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1、PresidentBok,formerPresidentRudenstine,incomingPresidentFaust,membersoftheHarvardCorporationandtheBoardofOverseers,membersofthefaculty,parents,andespecially,thegraduates:I’vebeenwaitingmorethan30yearstosaythis:“Dad,IalwaystoldyouI’dcomebackandgetmydegree.”IwanttothankHarvardfo
2、rthistimelyhonor.I’llbechangingmyjobnextyear…anditwillbenicetofinallyhaveacollegedegreeonmyresume.Iapplaudthegraduatestodayfortakingamuchmoredirectroutetoyourdegrees.Formypart,I’mjusthappythattheCrimsonhascalledme“Harvard’smostsuccessfuldropout.”Iguessthatmakesmevaledictoriano
3、fmyownspecialclass…Ididthebestofeveryonewhofailed.ButIalsowanttoberecognizedastheguywhogotSteveBallmertodropoutofbusinessschool.I’mabadinfluence.That’swhyIwasinvitedtospeakatyourgraduation.IfIhadspokenatyourorientation,fewerofyoumightbeheretoday.Harvardwasjustaphenomenalexperi
4、enceforme.Academiclifewasfascinating.IusedtositinonlotsofclassesIhadn’tevensignedupfor.Anddormlifewasterrific.IlivedupatRadcliffe,inCurrierHouse.Therewerealwayslotsofpeopleinmydormroomlateatnightdiscussingthings,becauseeveryoneknewIdidn’tworryaboutgettingupinthemorning.That’sh
5、owIcametobetheleaderoftheanti-socialgroup.Weclungtoeachotherasawayofvalidatingourrejectionofallthosesocialpeople.Radcliffewasagreatplacetolive.Thereweremorewomenupthere,andmostoftheguyswerescience-mathtypes.Thatcombinationofferedmethebestodds,ifyouknowwhatImean.ThisiswhereIlea
6、rnedthesadlessonthatimprovingyouroddsdoesn’tguaranteesuccess.OneofmybiggestmemoriesofHarvardcameinJanuary1975,whenImadeacallfromCurrierHousetoacompanyinAlbuquerquethathadbegunmakingtheworld’sfirstpersonalcomputers.Iofferedtosellthemsoftware.IworriedthattheywouldrealizeIwasjust
7、astudentinadormandhanguponme.Insteadtheysaid:“We’renotquiteready,comeseeusinamonth,”whichwasagoodthing,becausewehadn’twrittenthesoftwareyet.Fromthatmoment,Iworkeddayandnightonthislittleextracreditprojectthatmarkedtheendofmycollegeeducationandthebeginningofaremarkablejourneywit
8、hMicrosoft.WhatIrememberaboveallaboutHarvardwasbeinginthemids
