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 alone 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

You are the average of the 5 people that you spend the most time with... to
upgrade your life, sometimes you have to make very tough decisions about the
people you hang around! RT

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Character�the willingness to accept responsibility for one�s own life�is the source from which self-respect springs. - Joan Didion

It may be that those who do most, dream most. - Stephen Butler Leacock