朱棣文2009年06月04日在哈佛大学毕业典礼上发表演讲。

If you don’t have a passion,

don’t be satisfied until you find one.

如果你还没有激情和梦想，就一直把它找到为止

       ... As you begin this new stage of your lives, follow your passion. If you don’t have a passion, don’t be satisfied until you find one. Life is too short to go through it without caring deeply about something. ...
       ……当你开始生活的新阶段时，请跟随你的爱好。如果你还没有爱好，就一直把它找到为止。生命如此短暂，所以不能空手走过，你必须对某种事物倾注深情。……

       ... Pursuing a personal passion is important, but it should not be your only goal. When you are old and gray, and look back on your life, you will want to be proud of what you have done. The source of that pride won’t be the things you have acquired or the recognition you have received. It will be the lives you have touched and the difference you have made. ...
         ……追求个人的兴趣爱好固然重要，但它不应成为你惟一的目标。当你白发苍苍、垂垂老矣、回首人生时，你需要为自己做过的事感到自豪。物质生活和你实现的占有欲，都不会产生自豪。只有那些受你影响、被你改变过的人和事，才会让你产生自豪。……