Famous word in the world

‘The’ tops the league tables of most frequently used words in English, accounting for 5% of every 100 words used. “’The’ really is miles above everything else,” says Jonathan Culpeper, professor of linguistics at Lancaster University. But why is this?

What are the 10 most popular words?

The 100 most common words in English

1. the	21. at	61. some
8. you	28. had	68. time
9. that	29. by	69. has
10. it	30. word	70. look
11. he	31. but	71. two

What is the coolest word?

60+ of the Coolest, Most Epic and Interesting Words in the English Language

#1–15	#16–30	#31–45
1. Apocalyptic	16. Equilibrium	31. Mitigate
2. Bamboozled	17. Exquisite	32. Nefarious
3. Bizarre	18. Flippant	33. Onomatopoeia
4. Blasphemy	19. Gerrymandering	34. Persnickety

What is the most beautiful English word in the world?

The Top 10 Most Beautiful English Words

1. 1 Sequoia (n.) (A seven-letter word that has the letter Q and all five vowels) A redwood tree, especially the California redwood.
2. 2 Euphoria (n.)
3. 3 Pluviophile (n.)
4. 4 Clinomania (n.)
5. 5 Idyllic (adj.)
6. 6 Aurora (n.)
7. 7 Solitude (n.)
8. 8 Supine (adj.)

The 30 Most Beautiful Words in the English Language

• Vellichor.
• Petrichor.
• Serendipity.
• Diaphanous.
• Limerence.
• Silhouette.
• Akimbo.
• Mellifluous.

What does OK stand for?

On March 23, 1839, the initials “O.K.” are first published in The Boston Morning Post. Meant as an abbreviation for “oll korrect,” a popular slang misspelling of “all correct” at the time, OK steadily made its way into the everyday speech of Americans.

What is the most said word in the world 2021?

Most-used phrase in 2021: Google has revealed the most used phrase of 2021 amid the coronavirus pandemic. In 2020, “now more than ever” had been the most used phrase, this changed to “new normal” in 2021.

What is the most longest word?

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word entered in the most trusted English dictionaries.

What is the best word for love?

• affection,
• attachment,
• devotedness,
• devotion,
• fondness,
• passion.

What are 5 interesting words?

Let’s see which of these craziest words you already know and which ones are new to you:

• Bumfuzzle. This is a simple term that refers to being confused, perplexed, or flustered or to cause confusion.
• Cattywampus.
• Gardyloo.
• Taradiddle.
• Snickersnee.
• Widdershins.
• Collywobbles.
• Gubbins.

What is the cutest word ever?

What’s The Cutest Word In The World?

• snuggle.
• pipsqueak.
• mommy.
• jubilee.
• giggle.
• tinkle.
• tummy.
• pink.

Who is the beautiful girl?

According to Science, Bella Hadid is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World. Find out how the supermodel’s face just measured for almost absolute symmetry. According to a study by renowned cosmetic surgeon Julian De Silva, Bella Hadid holds the crown for the most beautiful woman in the world.

What is the prettiest French word?

Here are the most beautiful French words

• Papillon – butterfly.
• Parapluie – umbrella.
• Paupiette – a piece of meat, beaten thin, and rolled with a stuffing of vegetables, fruits or sweetmeats.
• Romanichel – gypsy.
• Silhouette – silhouette.
• Soirée – evening.
• Tournesol – sunflower.
• Vichyssoise – from vichy. Masculine, noun.

Which is the smallest word in the world?

“A” “I” these both are the smallest word in the world.

What is the most universal word?

“OK” is one of the most frequently used and recognised words in the world.

What is the most aesthetic language?

And the most beautiful languages in the world are…

• FRENCH – MOST BEAUTIFUL SPOKEN LANGUAGE.
• GERMAN – MOST BEAUTIFUL SUNG LANGUAGE.
• ARABIC – MOST BEAUTIFUL WRITTEN LANGUAGE.
• ITALIAN – MOST BEAUTIFUL BODY LANGUAGE.

