21 inspirational quotes about money you’ll enjoy

07/30/2024 by

People may tell you that money’s not important but, after oxygen, few things are more important to sustaining life in the modern age. So it’s essential that we take good care of our money and use it wisely.

That’s not to say we should be mean or stingy. Quite the contrary; being generous when it’s appropriate is very important too.

However, we should not waste money or fritter it away on things we don’t need, and will probably never use.

Enjoy your money when you have it but always put a little away for a rainy day because one day it will rain, of that you can be absolutely sure, dear reader.

Build capital over time and that capital can then generate an income stream for you.

Money can make your life easier of course but on its own, it will not make you happy. Never make the mistake of assuming that it will.

Happiness comes from within and if you’re not happy without money then having some money is unlikely to improve that situation.

Never chase money for its own sake. The personal cost of being overly acquisitive is likely to be very high indeed.

Make sure you have some balance in your life; then do what you love; do it well and the money will follow.

And never forget this; money is important but the people in your life are far more important. You can have all the money in the world but without people in your life, you have nothing.

Here are 21 inspirational quotes about money to help you reflect on what it really means. Enjoy them all.

Inspirational quotes about money (1-10):

  1. There’s no such thing as a free lunch. ~Milton Friedman
  2. A fool and his money are soon parted. ~Thomas Tusser
  3. Do what you love, and the money will follow. ~Marsha Sinetar
  4. A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money. ~W.C. Fields
  5. I’d like to live as a poor man with lots of money. ~Pablo Picasso
  6. A good reputation is more valuable than money. ~Publilius Syrus
  7. Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons. ~Woody Allen
  8. Never spend your money before you have earned it. ~Thomas Jefferson
  9. There are people who have money and people who are rich. ~Coco Chanel
  10. Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will. ~Nelson Mandela

Inspirational quotes about money (11-21):

  1. I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive. ~Henry Miller
  2. Anybody who thinks money will make you happy hasn’t got money. ~David Geffen
  3. Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail. ~Kinky Friedman
  4. A wise man should have money in his head but not in his heart. ~Jonathan Swift
  5. That money talks, I’ll not deny, I heard it once: It said, ‘Goodbye’. ~Richard Armour
  6. Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish but it will not replace you as the driver. ~Ayn Rand
  7. Money is a strange business. People who haven’t got it aim for it strongly. People who have are full of troubles. ~Ayrton Senna
  8. When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is. ~Oscar Wilde
  9. Money cannot buy peace of mind. It cannot heal ruptured relationships, or build meaning into a life that has none. ~Richard M. DeVos
  10. Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants. ~Benjamin Franklin
  11. Bottom line is, I didn’t return to Apple to make a fortune. I’ve been very lucky in my life and already have one. When I was 25, my net worth was $100 million or so. I decided then that I wasn’t going to let it ruin my life. There’s no way you could ever spend it all, and I don’t view wealth as something that validates my intelligence. ~Steve Jobs

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11 quotes about gratitude to remind you its important

07/29/2024 by

However hard life proves to be, being grateful is an essential element to achieving personal happiness. So this post offers you 11 quotes about gratitude to make you think.

All too often we fret about all the things we lack. And then we fail to appreciate fully all the good things in our lives.

So what do you do when you’re feeling negative about your life experiences?

Well, you should stop for a second or two and contemplate all those things for which you really should be grateful.

It can be as simple as the cup of coffee you’re enjoying or the lunch you have planned with a friend later in the week. Maybe you’re off to play football or simply to sit in the park to watch the world go by.

If you think hard enough and you think positively enough, then eventually you’ll see that there are things for which you can be grateful. They don’t have to be big or significant. They just need to be something that brings you pleasure, if only for a moment.

However bad you think your life might be, if you look around the world you’ll see that in comparison to many others, you’re quite lucky.

Yes, of course, there’ll be people with a bigger slice of life’s cake than you’ve got but so what? Does it matter? It’s not the size of your house that matters, it’s how happy is the home in which you live.

If you want to be happy it starts with a positive frame of mind and that starts with being grateful for whatever it is you’ve got, however small it may be.

