Cool(idge) Quote

History hasn't looked kindly upon Calvin Coolidge, but what I've read of him makes me think he was one of the US's slyly wittier Presidents. He also appears to have been a bit of a crank, but, being a crank myself, I find that more endearing than most. Here's a neat crank-y quote from Silent Cal:

'Nothing can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; un-rewarded 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