Never Loose Hope & Never Quit Trying There is no replacement for hardwork. Success = Hardwork + Opportunity. Yesterday in a magazine, I came across three such personality who proved the above equation.I like to share with you all. First Personality : Abraham Lincoln Year -- Incident 1816 -- Family was forced out of home, and he had to work to support them 1818 -- His mother died 1831 -- Failed in business 1832 -- Lost election for legislature 1832 -- Lost his job 1832 -- Wanted to go to law school but couldn't get in 1833 -- Began a business and went bankrupt, spent next 17 years paying off the debt 1835 -- Sweetheart died 1836 -- Nervous breakdown 1838 -- Sought to become speaker of legislature and was defeated 1843 -- Defeated for Congress 1848 -- Defeated for re-election to Congress 1849 -- Rejected for job of land officer 1854 -- Defeated for US Senate 1856 -- Defeated for Vice President 1858 -- Defeated for US Senate 1860 -- Elected President of the United States Second Personality : Bollywood actor Shammi Kapoor He made the biggest comeback of all times in Indian cine history. His first 18 movies are big flop. No one was ready to give him a chance. Not even his famous brother 'Raj Kappor'. Finally he himself directed and produced his 19th movie and it was a big hit. After that it was no looking back for him. He became a matinee icon. Third Personality : A V Meiyappan His first 3 movies were big flops. He lost nearly 6 lakhs (Mind you, 6 lakhs was huge money then). He didn't lose heart. He took another movie 'Alli Arjuna' , which became a huge hit. Now his production is considered as the biggest in Asia. Something to think about.......... So many failures were the real pillars of success!! Never Loose Hope & Never Quit Trying. Impossible is the word found in the dictionary of fools. YOU WILL SUCCEED And I say that even the word Impossible itself indicates (I`M POSSIBLE )