Had never won a formal election when he finally became Prime mInister

Fired by newspaper because he "lacked imagination and had no good ideas"

Famous Chicken recipe was rejected 1,009 times

Fired from her first TV reporting job because she was "unfit for tv"

Dropped by 20th Century Fox Because she wasn't pretty or talented enough

First Harry Potter Book rejected by 12 Publishing Companies

Had 3 failed businesses and 7 campaigns before being elected President

Cut from his high school basketball team for "Lack of skill"