I am sure all of us can relate to this:

"Keeping the long-term goals in sight is crucial to drug discovery and development, whether the setting is academic or industrial. "I think stamina is a very important aspect," says Jerry Skotnicki, who directs chemical and screening science at Wyeth in Pearl River, New York. 'I don't mean the ability to trudge, but to sustain one's effort and dedication, because sometimes things don't work out as quickly or as clearly as one would like.' "

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