Steve Jobs, founder of Apple and Pixar, started small and worked his way up to the top from his parent's garage. Click the image above to learn more! (Image by biography.com)
J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, wrote her first book when she was divorced and destitute. Her original novel was rejected twelve times before it was published and became the international sensation that it is today. Click the image above to learn more! (Image by biography.com)
In Unbroken, Louie walks through the fire more than once. He survives war, starvation, imprisonment, abuse, and addiction. Perseverance is the trait that makes him a good soldier, a strong man, and more than anything else, a survivor.
Through his suffering and triumph, Louie becomes a symbol and a beacon of hope for the anguished. When he becomes a speaker, he uses his tale of perseverance to show others that they can do the same. Even indirectly, his story in Unbroken proves to thousands just how durable the human spirit can be.
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George Lott was counted among the countless soldiers grievously wounded in WWII. Despite the injuries he sustained to both arms, he lived on and made it back home. Click the image above to learn more about his story and the photographer who chronicled a chapter of it! (Image by time.com)
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Nick Vujicic, an Australian man, was born without arms or legs. But instead of letting his disability hold him back, he lives a full life and works as a motivational speaker. Click the image above to learn more! (Image by Wikimedia Commons)