Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Learn more about this author

Learn more on your iPhone

Get the small talk app to receive words, facts, quotes and more each day

Torpor

–

a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy.

…

Agglutination

–

the process of sticking together or clumping.

…

Boorish

–

rude, insensitive, or uncouth in manner.

…

Extemporize

–

to compose, perform, or produce something such as music or speech without preparation; improvise.

…

Conciliation

–

the action of stopping someone from being angry; placation.

…

Verboten

–

forbidden, especially by law or social custom.

…

Noisome

–

harmful or offensive to the senses; disgusting.

…

Parasocial

–

relating to or denoting a one-sided relationship, especially one between a celebrity and their audience.

…

Unequivocal

–

leaving no doubt; unambiguous.

…

Peculation

–

the embezzlement of funds or property.

…

You don’t have to be…

Zig Ziglar

The best way to get…

Walt Disney

It is only when we…

Walter Inglis Anderson

Someone is sitting in the…

Warren Buffett

I’m not going to continue…

Ava DuVernay

Weaknesses are just strengths in…

Marianne Cantwell

If we did all the…

Thomas Edison

I believe every human has…

Neil Armstrong

I hated every minute of…

Muhammad Ali

We conquer by continuing.

…

George Matheson

Julius Caesar was the first to declare January…

A 2019 Strava study found that 80% of…

Dogs can tell the time by smell. They…

The word oxymoron does come from Ancient Greek,…

While filming Tokyo Drift, the crew couldn’t get…

Studies have shown that crows can hold grudges…

The first ever text message in history was…

Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words. He was known…

In 1987, American Airlines saved $40,000 annually (equivalent…

A University of Edinburgh study has found intelligent…