Even the most talented person gets nowhere without discipline and persistence. Persistence is the quality that puts people of average talent ahead of those who are geniuses but have accomplished nothing. Every single repeater has persistence. It's not failing the bar exam that defines what kind of person you are or what kind of lawyer you will become. What does define those things is whether or not you will give up or get lazy in the face of that failure. Consider printing this post and taping it to your wall.
"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 always will solve, the problems of the human race."
Calvin Coolidge
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." Winston Churchill
"Good luck is another name for tenacity of purpose." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Before success comes in any man's life he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps, some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and most logical thing to do is to quit. That is exactly what the majority of men do." Napoleon Hill
"Defeat is simply a signal to press onward." Helen Keller
"Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish." John Quincy Adams
About Me
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- I am a New York bar exam re-taker, and attorney in another U.S. state. This blog is a resource for those who have taken the bar exam multiple times. I hope to impart encouragement and information that might be of service in your quest to pass the bar. Bar exam re-takers, this page exists to show you that you are not alone - and that you can pass the bar.
Except for some relevant ads, I am selling nothing on this site. Every bit of information I pass on is free. Since I have passed another state's bar exam I consider myself fortunate to have the opportunities I do. This blog is my attempt to pay it forward.
"If you're going through hell, keep going." -- Winston Churchill
“Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working.” - Unknown.
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