What does * * mean?

a small starlike symbol (*), used in writing and printing as a reference mark or to indicate omission, doubtful matter, etc. Linguistics. the figure of a star (*) used to mark an utterance that would be considered ungrammatical or otherwise unacceptable by native speakers of a language, as in * I enjoy to ski.

What does KK mean in text?

okay
Phrase. kk. (Internet slang) Reduplication of k (“okay”) (indicates that no further explanation is necessary for a subject, or that the message was understood and will be acted upon without further confirmation). (Internet slang) Initialism of okay cool (a shortened response usually used at the end of a conversation).

What does SOS stand for?

SOS IN THE PRESENT AND FUTURE
In Morse Code, “SOS” is a signal sequence of three dits, three dats, and another three dits spelling “S-O-S”. The expression “Save Our Ship” was probably coined by sailors to signal for help from a vessel in distress.

What does YEET mean?

to throw
Yeet is a slang word that functions broadly with the meaning “to throw,” but is especially used to emphasize forcefulness and a lack of concern for the thing being thrown. (You don’t yeet something if you’re worried that it might break.)

Is VAX a word in Scrabble?

Vax is commonly spelled with a single x, although a double x is also exercised. Excruciatingly that will do you no good in Scrabble or Words with Friends — vax, vaxx and vaxxed are not recognised in their official dictionaries.

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Einstein

Shakespeare

Mother Teresa

Pablo Picasso

What do they have in common?

They are the most quoted people in the world.

I’ve read more than 150 000 quotes since 2004.

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Over and over again.

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Do you want inspiration from wise and famous people?

Here are the 100 most famous quotes of all time.

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All that we are is the result of what we have thought. Buddha

If you judge people, you have no time to love them. Mother Teresa

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. Coco Chanel

The greatest wealth is to live content with little. Plato

The future belongs to those who prepare for it today. Malcolm X

I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious. Albert Einstein

The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus. Bruce Lee

Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly. John F. Kennedy

A great man is always willing to be little. Ralph Waldo Emerson

The root of suffering is attachment. Buddha

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Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast. William Shakespeare

Keep calm and carry on. Winston Churchill

To be, or not to be, that is the question. William Shakespeare

That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. Neil Armstrong

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. Benjamin Franklin

Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country. John F. Kennedy

Family is the most important thing in the world. Diana (Princess of Wales)

All I was doing was trying to get home from work. Rosa Parks

I came, I saw, I conquered. Julius Caesar

I think, therefore I am. René Descartes

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Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. Mark Twain

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. Oscar Wilde

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. Lao Tzu

I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. Michael Jordan

It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop. Confucius

It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up. Vince Lombardi

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. Henry David Thoreau

You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take. Wayne Gretzky

Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong. Mahatma Gandhi

Peace begins with a smile. Mother Teresa

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Stay hungry, stay foolish. Steve Jobs

Good artists copy, great artists steal. Pablo Picasso

Big Brother is watching you. George Orwell

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. Nelson Mandela

The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education. Albert Einstein

Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration. Thomas A. Edison

If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right. Henry Ford

Better to die standing than to live on your knees. Ernesto “Che” Guevara

It always seems impossible until it’s done. Nelson Mandela (wikipedia.org)

Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value. Albert Einstein

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Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein

Our life is frittered away by detail… simplify, simplify. Henry David Thoreau

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Mahatma Gandhi

The unexamined life is not worth living. Socrates

Turn your wounds into wisdom. Oprah Winfrey

I don’t think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains. Anne Frank

I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times. Bruce Lee

A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything. Malcolm X

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. William Shakespeare (wikipedia.org)

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. Theodore Roosevelt

Little by little, one travels far. J.R.R. Tolkien

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. 14th Dalai Lama

I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls. Martin Luther King Jr

God helps those that help themselves. Benjamin Franklin

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. Benjamin Franklin

No. Rosa Parks

Fear is stupid. So are regrets. Marilyn Monroe

Do something worth remembering. Elvis Presley

Whatever you are, be a good one. Abraham Lincoln

Better to build a bridge than a wall. Elton John

Be proud of who you are. Eminem

Genius is eternal patience. Michelangelo

Not all those who wander are lost. J.R.R. Tolkien

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It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves. William Shakespeare

