“Nothing in the
world can take the place of PERSISTENCE.
Ø
TALENT will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with
talent.
Ø
GENIUS will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Ø
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.”
-President Calvin Coolidge
(30th president of U.S. 1872-1933)
Reflection:
Persistence is
the key to success and there can’t be anything to take its place. Many have
talent but are too afraid to use it, many are geniuses but are afraid to show
it, and many have education but don’t know what to use it for. The only way to
succeed in a goal is to first have determination to pursue it and no matter
what or who comes along to bring you down, you always have to be persistent. Persistence
is the voice that tell you to not give up when you what to throw in the towel. For
the fact that we think were not gonna make it, we start losing strength and
start giving up little by little. We all should have persistence in anything we
do but most of all have faith in ourselves.
