Elvis Presley was fired after his first performance at Grand Ole Opry. The manager said, “You ain’t going nowhere, son. You ought to go back to driving a truck.”
Abraham Lincoln went to war a captain, and returned a private. He had 2 businesses fail, and he was defeated in 8 elections.
Colonel Sanders’ fried chicken recipe was rejected by 1008 restaurant owners.
Oprah Winfrey was fired from her job as a television reporter because she was “unfit for TV.”
Thomas Edison was told by a teacher that he was “too stupid to learn anything.” His first 1000 attempts to invent the light bulb failed. When asked ‘how did it feel to fail 1000 times?’ he replied ’ i never failed, my project just had 1000 steps’
Stephen King’s first book, Carrie, was rejected by 30 publishers.
Albert Einstein was expelled from school. He was described by teachers as “mentally slow, unsociable, and adrift forever in foolish dreams.”
Lucille Ball was dismissed from drama school. She was told by the head instructor that she was “wasting her time.”
Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team.
Walt Disney was fired from a newspaper because he “lacked imagination and had no good ideas.” He went bankrupt several times.
Marilyn Monroe was told by a modeling agency, “You’d better learn secretarial work or else get married.”
Dr. Seuss’ first book, ‘To Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street,’ was rejected by 27 publishers.
Everybody fails from time to time, but you’re only a ‘failure’ if you stop trying.
Source:http://ezinearticles.com/?Famous-Failures-in-History&id=4501569http://motivatingstory.blogspot.com/2008/03/great-failures.html
