Vera Wang Fashion Designer
Dr. Seuss Children's Author and Illustrator
Stephen Spielberg Movie Director with 2 Best Picture Academy Awards
Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the United States
Michael Jordan Famous Athlete
Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Host
Walt Disney The creator of Mickey Mouse
Mark Zuckerberg CEO of Facebook
Charles Shultz Creator of Peanuts Comic Strip
Colonel Sanders Founder of KFC
Thomas Edison Inventor of the Light Bulb
Had a recipe that was rejected from more than 1,000 restaurants
Thrown out of school because his teacher said he couldn't learn
Was a figure skater who did not make the Olympics, Then she worked for a fashion magazine for 15 years and did not receive the promotions she wanted.
Did not make his high school varsity basketball team until his junior year
Lost 8 Elections
First book was rejected by more than 20 different publishers
Dropped out of Harvard University
Was told he had no talent for drawing
None of the cartoons he made for his high school yearbook were published
Was turned down (twice!) by the film school he wanted to attend
Received a demotion- opposite of a promotion!- in her first TV news job
