Quote of the Day
Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.
— Truman Capote 

Verse of the Day 

A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
— Psalms 34:19

And then. . . 

Abraham Lincoln ignored "defeat" on his road to becoming America's most beloved and greatest president. 

Failed in business in 1831 
Defeated for Legislature in 1832 
Second failure in business in 1833 
Suffers nervous breakdown in 1836 
Defeated for Speaker in 1838 
Defeated for election in 1840 
Defeated for Congress in 1848 
Defeated for Senate in 1855 
Defeated for Vice President in 1856 
Defeated for Senate in 1858 
Elected for President in 1860 

Last update: 2/18/00