Ellen DeGeneres畢業留言

so in conclusion， when i was younger i thought success was something different. i thought when i grow up， i want to be famous. i want to be a star. i want to be in movies. when i grow up i want to see the world， drive nice cars， i want to have groupies. to quote the pussycat dolls. how many people thought it was “boobies”， by the way？ it’s not， it’s “groupies”。

but my idea of success is different today. and as you grow， you’ll realise the definition of success changes. for many of you， today， success is being able to hold down 20 shots of tequila. for me， the most important thing in your life is to live your life with integrity， and not to give into peer pressure. to try to be something that you’re not. to live your life as an honest and compassionate person. to contribute in some way.

因此，這是不是結論的結論，當我年輕時，對成功的定義不同，我想我的志願是：我想出名，想當明星，拍電影，我想要去看世界，開名車，有一羣死黨…… 但今日我對成功的定義變了，當你長大，你就會發現這點。對你們中的很多人來說，成功的定義是能灌下20杯龍舌蘭酒（大家笑）。

對我來說，生命中最重要的事是：活得誠實！別逼自己去做不是真正的你，要活得正直，有憐憫之心，在某些方面有所貢獻。

so to conclude my conclusion： follow your passion， stay true to yourself. never follow anyone else’s path， unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost and you see a path， and by all means you should follow that. don’t give advice， it will come back and bite you in the ass. don’t take anyone’s advice. so my advice to you is to be true to yourself and everything will be fine.

因此，這是結論的結論（衆人笑）：追隨熱情，忠於自我，絕不要追隨別人的'腳步，除非你在森林裏迷路了纔要這麼做。別給人忠告，別接受任何人的忠告。所以…我要給大家的忠告是（大家大笑）：做真實的你，一切都會沒事的。