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 alone is omnipotent.

— Calvin Coolidge

Persistence is omnipotent. www.walled-in-berlin.com

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