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Failures, setbacks and tragedies are a painful part of life.There will be times when you feel like life is kicking you when you are already down. By reading these understanding quotes, you can begin to pick yourself up again.Whether you are able to find joy in your everyday life and gain success depends on your ability to push through the hardest adversity and not give up. If you are having a hard time, you need to find something that can lift you up and help you remember that life isn’t all that bad....

In common with many other traditional girls, Nicole is known by various nicknames, ranging from simple and direct to inventive and humorous.Many Nicole nicknames are derived from variations of common names in other countries, such as Nika or Colette. The name Nicole and its variant spellings have been there for millennia.Nicole is the female version of Nicolas, which comes from Nikolaos in Greek. Nicole is also a complex name made out of the Greek Nike, meaning victory, and Laos meaning people means People’s victory....

The name Sarah is strikingly positive - it translates to delight and happiness in Arabic.The beauty of the name Sarah is endowed with the potential for incredible strength and exquisite dignity. The Sarah nicknames are suitable for those who are enthusiastic, endearing, and tenacious.According to the Hebrew Bible, Christian Old Testament, and the Muslim Koran, Sarah was Abraham’s wife. In the process of searching for Sarah’s cool nicknames and creative names, you achieve a cute and funny nickname using different versions of the language....

‘Glinda’ is a fictional witch character from ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’, who also appeared in the novel called ‘Wicked’.‘Glinda’ is also known as ‘Glinda the good witch’ and the name Glinda actually means ‘pretty’. Many parents name their baby girls ‘Glinda’ as it is synonymous with something which means good.In the book, Glinda is depicted as a good witch with reddish-golden hair and magical powers who helps Dorothy to go back to her home in Kansas after a cyclone brings her and her dog Toto to the Munchkins country in the magical Land of Oz accidentally....

Alice Springs is the second-largest populated town in Australia after the Northern Territory’s capital, Darwin.It is a contemporary town with all the city facilities and is located right in the center of the Australian continent. Alice Springs is the only central town and service center in a neighborhood the size of Texas.Alice Springs was referred to as Stuart until August 31, 1933. Surveyor William Whitfield Mills named Stuart as ‘Alice Springs’, honoring Lady Alice Todd, spouse of Sir Charles Todd, who was a pioneer in the telegraph....

Mountain Denali in Alaska is North America’s tallest mountain peak, standing at 20,310 ft (6,190 m) above sea level.Mount Denali is rather an Athabascan term that translates as ‘high one.’ Tectonic uplift drove Earth’s crust upward sixty million years back, building Denali as well as the other Alaska Range ranges.Denali is considered to be the highest mountain of North America as well as the world’s northernmost peak above 19685 ft (6,000 m)....

Who isn’t enthusiastic about the Olympics, after all, it is that time of the year when we cheer for our country’s sportspeople from the comfort of our homes.Australia remains among the top countries on the medal tally for the Olympic games. Australian athletes are known to win gold medals regularly in these popular games.Who are these star athletes? How does Australia support these stars? Let us find it out.Among the countries competing in the Olympic Games is Australia....

‘The Odyssey’ is an ancient Greek epic poem written by Homer in the 8th Century BC.‘The Iliad’ is followed by the ‘The Odyssey’. ‘The Odyssey’ contains the concluding part of the Trojan war and the story of Odysseus’s journey back home.After the Trojan War, Odysseus spent seven years on the island of the nymph Calypso. He breaks out of the island and journeys homewards. On his way, he comes across other adventures and dangers caused by the siren, Circe, and Poseidon....

Looking for the best bee names that are all the buzz?We’ve been as busy as a worker bee flapping our bee wings in the hive gathering all of the best titles fit for a Queen bee. We’ve included great options for ground bees, bumble bees, and every other type of bee you might come across!Bees are insects with six legs and two wings. Did you know that, whilst they are famed for their stingers, actually only the Queen bees and worker bees have stingers?...

