post 623) from Xanga

Here's a quotation that should be heard more often:

"Press on: 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 overwhelmingly powerful."
-- Calvin Coolidge