Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people 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
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The mighty Oak was once a little nut that stood its ground.
Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.
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If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again.
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Put your talent into your work, but your genius into your life
Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.
Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.
We shall escape the uphill by never turning back.
We shall escape the uphill by never turning back.
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The nerve that never relaxes, the eye that never blanches, the thought that never wanders, the purpose that never wavers - these are the masters of victory.
