At the 2013 Harvard Law School Commencement, the J.D. speaker, Josie Duffy, shared a beautiful insight from the beginning of her studies.
To set the stage, Josie related a story from one of the first orientation events for new students at Harvard Law. In Memorial Hall, Dean Martha Minow regaled the entering class by praising them for all of their incredible achievements, the reason they were admitted into Harvard’s hallowed gates.
These are people, Josie remarks, who have cured diseases, written books, and run small countries. At this moment, already feeling rather impressed by her remarkably talented classmates, Josie looked down and realized she was wearing her sweater inside out.