Reviews

“In a beautiful passage in this book, President Lehman says: ‘May you find ways to help others under circumstances where they cannot possibly know that you have done so. May you know enough bad weather that you never take sunshine for granted, and enough good weather that your faith in the coming of spring is never shaken.’ These are precisely my hopes for my students.”

“雷蒙校长在书中提到：‘希望你们在受惠者不可能知道是你们慷慨相助的情况下能够尽力帮助他人。希望你们能够尽情经历风雨，方知艳阳晴空可贵；也希望你们尽情享受阳光，坚信严寒过后春天一定会到来。’这也是我对于我的学生所寄予的希望。”

——Jiang Ping, famous educator of law and former President of China University of Political Science and Law quotes the book and says:
著名法学教育家，原中国政法大学校长江平

“Professor Lehman once was my colleague at the Shenzhen Graduate School of Peking University, and I always appreciated the charm of his speeches. Now, reading Professor Lehman’s book makes me even more excited. He is not only an excellent scholar, but also an eminent educator.”

“雷蒙教授曾是我在北大深圳研究生院的同事，我在那里领略过他的演讲风采。现在读到雷蒙教授的文字，更是令人欣喜。他是一位优秀的学者，更是一位卓越的教育家。”

——Wu Yundong, Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Deputy Dean of Shenzhen Graduate School of Peking University:
中国科学院院士、北京大学深圳研究生院副院长吴云东

“A university president should be first a scholar, then a service provider, and finally an administrator. He/she must positively and responsibly serve the university, a palace of knowledge and culture. This book gives us a window into President Lehman’s leadership at Cornell University, and offers a learning opportunity, especially for our Chinese educators.”

“大学校长首先必须是个学者，其次则是个服务者，最后才是个管理者，要积极并且实干地服务大学这一知识与文化的殿堂。《乐观的心》一书让我们看到雷蒙校长在康奈尔大学是如何做的，也可以给我们国内教育者们一个好的学习、借鉴的机会。”

—— Mr. Ren Jisheng, former president of All China Lawyers Association (ACLA)
原中华全国律师协会会长、著名律师任继圣

“Professor Lehman has long been engaged in legal education and university leadership. In this collection of his addresses, An Optimistic Heart, he expounded the profound wisdom of life through his vivid, fluent and passionate language. I recommend it highly.”

“雷蒙教授长期从事法学教育和大学的管理工作。在《乐观的心》一书中，他以生动、流畅和富有激情的语言，论述了深刻的生活哲理，是一本值得阅读的演讲录。”

—— Guo Zili, Professor of the Peking University Law School
北京大学法学院教授郭自力

“Education is the most important, fundamental and significant social activity. As the former President of the prestigious American university Cornell University, and one of the most outstanding and active leaders of educational exchanges and cooperation between China and the United States, President Lehman’s lectures make his readers appreciate the ideology and cognition of an outstanding educator and see humanity’s hope for optimism, as the title says.”

“教育是人类最重要、最根本、最有意义的社会活动。作为美国著名高校康奈尔大学的前校长和当代中美教育交流与合作最杰出、最活跃的参与者和领导者之一，雷蒙校长的演讲录让读者得以领略一位杰出教育家的思想境界和认识高度，并从中看到如本书书名所说的‘人类乐观的希望’。”

——By Xu Chuanxi, Doctor of Law of Harvard University, Doctor of Social and Cultural Anthropology of Yale University, Deputy Director and researcher of Beijing Academy of Social Science, PhD supervisor of CUPL(China University of Political Science and Law).
美国哈佛大学法学博士，耶鲁大学社会文化人类学博士，
北京市社会科学院副院长、研究员，中国政法大学博士生导师许传玺

“This book is a brilliant masterpiece, full of wisdom! A true educator and scholar, Jeffrey Lehman tells us that we should have a spirit of patience and an optimistic attitude!”

“《乐观的心》是一部洋溢着智慧光芒的著作！作为一位真正的教育家和学者，杰弗里·雷蒙告诉我们，要有一种忍耐的精神和一颗乐观的心！”

——Dr. Peng Jixiang, Professor of School of Arts, Peking University and Executive Vice President of Meishi Film Academy of Chongqing University
北京大学艺术学院教授和重庆大学电影学院常务副院长彭吉象博士

“Great higher education is contingent on a group of far-sighted, passionate administrators who are active in their thought and bold in their practice. President Lehman’s collection of addresses is well worth reading and deeply thought provoking, for it conveys his attitudes toward life, his theories on university operation and his experience in university management. President Lehman has long been engaged in law education, and his addresses stand out for his clear logic and beautiful language. ‘To have a patient spirit and an optimistic heart’ is the exact mentality one should have in growing up.”

“卓越的高等教育离不开一批有远见、有激情、积极思考、勇于实践的优秀管理者。《乐观的心》一书汇集了雷蒙校长的多次演讲内容，展现了他的人生态度、办学理念和治校经验，很值得一读，并能引发我们的思考。曾长期从事法律教育的雷蒙，不仅表述逻辑清晰，而且语言十分优美，从而使演讲更富有魅力。“拥有一种忍耐的精神和一颗乐观的心”，这正是每个人在成长过程中应拥有的积极心态。”

——Yu Lizhong Chancellor of NYU (New York University)Shanghai
上海纽约大学校长俞立中

“President Jeff Lehman brings his usual scholarship, passion, clarity of thought and expression, humor, and authenticity to his speeches on the university of the twenty-first century and what it should mean to students, faculty, administrators, and the public-at-large. It is a ‘must-read’ for every partner of a world-class university throughout the world.”

—— Narayana N. R. Murthy, chairman of Infosys Technologies Limited and trustee of Cornell University

“This is a remarkable collection of speeches and essays delivered by Cornell President Jeff Lehman. His love of Cornell, of academia, and of learning through the teaching of the humanities is abundantly clear in these 15 transcripts. Having heard many of these speeches as they were delivered, it is a great privilege to now be able to read and study them in greater depth. There is much to be learned from listening to and reading his words.”

—— Andrew H. Tisch, co-chairman of Loews Corporation and trustee of Cornell University

“Jeffrey Lehman’s thoughtful reflections on the role and responsibilities of the university present a provocative challenge that will be of interest and benefit not only to those in the academic community but also to all concerned with the great issues of our time.”

—— Frank H. T. Rhodes, president emeritus of Cornell University

“Compelling public speaking demands the ability to match speeches to audiences. Jeffrey Lehman is among the most refreshingly self-reflective of speakers. One may or may not agree with all of his precepts—but one must admire Lehman’s ability to reflect on the relationship between principles of composition for public speech and the job of a university president. The final chapter will lead readers to ask: ‘If not these precepts for composing public presentations, what would mine be? ”

—— Mary Sue Coleman, president, University of Michigan

“Jeff Lehman has woven together a set of remarkable speeches into a passionate and eloquent book about higher education and the extraordinary potential of our research universities. He cogently analyzes several of the critical problems that universities can contribute to solving, and how they can best fulfill their responsibilities to students, faculty, our nation, and the world. Anyone who is part of a university community will benefit from the wisdom in these pages. And the sheer craftsmanship of the speeches, coupled with a thoughtful chapter reflecting on that craft, make this a worthwhile and pleasurable read for anyone in public life.”

—— David Leebron, president, Rice University