So go on, be grateful and be happy. And contemplate these 11 quotes about gratitude now.

Quotes about gratitude:

  1. Joy is the simplest form of gratitude. ~Karl Barth
  2. Always have an attitude of gratitude. ~Sterling K. Brown
  3. I am happy because I’m grateful. I choose to be grateful. That gratitude allows me to be happy. ~Will Arnett
  4. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. ~Melody Beattie
  5. I don’t have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness. It’s right in front of me if I’m paying attention and practising gratitude. ~Brené Brown
  6. As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them. ~John F. Kennedy
  7. Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all the others. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
  8. Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation. ~Brian Tracy
  9. Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. ~Melody Beattie
  10. Thank you is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, and understanding. ~Alice Walker
  11. Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings. ~William Arthur Ward

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27 great thought-provoking quotes to inspire you

07/27/2024 by

As you may recall dear reader, I’m always looking for great quotes, especially those that get me thinking.

I recently collected a batch of what I think are some of the greatest thought-provoking quotes, so I thought I’d share them with you.

Unfortunately, all of today’s quotes fall within the category of ‘Author Unknown‘, but they’re still worth a few moments of your time.

So here’s some brain food to get your day started. I think some of these quotes are real gems, so I hope you find them interesting.

Thought-provoking Quotes:

If ignorance is bliss, why aren’t there more happy people?

Life’s tough for everyone but it’s even tougher if you’re stupid

Experience enables you to recognize a mistake every time you repeat it

Profanity is the effort of a feeble mind to express itself forcefully

Don’t mistake activity for productivity

If silence is golden, not many people can be arrested for hoarding.

You’ll never make your dreams come true by oversleeping

Never have a battle of wits with an unarmed man

Never argue with a fool; people may not notice the difference

If quitters never win, and winners never quit, then who is the fool who said, “Quit while you’re ahead?”

Age is just a number. Then again, it’s often quite a big number.

Wise people know that they don’t know anything at all.

Living is easy, if all you want to do is exist.

Ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do or die.

He who smiles in a crisis has already found someone else to blame.

The problem with life is that Monday is so far from Friday, yet Friday is so close to Monday.

When nothing is going right, go left.

If you can’t convince them, confuse them.

I thought growing old would take longer.

Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth.

If, at first, you don’t succeed, redefine success.

I don’t have bad handwriting, I have my own font.

I am in shape. Round is a shape, isn’t it?

Happiness is an inside job.

He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.

Life can be better than it is, but it won’t happen by accident.

Choices maketh the man, and the woman too.

My favourite?

The one I like best today is “Profanity is the effort of a feeble mind to express itself forcefully.”

All too often nowadays people use profanity as a lazy and ill-considered form of expression. And rarely does it reflect well on anyone in my opinion.

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25 quotes about work to help you appreciate its significance

07/26/2024 by

Today I offer you 25 quotes about work, which I hope will get you thinking.

However, first, consider this question. What exactly is work?

Well, Physics offers a definition, of course. Essentially it says that it’s the effort required to move a force through a distance.

However, that’s not my point today. I’m talking about work in relation to people. That thing that, for most people, takes up eight hours of our time each and every weekday. Now, in that sense, work is simply doing stuff for other people in exchange for money.

Do what you enjoy doing:

Ideally, you should be doing stuff you enjoy doing because if you enjoy it you’ll do it well and if you do it well you’ll enhance your value over the long term. And if you really enjoy what you’re doing it won’t seem like work at all.

However if you’re doing stuff for just one person, regardless of how much you enjoy it, essentially you’re just trading your time for money.

Now I’m not suggesting that there’s anything wrong with trading your time. After all, that’s the way most people work. However, that’s not the way to earn serious money, unless you work on Wall Street.

Serve one for many:

To generate a significant income, for most people, you need to be doing stuff for many people simultaneously. One for many, rather than one for one.

For instance, if you write a bestselling book, record a bestselling music album or produce a bestselling video these activities can lead to you making serious money. A period of work by you produces a product which potentially gives pleasure to millions.

