J.R. Johnson

I’m hungry, it’s raining, and Frankenstorm is about to make landfall. Also, I’m behind in my writing. I can either be discouraged or I can have lunch with a side of wisdom from our 30th President. Guess which one I chose?

Nothing in the 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. The slogan “Press On”, has solved and will always solve the problems of the human race.

— Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933), U.S. President