I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was. Muhammad Ali

I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact. Elon Musk

Winners never quit, and quitters never win. Vince Lombardi

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Leonardo da Vinci

Nobody can hurt me without my permission. Mahatma Gandhi

It’s fun to do the impossible. Walt Disney

Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it. Salvador Dali

We need fantasy to survive reality. Lady Gaga

The future starts today, not tomorrow. Pope John Paul II

The best way to predict your future is to create it. Abraham Lincoln

If not us, who? If not now, when? John F. Kennedy

Stumbling is not falling. Malcolm X

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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Eleanor Roosevelt

We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle. Marilyn Monroe

Those who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by others doing it. James Baldwin

We don’t want to tell our dreams. We want to show them. Cristiano Ronaldo

Power is not given to you. You have to take it. Beyoncé

You laugh at me because I’m different I laugh at you because you’re all the same. Lady Gaga

I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear. Rosa Parks

If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants. Isaac Newton

Learn to value yourself, which means: to fight for your happiness. Ayn Rand

You’ll never find a rainbow if you’re looking down. Charlie Chaplin

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That which does not kill us makes us stronger. Friedrich Nietzsche

Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. Plato

Once you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you. George R.R. Martin

If you can’t convince them, confuse them. Harry S. Truman

I don’t care that they stole my idea… I care that they don’t have any of their own. Nikola Tesla

A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. William Shakespeare

If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Maya Angelou

Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. Warren Buffett

Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought. John F. Kennedy

There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all. Peter Drucker

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd. Voltaire

We must use time as a tool, not as a couch. John F. Kennedy

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. Barack Obama (Feb. 5 Speech, nytimes.com)

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The insight and experience of successful leaders and entrepreneurs are valuable sources of inspiration and motivation.

Many of these experts condense their life experience and wisdom into short quotes that are meaningful and inspirational. Discover 100 of the most famous quotes in this post.

The best quotes contain messages that provide wisdom we can carry with us every day and inspire us to be our best selves. Let these words fill you with hope and give you the motivation to keep going, even when things are hard.

1. «Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.» -Mother Teresa

2. «When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.» -Franklin D. Roosevelt

3. «Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.» -Margaret Mead

4. «Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.» -Robert Louis Stevenson

5. «The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.» -Eleanor Roosevelt

6. «Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.» -Benjamin Franklin

7. «The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched — they must be felt with the heart.» -Helen Keller

8. «It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.» -Aristotle

9. «Whoever is happy will make others happy too.» -Anne Frank

10. «Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.» -Ralph Waldo Emerson

When life gets tough, it’s easy to give up hope. These famous quotes are a reminder that life is beautiful and we should live it to the fullest.

11. «If life were predictable it would cease to be life and be without flavor.» -Eleanor Roosevelt

12. «In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.» -Abraham Lincoln

13. «Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.» -Ralph Waldo Emerson

14. «You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated.» -Maya Angelou

15. «Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.» -Babe Ruth

16. «Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.» -Oscar Wilde

17. «The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.» -Tony Robbins

18. «In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love.» -Mother Teresa

19. «Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.» -Albert Einstein

20. «The purpose of our lives is to be happy.» -Dalai Lama

21. «Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.» -John Lennon

22. «You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.» -Mae West

23. «Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.» -Ralph Waldo Emerson

24. «Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.» -Henry David Thoreau

25. «The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.» -Nelson Mandela

26. «Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.» -Confucius

27. «May you live all the days of your life.» -Jonathan Swift

28. «Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.» -Hans Christian Andersen

29. «Do not let making a living prevent you from making a life.» -John Wooden

30. «Life is ours to be spent, not to be saved.» -D. H. Lawrence

Sometimes life throws you a curveball and it can be hard to figure out the best course of action. That’s where these inspirational quotes come in. Whether you’re stuck in a creative rut or feeling down after a professional setback, these words can help give you the boost you need to move forward.