Become an entrepreneur:

Starting a business and selling products by the thousand is another way to make serious money. Becoming an entrepreneur is another way to serve one for many.

The key message for you today dear reader is this; working one-for-one can make you a living. Working one-to-many can make you a fortune, particularly if you can continue to serve the many whilst you’re sleeping.

Whether it’s becoming a creative person, a performing artist, or starting a business. These are the roads to real riches.

It’s never easy of course but it can be done and people do. You could too with a little self-belief.

Here are 25 inspirational quotes about work to get you thinking about it.

Quotes about work (1-16):

  1. Honour lies in honest toil. ~Grover Cleveland
  2. Without labour, nothing prospers. ~Sophocles
  3. All wealth is the product of labour. ~John Locke
  4. Nothing will work unless you do. ~Maya Angelou
  5. Nobody ever drowned in his own sweat. ~Ann Landers
  6. Good things happen to those who hustle. ~Chuck Noll
  7. The harder I work, the luckier I get. ~Samuel Goldwyn
  8. There is no substitute for hard work. ~Thomas A. Edison
  9. All things are difficult before they are easy. ~Thomas Fuller
  10. The beginning is the most important part of the work. ~Plato
  11. The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work. ~Harry Golden
  12. To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth. ~Pearl S. Buck
  13. He who seeks rest finds boredom. He who seeks work finds rest. ~Dylan Thomas
  14. The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary. ~Vince Lombardi
  15. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. ~Stephen Hawking
  16. Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life. ~Confucius

Quotes about work (17-25):

  1. I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process. ~Vincent Van Gogh
  2. Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. ~Theodore Roosevelt
  3. Let us realize that: the privilege to work is a gift, the power to work is a blessing, the love of work is success! ~David O. McKay
  4. Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all. ~Sam Ewing
  5. I’ve learned from experience that if you work harder at it, and apply more energy and time to it, and more consistency, you get a better result. It comes from the work. ~Louis C. K.
  6. Nothing ever comes to one that is worth having, except as a result of hard work. ~Booker T. Washington
  7. Everyone has been made for some particular work and the desire for that work has been put in every heart. ~Rumi
  8. All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very striving and hard work that we so constantly try to avoid is the major building block in the person we are today. ~Pope Paul VI
  9. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. ~Steve Jobs

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15 inspirational quotes about friends and why they matter

07/25/2024 by

Why do friends matter?

They matter because people are social animals and we all need other people. They might drive us nuts occasionally but we still need them.

A fundamental human need is the need to feel secure. So having other people in our lives gives us a greater sense of security. It means we feel slightly less vulnerable.

Another fundamental need is the need for certainty.

So having the same people in our lives on a regular basis provides us with a greater sense of certainty. In other words, friends and family help in satisfying this need.

And then there’s sharing our lives with people whose company we enjoy.

People who see the world the way we do. People who enjoy the things we enjoy. Those people who appreciate our company more than they might be put off by our many faults and idiosyncrasies.

We don’t always value our friends as we should but having a few really good friends makes life special I think.

If you’re lucky enough to have at least one good friend then make sure you let them know how much they mean to you.

Here are 15 inspirational quotes about friends to reinforce why I believe they matter.

Inspirational quotes about friends:

  1. It’s always good to make new friends. ~Jose Feliciano
  2. Friends are the siblings God never gave us. ~Mencius
  3. It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter. ~Marlene Dietrich
  4. If you make friends with yourself you will never be alone. ~Maxwell Maltz
  5. A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same. ~Elbert Hubbard
  6. You cannot buy with gold the old associations. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  7. Friends and good manners will carry you where money won’t go. ~Margaret Walker
  8. Things are never quite as scary when you’ve got a best friend. ~Bill Watterson
  9. It’s not so much our friends’ help that helps us, as the confidence of their help. ~Epicurus
  10. Trust is hard to come by. That’s why my circle is small and tight. I’m kind of funny about making new friends. ~Eminem
  11. One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood. ~Lucius Annaeus Seneca
  12. I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let’s face it friends make life a lot more fun. ~Charles R. Swindoll
  13. Friendship is not something you learn in school but if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything. ~Muhammad Ali
  14. Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it’s all over. ~Octavia Butler
  15. When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. ~Henri Nouwen

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21 quotes about dreams and why they matter

07/24/2024 by

Today I have some inspirational quotes about dreams for you, dear reader.

