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英文的演讲稿 篇1
When I was a naughty boy， may be because of theinfluence of the film."xxiao Bing Zhang Ga"，my dreamwas to be a soldier just like Zhang Ga. I thought if Iwas a soldier， I should be able to swim， dive andclimb trees as he did. It seemed to be verywonderful. So I began to learn swimming， diving andclimbing trees. I practiced every day and finally Icould do them well. But when I entered junior highschool and had the military training. I suddenlyfound that being a soldier was very difficult and Iwasnt strong enough to bear it . I had to give mydream up.
But I wasnt discouraged， and I had new aim， which was to be a postman， or rather to bea newspaper boy. As a newspaper boy. I could speed along streets on a bike and thrownewspapers onto every porch. Thats also very cool. So I started learning to ride a bicycle.After the everyday practice， I could go very fast by bicycle. But to my disappointment， the jobwhich I wanted only exxisted in western counties not in China， because there was no porch inChina. And Chinese postmen had to stuff very thick newspapers into very small mailboxxes fromvery narrow entrances. The job was far from what I had exxpected. So once again my dream fellthrough.
Perhaps you have had the same exxperience as I and most of your dreams havent cometrue yet. But I think it doesnt matter， because if you have a dream， youll make many effortsto realize it. This course is reallly important. If I hadnt dreamt of being a soldier or anewspaper boy. I wouldnt have learned to swim， to dive， to climb trees or to ride a bicycle.Even if our dream cant come true， youll learn much from the efforts you have made. Sowhat I want to tell us is that dream helps us to grow up and teaches us how to control ourlives . It is dream that gives us power and makes our lives colorful.
英文的演讲稿 篇2
Ladies and Gentlemen, Good afternoon! I?m very glad to stand here and give you a short speech. Today my topic is “youth”. I hope you will like it, and found the importance in your youth so that more cherish it.
First I want to ask you some questions:
1、 Do you know what is youth?
2、 How do you master your youth?
Youth is not a time of life, it is a state of mind; it is not rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees, it is a matter of the emotions: it is the freshness; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life. Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity of the appetite, for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20. Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals.
Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self –distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.
Whether 60 of 16, there is in every human being?s heart the lure of wonders, the unfailing childlike appetite of what?s next and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart there?s a wireless station: so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from men and from the infinite, so long as you are young.
When the aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old, even at 20, but as long as your aerials are up ,to catch waves of optimism , there is hope you may die young at 80.
Thank you!
青春
青春不是指岁月，而是指心态。粉嫩的脸，红润的唇，矫健的膝并不是青春。青春表现在意志的坚强与懦弱。想象的丰富与苍白、情感的充沛与贫乏等方面。青春是生命深处清泉的喷涌。
青春是追求。只有当勇气盖过怯弱、进取压倒苟安之时，青春才存在。果如此，则60见之长者比20岁之少年更具青春活力。仅仅岁月的流逝并不能使他们衰老。而一旦抛弃理想和
信念，则垂垂老也。
岁月只能使皮肤起皱。而一旦丧失生活的激情，则连灵魂枯老，使人生枯如死水，毫无活力。 60岁长者也好，16岁少年也罢，每个人的内心深处都渴望奇迹，都如孩子一般眨着期待的双眼，期待着下一次，期待着生活的情趣，你我灵魂深处都有一座无线电中转站------只有你我年轻，则总能听到希望的呼唤，总能发出喜悦的欢呼，总能传达勇气的讯号，总能表现出青春的.活力……
一旦青春的天线倒下，你的灵魂即为玩世不恭之雪、悲观厌世之冰覆盖；即使你年方20.其实你已垂垂老也。而只要你青春的天线高高耸起，就可以随时接收到乐观的电波-----即使你年过八旬，行将就木，而你却仍然拥有青春，你仍然年轻。
谢谢！
英文的演讲稿 篇3
The classmates:
Hello, everyone. Today, the topic of my speech is: friendship.