31. «Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.» -Marilyn Monroe

32. «Life is a long lesson in humility.» -James M. Barrie

33. «In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.» -Robert Frost

34. «Love the life you live. Live the life you love.» -Bob Marley

35. «Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.» -Helen Keller

36. «You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.» -Dr. Seuss

37. «Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.» -Charles Dickens

38. «Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.» -Steve Jobs

39. «Life is trying things to see if they work.» -Ray Bradbury

40. «Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.» -Thomas A. Edison

Everyone experiences failure at some point in their life — even the most successful people. Although failure can be discouraging, it’s important to never give up and keep going. Let these quotes motivate you to continue working toward your goals and be the most successful version of yourself.

41. «The secret of success is to do the common thing uncommonly well.» -John D. Rockefeller Jr.

42. «I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.» -Thomas Jefferson

43. «Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.» -Winston S. Churchill

44. «The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.» -Walt Disney

45. «Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember — the only taste of success some people get is to take a bite out of you.» -Zig Ziglar

46. «Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.» -Henry David Thoreau

47. «I never dreamed about success, I worked for it.» -Estee Lauder

48. «Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes but they don’t quit.» -Conrad Hilton

49. «There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.» -Colin Powell

50. «The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won’t. It’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere.» -Barack Obama

51. «The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.» -Franklin D. Roosevelt

52. «It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.» -Herman Melville

53. «Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better.» -Jim Rohn

54. «The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.» -Colin R. Davis

55. «I failed my way to success.» -Thomas Edison

56. «If you set your goals ridiculously high and it’s a failure, you will fail above everyone else’s success.» -James Cameron

57. «If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.» -Steve Jobs

58. «A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.» -David Brinkley

59. «Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out.» -John Wooden

60. «Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.» -Albert Einstein

61. «Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.» -John D. Rockefeller

62. «Always bear in mind that your own resolution to success is more important than any other one thing.» -Abraham Lincoln

63. «Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.» -Winston Churchill

64. «You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job and not be paid for it.» -Oprah Winfrey

65. «If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.» -Thomas J. Watson

66. «If you genuinely want something, don’t wait for it — teach yourself to be impatient.» -Gurbaksh Chahal

67. «The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.» -Vidal Sassoon

68. «If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.» -Jim Rohn

69. «Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.» -Alexander Graham Bell

70. «People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone is failing, the tendency is to get on a downward spiral that can even become a self-fulfilling prophecy.» -Tony Robbins

Need some words of encouragement? Look no further than these famous quotes from some of the greatest leaders, thinkers, and innovators of all time.

71. «Believe you can and you’re halfway there.» -Theodore Roosevelt

72. «The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.» -Ralph Waldo Emerson

73. «I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.» -Maya Angelou

74. «The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.» -Ayn Rand

75. «Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.» -Vince Lombardi

76. «Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.» -Henry Ford

77. «You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.» -Wayne Gretzky

78. «I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples.» -Mother Teresa

79. «You become what you believe.» -Oprah Winfrey

80. «The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.» -Amelia Earhart

81. «How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.» -Anne Frank

82. «An unexamined life is not worth living.» -Socrates

83. «Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.» -George Addair

84. «Dream big and dare to fail.» -Norman Vaughan

85. «You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.» -Beverly Sills

86. «Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.» -Charles Swindoll

87. «Nothing is impossible, the word itself says, ‘I’m possible!'» -Audrey Hepburn

88. «It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.» -Confucius

89. «When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.» -Henry Ford

90. «Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.» -Les Brown

91. «I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear.» -Rosa Parks

92. «I didn’t fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.» -Benjamin Franklin

93. «If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on.» -Sheryl Sandberg

94. «I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.» -Florence Nightingale

95. «I would rather die of passion than of boredom.» -Vincent van Gogh

96. «If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough.» -Oprah Winfrey

97. «Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.» -Gloria Steinem

98. «Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.» -Napoleon Hill

99. «First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end.» -Aristotle

100. «Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So, throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover.» -Mark Twain

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1. «Success is the child of audacity». (Benjamin Disraeli)

«Успех — дитя смелости». (Бенджамин Дизраэли)

2. «Success is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration». (Thomas Edison)

Успех — это один процент вдохновения и девяносто девять процентов пота.

