An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field. – Niels Bohr (Nobel Prize – winning physicist)
Quote: Persistence [Coolidge]
Nothing in this 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. – Calvin Coolidge
Quote: We are just an advanced breed of monkeys…. [Hawking]
“We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.” – Stephen Hawking
Quote: Do Not Go Where the Path May Lead
Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path, and leave a trail. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Quote: If You Bring Forth What Is Within You…
If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you. – St Thomas This is one of the most beautifully expressed and profound truths I’ve ever encountered.