Whether sentimental verse, beautiful article, or the joy of leisure, what all can't take the place of close friendship. This is Russia - the famous writers pushkin said a word. Friend, have you ever thought about, honest valuable, the friendship is the normal psychological need. A famous British writer made such an analogy: "if you have an apple, I have an apple, each other exchange, so, everyone has only one apple; if you have a thought, I have a thought, exchange each other, and each of us has two ideas, even more than the two thoughts." It is enough to prove, the friendship makes one share more joy and happiness, help resolve problems and sad, also can promote our progress.
Among friends, however, must be in trouble. Can not stand the test of not a true friendship. Therefore, the most precious friendship is this: when a friendneed to help them with sincere friendship to remove the worry, dissolve the depressed, build up confidence and overcome the difficulties.
Sincere friendship is what everyone desire, but what kind of friendship is sincere? Is genuine equality between friends, help mutual understanding, have a common pursuit. "Sincerity is the hotbed of friendship." We only in sincere to establish on the basis of equality friendship and keep it up. Help mutual understanding is the most basic content of friendship. Dickens once said that forgiveness is a noble quality, a noble virtue. China has an old saying well said "simultaneous corresponding, sympathies." Good, common pursuit is spiritual bond, unite the people closely together.
Can make the miles of space that intervene between a man and close friendship, the friendship can make our days together as flowing, the friendship can leave on the way we passed the deep foot sakura when young time of reincarnation gently slip from our side, leaving traces of is meaningful. That is precious memories of Egypt
Friend, please treat every friend around you, that is always sincere in your spiritual wealth.
英文的演讲稿 篇4
对于英语学习者来说，多听多看多练英语演讲是学地道英语的最佳有效途径之一，也是训练语音语调最有效的辅助手段。你不用担心这些演讲是否有语法问题，也不用担心用词是否准确，表达是否到位。因为一些名人的演讲稿通常是字斟句酌精心完成的。此外，通过演讲学英语还可以潜移默化地帮助自己提升对英文的驾驭能力，增强英语的语感和美感。
本书精选了19篇具有代表性的名人的英语演讲。这些名人或是国家领袖，或是关心民权民生的政治人物，或是创造经济财富的精英，或是用文字抒发情怀的作家记者，或是演艺界的娱乐名人。他们都在自己的领域里作出了杰出的贡献。他们思想深刻，见解独到，注定是站在时代前列的人。
这些名人的演讲充满了智慧，富含启迪。它们或是结合自身经历立足于个人发展的谆谆教诲，像亚马逊ceo杰夫·贝索斯在普林斯顿大学演讲，他讲了自己创业的故事，以此鼓励毕业生：未来掌握在自己的手中，追寻自己的梦
想，慎重选择;或是号召民众面对困难迎难而上，像美国第32任总统富兰克林·罗斯福，他就任于美国经济大萧条时期，国内民生凋敝，萎靡不振，他告诉大家，我们惟一害怕的是害怕本身，展示了带领民众走出低谷的豪情;或者充满人文关怀，如美国著名作家威廉·福克纳，站在人类精神的高度，勉励作家文人心中时时充满爱、怜悯、同情和牺牲的精神;或是显示了追求自由平等的决心，如马钉路德·金和南非总统曼德拉，他们在演讲中都表达了誓死捍卫民主和自由的决心;或是显示了对家庭的爱，并把这种爱升华为“老吾老，以及人之老;幼吾幼，以及人之幼”，如米歇尔·噢吧吗，她在演讲中表达了对家庭的热爱，同时也为丈夫竞选呐喊助威----如果巴拉克·噢吧吗当选总统，将会保证每个美国人都能享受卫生保健，确保本国的.每个孩子都能得到世界一流的教育。精选出的这些演讲名篇题材涉猎广泛，风格迥异。无论你是被其恢宏的气势所震撼，还是被其精深的意蕴所折服，亦或是为其诙谐幽默而莞尔，都能感受到演讲者所传递的共同心声：一定要奋发向上，积极进取，做出个人应有的成绩，为时代，为国家做贡献。
随书赠送的mp3演讲音频，为演讲者的原声音频。这些声音铿锵有力，或给你启迪，或让你感动，或给你温暖，或激发你前行的信念。同时，也让你更有机会品味最地道的英语表达。此外，在每一篇文章之后，都附有提炼出的演讲中具有指引性、励志性的“经典语录”，方便模仿与背诵。地道实用的英语学得多了积累得多了，你就能很自然地表达出极为纯正的英语，既能提升你的书面语表达能力，也可以提升你的口语表达能力。
准备好了吗?让我们从现在开始，去聆听那些温暖人心的声音吧!