Dreams are so important, wouldn’t you agree?

Those dreams we have, particularly when we’re young, about what we could be as individuals and what our lives could be too.

Dreams are undervalued:

How many young people are discouraged from pursuing their dreams?

Maybe you’ve had this experience. You go to your careers officer in High School and explain that your ambition is to be an actor, a football player, a photographer or whatever. They listen politely and then they tell you to be more realistic.

The received wisdom is always like “Oh, football is a tough profession; you might not make it. Have you thought about becoming an electrician?”

For football, you can substitute music, acting, theatre, writing or any number of jobs people dream about building their lives around.

In short, youthful dreams are undervalued and often crushed before they can even see the light of day. How sad is that?

It’s true, you might not make it, of course, but it’s better to try and fail than to spend the rest of your life wondering what might have been.

Dreams matter:

The beauty of being young is that for most people, you have plenty of time to try things, make a few mistakes and learn from your experiences until eventually, you find that thing that works for you and where you can make a difference.

You only get one life, so you have to live it on your terms.

We all need a vision of what our own lives could be and then we have to live life with passion and enthusiasm in pursuit of our dreams, making the most of every minute.

Life is short:

Life is short, so you cannot afford to live your life based on someone else’s idea of what will work for you.

You must identify what it is you want in life and then you have to go out there and get it if you can. And you have to keep on trying and refining your approach as you go.

Never let other people discourage you. And never accept an answer unless it’s the one you want.

Remember this; always trust your instincts.

If you feel you can do it then have a go. It doesn’t matter whether other people think you can do it, as long as you believe you can do it.

Of course, the converse applies as well. If it feels wrong to you then that’s probably true too.

So, here are 21 inspirational quotes about dreams to help you think about today’s underlying message.

Quotes about dreams (1-11):

  1. Nothing happens unless first, we dream. ~Carl Sandburg
  2. Do all you can to make your dreams come true. ~Joel Osteen
  3. Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today. ~James Dean
  4. Dreams are today’s answers to tomorrow’s questions. ~Edgar Cayce
  5. You have to dream before your dreams can come true. ~APJ Abdul Kalam
  6. The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up. ~Paul Valery
  7. All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. ~Walt Disney
  8. Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time we need wages. ~Terry Pratchett
  9. Dream and give yourself permission to envision a ‘you’ that you choose to be. ~Joy Page
  10. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. ~Eleanor Roosevelt
  11. A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality. ~Yoko Ono

Quotes about dreams (12-21):

  1. Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. ~Langston Hughes
  2. A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. ~Colin Powell
  3. To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream; not only plan but also believe. ~Anatole France
  4. I’m sick of following my dreams. I’m just going to ask them where they’re going and hook up with them later. ~Mitch Hedberg
  5. We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort. ~Jesse Owens
  6. Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe. ~Gail Devers
  7. So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable. ~Christopher Reeve
  8. Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. ~Harriet Tubman
  9. If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavours to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. ~Henry David Thoreau
  10. All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible. ~T.E. Lawrence

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30 contenders for the best quotes ever

07/23/2024 by

Looking for the best quotes ever dear reader? Well, you’ve come to the right place. Today I have for you some of my favourite quotes and the ones I love best. I’ve also slipped in one of my own.

So here, in my opinion, are 30 contenders for quotes that really are the best ever.

If you need a good quote for a presentation or just for a Tweet then these are for you. I am confident that will enjoy them all.

