…a famous person who was defeated seven times while running for political office?
Abraham Lincoln
…a cartoonist who was told by the editor of the Kansas City newspaper, “It’s easy to see from these sketches that you have no talent.”
Walt Disney
…an author whose first children’s book was rejected by 23 different publishers?
Dr. Seuss
…a famous singer who was fired after his first performance at the Grand Ole Opry?
Elvis Presley
…a famous actress who dropped out of high school and held a variety of odd jobs, including doing the hair and make-up for corpses, before finally succeeding in show business?
Whoopi Goldberg
…a famous author who lived on welfare for years in an apartment infested with mice?
JK Rowling
…a famous athlete who was cut from the varsity basketball team his sophomore year in high school?
Michael Jordan
…an inventor who was thrown out of school in the early grades because his teachers thought he couldn’t learn?
Thomas Edison
…a famous Harvard University drop out?
Mark Zuckerberg
…an inventor of a fried chicken recipe that was rejected by more than 1000 restaurant owners?
Harland David Sanders
