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Old 06-06-2008, 07:45 AM
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Post J.K. Rowling attends Harvard commencement, receives honorary degree & gives speech

Yesterday afternoon J.K. Rowling attended the Harvard university commencement where she received an honorary degree and gave a speech. Coverage of the day can be found in this article.

Jo's entire speech can be read here. An audio version is also available at that link. A video of the speech can be viewed here thanks to The Leaky Cauldron.

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"We do not need magic to transform our world," she said. "We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already; we have the power to imagine better."
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"Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention and innovation," Rowling said. "In its arguably most transformative and revelatory capacity; it is the power that enables us to empathize with humans whose experiences we have never shared."
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"The knowledge that you have emerged wiser and stronger from setbacks means that you are ever after secure in your ability to survive," Rowling said. "You will never truly know yourself, or the strength of your relationships, until both have been tested by adversity."

She called such knowledge "a true gift, for all that it is painfully won, and it has been worth more to me than any qualification I ever earned."
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Awesome.

And she looks VERY pretty, up there. =]

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Jo, you rock! ;b
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Congratulations Jo! She does look really nice up there!
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Congratulations, Jo!
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Good for her.
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I watched her and she brought tears to my eyes. She is amazing and inspiring....and she is a wonderful, thoughtful, creative speaker.
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she looks nice in the first picture.
omg, her speech is soo touching! She talks about the time when she was poor, and her survival.
What she did is very brave and noble of her.
It pays to listen!
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yeah it was a great speech! it was funny but most importantly it was very relevant. i'm certainly gonna remember this commencement speech than the ones i had back in highschool and college.
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she gave a moving speech,v deep n informative..plus since-commencement of term,it was a good speech,a side of her she never showed..or shared b4..
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Her speech was awesome. She did very well. I am glad to see she got the honorary degree.
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awesome speech......
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"We do not need magic to transform our world," she said. "We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already; we have the power to imagine better."
Wise words. :nod:

She looks lovely.
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Great Pics and Congrats Jo!!
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That was so awesome! Congrats on the Honorary Degree Jo!
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Aw she looks very petty, younger too. Well done Jo. =]
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JO looks GrEaT!!!!!!!
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Wow! Congrats Jo!

I was able tp listen too her and just wow. She's such an amazing and talented speaker.
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The speech is purely amazing It's wonderful how she can say pretty much all there is to say in just a couple of words and still emphasize the importance of what she says.

She looks lovely btw ^^
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WoW I Love her speech!! She's so magical!! Go Jk! Go Jk!!
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Congratulations Jo! Her speech was awesome, very moving. It made me cry a little, lol.
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I was so mad when I found out she was speaking there, I live near Harvard, but I didnt know anyone graduating from there! But I lover her speech!
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