The Benefits of Failure and The Value of Imagination

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JK Rowling's commencement speech at Harvard University this past weekend .. not only is she funny (who knew?), but her speech is extremely, wonderfully good, and very well worth listening to. [9:01]

Part 2 [7:51];

Part 3 "We do not need magic to transform our world, we have the power already inside ourselves .. " JK Rowling, 2008 [7:03];

Wow, she's just so amazing!

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