J.K. Rowling, author of the best-selling Harry Potter book series, delivers her Commencement Address, “The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination,” at the Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association, June 5th, 2008.
She opens with a "thank you" for the weeks of fear and nausea that allowed her to lose weight (a win/win situation).
This is a very inspiring talk full of quotable remarks, none that struck me more than the statement:
I would like to make it clear, in parenthesis, that I do not blame my parents for their point of view. There is an expiry date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction; the moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you....
It's about 16 minutes, but worth the time! (video after the break).
