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.

毕业季再次来临，哈佛大学第362届毕业典礼于5月30日举行，即将退休的波士顿市长曼宁诺和脱口秀女王奥普拉·温弗瑞获得荣誉博士学位。今年一共有7321位毕业生领到了哈佛大学的学位。奥普拉在演讲中回顾了她从一位来自密西西比州贫困地区的女孩成为脱口秀明星，到成功创办OWN电视台的经历，鼓励毕业生们为社会带来变革。她说：“你们现在有机会提升你自己、你的邻居和我们的国家。当你这样做的时候，你的故事也会很精彩。”

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?