《影响你一生的名人励志演讲》收录了19篇英语演讲，演讲者来自政治、经济、文化等各个领域。本书共分为五章，分别为国家领袖、政治人物、商界精英、作家记者和娱乐名人。精选出的这些演讲名篇题材涉猎广泛、风格迥异，有的气势恢宏，意蕴精深；有的轻松诙谐，令人捧腹；有的言辞恳切，语重心长。它们都有一个共同点：演讲者或立足于时代背景下或从个人自身经历出发，鼓舞人奋发向上、积极进取，做出个人应有的成绩，为时代、为国家做贡献。本书配有原版音频，让你最近距离感受这些最具影响力的声音。
国家领袖梦想与责任——巴拉克·奥巴马 （>>查看演讲视频及双语演讲稿） And even when you’re struggling, even when you’re discouraged, and you feel like other people have given up on you, don’t ever give up on yourself, because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country. 即使当你苦苦挣扎、灰心丧气、感到其他人对你放弃时，也不要放弃自己，因为当你放弃自己时，你也抛弃了自己的国家。
Must Be Strong
我们必须强大——威廉·杰斐逊·克林顿We must not waste the precious gift of this time. For all of us are on that same journey of our lives, and our journey, too, will come to an end. But the journey of our prefix = st1 ns = 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags' America must go on.我们不能浪费当前宝贵的时机。因为我们大家都在生命的同一旅途上，我们的旅途会有终点。但我们的美国之路必须走下去。
The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself
我们唯一害怕的是害怕本身——富兰克林·罗斯福 （>>查看演讲音频及演讲稿中英对照） The only thing we have to fear is fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror, which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.我们唯一害怕的 是害怕本身——这种难以名状、失去理智和毫无道理的恐惧，把人转退为进所需的种种努力化为泡影。
I Am Prepared to Die for an Ideal
为理想我愿献出生命——纳尔逊·曼德拉 （>>查看演讲音频及演讲稿中英对照） I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to see realized. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.
我反对白人统治，也反对黑人统治。我珍视民主和自由社会的理想，在这个社会中，人人和睦相处，机会均等。我希望为这个理想而生，并希望能实现这个理想。但是如果需要，为理想我愿献出生命。
We Choose to Go to the Moon （>>查看演讲视频及英文演讲稿）
我们选择登月——约翰·肯尼迪The greater our knowledge increases, the greater our ignorance unfolds.我们学到的知识越多，认识到的无知就越多。
Never Tiring, Never Yielding, Never Finishing
永不疲惫，永不气馁，永不完竭——乔治·布什Never tiring, never yielding, neverfinishing, we renew that purpose today; to make our country more just and generous; to affirm the dignity of our lives and every life.永 不疲惫，永不气馁，永不完竭，今天我们重树这样的目标：使我们的国家变得更加公正、 更加慷慨，去体现我们每个人和所有人生命的尊严。
政治人物I Have a Dream （>>查看演讲音频及英文演讲稿）
我有一个梦想——马丁·路德·金
Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, I say to you today, my friends. And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.朋友们，今天我要对你们说，千万不要沉沦在绝望的深谷里。尽管眼下困难重重，但我依然怀有一个梦想。这个梦想深深植根于美国梦之中。
I Quit, but I Will Continue the Fight
我放弃了，但我会继续战斗——希拉里·克林顿On the day we live in an America where no child, no man, and no woman is without health insurance, we will live in a stronger America. That’s why we need to help elect Barack Obama our president.
当我们有朝一日居住在一个让每个孩子、每个男人、每个女人都享有医疗保障的美国时，我们便拥有了一个更强大的美国。这就是为什么我们要帮助巴拉克·奥巴马竞选总统职位。
Building the Foundations for Success
为成功做好准备——安妮·德·萨里斯Knowing who we are and being confident enough to do what matters to us — that’s
what counts. 了解自己，满怀自信，做好我们认为重要的事情，这才是最重要的。
Let’s Elect Barack Obama President of USA
让我们选举巴拉克·奥巴马为美利坚合众国总统——米歇尔·奥巴马He knows that thread that connects us: our belief in America's promise, our commitment to our children's future — he knows that that thread is strong enough to hold us together as one nation even when we disagree.他知道联系我们的纽带是什么，那是我们对美国的信任，是我们对孩子未来的承诺——他知道这些纽带有足够强大的力量把我们作为一个完整的国家团结在一起，即使我们意见不一致。
商界精英Unleashing Your Creativity （>>查看演讲稿中英文对照）
释放你的创造力——比尔·盖茨And I believe that through our natural inventiveness, creativity and willingness to solve tough problems, we're going to make some amazing achievements in all these
areas in my lifetime.我相信，凭借人类与生俱来的发明创造能力和不畏艰难、坚韧不拔
的品格，在我的有生之年里我们将在所有这些领域都创造出可喜的成就。
Grab Your Dreams When It Shows Up
当梦想来临时抓住它——拉里·佩奇Overall, I know it seems like the world is crumbling out there, but it is actually a great time in your life to get a little crazy, follow your curiosity, and be ambitious about it. Don't give up on your dreams. The world needs you all!总而言之，我知道这个世界看起来已支离破碎，但这确实是你们人生中一个伟大的时代，你们可以疯狂一点，追随你们的好奇心，积极进取。不要放弃梦想。世界需要你们。
We Are What We Choose （>>查看演讲稿视频及双语演讲稿）
选择塑造人生——杰夫·贝索斯Cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy — they're given after all. Choices can be hard. You can seduce yourself with your gifts if you're not careful, and if you do, it'll probably be to the detriment of your choices.聪明是一种天赋，而善良是 一种选择。天赋得来很容易——毕竟它们与生俱来。而选择却颇为艰难。如果一不小心， 你可能被天赋所诱惑，这可能会损害到你做出的选择。
作家记者
The Spirit of Man
人类的精神——威廉·福克纳He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance.人之不朽不是因为在动物中唯独他永远能发言，而是因为他有灵魂，有同情心、牺牲和忍耐精神。
Tribute to Diana （>>查看英文演讲稿）
致戴安娜——查尔斯·斯宾塞Diana was the very essence of compassion, of duty, of style, of beauty. All over the world she was a symbol of selfless humanity. All over the world, a standard bearer for the right of the truly downtrodden, a very British girl who transcend nationality, someone with a natural nobility who was classless.
在全世界，戴安娜是同情心、责任心、风度和美丽的化身，是无私和人道的象征，是维护真正被践踏的权益的旗手，是一个超越国界的英国女孩，是一个带有自然的高贵气质的人，是一个不分阶层的人。
Follow Your Bliss, Follow Your Heart（>>查看演讲音频及英文演讲稿）
追随你的幸福,倾听你的心声——安德森·库珀But it actually was the best thing that ever happened to me. I decided that if no one would give me a chance, I’d have to take a chance, and if no one would give me an opportunity, I would have to create my own opportunity.但这次失败却成了我人生中最有价值的经历。我下定决心，如果没人给我机会，我就自己寻找机会；如果没人给我机会，我就自己创造机会。
娱乐名人Failure Is an Option, but Fear Is Not（>>查看演讲视频及演讲稿中英双语对照）
失败是一个选项，但畏惧不是——詹姆斯·卡梅隆So, that's the thought I would leave you with, is that in whatever you're doing, failure is an option, but fear is not.
所以，这是我想给你的想法，不管你做什么，失败是 一个选项，但畏惧不是。
