JaredPointer
COME AT ME BRO
Some of these are pretty neat. I don't know the accuracy to all, but thought I might post them here for a good read.
When he was 22, he failed in business. When he was 23, he ran for the legislature and lost. When he was 24, he failed in business again. The following year he was elected to the legislature. When he was 26, his sweetheart died. At the age of 27, he had a nervous breakdown. When he was 29, he was defeated for the post of Speaker of the House in the State Legislature. When he was 31, he was defeated as Elector. When he was 34, he ran for Congress and lost. At the age of 37, he ran for Congress and finally won. Two years later, he ran again and lost his seat in Congress. At the age of 46, he ran for the U.S. Senate and lost. The following year he ran for Vice President and lost that, too. He ran for the Senate again, and again lost. Finally, at the age of 51, he was elected President of the United States. Who was this perpetual "loser"? Abraham Lincoln .
(Paul Stirling Hagerman, It's a Weird World , p. 74)
Henry Ford forgot to put reverse gear in the first car he manufactured. Then in 1957, he bragged about the car of the decade. It was the Edsel, renowned for doors that wouldn't close, a hood that wouldn't open, paint that peeled, a horn that stuck, and a reputation that made it impossible to resell. However, Ford's future track record contains more glowing productions. (Glenn Van Ekeren, The Speaker's Sourcebook , p. 150)
Henry Ford failed and went broke five times before he finally succeeded.
(Joe Griffith, Speaker's Library of Business , p. 250)
Clint Eastwood was once told by a Universal Pictures executive that his future wasn't very promising. The man said, "You have a chip on your tooth, your Adam's apple sticks out too far, and you talk too slow." (Ed Lucaire, Celebrity Setbacks )
Winston Churchill did not become prime minister of England until he was 62, and then only after a lifetime of defeats and setbacks. His greatest contributions came when he was a senior citizen.
(Joe Griffith, Speaker's Library of Business , p. 250)
In 1962 the Decca Recording Company turned down the opportunity to work with the Beatles . Their rationale? "We don't like their sound. Groups of guitars are on their way out." Of course, the Beatles turned that imminent failure into prominent success.
(Glenn Van Ekeren, The Speaker's Sourcebook )
When Mickey Mantle graduated from Commerce High (Oklahoma) in 1949 he was not voted "Most Athletic." That's right, the man who possessed the greatest combination of power from both sides of the plate (he hit the longest home run in major league history, 565 feet in 1953) and speed (some experts suggested he could have won a track medal in the Olympics) lost out in the voting to his best friend, Bill Mosley.
(Jim Kreuz, in Baseball Digest )
When he was 22, he failed in business. When he was 23, he ran for the legislature and lost. When he was 24, he failed in business again. The following year he was elected to the legislature. When he was 26, his sweetheart died. At the age of 27, he had a nervous breakdown. When he was 29, he was defeated for the post of Speaker of the House in the State Legislature. When he was 31, he was defeated as Elector. When he was 34, he ran for Congress and lost. At the age of 37, he ran for Congress and finally won. Two years later, he ran again and lost his seat in Congress. At the age of 46, he ran for the U.S. Senate and lost. The following year he ran for Vice President and lost that, too. He ran for the Senate again, and again lost. Finally, at the age of 51, he was elected President of the United States. Who was this perpetual "loser"? Abraham Lincoln .
(Paul Stirling Hagerman, It's a Weird World , p. 74)
Henry Ford forgot to put reverse gear in the first car he manufactured. Then in 1957, he bragged about the car of the decade. It was the Edsel, renowned for doors that wouldn't close, a hood that wouldn't open, paint that peeled, a horn that stuck, and a reputation that made it impossible to resell. However, Ford's future track record contains more glowing productions. (Glenn Van Ekeren, The Speaker's Sourcebook , p. 150)
Henry Ford failed and went broke five times before he finally succeeded.
(Joe Griffith, Speaker's Library of Business , p. 250)
Clint Eastwood was once told by a Universal Pictures executive that his future wasn't very promising. The man said, "You have a chip on your tooth, your Adam's apple sticks out too far, and you talk too slow." (Ed Lucaire, Celebrity Setbacks )
Winston Churchill did not become prime minister of England until he was 62, and then only after a lifetime of defeats and setbacks. His greatest contributions came when he was a senior citizen.
(Joe Griffith, Speaker's Library of Business , p. 250)
In 1962 the Decca Recording Company turned down the opportunity to work with the Beatles . Their rationale? "We don't like their sound. Groups of guitars are on their way out." Of course, the Beatles turned that imminent failure into prominent success.
(Glenn Van Ekeren, The Speaker's Sourcebook )
When Mickey Mantle graduated from Commerce High (Oklahoma) in 1949 he was not voted "Most Athletic." That's right, the man who possessed the greatest combination of power from both sides of the plate (he hit the longest home run in major league history, 565 feet in 1953) and speed (some experts suggested he could have won a track medal in the Olympics) lost out in the voting to his best friend, Bill Mosley.
(Jim Kreuz, in Baseball Digest )
