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Reminds me of this quote. “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. G
by sideproject 14y ago
Reminds me of this quote.
“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.”
― Calvin Coolidge
- confluence 14y agoWhat about all the startup-type weebly guys that worked for years and years and just never made it? That quote is just survivorship bias. It also has a whiff of a "blame the victim mentality" embedded within it. Persistence is necessary for success - as is being alive. However neither condition is sufficient.