They Did Not Give Up

From the page: "As a young man, Abraham Lincoln went to war a captain and returned a private. Afterwards, he was a failure as a businessman. As a lawyer in Springfield, he was too impractical and temperamental to be a success. He turned to politics and was defeated in his first try for the... more

Reviewed by princesssduhhh Oct 11 2007, 03:59am ( 274 reviews ) • emory.edu

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Rated by lol1337 on Oct 27, 1:33pm

Wonderfully inspiring, really made my day :)
Rated by barryr666 on Oct 22, 2:49pm

You can't succeed without trying but trying is no guarantee of success. Kind of pick yourself up, dust yourself down and start all over again.
Rated by NorthBeachnik on Oct 18, 5:25pm

Inspiring and motivating (but not "motivational" if you know what I mean).
Rated by bigjanproduction on Sep 14, 6:30am

From the page: "Woody Allen: "I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying. Eighty percent of success is showing up.""
Rated by Lizspeace on Sep 12, 2:22am

when you are getting ready to quit on life, this page is must reading.
Rated by AStumbleMeister on Sep 11, 11:27am

...because people who are considering the option of throwing in the towel need good examples of people who made it through.
Rated by mrJWells on Sep 11, 8:38am

Never give up!
Rated by rjenki on Sep 04, 4:51pm

Giving up on anything will never bring you success. Quitters never win.
Rated by dino83 on Aug 26, 10:22pm

Great source of inspiration
Rated by matthewferry08 on Aug 26, 8:20am

Successful people understood one thing; that difficulties are a part of a transition from a former habit/lifestyle to a new one. Giving up is accepting that no change can happen.

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