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Einstein could not speak until he was four years old, and did not read until he was seven.

Beethoven’s music teacher said about him, “As a composer he is hopeless.”

When Thomas Edison was a young boy, his teacher said he was so stupid he could never learn anything.

When F. W. Woolworth was 21, he got a job in a store, but was not allowed to wait on customers because he “didn’t have enough sense.”

Walt Disney was once fired by a newspaper editor because he was thought to have “no good ideas.”

Caruso was told by one music teacher, “You can’t sing. You have no voice at all.”

An editor told Louisa Mae Alcott that she was incapable of writing anything that would have popular appeal.

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Walt Disney's newspaper editor was correct.

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I think Einstein was dyslexic.

I have a friend who has an IQ of 159 but has an attention disorder.

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Originally posted by Amaurote
Walt Disney's newspaper editor was correct.
What have you accomplished? 🙂

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I edited Walt Disney once.

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Originally posted by The Chess Express
Einstein could not speak until he was four years old, and did not read until he was seven.

Beethoven’s music teacher said about him, “As a composer he is hopeless.”

When Thomas Edison was a young boy, his teacher said he was so stupid he could never learn anything.

When F. W. Woolworth was 21, he got a job in a store, but was not allowed t ...[text shortened]... old Louisa Mae Alcott that she was incapable of writing anything that would have popular appeal.
You forgot one important anecdote:
My mother used to say I was an incorrigble smart ass.

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Originally posted by FreakyKBH
You forgot one important anecdote:
My mother used to say I was an incorrigble smart ass.
Surely you mean: My mother used to say I would never become an incorrigible smart ass.

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Originally posted by Pawnokeyhole
Surely you mean: My mother used to say I would never become an incorrigible smart ass.
Mom was always so positive, compared to those other so-called mentors.

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Originally posted by lukemcmullan
I think Einstein was dyslexic.

I have a friend who has an IQ of 159 but has an attention disorder.
Same with me, high IQ but almost lost jobs do to ADD, now take
ritalin, it helps me focus and able to take loud sounds which drove
me batty, maybe being a musician was part of it.

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Originally posted by Amaurote
I edited Walt Disney once.
The best ideas are the ones that you accomplish, not the ones that you write about. Wouldn’t you agree?