Like success, failure is many things to many people. With Positive Mental Attitude, failure is a learning experience, a rung on the ladder, a plateau at which to get your thoughts in order and prepare to try again.

He eventually received a diploma from the Young Men's Christian Association Central High School in Chicago. Stone celebrated his 100th birthday with a gift of $100000 to the University of Illinois at Chicago.

William Clement Stone (May 4 1902 – September 3 2002) was a businessman philanthropist and New Thought self-help book author.