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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 g
by taskstrike 14y ago
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 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.
-Calvin Coolidge
- tikhonj 14y agoI know too many people who work too hard but accomplish too little to believe that. Sure, some persistence may be necessary but it is by no means sufficient! Put another way, I'm sure as many determined people fail as talented, intelligent or educated ones do.
- chernevik 14y agoPersistence often fails, even among smart people, because people don't know how to work productively. They think because they work hard, and are smart, they deserve some particular outcome. They aren't try to produce, they are trying to earn a result. It isn't until people focus on trying to produce and create things of value to other people, rather than "earning" success, "doing the right things", that they begin to succeed. You have to take responsibility for your failures, no matter how unfair they may seem, look for the lessons in them and learn to be more effective. Or at least that is how it seems to me. The distinction here is very subtle, and possible to miss entirely. I think that subtlety may explain a great deal of confusion.