Student Success Statement

“Nothing in the world will 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 filled with educated derelicts.

Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.”

-President Calvin Coolidge

 I think that this means that the most reliable thing that will take you to what you want is to always try and never give up. Many men are talented, have great education, and are genius but do not succeed because they don’t try. Persistence is one and only. Nothing can replace it. You can’t go around it. If you want to achieve things you need to persist. You can have the skills but it doesn’t really matter if you don’t do anything with them.