Nothing 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. Eudcation will not, the world is full of educatied derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. - Calvin Coolidge

The only diffenence between dreams and achivements is hard work. - Chris Bollwage

The average person puts about 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes its hat off to those who put more than 50% of their capacity into their work, and the world stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%. - Andrew Carnegie

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take - Wayne Gretzky

Even if something has just a 1% chance of success, success boils down to how fast you exhaust your 99% failures.

Every great achievement was once considered impossible. Success is determined by those who prove the impossible to be possible. - James W. Pence

It takes time to succeed because success is merely the natural reward of taking time to do anything well. - Jeseph Ross

Focus on where you want to go, not where your currently are.