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.
blogging my (mis)adventures in China between and during bouts of jetlag peppered with random thoughts on investing, strategy and development
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
On Perseverance and Determination
The Atlantic takes a look at the inventor for the Supersoaker's other development that apparently could make solar power cheap - and I'm a sucker for a good entrepreneurial story. The inventor, Lonnie Johnson, has a quote hanging above his desk attributed to Calvin Coolidge worth noting:
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