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J.K. Rowling: The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination (Commencement speech at Harvard, 2008)

Jul 22008Category: Education,Media & Arts
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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.

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Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama: Unite for change

Jul 12008Category: Politics
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This is the first appearance after the primaries of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in Unity, NH. Definitely not the best speeches of them both, but it’s interesting to see how they deal with the preceding primaries.

If you just want to watch a single speech, try this link for Barack Obama’s or this for Hillary Clinton’s speech.

C-Span had some difficulties with the feed during Obama’s speech. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find another recording.

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