Nothing in this 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. ― Calvin Coolidge

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You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. — Rabindranath Tagore

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I’m not going to continue knocking on that old door that doesn’t open for me. I’m going to create my own door and walk through that.” —W.P. Kinsella

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Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.

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Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity.

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Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

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One love, one heart . . . Let’s get together and feel all right.

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If you're going through hell, keep going

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A winner is a dreamer who never gives up

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Your profession is not what brings home your weekly paycheck, your profession is what you're put here on earth to do, with such passion and such intensity that it becomes spiritual in calling.

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