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Inspirational life of successful people in the world

On each of us, there will always be a key person in a critical period. This person may be your parents, or your teacher or friend. What he said seems ordinary, but it can make you remember it and never forget it. Ordinary people are like this, and successful people are no exception. "One day you will understand that kindness is more difficult than cleverness." Jeff Bezos, president of Amazon, the world's largest online bookstore, used to drive with his grandparents during the summer vacation when he was a child. 10 years old, Bezos traveled with his grandparents. On the way to travel, he saw a non-smoking advertisement, saying that every time a smoker smokes, his life expectancy will be shortened by two minutes. It happens that Bezos' grandmother also smokes and has been smoking for 30 years. So Bezos was smart and began to count the number of times grandma smoked. The result of calculation is that grandma's life expectancy will be shortened by smoking 16 years. Grandma burst into tears when he proudly told her the result. Grandfather saw this scene, called Bezos out of the car, then patted him on the shoulder and said, "Son, one day you will understand that kindness is more difficult than cleverness." Grandfather's words were only 19, but Bezos will never forget them. Since then, he has been following his grandfather's instructions. "Go back and face them bravely. There is no room for cowards in our family." When Hillary Clinton, the former first lady of the United States, was 4 years old, her family moved from other places and lived in Puckridge, a suburb of Chicago. After coming to the new environment, lively Hillary was eager to make new friends, but she soon found that it was not easy. Whenever she goes outside to play, the children in the neighborhood either laugh at her, bully her, sometimes push her or knock her to the ground. At this time, she will run home crying and never leave the house again. After several weeks of quiet observation, when Hillary ran home crying again, Hillary's mother finally stood at the door and blocked her way. Mother said to her loudly, "Go back and face them bravely. There is no room for cowards in our family. " Hillary is going out of the house again, which surprised the children who bullied her. They didn't expect the little girl to come back so soon. Finally, Hillary finally won new friends with her courage. In the years to come, whenever she encounters difficulties and setbacks, Hillary will summon up courage and boldly meet the challenges. "You can lose your wealth, but you must never lose your character." Valtin Gregorian, former president of Brown University and now president of Carnegie Foundation, had a very unhappy childhood. His mother died of illness when he was 6 years old. It was his grandmother who brought him up in the mountains of Iran. Gregory's grandmother is also an unfortunate woman. She lost all her children because of war and disease. Although fate is unfair to her, she has not lost confidence in life. In order to get Gregory out of the shadow of losing his loved ones and grow up healthily and happily, his grandmother often taught him: "Son, there are two things that must be remembered. The first is fate, which is beyond your control; The second is your personality, which you can control. You can lose your beauty, your health and your wealth, but you must never lose your character because it is in your own hands. " Grandma's words played a key role in Gregory's growth. "If a thing is worth doing, it must be done well." Walter cronkite is a famous TV news program host in the United States. He has been interested in news since he was a child. 14 years old, became a small reporter of the school's own newspaper "Campus News". Fred Bernie is the news editor of a daily newspaper in Houston. He teaches an hour-long news course in Cronkite's school every week and directs the editing of campus news. Once, Cronkite was responsible for writing an article about Karp Harding, the school track and field coach. Cronkite wrote a perfunctory article and handed it in because there was a class reunion that day. The next day, Fred called Cronkite to his office alone, pointed to the article and said, "Cronkite, this article is terrible." You didn't ask him the right questions, didn't give him a comprehensive report, and you didn't even know what he did. " Then, he added a sentence that Cronkite will never forget: "Cronkite, you must remember that if something is worth doing, you must do it well." During her 70-year journalism career, Cronkite always kept in mind Mr. Fred's teachings and remained loyal to journalism. "What boys can do, girls can definitely do it." The mother of Ms. Andrea Jung, the female president of Ms. Andrea Jung Avon Company, is an excellent woman. She studied at the University of Toronto in Canada in her early years. At that time, she was the only girl majoring in chemistry in her class. Ms. Andrea Jung's mother wants her daughter to be as independent as she is. Therefore, she often teaches Ms. Andrea Jung: "What a boy can do, a girl can do. As long as you work hard, women can reach the top in any field. " Ms. Andrea Jung will always remember this sentence from his mother. In Avon, she succeeded step by step and eventually became one of the six female presidents of Fortune 500 companies. Of course, on the way forward, Ms. Andrea Jung encountered many difficulties and obstacles, such as being despised because of her youth and gender. But her mother's firm confidence in herself, her daughter and all women has always supported Ms. Andrea Jung to overcome these obstacles and forge ahead. Ms. Andrea Jung is very happy to have such a precious family fortune. "Just go to work and go home with the money." Toni Morrison is a famous American black woman writer. 