Beastie Boys are the first New York-based rock band and the first white rap performers who have gained a substantial fan base.It is really great to know that this band was hugely responsible for growing the mainstream audience for rap music all over the world. The formation of the hip hop band Beastie Boys took place in New York City in the year 1981 and they garnered worldwide fame with their albums ‘Licensed To Ill’ and ‘Paul’s Boutique’....

Apples are crunchy fruits that provide humans with a lot of nutrients.Some of the nutrients provided to us by apples are Vitamin C, Vitamin K, and Potassium. The skin of the apple is also a great source of fiber.Growing up, we’ve all heard the famous proverb, ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away’. The proverb actually started in Wales, where it originally went something like, ‘Eat an apple before going to bed, and you’ll keep the doctor from earning his bread’....

Kayaking is a holistic way to get in touch with nature, as well as yourself.Kayaks have several functions outside of sports, such as harpooning. Kayaks can also be based on several materials, and the casual kayaker often prefers the common inflatable kayak.There are many reasons one should go kayaking. The best thing of benefit from kayaking is on your physical health. As a sustained low-impact cardiovascular exercise, regular kayaking can let your heart grow stronger, and push your adventure self out in the open....

Master Chief or Petty Officer John-117 is the lead protagonist of the Halo video game series.He is a fierce marine commando who never backs down from a fight. Master Chief has some of the best quotes of any video game character.We’ve collected the best Master Chief quotes and also some quotes from other Halo characters in this article. If you’d like to read more video game quotes, then check out our articles on Mass Effect quotes and Video Game quotes....

To understand the Hagakure quotes, one has to know the background of Yamamoto Tsunetomo, a samurai, and his master Nabeshima Mitsushige from the Edo period in Japan.Nabeshima Mitsushige was known for forbidding the ritual of junshi, in which, traditionally, a retainer had to commit suicide after his lord’s death. Quotes by the duo are found in the book titled Hagakure, ‘The Book Of The Samurai’, which describes the paths and the way that a samurai should follow....

The Atacama Desert is a large, habitable desert located in northern Chile.It contains many relics from the past and helps Chile through tourism. As well as being a hub for tourism, it provides an interesting location for scientists to study.The majority of this desert is located within Chile with little to no population on its extreme edges. These areas still remain unpopulated by human activity today, making the relics undistinguishable from those left behind by ancient peoples....

When you buy a fish, what do you do? Well, your top priority should be properly set up their tank, settling them in, and learning to care for them properly, but after that, they’re going to need a name!You can’t keep calling them fish one or two. They need a name, a name that will help you connect with your fish on a deeper level.We have heard people say how can we differentiate between two fishes from the same breed....

Pet names can be difficult to choose, often there are just too many options.That’s why using your cat’s colour is a great way to make a decisions; there are many different names for a grey cat. A lot of these names for a cat either mean grey, or represent something grey, making them great kitten names.Your grey cats could be named after a popular cat character or perhaps a pun like Earl Grey....

Chester Charles Bennington was born on 20 March 1976 and died on 20 July 2017 as an American singer, songwriter, and occasional actor.Drawing pictures, writing poetry and songs were a means of comfort for him to get away from the difficult and traumatic childhood he had. Some of his song titles are ‘Numb’, ‘In the End’, and ‘What I’ve Done’.Bennington’s mother was a nurse and his father a police detective who worked to solve cases of sexual abuse....

Copenhagen is an ancient city in Denmark.This Danish city attracts tourists, for it has alluring aspects all over. The city has many unique lifestyle elements from food to travel and daily life.Copenhagen was a fallen town due to wars throughout Denmark’s history, but has since recovered and is now a glorious city. This is the economic, governmental, and cultural city center of Denmark.Facts About Copenhagen, DenmarkCopenhagen is the capital city of Denmark....

The place where mound-building tribal folks lived several years ago, Georgia state is one of the most picturesque spots in the US.Atlanta, Georgia, is where the Civil Rights Movement was born. This was also where several ancestors of the present-day Europeans had settled down millennia ago.Home to some of the most beautiful mountain ranges and the deepest caves in the world, Georgia is known for its diverse landscapes. Located in the east of the Mississippi region, this place has a humid subtropical climate....