英文的演讲稿 篇5
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return. But what is more painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel.
A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you, only to find out in the end that it was never meant to be and you just have to let go.
The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.
英文的演讲稿 篇6
the first time i saw bao was in , the year when thomas and uber cup was held. at that time he was playing against li zongwei, who is also a good player from malaysia. bao beat him. to tell the truth, at first the reason why i liked him was just because i thought he was pretty.*(maybe it is not a suitable word, but i think no better word can describe him, he is really pretty!) from that time, i have focused on him. then gradually, i found that he not only has good appearance, but also has a talent for badminton.
he is very tall, about 1.90 meters. he is the tallest one among all the players in the chinese badminton team. in , he is chosen as the flag holder stands for china in the opening ceremony in the 15th asian games held in doha. it was the first time that the badminton players were chosen to take over the special task, before which time, it belonged to the basketball players. it was a great honor. and it also proved that bao was an excellent athlete. we are all proud of him.
he began to play badminton when he was at primary school. in , he won his first good medal, which was significant to him, in guangzhou. because of that, he entered the chinese badminton team. as he is as old as lin dan, who is the top one in the world, he is always put into a situation wh(。)ich is not good to him. he seldom beats lin dan, so he gained a name which is called’千年老二’. in fact, his techniques are comprehensive, but he is lack of passion, the desire to win is not so strong. so he always has misplays. due to this, he seldom wins the gold medal. i think this is related to his character. he is easygoing and couth; he looks as if he will never get angry with anybody. so this affects him while he is playing badminton. in a period of time, critical voice has come towards him. he is under great pressure. he was not in the best state. but recently he cheers up again. several days ago, the chinese badminton championship was held in guangzhou. i went to see him on saturday. i was very excited, and i shouted loudly, hoping he could hear me. there is no doubt that he won the game. before he went away, he waved hand to us, how excited i was at that time! the next day, he beat li zongwei again and he won the man’s single gold medal. all of us are very happy. after 7 years, which could be a long time for an athlete, he proved himself again in guangzhou, which is considered as his lucky place.
英文的演讲稿 篇7
The Importance of Keeping Optimistic
Honourable judges, ladies and gentlemen, Good afternoon! Today I would liketo talk about the importance of keeping optimistic. When we encounterdifficulties in life, we notice that some of us choose to bury their heads inthe sand. Unfortunately, however, this attitude will do you no good, because ifyou will have no courage even to face them, how can you conquer them? Thus, beoptimistic, ladies and gentlemen, as it can give you confidence and help you seeyourself through the hard times, just as Winston Churchill once said, “Anoptimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity inevery opportunity.”
Ladies and Gentlemen, keeping optimistic, you will be able to realize, inspite of some hardship, there’s always hope waiting for you, which will lead youto the ultimate success. Historically as well as currently, there are too manyoptimists of this kind to enumerate. You see, Thomas Edison is optimistic; ifnot, the light of hope in his heart could not illuminate the whole world. AlfredNobel is optimistic; if not, the explosives and the prestigious Nobel Prizewould not have come into being. And Lance Armstrong is also optimistic; if not,the devil of cancer would have devoured his life and the world would not see a5-time winner of the Tour De France. A rose may be beautiful, or maybe not; thatdepends on your attitude only, and so does success, so does life. Hindrances anddifficulties do exist, but if you are optimistic, then they are only episodes onyour long way to the throne of success; they are more bridges than obstacles!Now I prefer to end my speech with the great British poet Shelley’s lines: “Ifwinter comes, can spring be far behind? Thank you!
