WhenBillGatesmadehisdecisiontodropoutfromHarvard,hedidnotcaretoomuchoftheresult.GatesenteredHarvardin1973,anddroppedouttwoyearslaterwhenheandAllenstartedtheengineofMicrosoft.ManypeopledidnotunderstandwhyGatesgaveupsuchagoodopportunitytostudyintheworld’sNo.1University.However,withsizecomespower,MicrosoftdominatesthePCmarketwithitsoperatingsystems,suchasMS-DOSandWindows.Now,MicrosoftbecomesthebiggestsoftwarecompanyintheworldandBillGatesbecomestherichestmanintheworld.
用于有放弃就会有所得、勇气、懂得把握机会类
2.ThomasEdison（托马斯爱迪生）
In1879,aftermorethan1,000trialsand$40,000,ThomasEdisonintroducedaninexpensivealternativetocandlesandgaslight:theincandescentlamp.Usingcarbonizedfilamentsfromcottonthread,hislightbulbburnedfortwodays.ThesebulbswerefirstinstalledonthesteamshipColumbiaandhavebeenlightinguptheworldeversince.
用于创造力/科技类、失败是成功之母、努力、成功/英雄/困难类
3.MotherTeresa（特雷莎修女）
MotherTeresa,winneroftheNobelPeacePrize,dedicatedthemajorityofherlifetohelpingthepoorestofthepoorinIndia,thusgainingherthename"SaintoftheGutters."ThedevotiontowardsthepoorwonherrespectthroughouttheworldandtheNobelPeacePrizein1979.ShefoundedanorderofnunscalledtheMissionariesofCharityinCalcutta,Indiadedicatedtoservingthepoor.Almost50yearslater,theMissionariesofCharityhavegrownfrom12sistersinIndiatoover3,000in517missionsthroughout100countriesworldwide.
用于大众观点类/善良、品性/
4.NelsonRolihlahlaMandela（纳尔逊·罗利赫拉赫拉·曼德拉）
Mandela,theSouthAfricanblackpoliticalleaderandformerpresident,wasawarded1993NobelPeacePrizeforhiseffortstoantiracismandantiapartheid.NelsonMandelaisoneofthegreatmoralandpoliticalleadersofourtime:aninternationalherowhoselifelongdedicationtothefightagainstracialoppressioninSouthAfricawonhimtheNobelPeacePrizeandthepresidencyofhiscountry.Sincehistriumphantreleasein1990frommorethanaquarter-centuryofimprisonment,Mandelahasbeenatthecentreofthemostcompellingandinspiringpoliticaldramaintheworld.AspresidentoftheAfricanNationalCongressandheadofSouthAfrica‘santiapartheidmovement,hewasinstrumentalinmovingthenationtowardmultiracialgovernmentandmajorityrule.Heisreveredeverywhereasavitalforceinthefightforhumanrightsandracialequality.
用于英雄、斗争/大众观点类（非暴力）/
5.Beethoven（贝多芬）
Beethoven,theGermanComposer,begantolosehishearingin1801andwasentirelydeafby1819.However,thisobstaclecouldnotkeephimfrombecomingoneofthemostfamousandprolificcomposersinarthistory.Hismusic,including9symphonies,5pianoconcertos,severalsenatesandsoon,formesatransitionfromclassicaltoromanticcomposition.
用于成功/英雄/困难类
6.GeorgeBush（乔治布什）
OnJanuary16,1991,PresidentBushorderedthecommencementofOperationDesertStorm,amassiveU.S.-ledmilitaryoffensiveagainstIraqinthePersianGulf.
Inlate1992,BushorderedU.S.troopsintoSomalia,anationdevastatedbydroughtandcivilwar.ThepeacekeepingmissionwouldprovethemostdisastroussinceLebanon,andPresidentClintonabruptlycalleditoffin1993.
7.JimmyCarter（吉米卡特）
PresidentCarter'spolicyofplacinghumanrightsrecordsattheforefrontofAmerica'srelationshipswithothernationscontributedtoacoolingofColdWarrelationsinthelate1970s.
In1980,forthefirsttimeinsevenyears,FidelCastroauthorizedemigrationoutofCubabythecountry'scitizens.TheUnitedStateswelcomedtheCubans,butlatertookstepstoslowthetidewhenevidencesuggestedthatCastrowasusingtherefugeeflighttoemptyhisprisons.
