Maya Angelou 12 Famous Quotes

1. "I believe that each of us comes from the creator trailing wisps of glory."
2. "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."
3. "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them."
4. "My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style."
5. "The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind."
6. "Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud."
7. "I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back."
8. "We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated."
9. "You are the sum total of everything you've ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot - it's all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive."
10. "One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest."
11. "Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope."
12. "Nothing can dim the light which shines from within."

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Angelou

http://mayaangelou.com/

https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/maya-angelou

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/maya-angelou

https://www.buzzfeed.com/tracyclayton/must-see-video-clips-of-dr-maya-angelou?utm_term=.jpW9D68p95#.kcr7Ag8V71

http://www.newindianexpress.com/galleries/world/2017/apr/04/on-the-88th-birth-anniversary-of-maya-angelou-heres-all-that-the-caged-bird-sang-100361.html

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/05/28/maya-angelou-quotes/9663257/

12 Powerful Words

I was curating content for articles, ideas and information to be posted here at the12list.com when I chanced upon this youtube video about the 12 powerful words to be learned by students to:

• Better understand what each question means
• Become familiar with words that require higher order thinking skills
• Help to relieve test anxiety
• Help you achieve better on tests

And the 12 powerful words are:

1. trace - to outline
2. analyze - break it down 
3. infer - read between the lines
4. evaluate - to judge
5. formulate - build and create
6. describe - tell me all about it
7. support - back it up
8. explain - tell me why
9. summarize - the short version
10. compare - things are alike
11. contrast - things are different
12. predict - think about the future

Watch the youtube video posted by Mr Beyah to appreciate the 12 powerful words.

12 New Words Added To Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Latest Edition

1. catfish n (1612): (second definition) a person who sets up a false personal profile on a social networking site for fraudulent or deceptive purposes
2. crowdfunding n (2006): the practice of soliciting financial contributions from a large number of people, especially from the online community 
3. dubstep n (2002): a type of electronic dance music having prominent bass lines and syncopated drum patterns 
4. fangirl n (1934): a girl or woman who is an extremely or overly enthusiastic fan of someone or something
5. freegan n (2006): an activist who scavenges for free food (as in waste receptacles at stores and restaurants) as a means of reducing consumption of resources
6. gamification n (2010): the process of adding games or gameline elements to something (as a task) so as to encourage participation
7. hashtag n (2008): a word or phrase preceded by the symbol # that classifies or categorizes the accompanying text, such as a tweet
8. selfie n (2002): an image of oneself taken by oneself using a digital camera, especially for posting on social network
9. social networking n (1998): the creation and maintenance of personal and business relationships, especially online
10. steampunk n (1987): science fiction dealing with 19th-century societies dominated by historical or imagined steam-powered technology
11. turducken n (1982): a boneless chicken stuffed into a boneless duck stuffed into a boneless turkey
12. tweep n (2008): a person who uses the Twitter online message service to send and receive tweets

References:

Merriam-Webster
'Selfie' among top 15 words added to Merriam-Webster dictionary

take-out or to go

1. take-out or takeout - North American English
2. take-out or takeout - Philippine English 
3. carry-out - in U.S. English
4. carry-out - in Scottish English
5. take-away - in United Kingdom (to take away or to eat out)
6. take-away - in Australia
7. take-away - in New Zealand
8. take-away - in South Africa
9. take-away - in Hong Kong
10. take-away - in Ireland
11. parcel - in Indian English and Pakistani English
12. to go - in the United States and Canada (especially at fast food outlets, the term is to go)

References:

Take-out
Take Out (disambiguation)
Word Reference Forum