People in Projects

The Ability to Persevere

Perseverance is a universal characteristic of successful leaders. This attribute can propel a so-called “common” person to achieve uncommon feats. Perseverance pushes a chemist to try that 10,000^th mixture that finally succeeds, an athlete to achieve an Olympic-class victory, an artist to create a masterpiece, and the medical biologist to locate a disease-causing gene. Perhaps, however, the most inspiring effect of perseverance can be seen in a person who overcomes a major physical handicap and goes on to accomplish a feat that would be difficult for even a fully functioning person to achieve.

Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance.

Dr. Samuel Johnson

Intellectual and physical capabilities vary ...