Dismissed from drama school with a note that said “Wasting her time, she's too shy to put her best foot forward”… Lucille Ball
Turned down by the Decco recording company who said “We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on their way out”… The Beatles
Failed soldier, farmer, and real estate agent at 38 years old he went to work for his father as a handyman… Ulysses S. Grant
Cut from the high-school basketball team, he went home, locked himself in his room, and cried… Michael Jordan
A teacher told him he was too stupid to learn anything, that he should go into a field where he might succeed by virtue of his pleasant personality… Thomas Edison
Fired from a newspaper because he lacked imagination and had no original ideas… Walt Disney
His fiance died, he failed in business twice, he had a nervous breakdown, and he was defeated in 8 elections… Abraham Lincoln