Excerpted from a speech given by Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the United States. I was raised on this.
Persistence and Determination
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.
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Oh, and my signature line. Doug Swinehart, ca 1991 or so, educating my ass on fishkeeping. The other one was always, "Get your God damned hands outta tha tank!"