"His ears make him look like a taxi cab with both doors open". Clark Gable remained mum because he was a job seeker. He, later in life, was voted the "King of Hollywood". He was also commended to be the most handsome man in the world. His 1939 performance in Gone With the Wind remains a classic.

FAILURES.
Next time you're down and out and filled with doubt, this list from Hans deJong might provide a little perspective on success and failure.

- Albert Einstein was four years old before he could speak.
- Isaac Newton did poorly in grade school.
- Beethoven's music teacher once said of him: 'As a composer, he is hopeless'.
- When Thomas Edison was a boy, his teacher told him he was too stupid to learn anything.
- Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team.
- Winston Churchill failed the 6th grade.
- Steven Spielberg dropped out of high school.
- Sam Walton's (Wal-Mart) first store failed.
- Henry Ford suffered an early bankruptcy.
- Walt Disney was fired from an ad agency because he couldn't draw.
- Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman were both voted 'least likely to succeed' at the Pasadena Playhouse in California. They went on to win two Oscars apiece.
- Sally Jessy Raphael was fired 18 times from showbiz jobs. She tried out for 134 commercial voice-overs and never got a single one. She eventually became a very successful talk-show host and garnered two Emmy awards.
- A young actor named Archibald Leach was rejected by Paramount Studios because he had a thick neck and was bowlegged. He later became the movie star Cary Grant.
- Clark Gable worked hard to get a screen test, only to be turned down by producer Darryl Zanuck, who shouted in Gable's presence: 'His ears are too big. He looks like an ape.'
- After an aspiring author sent her manuscript to a publisher, an editor called her writing 'painfully dull, inept, clumsy, undisciplined, rambling, and thoroughly amateurish.' The book, 'Valley of the Dolls', by Jacqueline Susann, sold nearly 29 million copies.
- And we may add Bill Gates who dropped out of Harvard to become the wealthiest man alive.

With kind regards,

Do you know anyone, in the world in general and in Nigeria in particular, whose beginnings were spurious but today he is the talk of the town?

Do please share.

With kind regards,

Thanx man. just what some of us needed.

Its never over till.till  its...till cuzz it can be over.

Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye was extremely poor, he didnt have a shoe when he was young. the rest is history.

MKO's mum died while trying to sell of firewood to pay his school fees. Now MKO is 1 of the richest men ever to walk on the sand of Africa

EOM network boss Elkanah Mowarin started his business just 7 years ago with N3000. the empire is now worth over N100Million.

Tuface no finish school but he's now a music superstar (still under 30).


Styl Plus were once rejected by Kennis music because "their song was not for nigeria). The guys launched on their own and are now widely accepted (if not the most accepted) musical group in Nigeria

LAYI,

Your posts made me teary. At times great(er) things come from unsuspecting places for sure.

With kind regards,

Wow.. this is great. Thanks for things. Most of us need it.

Peter and paul a.k.a Psquare didnt have enough money to book for record session. their mum had to give them her salary (N30K) cuzz she believed in her twins
Today they are super rich. The video "Get Squared" cost N2.8M. The guyz are millionaires anyway and the mother doesnt need to depend on her salary any more.

At a time they even fought over the song "Busy Body". it took them ages to release the song cos they just didnt agree on the style. They allow th spirit on brotherhood take over and release it amidts fears.
Today the song is the # 1 party jam all over Nigeria.

pls where can i listen to that busy body song?

Superman had a freak accident with a horse and is now far from super.

oh wow! nice one ALHAMBRA
@ layi: i'm loving the "from grass to grace" realities you shared, who would have known those guys went through so much.
when there's a will there's always a way. I know that I'll some day share my success stories too

former President Lincoln had a disorder too.
He's best known today for the emancipation of slaves.

seun probably started some crappy sites before this but today he has Nairaland. I believe this is one of the most successful websites in Nigeria. Dude keep it up!

lol@dejiolowe, you brought it closer to home I see, well Alhambra and layi, thanks, I needed that.

and baba iyabo... from jail to aso rock

h

pol

the first time genevieve came to lagos she slept in her uncles house(one room apartment)
the rest as they say is geography, oops HISTORY

a prostitute i know started on the street now, she operates in five star hotels

@otuwe,

The people who had failed before are the one's who are sometimes the best.
A cASE IN STUDY IS THE General Overseer of The House On The Rock , Pastor Paul Adefarasin.
He was a drug addict and a failed person, he did all the things that  every young guy does, clubbing, drinking, smoking and womanising.

Today he is the biggest pastor in Lagos and soon he's Millenium Temple in Lekki will be the cynosure of all eyes.

If you want to be motivated and challenged to rise from grass to grace, Come listen to Pastor Paul at the Muson Centre every sundays between 7-30-9am, 9,30-11am and 11.30-1pm. Wednesdays 6pm

The one thing all these people had in common is that they never gave up. Never give up on your dreams

experience is the best teacher. Sky is the limit