Best quotes ever (1-15):

  1. Be contrary; be known. ~Arab Proverb
  2. Try and fail, but never fail to try. ~Jared Leto
  3. If you can dream it, you can do it. ~Walt Disney
  4. When nothing’s going right, go left. ~Anonymous
  5. Walk on stage as if you belong there. ~Anonymous
  6. Focus on strength; manage weakness. ~Anonymous
  7. Whatever you are, be a good one. ~Abraham Lincoln
  8. Know what it is you want to do and why. ~Anonymous
  9. Every man dies. Not every man lives. ~ William Wallace
  10. Success is not achieved by contented people. ~Anonymous
  11. The starting point of all achievement is desire. ~Napoleon Hill
  12. Strive not to be a success but rather to be of value. ~Albert Einstein
  13. Doing nothing is hard; you never know when you’re done. ~Anonymous
  14. Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later. ~Og Mandino
  15. You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. ~CS Lewis

Best quotes ever (16-30):

  1. A dream is what makes people love life even when it is painful. ~Theodore Zeldin
  2. The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda. ~John C. Maxwell
  3. Don’t worry if plan A fails, there are 25 more letters in the alphabet. ~Anonymous
  4. Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily. ~Napoleon Bonaparte
  5. There’s only one success, to be able to spend your life in your own way. ~Christopher Morley
  6. I believe the way we dress on a daily basis is the message we put out to the world. ~Brad Goreski
  7. Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure. ~George Edward Woodberry
  8. When a door closes another door should open, but if it doesn’t then go in through the window. ~Anonymous
  9. The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life. ~William Morris
  10. The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, and whose presence calls forth your best. ~Epictetus
  11. You’re only here for a short visit. Don’t hurry, don’t worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way. ~Walter Hagen
  12. To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift. ~Steve Prefontaine
  13. Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated. ~Lou Holtz
  14. That’s your best friend and your worst enemy – your own brain. ~Fred Durst
  15. Not everyone finds school to be beneficial. Not everyone thrives in that environment. It doesn’t mean you’re stupid. Nor does it mean that you cannot be successful. Plenty of school dropouts went on to achieve fame and great fortune. ~Roy Sutton

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13 interesting quotes by Mary Tyler Moore

07/22/2024 by

Today I thought it would be interesting to explore some quotes by Mary Tyler Moore.

For anyone who doesn’t remember the late Mary Tyler Moore, she was a big star in American sitcoms in the 1960s and the 1970s.

She is probably best known for her roles on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966) and The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977), which helped define a new vision of American womanhood and appealed to an audience facing the challenges of everyday existence, as it was for people back in those days.

However, Mary Tyler Moore was not just a successful sitcom actress.

She was a successful businesswoman, producer, and social advocate. She was also an advocate for animal rights, vegetarianism, and Diabetes prevention.

During her career, Mary Tyler Moore won 7 Primetime Emmy Awards and 3 Golden Globe Awards. She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Ordinary People.

She achieved all of this whilst having to cope with the debilitating condition of Diabetes.

By any measure, she was a smart lady, whose ideas are worthy of our attention.

So here are 13 interesting quotes by Mary Tyler Moore to get you thinking today.

Quotes by Mary Tyler Moore (1-10):

  1. I’m not an actress who can create a character. I play me.
  2. I’ve had the fame and the joy of getting laughter. Those are gifts.
  3. You truly have to make the very best of what you’ve got. We all do.
  4. You can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you.
  5. I still feel as if I weren’t a good enough mother. I didn’t break any rules.
  6. Sometimes you have to get to know someone really well to realize you’re really strangers.
  7. Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.
  8. I live in a kind of controlled awareness. I wouldn’t call it fear, but it’s an awareness. I know I have a responsibility to behave in a certain way. I’m able to do that.
  9. Diabetes is an all-too-personal time bomb which can go off today, tomorrow, next year, or 10 years from now. A time bomb affecting millions like me and the children here today.
  10. I need insulin to stay alive. It’s just therapy to keep going. What I can do is make sure that I keep my blood sugar down to a reasonable level. I can exercise, and I can eat properly. And insulin plays a very big part in that.

Quotes by Mary Tyler Moore (11-13):

  1. My peripheral vision has been severely limited because of my diabetes, which means I can see just fine looking straight ahead. But if I am at a function with lots of people, I am constantly bumping into people – even kicking them!
  2. I know the food groups that I like to have and are good for me and those that I have to stay away from. And so, I don’t need to know exactly what I’m going to eat, but I take my insulin probably 20 minutes before I’m going to sit down.
  3. There are certain things about me that I will never tell anyone because I am a very private person. But basically, what you see is who I am. I’m independent, I do like to be liked, I do look for the good side of life and people. I’m positive, I’m disciplined, I like my life in order, and I’m neat as a pin.