英文的演讲稿 篇8
Hello! I am Chenjun. I have long black hair. I have big eyes, a small nose and a small mouth. I am thin. I’m 10.I am studying at MaoQiao Primary School. I am in Class2 Grade 4. I like dancing. My good friend Wang Hui-yuan s dancing, too. I like to eat hamburgers, hot dogs, apples, peaches and fish. My favorite color is green. I want to be a teacher. That’s me, a lovely girl. Thanks!
英文的演讲稿 篇9
They do believe in afterlife. But I can't help asking: Suppose there were no afterlife, would you still do good deeds and strive for virtues? And If God does not see what you are doing, would you still be so upright and selfless? If you work, not for serving the public and liberating the others, but just for a better afterlife of your own, isn't it a little too selfish? Comparing with this kind of believers, those who don't believe in afterlife, but still keep doing good deeds, are the most sincere and honest philanthropists, because they do them not for themselves but for other.
You may wonder if I believe in afterlife. My answer is: I know nothing about my previous life, so I dare not make improper comments on afterlife. But I do hope there's afterlife! Because our present life is so short that so many things slip away before our proper understanding. I have so many dreams, so many wishes, so many ambitions, as well as so many regrets and concerns. If there were no afterlife, all of them will remain unrealized!
I'm not contented with the present commonplace life, I'm very much attached to the affections that should have been mine but have been washed away by the hurrying time, and I yearn for the perfection and maturity if I could start all over again. So believe it or not, I'd rather there were afterlife.
英文的演讲稿 篇10
Life can be good,Life can be bad,Life is mostly cheerful,But sometimes sad.
Life can be dreams,Life can be great thoughts;Life can mean a person,Sitting in court.
Life can be dirty,Life can even be painful;But life is what you make it,So try to make it beautiful.
英文的演讲稿 篇11
Dear teachers:
I’m very glad to say something here. Today, my topic is -----I wish.
Every person has many beautiful dreams, so do I.
I wish that I have a good friend who has magic power like Dora A Dream. He could give me anything which I want, such as Maliang’s paintbrush.
I wish I could use it to help others. Such as I could draw the coats for the poor men when it’s cold, I could draw the food for them when they’re hungry, and I could draw a house for them,too.
I wish that my dream will come true someday.
Thank you.
In China, Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals. It is also getting more and more popular in some foreign countries. When Spring Festival comes, it means that a new year comes, and people grow a year older. During the festival, it is very crowded throughout the country.
On the eve of Spring Festival, parents get food, clothes and Spring Festival's goods prepared. The people who work outside come back, and the whole family gets together to have meals and say goodbye to the last year, and welcome the New Year. After the meal, they wait until midnight comes. They set off fireworks then.
On the first morning of the Spring Festival, everyone wears their new clothes and then go to other's homes to celebrate the New Year. Each family sets off fireworks when their guests come, and they take out sweets and peanuts to share. On the following days, they go around to their relatives and friends. The Spring Festival has several meanings. It means people working outside can come back to relax themselves, a new year begins. When spring comes, farmers begin to plant crops and people make a plan for the New Year.
All the people throughout the world pay much attention to it. Our country of course holds some national celebrations to celebrate it. This most traditional festival in China will go on being celebrated in the future.
My speech is over. thank you.
