MattDamonHavinggrownuphere, I think I had a onewayoflookingatatHarvardand a kindof a townieviewofschoolandsuddenlywalkingthrough a zaperspectivestudent.
I juststartedtoreallytakeinhaveimpressivegrowingupinthecrimsoncoloredtownofCambridge, Massachusetts, thiseventualacademyawardwinnerfocusedhissightsonHarvardliterallyandfiguratively.
Whoam I?
You're U.
S governmentproperty.
Youare a malfunctioning $30 millionweapon.
ThefuturestaroftheJasonBournefranchisefirstenrolledin 1988 andkickedoffhisactingcareerthatsameyearwith a smallroleinthefilmMysticPizza.
Mom, youwantmygreenstuff?
That's called a tamalesteamer.
It's thebestpart.
It's theshitsteam.
Despite a promisingthreeyearsoncampus, hefailedtoearn a degreeafterdashingoffto L.
Mostofwhat I learned I learnedatHarvardUniversity.
I thought I'd trytosummarizethatinaboutnineeasysteps.
This 1977 magnacumlaudegradwas a busyguy.
DuringhisHarvardera, hewas a managerfortheCrimsonfootballsquadspenttimeatboththeHarvardCrimsonnewspaperandtheHarvardAdvocatemagazineandwas a mathematicalwizardwhooutscoredfellowstudentBillGatestoday N b A.
FansknowSteveBomberastheoverlyexcitedowneroftheLosAngelesClippershardcore, buthis 14 yeartenureastheCEOofMicrosoftearnedhim a swankyrankingontheForbes 400.
Hisbusinessacumenmakesrivalsnervous.
Whilehisphilanthropymakesyoungstudentssmile.
He's SteveBalmer, theenergeticbillionaire.
Ifpeoplewanttodo a startupandhavethiskindofreallyentrepreneurialavalanche, Theaopportunitytohavethebestbusinessmindsandthebesttechnicalmindsisphenomenal.
The 35thpresidentoftheUnitedStatesfirstwalkedontotheHarvardcampusinthemid 19 thirtiesandbecameeveryone's favoritepartyplannerwhenhewasputonthe 1936 additionoftheannualfreshmansmoker.
Healsoshowedoffhisnaturalathleticismas a footballandswimteammember, buteventuallyheturnedtomoreseriousmatters, focusingonhisinterestinpoliticsandproducing a thesisentitledWhyEnglandSlept, whichbecame a bestsellingbook.
I amtalkingaboutgenuinepeace, thekindofpeacethatmakeslifeonEarthworthliving, thekindthatenablesmenandnationstogrowandthehopeandbuild a betterlifefortheirChildren.
Decoratedmilitaryservicefollowed, andalthoughKennedyonceseemeddestinedtobecome a journalist, thedeathofhisolderbrother, Joseph, propelledhimtobecomethefamily's nextgreatpolitician.
Snuckisn't a work, Conan, andyouwenttoHarvard, andyoushouldknowthatwith a fatherwhowas a professorofmedicineattheschool, thisredhairedunderclassmenfollowedsuitandenrolledatHarvardin 1981.
Therehebecame a comedywriterfortheLampoon, andwithin a fewyearsofleaving, hewasoneoftheTVindustry's mostpromisingwriter's way.
There's a familyofpossumsinhere I calltheBigOnebitey.
Despite a fledglingcareerbehindthescenes, O'BrienultimatelybecameoneofAmerica's mostbelovedlatenighttalkshowhosts.
Whetherit's hisuniquesketchesorzanyvoices, Conan's combinationofintellectandphysicalcomedymakeshisdailyperformances a treat.
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I don't thinkthere's anypositionwithasmuchpotentialforBringabouttobringaboutchangesthepositionofPresidentUnitedStatesfortwominutes.
Well, I Well, that's anoldstory.
ThisIvyLeagueroncestruggledacademicallyatHarvard, but a suddenreawakeninginspiredhimtograduatewithdistinctionandwithaninterestinenvironmentalmattersthatfollowedhimthroughouthiscareer.
Youcanseewhat I haveseenalltheseyears.
Itjustkeepsgoingup.
Itisrelentless.
GoreshockedhisfellowgraduatesbyenlistingintheArmyin 1969 to 8, hisfather's politicalcareerandlatershockedopponentswithhisownswiftrisetopoliticalprominence.
By 1992 Gorehadbeenelected U.
S vicepresidentandwasinstrumentalintheworldwideadvancementoftheinformationsuperhighway.
I thinkit's reallyimportanttokeepthefocusonthebroaderworldoutthereandseethat, uh, a lotofkidsofthedoorsthathavebeenopentomearen't opentothem.
Armedwith a Jurisdoctorandhisknackforvocalperformance, BarackObamagained a devotedfollowingasanIllinoisstatesenatorandwaselectedasthefirstAfricanAmericanpresidentoftheUnitedStatesin 2008 andtheeighthpresidenttohavegraduatedfromHarvardsome 232 yearsaftertheDeclarationofIndependenceonAfricanAmerican.
A blackbathasbeenelectedpresidentoftheUnitedStates, agreeordisagreewithhispolitics.
Obama's accomplishmentsareunprecedented, andhe's a politicalTrailblazerofthehighestorder.
TheFinanceWizunloadedhisfilmstockintheearlyeightiesandsoonafterbecame a keyfigureofViacom.
Redstonewasinstrumentalinturningthecompanyinto a mediaempirethatincludedParamountPicturesat a timewhenthecompanywasproducingsuccesseslikeForrestGump, BraveheartandTitanicon.
So, ashetransformedAmericanpopculture, thismodernmediagiantkeptwheelinganddealingallthewaytothebank.
Sheworks, she's theCEOandyou'retheCEOSeo.
Shewon't evengivehertheCEO.
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Butthat's where I controlyourdaughter.
Comeno, by a commonCBS.
Butcertainlyyouwanttohear a pitch, for I tellyouwhat I knowyouwanttogiveawaywhatyouhavetoyourfamily.
AschairmanandCEOofFacebook, Zuckerberghasbecomesynonymouswith a newepicinworldhistoryandhas, alongwithfellowbillionaireslikeBillGatesandWarrenBuffet, pledgedtodonate a majorityofhisearningstocharity.
A newaccountsofthetop 10 giftsof 2013 conductedbyTheChronicleofPhilanthropy, revealsthattheyearslargestdonationcamefromFacebookfounderMarkZuckerbergandhiswife, PriscillaChan.
He's a seeminglyaccidentalbillionairewith a mostimpressivesetofskills, andhe's puttingthemtogooduse.