Famous Failures

Was rejected by Toyota after WW2, and later founded his own company, which now rivals Toyota

No major label would sign him, so he started his own, and is now a major recording artist

Demoted from her job as a news anchor because she "wasn't fit for TV"

Her novel was turned down by 12 publishers. They later became the bestselling series in history

He was a high school dropout, addicted to drugs, and attempted suicide. He later won 13 Grammys

Couldn't talk until age 4, expelled from school, then won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921

Fired by the tech company he helped create. He later returned as CEO after jobs at Pixar & NeXT

Dropped out of school, rejected by the Army, went bankrupt, fired for "not being creative"

Rejected by Decca, who said "we don't like their sound, they have no future in show business"

Cut from his basketball team for being too short, later went on to win 6 NBA championships