Arnold Schwarzenegger

Great inspirational speech from Arnold given at Emory University.

Steve Jobs

He was adopted by a working class family; he grew up in apricot orchards that would later become Silicon Valley. He dropped out of Reed College because he couldn't pay the tuition; he co-founded Apple in his parents' garage in 1976. He was ousted from the iconic brand in 1985 after power struggle with chief John Scully but returned to Apple in 1996 and created the iPod and iphone revolution. When away from Apple he also started Pixar animation, creator of hits like Toy Story and Finding Nemo, that was later sold to Disney. Jobs now is the ceo of apple, sits on Disney's board as its largest shareholder.He is now worth more than $6 Billion

Check out his inspirational speech at Stanford University

Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong

His family fled China in 1940 and settled in Hong Kong. At age 10 he had to drop out of school and work to support his family, at age 15 his father died. He worked hard and at age 19 he became the general manager of his company; he later started his own plastic flower manufacturing factory which eventually grew as Cheung Kong Industries into a conglomerate with stakes in supermarkets, property and cell phones. Today he is worth $23 Billion.

Read More about him and his life in this exclusive inspirational interview