Readers Digest - Use your words: Word Power Quizzes from Americas Most Popular magazine

A READERS DIGEST BOOK 2020 Trusted Media Brands, Inc. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction, in any manner, is prohibited. Readers Digest is a registered trademark of Trusted Media Brands, Inc. ISBN 978-1-62145-487-8 ISBN-13: 978-1-62145-488-5 (eBook) We are committed to both the quality of our products and the service we provide to our customers. We value your comments, so please feel free to contact us.

Readers Digest Adult Trade Publishing 44 South Broadway White Plains, NY 10601 For more Readers Digest products and information, visit our website: www.rd.com Illustrations copyright Jill Calder, Matthew Cohen, Ingo Fast, Edwin Fotheringham, Hal Mayforth, Luc Melanson, Sirichai Puangsuwan/Shutterstock, Word Power Quiz copyright by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon except: Morning Papers, , copyright by Monique Riedel The mind is not a vessel that needs filling but wood that needs igniting. PLUTARCH We know our readers love wordsboth learning new ways to express themselves and challenging their minds while learning the meaning of new words. In fact, we had such a positive response to Use Your Wordsour very own hybrid of your favorite features, Quotable Quotes and Word Powerthat we are pleased to offer another volume and another chance for readers to sharpen their word skills and wax poetic at social gatherings. Weve searched through the archives to find fresh new coinages from the movers, shakers, and influencers of today, as well as some long-forgotten words of wisdom from the past that never get stale. In this eclectic mix of quotes from voices old and new, young and old, conservative and progressive, we think weve found lots of gems for every occasion. Whether youre looking for the right words to congratulate someone on a work promotion, express your deep gratitude to a loyal friend, need to give voice to something painful that needs release, or just want to break the ice with a witty remark, youll find the perfect Quotable Quote in these pages.

And while youll look pretty smart quoting Cicero or Eleanor Roosevelt, youll be even more impressive when your vocabulary matches the winners of the Scripps National Spelling Bee as highlighted in our selection of Word Power quizzes. Weve enjoyed curating these selections for you, and we hope youll share your newfound knowledge with friends, family, coworkers, and acquaintances, and use your words to cheer, calm, teach, and inspire. The Editors of Readers Digest Theres nothing youve ever been successful at that you didnt work on every day. WILL SMITH

We all have the capacity to forge our own futures and create our own success in life, but it never hurts to hear some sage advice from those who have paved the way for us. You cannot be really first-rate at your work if your work is all you are. ANNA QUINDLEN Inside of a ring or out, aint nothing wrong with going down.

Its staying down thats wrong. MUHAMMAD ALI There is no downside to winning. It feels forever fabulous. PAT CONROY The person who knows how will always have a job. The person who knows why will always be his boss. @VENUSESWILLIAMS

When youre brought into this life, youre given certain gifts, and you have to use them. JANE GOODALL If your ship doesnt come in, swim out to it. JONATHAN WINTERS Doing anything less than something amazing is squandering this whole reason that youre here. BRANDON STANTON Thankfully, perseverance is a great substitute for talent. STEVE MARTIN A year from now youll wish you had started today. ANONYMOUS The best of us must sometimes eat our words. J.K. J.K.

ROWLING Be bold. If youre going to make an error, make a doozy. BILLIE JEAN KING An inventor fails 999 times, and if he succeeds once, hes in. He treats his failures simply as practice shots. CHARLES KETTERING Failure is just another way to learn how to do something right. OPRAH Winning may not be everything, but losing has little to recommend it. DIANNE FEINSTEIN

Whoever said Its not whether you win or lose that counts probably lost. MARTINA NAVRATILOVA Second place is just the first place loser. DALE EARNHARDT Ive missed more than 9,000 shots. DALE EARNHARDT Ive missed more than 9,000 shots.

Ive lost almost 300 games. Ive failed over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. MICHAEL JORDAN Genius is immediate, but talent takes time. JANET FLANNER Talent is only a starting point. TINA FEY Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire PR officers. DANIEL J. DANIEL J.

BOORSTIN Just because someone has fancy sneakers doesnt mean they can run faster. JON BON JOVI You have to be first, different, or great. If youre one of them, you may make it. LORETTA LYNN Persistence trumps talent and looks every time. AARON BROWN A peacock that rests on his feathers is just another turkey. @KANYEWEST

If you dont keep pushing the limits, you wake up one day and youre the center square to block. ROBIN WILLIAMS The talk you hear about adapting to change is not only stupid, its dangerous. ROBIN WILLIAMS The talk you hear about adapting to change is not only stupid, its dangerous.