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FAMOUS
FAILURES
Dr. Milton E. Larson, “Humbling Cases for Career Counselors,”
Phi Delta Kappan, February 1973, Volume LIV, No. 6; 374
Creative and
imaginative people
are often not recognized
by their peers.
History is full of examples.
A book editor said…
…that she
could never
write anything
with popular
appeal.
Louisa May
Alcott
She wrote Little
Women.
His teachers told him…
…he was too
stupid to learn
anything.
Thomas
Edison
A music teacher once said…
“As a
composer he is
hopeless.”
Ludwig van
Beethoven
A newspaper fired him….
…“because he
had no good
ideas.”
Walt Disney
He flunked out of school…
…and even his
private tutor
gave up on
him.
Pablo Picasso
His parents believed...
…he was
retarded…
…because he
thought so long…
…before he
answered a
question.
Albert Einstein
A small set-back
becomes a failure
only when you don’t…
TRY AGAIN!