POINTS TO PONDER CXXX

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 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  

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When Cyrus McCormick invented his reaper, he invented along with it a concept that would become even more widespread and have more of an influence on the average American - the installment plan, a revolutionary idea for selling the machine to farmers.

Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts