Nothing Is More Common Than Unsuccessful People With Talent

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people 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

via swissmiss

Comments 14

  1. Roberto Blake wrote:

    Truer words probably have never been spoken!

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    Posted 28 Sep 2009 at 10:24 am
  2. Paul Melcher wrote:

    That is a pathetic quote to post. Who was he again ?

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    Posted 28 Sep 2009 at 10:36 am
  3. Bruce DeBoer wrote:

    No more true then than now. It’s up to the individual to decide what they wish to sacrifice in order to achieve their goal.

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    Posted 28 Sep 2009 at 10:44 am
  4. Caitlin Reynolds wrote:

    Determination is the key..

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    Posted 28 Sep 2009 at 11:42 am
  5. Trudy wrote:

    Very true. Painful in some ways. Still true.

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    Posted 28 Sep 2009 at 11:52 am
  6. Curtis wrote:

    Just what I needed to hear today… Thanks!

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    Posted 28 Sep 2009 at 11:56 am
  7. Ben Fullerton wrote:

    Great quote. However, I supose the case could be made that the only thing more common is succesful people without talent…

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    Posted 28 Sep 2009 at 11:56 am
  8. Carrie Ford Hilliker wrote:

    Fantastic quote, and 100% true.

    Ben, you’re also correct. I think we’ve all learned that crappy fact at some point along the way.

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    Posted 28 Sep 2009 at 1:03 pm
  9. Tom wrote:

    “Calvin Coolidge didn’t say much, and when he did he didn’t say much.”

    – Will Rogers

    ….You realize Coolidge was pretty much the George W. Bush of his day.

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    Posted 28 Sep 2009 at 4:21 pm
  10. Kent Johnson wrote:

    I try to work this one every day.

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    Posted 28 Sep 2009 at 7:24 pm
  11. CB wrote:

    Motivation… this is what I feel when I read this.

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    Posted 28 Sep 2009 at 9:53 pm
  12. Pat wrote:

    Content without context is useless.

    Did you bother to actually read the context that swissmiss found the quote?

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    Chris George Reply:

    @Pat, Totally agree.
    I like the article better than the Quote.

    “There’s an old saying that if you’re pointed in the right direction, all you have to do is keep walking.”
    “There’s just one hitch, though… did you catch it?

    Absolutely all of it – 100% of this approach – depends on having the right direction. Without that one little element, the entire effort is for naught.”

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    A Photo Editor Reply:

    @Pat,
    You follow links to find out more. Did you bother to read the internet instruction manual?

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    PAt Reply:

    @A Photo Editor,

    I thought it was evident I followed the links. I was asking if you did, since you failed to pass on the key – crucial – point.

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    Chris George Reply:

    @everyone
    Don’t think that banging your head against a brick wall ultimately works – you must have a well thought out strategy, otherwise you’ll just end with bumps on your head!
    As the link states (http://goodexperience.com/2009/09/a-lesson-in-strategy.php) :-
    “So be forewarned – it’s hard to be a strategist. People prefer action. “Ready-fire-aim” sounds so much more exciting and appealing. “Do something!” they say – and it can be hard to sit down and say hey, let’s take at least a couple of days to think about who our customers are and talk to them about what they need.”

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    A Photo Editor Reply:

    @PAt,
    The only failure is that people think they should be spoon fed.

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    Posted 28 Sep 2009 at 10:11 pm
  13. Milos Djuric wrote:

    thanks for posting that

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    Posted 29 Sep 2009 at 7:38 am
  14. Ed Hamlin wrote:

    Coolidge’s words are partialy correct. I will say this after having many thoughts about the subject there is one truth that I live by and would instruct others on early in their lives.

    Follow the passion on your heart. We have gifts/talents and they differ from pereson to person. Pursue what ever “it” is with passion. Whether it is photography, law enforcement, do what ever it takes.
    Your life should be about the passion,that internal drive, it isn’t work anymore, it is a joy to do what ever it takes to have a life in the passion, sharing it with others. Just MHO

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    Posted 29 Sep 2009 at 2:23 pm

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