Portrait of an Achiever

Failed in business-Bankruptcy, 1831

Defeated for legislature, 1832

Failed in business again-Bankruptcy, 1834
Sweetheart, Fiancé Dies, 1835
Nervous Breakdown, 1836
Defeated in Election, 1836
Defeated for Congress, 1843
Defeated again for U.S. Congress, 1846
Defeated again for U.S. Congress, 1848
Defeated for U.S. Senate, 1855
Defeated for Vice President, 1856
Defeated again for U.S. Senate, 1858
Elected President of the U.S.A. , 1860

"You cannot fail unless you quit." - Abraham Lincoln