Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
Calvin Coolidge
Filed underquotes
Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything.
Eugene Delacroix
I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself.
Mikhail Baryshnikov, ballet dancer
Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.
Benjamin Franklin
If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astonish ourselves.
Thomas Edison
There will be a time when loud-mouthed, incompetent people seem to be getting the best of you. When that happens, you only have to be patient and wait for them to self-destruct. It never fails.
Richard Rybolt
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.
Bill Gates
When your work speaks for itself, don’t interrupt.
Henry Kaiser
Don’t be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can’t cross a chasm in two small jumps.
David Lloyd George
I could never convince the financiers that Disneyland was feasible because dreams offer too little collateral.
Walt Disney
