我愛星星至深
I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.
In the past few years CLAIRE FORLANI (Susan Parrish) has begun to make a name for herself in Hollywood. Forlani was seen starring as Sean Connery's daughter in the 1996 summer blockbuster hit The Rock, also starring Nicolas Cage and Ed Harris. She also portrayed artist Jean-Michel Basquiat's girlfriend in the Miramax release Basquiat, the story of Basquiat's life, which was directed by the artist Julian Schnabel.
Raised by her British mother and Italian father, Forlani attended the Arts Education School in Britain from the ages of eleven to seventeen, studying dance and drama. When she graduated, she pursued her acting career in England, until 1993, when she moved with her parents to San Francisco.
Undaunted, Claire continued to pursue her career in the States. Three months later she landed her first role as Ann Cannon, mistress of John F. Kennedy in the television movie JFK: Reckless Youth.
In addition to The Rock and Basquiat, Forlani's other credits include a starring role in Kevin Smith's Mallrats, the independent feature The Last Time I Committed Suicide opposite Keanu Reeves and Thomas Jane, Elements opposite Rob Morrow and produced by Jean Doumanian, and Basil opposite Christian Slater and Jared Leto.
今天,我很榮幸來到全球第一流大學的畢業典禮。我沒從大學畢業,老實說,這是我離大學畢業最近的一刻。今天我只說三個故事,不談大道理,就這三個故事。
第一個故事,是人生的點點滴滴如何串在一塊。
我在里德學院念了六個月就辦休學了。退學前,一共休學十八個月。我為什麼休學?
故事要從我出生前談起。我的親生母親是大學研究生,年輕的未婚媽媽,她打算讓別人收養我,更相信應該讓擁有大學學歷的夫婦收養我。我出生時,她就準備由一對律師夫婦收養我。但這對夫妻最後一刻反悔了,他們想要女孩。所以在等待收養名單上的一對夫妻,在半夜裡接到一通電話,問他們:「有一個意外出生的男孩,你們要認養他嗎?」他們說:「當然。」
後來我的生母發現,我現在的媽媽從來沒有大學畢業,我現在的爸爸則連高中畢業也沒有,她拒絕在認養文件上簽名同意。直到幾個月後,我的養父母同意將來一定讓我上大學,她才軟化態度。
第二個是「EQ」。EQ就是人際關係,在職場上就是怎樣去和別人建立伙伴關係。
像我們無論跟供應商、客戶,建立伙伴關係都是最重要的,我每天都提醒自己這方面的重要性。我在辦公室牆上就掛著這樣的字句:「最好的夥伴關係就是為共同優勢而有的互信與互重關係,進而創造超越任何一方獨自能夠達到的成果(Partnership at its best reflects a relationship of trust and respect, created for mutual advantage, and leading to successful outcome greater than either could achieve alone.)。」我跟員工講,我每天都要看這個,要員工也要注重這個。