Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education alone will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
John Calvin Coolidge
Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.
This is definitely true for me. If I were just relying on talent, I'd have quit running the day I started.
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