Nothing is the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; . . . Genius will not; . . . Education will not; . . . Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
Source: In Barnes & Noble Book of Quotations, by Robert I. Fitzhenry, 1987.
-- Calvin Coolidge, (Jul 4 1872-1933), US president (30th), lawyer; He assumed office on death of Harding, 1923; re-elected, 1924.