Thankfully, perseverance is a great substitute for talent.

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"A father is someone who carries pictures in his wallet where his money used to be."

- Steve Martin

Love

"Be so good they can't ignore you."

- Steve Martin

Compassion

"I used to smoke marijuana. But I’ll tell you something: I would only smoke it in the late evening. Oh, occasionally the early evening, but usually the late evening – or the mid-evening. Just the early evening, midevening and late evening. Occasionally, early afternoon, early midafternoon, or perhaps the late-midafternoon. Oh, sometimes the early-mid-late-early morning…but never at dusk."

- Steve Martin

Personal Growth

"Writer's block is a fancy term made up by whiners so they can have an excuse to drink alcohol."

- Steve Martin

Motivation

"Be so good, they can’t ignore you."

- Steve Martin

Motivation

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"Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you’re done."

- Unknown

Perseverance

"He that can have patience can have what he will."

- Benjamin Franklin

Perseverance

"You just can’t beat the person who never gives up."

- Babe Ruth

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"What I've learned from running is that the time to push hard is when you're hurting like crazy and you want to give up. … Success is often just around the corner."

- James Dyson

Perseverance

"Never give up because great things take time."

- Adrian Williams

Perseverance