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3. «Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm». (Winston Churchill)

«Успех — это умение двигаться от неудачи к неудаче, не теряя энтузиазма». (Уинстон Черчилль)

4. «You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take». (Wayne Gretzky)

«Вы промахнётесь 100 раз из 100 бросков, которые так и не сделаете». (Уэйн Гретцки)

Уэйн Гретцки — выдающийся канадский хоккеист, один из самых известных спортсменов XX века.

5. «It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change». (Charles Darwin)

«Выживает не самый сильный и не самый умный, а тот, кто лучше всех приспосабливается к изменениям». (Чарльз Дарвин)

6. «Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs». (Farrah Gray)

Воплощайте собственные мечты, или кто-то другой наймёт вас, чтобы воплощать свои.

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американский бизнесмен, филантроп и писатель

7. «The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence». (Confucius)

«Воля к победе, желание добиться успеха, стремление полностью раскрыть свои возможности… вот те ключи, которые откроют дверь к личному совершенству». (Конфуций)

8. «Fall seven times and stand up eight». (Japanese Proverb)

«Упади семь раз, поднимись восемь». (Японская пословица)

9. «There are no shortcuts to any place worth going». (Helen Keller)

«К достойной цели нет коротких путей». (Хелен Келлер)

Хелен Келлер — американская писательница, лектор и политическая активистка.

10. «Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success». (Herman Cain)

«Успех — не ключ к счастью. Это счастье — ключ к успеху». (Герман Кейн)

Герман Кейн — американский бизнесмен и политик-республиканец.

О личности

1. «The mind is everything. What you think you become». Buddha

«Ум — это всё. Что вы думаете, тем вы становитесь». (Будда)

2. «We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light». (Plato)

«Можно с лёгкостью простить ребёнка, который боится темноты. Настоящая трагедия жизни — когда взрослые люди боятся света». (Платон)

3. «When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That’s my religion». (Abraham Lincoln)

«Когда я делаю добро, я чувствую себя хорошо. Когда я поступаю плохо, я чувствую себя плохо. Вот моя религия». (Авраам Линкольн)

4. «Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place». (Kurt Vonnegut)

«Будь мягким. Не позволяй миру ожесточить тебя. Не дай боли заставить тебя ненавидеть. Не допусти, чтобы горечь украла твою сладость. Гордись тем, что, пусть даже мир с тобой не согласен, ты всё равно считаешь его прекрасным местом». (Курт Воннегут)

5. «I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions». (Stephen Covey)

Я не продукт моих обстоятельств. Я продукт моих решений.

Стивен Кови

американский консультант по вопросам руководства и управления жизнью, преподаватель

6. «Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent». (Eleanor Roosevelt)

«Помните: никто не может заставить вас почувствовать себя униженным без вашего согласия». (Элеонора Рузвельт)

7. «It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years». (Abraham Lincoln)

«Имеет значение не количество прожитых лет, а качество вашей жизни в эти годы». (Авраам Линкольн)

8. «Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing». (Benjamin Franklin)

«Или напишите то, что стоит прочитать, или сделайте то, о чём стоит написать». (Бенджамин Франклин)

9. «There are people who have money and people who are rich». (Coco Chanel)

«Есть люди, у которых есть деньги, и есть богатые люди». (Коко Шанель)

10. «The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You trade in your sense for an act. You give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, put on a mask. There can’t be any large-scale revolution until there’s a personal revolution, on an individual level. It’s got to happen inside first». (Jim Morrison)

«Самая главная свобода — свобода быть собой. Ты обмениваешь свою реальность на роль, обмениваешь здравый смысл на спектакль. Ты отказываешься чувствовать и взамен надеваешь маску. Никакая масштабная революция невозможна без персональной революции, революции на уровне личности. Она должна сначала произойти внутри». (Джим Моррисон)

О жизни

1. «You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough». (Mae West)

«Мы живём один раз, но если правильно распорядиться жизнью, то и одного раза достаточно». (Мэй Уэст)

Мэй Уэст — американская актриса, драматург, сценарист и секс-символ, одна из самых скандальных звёзд своего времени.

