"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."

Coolidge, Calvin | Perseverance | 4 bookmarks

"Plan your progress carefully; hour-by hour, day-by-day, month-by-month. Organized activity and maintained enthusiasm are the wellsprings of your power."

Meyer, Paul J. | Planning | 1 bookmarks

"Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success."

Carnegie, Dale | Enthusiasm | 2 bookmarks

"A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm."

Schwab, Charles M. | Enthusiasm | 1 bookmarks

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."

Emerson, Ralph Waldo | Enthusiasm | 13 bookmarks

"Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. The grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas."

Ford, Henry | Enthusiasm | 1 bookmarks

"To succeed in business, to reach the top, an individual must know all it is possible to know about that business."

Getty, J. Paul | Knowledge | 1 bookmarks

"Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change. Education is essential to change, for education creates both new wants and the ability to satisfy them."

Commager, Henry S. | Change | 19 bookmarks

"It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?"

Thoreau, Henry David | Busyness | 4 bookmarks

"The business that considers itself immune to the necessity for advertising sooner or later finds itself immune to business."

Brown, Derby | Business | 2 bookmarks