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J.K. Rowling:
The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination (Commencement speech at Harvard, 2008)
Steve Jobs’ commencement speech at Stanford was one of the best speeches I have seen so far. This commencement speech by Joanne K. Rowling at Harvard in 2008 is on a par.
It seems that those who experienced major setbacks in their life can deliver the best speeches to graduates.
So why do I talk about the benefits of failure? Simply because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential.
- Elizabeth Gilbert: A different way to think about creative genius
- Ben Dunlap: The story of a passionate life
- Steve Jobs: 2005 Stanford Commencement Address
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