1993 won the Nobel Prize in Literature. When Morrison was a teenager, because of her poor family, she had to go to a rich family to do odd jobs for several hours every day after school, which was very hard. One day, she complained to her father about her work. Hearing this, her father said to her, "Listen, you don't live there. You live here. At home, with your relatives. Just go to work and go home with money. " Morrison later recalled that from her father's words, she learned four lessons in life: first, do a good job, not for your boss, but for yourself; Second, grasp your own work, and don't let it catch you; Third, your real life is with your family; You and your job are two different things. You are the person you should be. After that, Morrison worked for all kinds of people: some were smart, others were stupid; Some are broad-minded and some are narrow-minded. But she never complained again. "God has only given you many minutes in life, so you must make good use of every minute." Hamilton is a famous figure skater in America. His mother is just an ordinary middle school teacher, but she cherishes time and makes full use of every minute to study hard. Later, she finally became an associate professor in the Department of Marriage and Family at Bowling Green University. She often said to Hamilton, "God has given you only a few minutes of life, and it is limited. From the day you were born, you only have so many minutes to live, so you must make good use of every minute. " In a person's life, we are free to choose how to deal with every minute we have every day. You either spend it in cafes and bars, or in research rooms and sports fields. Influenced by his mother, Hamilton also cherished time and grasped every minute of training. Hard work and sweat finally paid off handsomely. He is in 198 1? 1984 won the world championship four times in a row. "No matter what you do, you have to pay 150% effort." Carlos Santana is a world-class guitarist. He was born in Mexico and moved to the United States with his parents at the age of seven. Because of poor English, Santana's classes at school began to become a mess. One day, his art teacher knudsen called him to the office and said, "Santana, I have seen your grades in all your subjects since you came to America." It's a pity that you failed except for passing. " . But your art has many' excellent' achievements. I can see that you have a talent for painting, and I can see that you are a musical genius. If you want to be an artist, then I can take you to visit the Academy of Fine Arts in San Francisco to let you know the challenges you are facing. "A few days later, knudsen really took the whole class to visit the San Francisco Academy of Fine Arts. There, Santana saw with her own eyes how others painted and deeply felt the huge gap between herself and them. Mr. Knudsen told him, "People who are absent-minded and don't make progress can't get in here at all. No matter what you do or want to do, you have to pay 150% effort. "knudsen's words deeply influenced Santana and became his motto. In 2000, Santana won eight Grammy music awards for her album Supernatural. The principle of adjusting herself with the changes of the times, but keeping the same "Jimmy Carter When Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, was in middle school, Miss Julia Coleman was his class teacher. She encouraged Carter to study music, art and especially literature, and made a reading list for him. Miss Julia cares about every student in the class. She told them: "We should adjust ourselves with the changes of the times, but the principles we abide by are unchanged." When he grew up, Carter had a deeper understanding of Miss Julia's words. What Miss Julia wants to tell her students is that we should always analyze new situations. However, whether we choose a lifelong partner or make difficult decisions in difficult times, test times or when we are tempted, we should not only adapt to these new challenges, but also adhere to some principles we have learned, such as fairness, honesty and loyalty. Carter will never forget Miss Julia's words and always stick to the basic principles he learned from Miss Julia and her parents. In the inaugural speech of the president, he quoted Miss Julia as saying: "Adjust yourself with the changes of the times, but stick to the same principle. No matter how difficult we face, I am determined to keep myself and the American people loyal to the beliefs of justice and truth. "