1. CELEBRITIES

2. Mike Tyson (1966) - the greatest American heavyweight boxer

3. David Robert Joseph Beckham (1975) –one of the most famous English footballers

4. Michael Jackson (1958 – 2009) an American King of Pop

5. Angelina Jolie (1975) - a prominent American Oscar-winning actress and William Bradley Pitt (1963) - an American actor and producer, a Golden Globe and Academy nominee

6. Maria Sharapova (1987) - a world-known Russian tennis star

7. Princess Diana (1961) – one of the most adored members of the British royal family. Diana died after trying to escape the paparazzi in Paris in August 1997.

8. Michael Schumacher (1969) – a German F 1’s greatest ever driver.

9. John Winston Ono Lennon (1940) – a British pop star, composer, songwriter, an icon of the 1960s, a founder of “The Beatles”, a band that impacted the music like no other before or since. John Lennon was shot dead in New York in 1980 by David Chapman – an obsessed fan.

10. Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (1958) – an American pop music singer and actress, one of the world’s wealthiest female musicians

11. Steven Spielberg (1946) – one of the most influential American film personalities in the history of film, Hollywood’s best known producer, director, writer and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world

12. Vladimir Vysotsky (1938 – 1980) a Soviet musician, actor, poet and author of his own songs. His music became a symbol of the whole generation.

13. Sayings and quotations 1. A celebrity is a person who works hard all of their life to become well known and then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized. (F. Allen) 2. What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous. (Voltaire) 3. The key to immortality is living a life which is worth to be remembered. (Bruce Lee) 4. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed. (Eminem) 5. The only place where success comes before work is in a dictionary. (Vidal Sassoon) 6. Whatever you are, be a good one. (Abraham Lincoln) 7. In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different. (Coco Chanel) 8. The nice thing about being a celebrity is that, if you bore people, they think it’s their fault. 9. Fame is a bee; It has a song; It has a sting; Ah, too, it has a wing. (E. Dickinson) 10. Try not to become a man of success, but rather, try to become a man of value. (Albert Einstein)

14. The “very best thing in the world” Some time ago the research, carried out through schools and online, was done by Luton First, sponsors and organizers of National Kids’ Day. Here is a sample of some of the survey’s results: What do you think is the very best thing in the world?

15. Do celebrities have a positive or a negative effect on society?

16. How to become successful 1. Know yourself 2. You must become financially free. 3. Surround yourself with winners. 4. Be very specific about your goal. 5. Develop a strategy. 6. Take consistent action. Success involves having self-belief 1. An independent nature 2. Self confidence 3. Persistence 4. A big imagination 5. Focus 6. Optimism 7. Passion