2. «Happiness lies in good health and a bad memory». (Ingrid Bergman)

«Счастье — это хорошее здоровье и плохая память». (Ингрид Бергман)

3. «Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life». (Steve Jobs)

«Ваше время ограничено, так что не теряйте его, проживая чью-то чужую жизнь». (Стив Джобс)

4. «The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why». (Mark Twain)

Два самых важных дня в вашей жизни: день, когда вы родились, и день, когда поняли зачем.

Марк Твен

писатель

5. «If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough». (Oprah Winfrey)

«Если вы будете смотреть на то, что у вас уже есть в жизни, вы приобретёте ещё больше. Если вы будете смотреть на то, чего у вас нет, вам всегда будет чего-то не хватать». (Опра Уинфри)

6. «Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it». (Charles Swindoll)

«Жизнь на 10% состоит из того, что происходит со мной, и на 90% из того, как я на это реагирую». (Чарльз Свиндолл)

Чарльз Свиндолл — христианский пастор, радиопроповедник и писатель.

7. «Nothing is impossible, the word itself says, I’m possible!» (Audrey Hepburn)

«Нет ничего невозможного. В самом этом слове заключена возможность*!» (Одри Хепбёрн)

* Английское слово impossible («невозможно») можно записать как I’m possible (буквально «я возможно»).

8. «Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself». (William Faulkner)

Всегда мечтайте и стремитесь превысить предел ваших возможностей. Не ставьте целью быть лучше, чем ваши современники или предшественники. Стремитесь быть лучше самих себя.

Уильям Фолкнер

писатель

9. «When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life». (John Lennon)

«Когда мне было пять лет, мама всегда говорила, что счастье — главное в жизни. Когда я пошёл в школу, меня спросили, кем я хочу быть, когда вырасту. Я написал: „Счастливым человеком“. Тогда мне сказали, что я не понял вопроса, а я ответил, что они не понимают жизни». (Джон Леннон)

10. «Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened». (Dr. Seuss)

«Не плачь, потому что это закончилось, улыбнись, потому что это было». (Доктор Сьюз)

Доктор Сьюз — американский детский писатель и мультипликатор.

О любви

1. «You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection». (Buddha)

«Вы сами, не меньше чем кто-либо другой во Вселенной, заслуживаете своей любви». (Будда)

2. «Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired». (Robert Frost)

«Любовь — это непреодолимое желание быть непреодолимо желанным». (Роберт Фрост)

3. «The very essence of romance is uncertainty». (Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays)

«Вся суть романтических отношений — в неопределенности». (Оскар Уайльд, «„Как важно быть серьёзным“ и другие пьесы»)

4. «It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight». (Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita)

«Это была любовь с первого взгляда, с последнего взгляда, с извечного взгляда». (Владимир Набоков, «Лолита»)

5. «You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams». (Dr. Seuss)

«Вы понимаете, что влюблены, когда не можете заснуть, потому что реальность наконец-то прекраснее ваших снов». (Доктор Сьюз)

6. «True love is rare, and it’s the only thing that gives life real meaning». (Nicholas Sparks, Message in a Bottle)

«Истинная любовь встречается редко, и только она придаёт жизни подлинный смысл». (Николас Спаркс, «Послание в бутылке»)

Николас Спаркс — известный американский писатель.

7. «When love is not madness it is not love». (Pedro Calderón de la Barca)

Если любовь не безумна, то это не любовь.

Педро Кальдерон де ла Барка

испанский драматург и поэт

8. «And he took her in his arms and kissed her under the sunlit sky, and he cared not that they stood high upon the walls in the sight of many». (J. R. R. Tolkien)

«И он обнял её и поцеловал под залитым солнцем небом, и он не заботился о том, что они стоят высоко на стене под взглядами толпы». (Дж. Р. Р. Толкиен)

9. «Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none». (William Shakespeare, All’s Well That Ends Well)

«Люби всех, доверяй избранным и никому не делай зла». (Уильям Шекспир, «Всё хорошо, что хорошо кончается»)

10. «Never compare your love story with those in the movies, because they are written by scriptwriters. Yours is written by God». (Unknown)

«Никогда не сравнивайте свою историю любви с кинофильмами. Их придумали сценаристы, вашу же написал сам Бог». (Автор неизвестен)

Об учёбе и образовании

1. «The limits of my language are the limits of my world». (Ludwig Wittgenstein)

«Границы моего языка — это границы моего мира». (Людвиг Витгенштейн)

Людвиг Витгенштейн — австрийский философ и логик первой половины XX века.

