At age 23, Oprah was fired from her first reporting job.
At age 24, Stephen King was working as a janitor and living in a trailer.
At age 27, Vincent Van Gogh failed as a missionary and decided to go to art school.
At age 28, J.K. Rowling was a single parent living on welfare, clinically depressed and at times has contemplated suicide.
At age 28, Wayne Coyne (from The Flaming Lips) was a fry cook.
At age 30, Harrison Ford was a carpenter.
At age 30, Martha Stewart was a stockbroker.
At age 37, Ang Lee was a stay-at-home-dad working odd jobs.
Julia Child released her first cookbook at age 39, and got her own cooking show at age 51.
Vera Wang failed to make the Olympic figure skating team, didn’t get the Editor-in-Chief position at Vogue, and designed her first dress at age 40.
Stan Lee didn’t release his first big comic book until he was 40.
Alan Rickman gave up his graphic design career to pursue acting at age 42.
Samuel L. Jackson didn’t get his first major movie role until he was 40.
Morgan Freeman landed his first major movie role at age 52.
Kathryn Bigelow only reached international success when she made The Hurt Locker at age 57.
Grandma Moses didn’t begin her painting career until age 76.
Louise Bourgeois didn’t become a famous artist until she was 78.
It is never too late. You are never too old. Nothing is impossible.
During my visit to the WCO this week I also got a chance to meet many former colleagues and great friends.
I have many times talked about the special customs family environment. It is really magnificant. Pnece a Customs officer, always a customs officer.
This cameraderi is something that I sincerely appreciate.
I also have also met many of my best friends in life in the customs community. I appreciate you tremendously.
We are really are friend forever.
At the Secretariat I also had a meeting with WCO leadership.
Great creative amd positive meeting with Deputy Secretary Ricardo Treviño Chapa and Deputy director Brendan O’Hearn.
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