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.

About Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge (born John Calvin Coolidge Jr.; KOOL-ij; July 4, 1872 – January 5, 1933) was the 30th president of the United States, serving from 1923 to 1929. A Republican lawyer from Massachusetts, he served from 1921 to 1923 as the 29th vice president, under President Warren G. Harding, and...

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The chief business of the American people is business.

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It takes a great man to be a good listener.

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We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.

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No man ever listened himself out of a job.

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Never go out to meet trouble. If you will just sit still, nine cases out of ten someone will intercept it before it reaches you.

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If they were there for you when you had nothing, they are the ones worth having now. If they only notice you because of what you have gained, are they worth having at all?

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It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with my problems longer.

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I thought I was in love. And when you think you’re in love, you are willing to stick it out and make it work until it is love.

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Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.

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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.