用于成功/英雄/困难类/斗争、
8.NevilleChamberlain（内维尔张伯伦）
In1938,BritishPrimeMinisterChamberlainsignedtheMunichPactwithAdolfHitler,anagreementthatgaveCzechoslovakiaawaytoNaziconquestwhilebringing,asChamberlainpromised,"peaceinourtime."
ElevenmonthsafterthesigningoftheMunichPact,GermanybrokethepeaceinEuropebyinvadingPoland.AsolemnChamberlainhadnochoicebuttodeclarewar,andWorldWarIIbeganinEurope.
不喜欢他，不说了...
9.RaoulWallenberg（瓦伦堡）
RaoulWallenbergwasayoungSwedisharistocrat.In1944heleftthesafetyofhiscountryandenteredBudapest.OverthenextyearheoutwittedtheNazisandsavedasmanyas100,000Jews(hewasnothimselfJewish)fromthedeathcamps.In1945hewasarrestedbytheRussians,chargedwithspying,andimprisonedinaRussianlaborcamp.
用于道德类/英雄、自救（Conscienceisamorepowerfulmotivationthanmoney,fameandpower）
10.GeorgeSoros--（乔治索斯洛）thefinancialcrocodile
Soros,whoatonestageafterthefalloftheBerlinWallwasprovidingmoreassistancetoRussiathantheUSgovernment,believesinpractisingwhathepreaches.HisOpenSocietyInstitutehasbeenpivotalinhelpingeasternEuropeancountriesdevelopdemocraticsocietiesandmarketeconomies.Soroshastheadvantageofaninsider'sknowledgeoftheworkingsofglobalcapitalism,sohiscriticismisparticularlypointed.Lastyear,theSorosfoundation'snetworkspentnearlyhalfabilliondollarsonprojectsineducation,publichealthandpromotingdemocracy,makingitoneoftheworld'slargestprivatedonors.
用于大众观点类：（媒体/团体/主流）
11.PaulRevere（保罗）
OurperceptivetowardsPaulReverejustillustratesthispoint.Accordingtotheromanticlegend,he,gallopingalongofthedarkfromonefarmhousetoanother,alertedthepeopletothecomingBritish.Andofcoursethestoryemphasizedthecourageofoneman,madehimaheroinourhistorybooks.However,hisheroismrequiredamatrixofotherswhowerealreadywell-preparedtomobilizeagainsttheoppressorandhewasjustonepartofapre-arrangeplan.HeroeslikeReverehavenousefulnessapartfromasocietyprimedtoact.
用于英雄、斗争/勇敢/合作类Cooperation
12.HenryFord（亨利福特）
Henryford,oneofthemostinfluentialinventorsinthehistory,wasalwaysinattentiveinschool.Once,heandafriendtookawatchaparttoprobetheprinciplebehindit.Angryandupset,theteacherpunishedhimbothtostayafterschool.theirpunishmentwastostayuntiltheyhadfixedthewatch.buttheteacherdidnotknowyoungford’sgenius,intenminutes,thismechanicalwizardhadrepairedthewatchandwasonthiswayhome.ItisimaginationthatinvigoratedFordtomakeathroughinquiryaboutthingshedidnotknow.Heoncepluggedupthespoutofateapotandplaceditonthefire.thenhewaitedtoseewhatwouldhappen.thewaterboiledand,ofcourse,turnedtosteam.sincethesteamhadnowaytoescape,theteapotexploded.theexplosioncrackedamirrorandbrokeawindow.Ford’syearofcuriosityandtinkeringpaidoff,whenhebuilthisimaginationofhorselesscarriageintoreality,thehistoryoftransportationwaschangedforever
用于creativity/curiosity/科技类
13.AlexanderGrahamBell（亚历山大格雷厄姆贝尔）
Notrealizingthefullimpactitwouldhaveonsociety,AlexanderGrahamBellintroducedthefirsttelephonetoanamazedaudienceatAmerica'sCentennialExpositioninPhiladelphiain1876.Withinayear,Bellhadinstalled230phonesandestablishedtheBellTelephoneCompany,whichwaslatertransformedintoAT&T.In1997,643,000,000,000callsweremadebypeopleintheUnitedStatesalone.