Microsofts most famous couple, bill and melinda gates. A number of these festival rites took place under clouds of war. Software mogul and philanthropist bill gates returned to the college to address harvard s newest graduates and to receive a degreeover 30 years later than the rest of his class. Additionally, some campaigns and content may only be. He is best known as the principal founder of microsoft corporation. Commencement speech guidelines harvard extension school. Bill gates commencement speech at harvard university. Commencement address by oprah winfrey as delivered, may 30, 20. William henry gates iii was born in 1955 in seattle, washington. Bill gates bill gates speech at stanford university genius. I left harvard with no real awareness of the awful inequities in the world the appalling disparities of health, and wealth, and opportunity that condemn millions of people to lives of despair. Bill, melinda gates deliver poignant stanford commencement. Gates commencement speech delivered at harvard on june 7, 2007.
Between your commencement speaker and every aunt and uncle at your graduation party, i am sure you are getting a lot of advice. Remarks of bill gates, harvard commencement 2007 harvard. Bill gates 2007 commencement address harvard magazine. The speech of mr bill gates at harward on june 7,2007 and that of mr.
Bill gates speech at harvard university speeches for. Bill gates high school speech 11 things kids will not. That combination offered me the best odds, if you know. A decade ago, microsoft cofounder and harvard dropout bill gates gave the commencement speech at harvard university. Gates harvard commencement speech updated june 7, 2007 5. Bill gates harvard commencement speech the thoughts of a great mind. Following is the full text verbatim transcript of mr. He talks about how feelgood, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept sets them up for failure in the real world. This bill gates commencement speech at harvard university offers graduating students a look inside the speakers experience as an undergraduate student and what he wishes he knew during his time at the school. Let your heart break, they urged the universitys 2014 graduating. Bill gates addresses the harvard alumni association in tecentenary theater at harvard universitys 2007 commencement afternoon exercises. Gates, who dropped out of harvard after his sophomore year, said there. Angela merkel will be the principal speaker at the afternoon program.
But why cant we generate even more excitement for saving lives. Bill gates recently gave a speech at a high school about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. It would be a thrill for anyone to be invited to speak at a stanford commencement but its especially gratifying for us. Gates left harvard without the knowledge of the inequalities within the world and this is something he thoroughly regrets. As the founder and ceo of facebook prepares his remarks, here are four of the most poignant and inspiring pieces of advice from gates own harvard commencement speech. President bok, former president rudenstine, incoming president faust, members of the harvard. As facebooks founder prepares to address the class of 2017, we take a look at the best parts of gates speech a decade ago. Bill gates commencement speech bill gates commencement speech bill gates speech harvard microsoft chairman bill gates delivers the commencement address at harvard university in june 2007. June 6, 2015 william henry bill gates iii born october 28, 1955 the founder of the software giant microsoft is a synonym of success. The ceo dropped out in 2005returned to give the commencement. Steven spielberg commencement speech, harvard university. Bill gates commencement speech at harvard 2007 full transcript.
Bill gates message on life for recent high school and college graduates, here is a list of 11 things they did not learn in school. Bill gates at harvard university on apr 11 2018 the greatest speeches in history is a weekly column that compiles the most memorable commencement speeches in history with the goal to emphasize on the power of public speaking, to illustrate its importance, impact, and necessity to master. Text of the 2014 commencement address by bill and melinda gates. Bill gates harvard commencement address 2007 youtube. The greatest human achievement bill gates commencement. Bill gates was born on october 28, 1955 to william h. June 6, 2007 remarks by bill gates, cochair and trustee. Bill gates delivers 2007 harvard commencement address june 12, 2007 bill gates, harvard s most famous dropout, returned to its storied cambridge campus last week to receive an honorary doctorate and to urge the class of 2007 to work to. He talks about the inequities of the world and touches on a very important subject, all of us in our small, little way, can make a huge difference to a. Bill gates speech harvard commencement 2007 1 of 3. Commencement speech guidelines the harvard extension school commencement speaker prize competition is open to all graduates. Mark zuckerbergs full commencement address at harvard.
