| Portrait of an Achiever |
| Failed in Business- Bankrutpcy, 1831 |
| Defeated for Legislature, 1832 |
| Sweetheart/Fiancee Dies, 1835 |
| Nervous Breakdown, 1836 |
| Defeated in Election, 1836 |
| Defeated in U.S. Congress,1843 |
| Defeated again for U.S. Congress, 1846 |
| Defeated once again for U.S. Congress, 1848 |
| Defeated for U.S. Senate, 1855 |
| Defeated for U.S. Vice President, 1856 |
| Defeated again in U.S. Senate, 1858 |
| Abraham Lincoln |
| Elected President of the U.S.A., 1860 |
| "You can not fail...unless you quit!" |