英文的演讲稿 篇12
演讲的开头，也叫开场白。它在演讲稿的结构中处于显要的地位，具有特殊的作用。演讲稿的开头，通常有以下几种：
1）开门见山，揭示主题
一般政治性的或者学术性的演讲稿都是开门见山，直接揭示演讲的中心。比如宋庆龄《在接受加拿大维多利亚大学荣誉法学博士学位仪式上的讲话》的开头：“我为接受加拿大维多利亚大学荣誉法学博士学位感到荣幸。”
运用这种方法，必须先明确把握演讲的中心，把要向听众揭示的论点摆出来，使听众一听就知道讲的中心是什么，注意力马上集中起来。但这种方法容易显得过于平淡、冷静，很难吸引人。
2）说明情况，介绍背景。
比如恩格斯《在马克思墓前的讲话》的开头：“三月十四日两点三刻，当代最伟大的思想家停止了思想，……－－但已经永远的睡着了。”
这个开头对事情发生的时间地点人物作出了必要的说明，为进一步向听众揭示论题做准备。运用这种方法开头，一定要从演讲的的中心论点出发，不能信口开河，离题万里，更要防止套话、空话，败坏听者的胃口。
3）提出问题，引起关注。
写演讲稿的开头，可根据听众的特点和演讲的内容，提出一些激发听众思考的问题，以引起听众的兴趣。这种问题应该新颖、独特，确实能促使听众去思考。
演讲稿的开头有多种方法，通常用的主要有：
1．开门见山，提示主题。这种开头是一开讲，就进入正题，直接提示演讲的中心。例如宋庆龄《在接受加拿大维多利亚大学荣誉法学博士学位仪式上的讲话》的开头：“我为接受加拿大维多利亚大学荣誉法学博士学位感到荣幸。”运用这种方法，必须先明晰地把握演讲的中心，把要向听众提示的论点摆出来，使听众一听就知道讲的中心是什么，注意力马上集中起来。
2．介绍情况，说明根由。这种开头可以迅速缩短与听众的距离，使听众急于了解下文。在1814年生于萨尔茨维德尔。她的父亲冯·威斯特华伦男爵在特利尔城时和马克思一家很亲近；两家人的孩子在一块长大。当马克思进大学的时候，他和自己未来的妻子已经知道他们的生命将永远地连接在一起了。”这个开头对发生的事情、人物对象作出必要的介绍和说明，为进一步向听众提示论题作了铺垫。
3．提出问题，引起关注。这种方法是根据听众的特点和演讲的内容，提出一些激发听众思考的问题，以引起听众的注意。例如弗雷德里克·道格拉斯1854年7月4日在美国纽约州罗彻斯特市举行的国庆大会上发表的.《谴责奴隶制的演说》，一开讲就能引发听众的积极思考，把人们带到一个愤怒而深沉的情境中去：“公民们，请恕我问一问，今天为什么邀我在这儿发言？我，或者我所代表的奴隶们，同你们的国庆节有什么相干？《独立宣言》中阐明的政治自由和生来平等的原则难道也普降到我们的头上？因而要我来向国家的祭坛奉献上我们卑微的贡品，承认我们得到并为你们的独立带给我们的恩典而表达虔诚的谢意么？”除了以上三种方法，还有释题式、悬念式、警策式、幽默式、双关式、抒情式等。
开场白技巧
1.开门见山，不讲多余的话
有的人演讲，开头常讲一些没有必要的客套话。叶圣陶对此曾评述说：“谁也明白，这些都是谦虚的话。可是，在说出来之前，演讲者未免少了一点思考。你说不曾预备，没有什么可以说的，那么为什么要上演说台呢?随后说出来的，无论是三言二语或长篇大论，又算不算'可以说的’呢?你说随便说说，没有什么意思，那么刚才的一本正经，是不是连场作欢呢?自己都相信不过的话，却要说给人家听，又算是一种什么态度呢?”其实，演讲者说这种“多余的话”，并不一定是出自本心，不过是受了陈规旧套的影响，听人家这么说，自己也这么说，结果，往往是使听众松弛了注意力。
实例一：
一般政治性或学术性的演讲稿都是开门见山，直接揭示演讲的中心。如邓小平的《党和国家领导制度的改革》的开头：
这次扩大会议，主要是讨论党和国家领导制度的改革以及—些有关问题。
实例二：
再如张承先的《“三个面向”是教育改革的指针》的开头：
1983年9月，邓小平同志又提出“教育要面向现代比，面向世界，面向未来”。“三个面向"指明了斯历史时期教育工作的战略方向，是今后教育改革的总指针。
这样的开头，使听众一听就知道明白讲的是是什么，注意力马上就能集中起来。
2.交代背景，说明演讲的目的和原因
实例：
例如《在欢迎民主柬埔寨代表闭宴会上李先念主席的讲话》的开头：
在我国举国上下，万众欢腾，热烈庆祝中华人民共和国诞生三十五周年的日子里，以西哈努克亲王为团长，宋双和乔森潘阁下为副团长的民主柬埔察代表团特地来参加我国的庆祝活动，并进行正式友好访问，我们感到格外高兴。我代表中国政府和人民，对你们的光临表示热烈的欢迎和哀仓的感谢。
这个开头，说明了这次演讲的背景、起因，使听众了解这篇讲话是在怎样的一种情况下讲的。
英文的演讲稿 篇13
Good morning,dear teacher and my friends.
