Monday, March 6, 2006

[1475 - Michelangelo Buonarroti, Renaissance artist, born in Caprese, Florence, Italy]

[1806 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning, poet, born in London, England]

[1836 - Santa Anna recaptures the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas, ending a 13-day siege]

[1857 - US Supreme Court rules in favor of slavery in Dred Scott case]

[1885 - Ring Lardner, sports reporter, humorist, writer, born in Niles, Michigan]

[1927 - (Leroy) Gordon Cooper, U.S. astronaut, born in Shawnee, Oklahoma]

Success #1

The comment that "eighty percent of success is just showing up" is usually attributed to Woody Allen. Woody was spot on. Of the remainder, about fifteen percent is dogged persistence in pursuit of the goal, with the balance being made up of talent, ability, intelligence, hard work, integrity, and other intangibles.

William's Whimsical Words:

Of course the truly successful person is prepared to trade any or all of the above for a healthy measure of fool luck.

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