Wednesday, March 6, 2013
[1475 - Michelangelo Buonarroti, Renaissance artist, born in Caprese, Florence, Italy]
[1619 - Savien Cyrano De Bergerac, soldier, poet, author, born in Paris]
[1806 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning, poet, born in London, England]
[1836 - General Santa Anna recaptures the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, ending a 13-day siege]
[1857 - US Supreme Court rules in favor of slavery in Dred Scott case]
[1885 - Ring (Ringgold Wilmer) Lardner, sports reporter, writer, born in Niles, Michigan]
[1900 - Robert Moses 'Lefty' Grove, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher, born in Lonaconing, Maryland]
[1905 - James Robert 'Bob' Wills, musician, composer, bandleader, born near Kosse, Texas]
[1906 - Lou Costello (Louis Francis Cristillo), comedian, actor, born in Paterson, New Jersey]
[1923 - Ed (Edward Leo Peter) McMahon, announcer, sidekick, born in Detroit, Michigan]
[1925 - Wes (John Leslie) Montgomery, jazz musician, composer, born in Indianapolis, Indiana]
[1927 - (Leroy) Gordon Cooper, astronaut, born in Shawnee, Oklahoma]
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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