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JK Rowling's Commencement speech at Harvard

70 点作者 ashwinl将近 17 年前

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ashwinl将近 17 年前
"Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. You might never fail on the same scale I did, but some failure in life is inevitable. It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well have not lived at all. In which case, you failed by default."
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thinkcomp将近 17 年前
As a recent Harvard graduate who was disappointed in his University President (Larry Summers) and his commencement speaker (Tim Russert), I can say I was really thrilled to hear both Faust's and Rowling's speech. Both were truly excellent, but Rowling's was particularly relevant to her audience given the tendencies of Harvard seniors to view life as a race to the top of Goldman Sachs. Harry Potter aside, Rowling continues to impress me as an amazing person and a model for entrepreneurs. For example, want to know who gets good contract terms? Look at J.K. Rowling. Want to see someone who knows how to control the media? J.K. Rowling once more. She's very understated, hasn't destroyed anyone's livelihood, and yet she's immensely successful (and still down-to-earth). I hope to be like her one day.
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mhartl将近 17 年前
<i>Your conception of failure might not be too far removed from the average person's idea of success.</i><p>She hit that nail on the head. And it goes not just for the Harvard graduates in the audience; a lot of people at Hacker News could 'settle' for a life most people would envy. It's nice to be reminded of that from time to time.
seiji将近 17 年前
NPR story about some students not being pleased with the choice of speaker: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91232541&#38;ft=1&#38;f=1001" rel="nofollow">http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9123254...</a>
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raju将近 17 年前
A great message. Most of us invariably get caught in the rat race, every action merely one to make out CV's better, and the number on the monthly check higher. Though what makes us humans, and good people is not the ability to buy a bigger house, or have our names in the headlines of the week, but the capacity to reach out - reach out to those who need us, and to make the world a better place for all of us.<p>Thank you, JK Rowling. And thank you, ashwinl.
nsrivast将近 17 年前
Proud that two articles on the front page are about Harvard's commencement, I might suggest president Drew Faust's address:<p><a href="http://www.president.harvard.edu/speeches/faust/080605_commspeech.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.president.harvard.edu/speeches/faust/080605_comms...</a><p>It's long, but argues a controversial point well.
mamama将近 17 年前
Not as good as "Larry Ellison's speech" at Yale:<p><a href="http://www.snopes.com/quotes/ellison.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.snopes.com/quotes/ellison.asp</a>
babul将近 17 年前
I like the message, similar to the pg essay regarding education, that your education and CV is not everything.<p>In a culture geared towards materialism and success defined by job status and the like, I often feel this is lost.
ericb将近 17 年前
Has anyone else noticed with each passing year JK Rowling looks younger? It's amazing what a billion dollars buys!
astine将近 17 年前
Well said. I'm impressed.