Harvard universitys 368th commencement will be held on thursday, may 30, 2019. The bill gates commencemet speech is sometimes referred to as the gates harvard creative capitalism speech. William henry gates iii, kbe, dfbcs is an american business magnate, investor, author, philanthropist, and humanitarian. Bill gates delivers 2007 harvard commencement address. Natalie portman harvard commencement speech harvard commencement 2015. Gates sr was a successful lawyer and his mother mary, a teacher. President bok, former president rudenstine, incoming president faust, members of the harvard corporation and the board of overseers, members of the faculty, parents, and especially, the graduates. Bill gates tweeted a commencement speech for the class of 2017. See general information about commencement activities, details about tickets, events schedules, and locations. We clung to each other as a way of validating our rejection of all those social people. Zuckerberg should study the wisdom in bill gates harvard address.
Watch steven spielbergs harvard university 2016 commencement address and read the transcript below or read a list of highlights from other 2016 commencement speeches thank you. Full text of mark zuckerbergs 2017 harvard commencement. Gates notes may send a welcome note or other exclusive insider mail from time to time. Bill gates, harvard s most famous dropout, returned to its storied cambridge campus last week to receive an honorary doctorate and to urge the class of 2007 to work to find solutions to the worlds most pressing problems. Bill gates addresses the harvard alumni association in tecentenary theater at harvard universitys 2007 commencement afternoon. Bill gates has a year remaining as a fulltime microsoft executive, but his address today at harvard universitys commencement showed how much. Text of the 2014 commencement address by bill and melinda. I got great exposure to the advances being made in the sciences. For one thing, i hadnt given a commencement speech since 2007, when i went back to harvard.
Due to the information and technology limitation when he was young, bill gates had no chance to get a real awareness of the awful inequities in the world until he left harvard. Bill gates speech harvard commencement 2007 1 of 3 openalliance. Mark zuckerbergs full commencement address at harvard, the school he left to start facebook. In his book, bill gates talks about how feelgood, politicallycorrect teachings created a full generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world. Bill gates is an american business magnate, investor, author, philanthropist, and humanitarian. Bill gates, commencement speech, harvard, creative. The commencement is a ceremony in which degrees or diplomas are conferred upon graduating students. Read the full text of mark zuckerbergs 2017 harvard commencement speech on success, failure and entrepreneurship. It is in some ways reassuring at this 365th commencement to recall all that harvard has endured over centuries. Let your heart break, they urged the universitys 2014 graduating class. Bill gates has stated at a positive and inspirational college commencement address at harvard university while getting his bachelor degree on 2007. You cant get people excited unless you can help them see and feel the impact. A commencement speech or commencement address is a speech given to graduating students, generally at a university, generally in the united states, although the term is also used for secondary education institutions.
Text of the speech given by microsoft chairman bill gates at harvard university on june 7, 2007. I learned a lot here at harvard about new ideas in economics and politics. There were more women up there, and most of the guys were sciencemath types. Theres also a lot of overlap between work that our foundation is doing and research being done at stanford. You may know that microsofts ceo went to stanford, but i induced him to drop out. In 1973, gates entered harvard university to learn more about computers with paul allen. Three great commencement speeches by steve jobs, bill. Bill gates speech at stanford university lyrics well, its great to be back here at stanford. To president faust, my fellow honorans, carl muller that was so beautiful, thank you so much, and james rothenberg, stephanie wilson, harvard faculty, with a special bow to my friend dr. Bill gates commencement speech at harvard 2007 full. Below is the prepared graduation speech for microsoft chairman bill gates speech, which served as the commencement keynote address to the harvard commencement ceremony for the harvard university class of 2007. Must watch inspiring bill gates harvard commencement speech. At the risk of piling on, i thought i would share a few thoughts.
Bill gates started writing his harvard commencement speech last december, but it was in late march, while waiting to see condoleezza rice at. Editor2 december 24, 2012 in assorted leave a comment updated. Harvard university is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally. Full text of bill gates speech at harvard university, june 7, 2007.
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