condescending word for joy, wonder and curiosity. George Bernard Shaw said, ‘A man learns to skate by staggering about and making a fool of himself. Indeed, he progresses in all things by resolutely making a fool of himself.’ I couldn’t agree more. Turns out, the world provides us with virtually infinite opportunities to be a fool.”
“请大家记住,要当一个傻瓜。听起来很疯狂——所谓傻瓜,是说一个人缺乏良好的判断力。但我想告诉你们,良好的判断力被过度高估了。智慧往往是冷嘲热讽这个词的一种华丽表达,而愚蠢则是喜悦,惊讶和好奇等词的一种谦卑说法。萧伯纳(George Bernard Shaw)说,‘一个人是通过摇摇晃晃,让自己出丑而学会滑冰的。事实上,在所有事情上,一个人都是通过坚定不移地让自己出洋相而获得进步的。’我完全同意。事实证明,这个世界给我们提供了几乎无穷无尽的当傻瓜的机会。”
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