I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.

- John D. Rockefeller

Random Fact

John D. Rockefeller is widely considered the richest person in modern history. At the peak of his wealth, his net worth was estimated to be around $340 billion in today’s dollars.

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