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Albert Einstein was rather slow in his communication development and did not speak until he was 4 years old. After that, they observed him along with teachers and parents at school that he had a problem. He was expelled from school and he similarly failed an exam to join Swiss Polytechnic Institute in Zurich.
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A newspaper fired Walt Disney telling him that he lacked imagination and that he had no good ideas.
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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho which sold only 800 copies at the first edition, was pulled out from circulation by the publisher. Today it stands as the fifth most sold book in the world and has been printed 65 Million times.
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Marilyn Monroe was told by her photo modeling agencies that she should better find a job as a secretary.
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Beethoven’s teachers felt he was not good at the violin and was never going to be a composer.
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Mahatma Gandhi in his first case had difficulties articulating in public and in this particular incident, he even ran away from court.
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Elvis Presley was once told by a high school teacher that he could not sing.
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Michael Jordan was rejected in his school’s basketball team.
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Twelve publishers said ‘No’ to the masterpiece, ‘Harry Potter’ written by J.K Rowling.
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The Audit person once said to actor Sidney Poitier, “Quit wasting people’s time and go be a linguist or something.” Sidney Poitier later on won an Oscar and went on to be one of the highest-regarded actors on the big screen.
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According to the culture information Vincent Van Gogh sold only one painting for 400 francs. That has not prevented him from painting 900 works valued at millions at the present time.
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Teachers once described Thomas Edison as a boy who can not learn anything since he is too stupid.
What all of these people did, and many others, despite the circumstances seemingly indicative of the opposite, was not to stop running after their Dreams, those that brought them happiness and meaning.
Don't let yourself believe that the crisis is bigger than you. In fact, whenever you do that, you lower yourself to fit your vastness into the smallness of situations. If you have any respect for yourself, you have an obligation to protect, defend, and fuel your Dreams!