2. «Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere». (Chinese Proverb)

«Знание — это сокровище, которое всюду следует за тем, кто им обладает». (Китайская пословица)

3. «You can never understand one language until you understand at least two». (Geoffrey Willans)

«Вы никогда не поймёте один язык, пока не будете понимать хотя бы два». (Джеффри Вилланс)

Джеффри Вилланс — английский писатель и журналист.

4. «To have another language is to possess a second soul». (Charlemagne)

Владеть вторым языком означает обладать второй душой.

Карл Великий

император Священной Римской империи

5. «Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow». (Oliver Wendell Holmes)

«Язык — это кровь души, в которую текут мысли и из которой они произрастают». (Оливер Уэнделл Холмс)

6. «Knowledge is power». (Sir Francis Bacon)

«Знание — сила». (Фрэнсис Бэкон)

7. «Learning is a gift. Even when pain is your teacher». (Maya Watson)

«Познание — это дар. Даже когда боль — твой учитель». (Майя Уотсон)

8. «You can never be overdressed or overeducated». (Oscar Wilde)

«Нельзя быть слишком хорошо одетым или слишком хорошо образованным». (Оскар Уайльд)

9. «Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language». (H. Jackson Brown, Jr.)

«Никогда не смейтесь над человеком, который говорит на ломаном английском. Это значит, что он знает и другой язык». (Х. Джексон Браун — младший)

Х. Джексон Браун — младший — американский писатель.

10. «Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever». (Mahatma Gandhi)

Живи так, будто умрёшь завтра. Учись так, будто будешь жить вечно.

Махатма Ганди

индийский политический и общественный деятель

С юмором

1. «Have no fear of perfection; you’ll never reach it». (Salvador Dali)

«Не бойтесь совершенства; вам его никогда не достичь». (Сальвадор Дали)

2. «Only two things are infinite — the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former». (Albert Einstein)

Две вещи бесконечны — Вселенная и человеческая глупость, но насчёт Вселенной я не уверен.

Альберт Эйнштейн

физик-теоретик, один из основателей современной теоретической физики

3. «All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure». (Mark Twain)

«Имейте в жизни только невежество и самоуверенность, и успех не заставит себя ждать». (Марк Твен)

4. «If a book about failures doesn’t sell, is it a success?» (Jerry Seinfeld)

«Если книга о провале не продаётся, можно ли считать это успехом?» (Джерри Сайнфелд)

Джерри Сайнфелд — американский актёр, стендап-комик и сценарист.

5. «Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It’s the transition that’s troublesome». (Isaac Asimov)

«Жизнь приятна. Смерть безмятежна. Вся проблема в переходе от одного к другому». (Айзек Азимов)

6. «Accept who you are. Unless you’re a serial killer». (Ellen DeGeneres, Seriously… I’m Kidding»

«Примите себя таким, какой вы есть. Только если вы не серийный убийца». (Эллен Дедженерес, «Серьезно… я шучу»)

Эллен Дедженерес — американская актриса, телеведущая и комедийная актриса.

7. «A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it». (George Bernard Shaw)

«Пессимист — это человек, который считает всех настолько же невыносимыми, как он сам, и ненавидит их за это». (Джордж Бернард Шоу)

8. «Always forgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them more». (Oscar Wilde)

Всегда прощайте своих врагов — ничто не раздражает их сильнее.

Оскар Уайльд

английский философ, писатель и поэт

9. «If you would like to know the value of money, try to borrow some». (Benjamin Franklin)

«Хотите узнать цену деньгам? Попробуйте взять взаймы». (Бенджамин Франклин)

10. «Life would be tragic if it weren’t funny». (Stephen Hawking)

«Жизнь была бы трагичной, если бы не была такой забавной». (Стивен Хокинг)
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