Failure is the key to success for so many great people… Oprah was demoted from her first job as a news anchor, and now she doesn’t even need a last name! And then there’s this guy, Barack Obama, who lost — {crowd cheers} — I could take up a whole afternoon talking about his failures, but — he lost his first race for congress, and now? He gets to call himself my husband.

“Do Not Waste A Minute Living Someone Else’s Dream” First Lady Michelle Obama Delivers Commencement Address at MLK, JR. Magnet High School (via Sunday Evening Open Thread: “Do Not Waste A Minute Living Someone Else’s Dream” » Balloon Juice)

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