Name:  Clint Eastwood Occupation: Actor, Director, Producer Major Failure: Clint Eastwood was fired by Universal studios after his first two movies for talking too slowly. Famous Quote: “Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that’s real power.” Do you think Clint Eastwood is a failure? “Success consists [...]

Name: R. H. Macy Occupation: American businessman Major Failure: R. H. Macy failed seven times before his store in New York caught on. Famous Quote: No quotes found Do you think R. H. Macy is a failure? “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”- Winston Churchill Everyone who is trying to [...]

  Name:  Albert Einstein Occupation: Physicist Major Failure: Albert Einstein didn’t start speaking until he was 9 years old. Famous Quote: “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” Do you think Albert Einstein is a failure? “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” -Winston Churchill Everyone who is trying [...]

Name: Frederick W. Smith Occupation: Founder, chairman and CEO of FedEx Major Failure: Fred Smith received a C on a project at Yale where he outlined a plan for reliable overnight delivery service.  He later founded FEDERAL EXPRESS based on the same idea. Famous Quote: “I’m not afraid to take a swing and miss.” Do [...]

  Name: Henry Ford Occupation: American industrialist Major Failure: During his first three years in the automobile business, Henry Ford went bankrupt twice. Famous Quote: “Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement.” Do you think Henry Ford is a failure? “Success consists of going from failure to [...]

  Name: John Keats Occupation: Poet Major Failure: John Keats’ first book of poetry in 1817 was a financial failure. Famous Quote: “Do you not see how necessary a world of pains and troubles is to school an intelligence and make it a soul?”   Do you think John Keats is a failure? “Success consists of [...]

Name: Steve McQueen Occupation: Film actor Major Failure: Steve McQueen was fired from his first role, where he only had to say one line, after only four days.  He later became the highest paid actor of 1960s and 1970s. Famous Quote: “I worked hard, and if you work hard you get the goodies.” Do you [...]

Name: Sir Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill Occupation: British statesman, prime minister Major Failure: Winston Churchill had a stuttering problem as a child. He later became one of the world’s most respected public speakers. Famous Quote: “Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever [...]

Name: Michael Jeffery Jordan Occupation: Professional Basketball Player Major Failure: Michael Jordan didn’t make his high school basketball team. Famous Quote: “I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot… and missed.   And I have [...]

Name:  Ulysses S. Grant Occupation: President Major Failure: Ulysses S. Grant failed as a farmer, real estate agent, US Customs official and store clerk before becoming a general and later president. Famous Quote: “In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.” Do you [...]