By Alexandra Klausner Indiana University Parker Mantell didn't let his stutter stop him from making an inspirational graduation speech A magnetic Indiana University senior with a stutter didn't let his disability stop him from making an inspired graduation speech encouraging his peers to achieve the very things they doubt the most. 'As a person who stutters, I can be no more certain that, in this room and in this hall, there are thousands of people who are far more talented at public speaking than I am,' began Parker Mantell in his May 10th commencement address to 17,000 people at Indiana University in Bloomington. Parker continued by making the crucial point that 'doubt, as has been observed, kills more dreams than failure.'
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'Doubt, as has been observed, kills more dreams than failure,' said Parker Mantell in his speech to the graduating class of Indiana University
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Even though Mantell has a stutter he has had competitive internships and worked for politicians
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He pointed out famous figures like Beethoven and Ray Charles who despite being deaf or blind were able to achieve greatness
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A video of the speech on Youtube has almost 200,000 views
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