J K Rowling speaking at Harvard Commencement.
Video of J K Rowling's Commencement Address, “The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination,” at the Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association on June 5th 2008. In this powerful, moving, yet also funny speech Jo talks about her time working for Amnesty International, her personal experiences with failure and the power of the imagination to allow us to empathize with others.
First Appearance: 06/05/2008 | Category: Appearances
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Amazing speech! So much wisdom and common sense. And there is much to ponder and think over. But I guess the most important part of her speech for me is the part about how each of us as individuals are incredibly lucky to live in free societies and how important it is for each of us to take responsibility to be agents of positive influence. If we are apathetic about the world we live in we have wasted our lives. If we are too cautious, we are failures by default. So I hope each and every one of us will become politically active and try to influence our world in a positive way.
The triumph of passion over emotion! What dreams may come.
Truly inspirational - what a speech. JK is very powerful in thought and persuasion. I'm not an empathic guy, but that had me going!
I loved this speech. It was amazing.