January 3, 2010 Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Calvin Coolidge
October 10, 2009 Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best. Henry Van Dyke
August 3, 2009 Talent hits a target no one else can hit, while genius hits a target that no one else can see. - Arthur Schopenhauer