Published Dec 1, 2009
Life doesn't wait for anyone.
That's what Liz Murray, a woman who went from sleeping on the streets of New York to graduating from Harvard University, told students Monday afternoon.
Both of Murray's parents were drug addicts and she was raised on welfare.
"In my neighborhood, we celebrated 12 holidays a year - the first of the month when the welfare check came in," Murray said. "The mailman was a local celebrity."