Nov
10
2003
Inferiority Complex
0Inferiority Complex
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin achieved his life's ambition at age 35 and wondered, what do you do after that?
At age 30, Mark Twain published his first short story, "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog." Physicist Armand H. L. Fizeau measured the speed of light. Bill Gates was the first person ever to become a billionaire by age 30.
At 26, Napoleon Bonaparte conquered Italy.
At 21, Thomas Alva Edison created his first invention, an electric vote recorder. After it failed to sell, he decided to devote his energy to inventions for which there was a market.
Also at 21, College dropout Steven Jobs co-founded Apple Computer.
At 15, Albert Einstein, with poor grades in geography, history and languages, dropped out of school.
Fats Domino was a professional pianist by 10.
At age 5, Mozart began composing minuets. Once when a second violinist failed to appear for a string quartet performance, Mozart took his place, even though he'd never seen the music.
Yeah.. great.. just what I needed was a little morale booster. [More]
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