07 Jan 06
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.
07 Jan 06
Originally posted by The Chess ExpressYou forgot one important anecdote:
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.
My mother used to say I was an incorrigble smart ass.
08 Jan 06
Originally posted by lukemcmullanSame with me, high IQ but almost lost jobs do to ADD, now take
I think Einstein was dyslexic.
I have a friend who has an IQ of 159 but has an attention disorder.
ritalin, it helps me focus and able to take loud sounds which drove
me batty, maybe being a musician was part of it.