It’s a very intresting topic today.
I think my dad was a hero for me when i was a young child. we'd go fishing, walks, and other fun things for a kid.
Every child has a good and great father, and so do i. my dad played a very important role in my daily life——exactly speaking, in my past 16 years.
My father always stands in the center of my life，from past till now and possibly in the future.
My family was rather poor when i was in my childhood. we didn't have our own house and had to live in a shabby，small room rented from my father's factory. the room was so small that there was little space for people to walk. i didn't have my own bed and had to sleep with my parents. this is terrible both for my parents and me.
But father made this all different!he works very hard on his own business, now we have our own 2 housese,surly,i have my own room.and he take our family so much happiness, richer and richer.
When i was little, i did everything with my dad. you could always find me sitting on his knee or walking and doing everything with him. every night he would read me a bed time story and make the voices of each character.
I learnt a lot from my daddy. i learnt to never take things to seriously and to always smile.
Like many other fathers, my dad and i also has generation gap. he is not good at or even can’t work the computer. so when i sitting at the computer desk,he will say something like ‘you should pay more attention to your study’，‘don’t waste time on the computer games’ , ‘it will be bad for your eyes’ and so on. how can i- a computer fan – reduce time on computer? so i continue studying and playing on it
Years pasted, my father is over 45 now. it is time for me to look after him and i am sure i will do and we will live an even better life. and i will say,i really love you dad,cause you are the hero in my mind.
Thank you so much!
英文的演讲稿 篇14
They do believe in afterlife. But I can't help asking: Suppose there were no afterlife, would you still do good deeds and strive for virtues? And If God does not see what you are doing, would you still be so upright and selfless? If you work, not for serving the public and liberating the others, but just for a better afterlife of your own, isn't it a little too selfish? Comparing with this kind of believers, those who don't believe in afterlife, but still keep doing good deeds, are the most sincere and honest philanthropists, because they do them not for themselves but for other.
You may wonder if I believe in afterlife. My answer is: I know nothing about my previous life, so I dare not make improper comments on afterlife. But I do hope there's afterlife! Because our present life is so short that so many things slip away before our proper understanding. I have so many dreams, so many wishes, so many ambitions, as well as so many regrets and concerns. If there were no afterlife, all of them will remain unrealized!
I'm not contented with the present commonplace life, I'm very much attached to the affections that should have been mine but have been washed away by the hurrying time, and I yearn for the perfection and maturity if I could start all over again. So believe it or not, I'd rather there were afterlife.
英文的演讲稿 篇15
Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.
Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20. Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals.
Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spring back to dust.
Whether 60 or 16, there is in every human being's heart the lure of wonder, the unfailing childlike appetite of what's next and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart there is a wireless station: so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from men and from the Infinite, so long are you young.
When the aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old, even at 20, but as long as your aerials are up, to catch waves of optimism, there is hope you may die young at 80.