Inspirational Figures

There are always some people around the world that lived and inspires the others. Here is my list of 8 figures which i think they are inspirational.
This might be controversial but they are all based on my personal opinions.






8.Steve Jobs
The list starts with the co-founder and chief executive of Apple Inc.
Diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer during mid-2004, he did not give up is journey as a great entrepreneur. Instead, he had brought Apple into its golden age.
Thanks to his aggressive and demanding personality, Apple has always been placing its products in the forefront of the IT industry by setting up new trends and platforms.
He created the i-fever in a massive scale like never before.
People are so crazy about i-phone, i-pad, i-pod and their related products.




7.Michael Jackson
The King of Pop, best-known for his dance move. He is the most popular global figure in the music industry.He popularized many dance techniques such as the robot and moonwalk, which in turns inspired many performers after that.
No artist has ever won more awards than our late King of Pop.
He paved the way of modern pop music and left his influence in many performing artists.




6.Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇）
The first emperor of China. During the Warring States period, China consists of 7 divided countries. Qin Shi Huang united China for the first time by defeating 6 other countries. He initiated China's nearly 2 millennial of imperial rule.
During his reign, he unified the writing system in the country, he built the Great Wall of China to defend the country against external enemies from the north. He also connected the country by building the massive national road system.




5. Muhammad Ali
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
Known for his unorthodox fighting style, Muhammad Ali is one of the greatest(if not the greatest) sportsman of 20th century.
A man who did not want to give up his principles and Islamic beliefs at all cost, Ali refused to be conscripted into the US military. As a result, he was arrested and stripped his boxing title. He was suspended from boxing and everyone thought it was the end of Muhammad Ali's Era.
However, Ali was able to shock the world 4 years later after his comeback. He won back heavy weight titles and continued his quest to defeat every top heavyweight fighters in his era.
He retired from the ring at the age of 39.




4.Nelson Mandela

Who would ever think that a person that was sentenced to life in prison could one day become the president of a country?

The former anti-apartheid activist spent 27 years without his freedom as the consequence of fighting for the rights of his race.

Eventually,when he regained it during 1991, he did not stop his fight. Instead, he continued to led his party in the negotiations that led to multi-racial democracy in 1994. He was then elected to be the president of South Africa from 1994-1999. He was 75 during that time.

He has shown the world how strong a person's mental strength could be.
He is the greatest example that shows us the importance of strong determination.

3.Martin Luther King Jr.

A person with a dream. He had shown us that everyone should have a dream and put our effort to make our wish come true.
A dream that seems impossible to come true could be achieved if we hold on to our faith.
His dream to end racial segregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other nonviolent means seems out of reach during his time.
Against all odds, he had changed the fate of all African American people.
Here is his famous speech "I have a dream"


2.Julius Caesar

The great general led his man to to overthrown the Roman Republic. An act that liberated the lower class majorities in the republic from the highly corrupted higher class Senates. He dissolved the republic and centralised the bureaucracy of it.
However, he was assassinated by a group of senators, led by Marcus Junius Brutus during the Ides of March incident which leads to a series of civil wars and the forming of the Great Roman Empire that stood for 500 years.
Caesar's success basically depends on his unrivaled leadership skills. He was able to motivate his soldiers in a systematic approach. He leads by example which at times he fought side by side with his men and occasionally injuring himself.



1. Adolf Hitler

I know it sounds crazy to put the man who started World War 2 and took away millions of precious lives on the top of my list.
He is however, a genius in his own way.
Growing up in a pity childhood as he was frequently beaten up by his father, little Adolf Hitler dreamed to be an artist in the future. However, he was rejected twice by the academy of arts.
He then served in the military during World War 1 and began his political career after the war.
Hitler was best known for his powerful speech that would stir the emotions of his audience, influencing the public to follow his ideology.
His influence was so strong that he was able to control the mind of his people to fight and die for his regime unconditionally.
He has shown that the most important attribute a great leader possess is the power to influence the others.
No matter what he says, they follow~!!!