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25 thought-provoking quotes about being different

07/19/2024 by

Anyone who has ever tried to be different will know how hard it can be to be accepted by others. Anyone different in some way will know that too.

The human condition has a fundamental need to feel secure and people who are not a reflection of ourselves can make us feel insecure.

So being or trying to be different is a tough gig. However, being different is a worthy aim.

There’s a lot to be said for standing out in the crowd. As the Arab proverb suggests, “be contrary; be known.”

For every reader who likes to stand out in the crowd, here are 25 thought-provoking quotes about being different.

Quotes about being different (1-10):

  1. Being different gives the world colour. ~Nelsan Ellis
  2. Originality is the key to being memorable. ~Suzy Kassem
  3. Go ahead and be ordinary. Eccentricity is extraordinary. ~ JT Sanz
  4. When you’re the only sane person, you look like the only insane person. ~Criss Jami
  5. I’m different from everyone else because everyone else is not me. ~Julian Aguilar
  6. Never be afraid to be different. An original is always more valuable than a copy. ~Roy Sutton
  7. Strategy is about making choices; it’s about deliberately choosing to be different. ~Michael Porter
  8. Different is good and being different is what makes us stand out in the world. ~Natalya Neidhart
  9. People have a problem with me being different, but that propels me forward in life. ~Mary-Louise Parker
  10. So, you’re a little weird? Work it! A little different? Own it! Better to be a nerd than one of the herd! ~Mandy Hale

Quotes about being different (11-20):

  1. To be successful one has to be one of three bees; the queen bee, the hardest-working bee, or the bee that does not fit in. ~Suzy Kassem
  2. When you do something different, you are either blessed or cursed. ~Mehmet Muratildan
  3. Everybody wants to make a difference, but nobody is willing to be different. ~Andy Andrews
  4. Only recently have I realized that being different is not something you want to hide or squelch or suppress. ~Amy Gerstler
  5. Tell them a lie big enough and they’ll worship you as a sage. Tell them a truth big enough and they’ll mock you. ~Abhijit Naskar
  6. The person who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The person who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever seen before. ~Albert Einstein
  7. We spend so long trying to be what other people want, that when we look in the mirror, we see a stranger. ~Anthony T. Hincks
  8. We must never be afraid to be a sign of contradiction for the world. ~Mother Teresa
  9. Ordinary people are products of their environment and fit in. Artists transcend their environment and stand out. ~Oliver Gaspirtz
  10. Being different and thinking differently makes a person unforgettable. History does not remember the forgettable. ~Suzy Kassem

Quotes about being different (21-25):

  1. A person who is truly cool is a work of art. And remember original works of art cost exponentially higher than imitations. Just take a look at the coolest people in history. They will always be a part of history for being extremely original individuals, not imitations. ~Suzy Kassem
  2. When you want to do something that isn’t the ‘norm’ you will be made to feel like you have a problem and if you hear it often enough then you start to believe it too. ~Radhika Vaz
  3. The psychology of individual creativity is about at least three different things. First, creativity is about thinking differently. Second, creativity is about feeling differently. Third, creativity is about focusing, or committing, differently. ~Max McKeown
  4. The beauty of life is to be different. Set yourself apart from the crowd, and flourish into the person you were meant to be. ~Julian Aguilar
  5. About Differences: Those who would believe in a higher power by whatever name must also believe that same higher power made all things. On that basis, people of good character will recognize that some people are different from ourselves, in colour, gender, speech, opinion, lifestyle, and in other ways. Different is not an evaluation. As I taught my children while they were growing up, “Different is only different.” Celebrate differences for therein lies the basis for much of what we learn in life. ~James Osborne

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15 Quotes by Jim Rohn that will really inspire you

07/18/2024 by

The late, great Jim Rohn was, in my opinion, one of the best motivational speakers of all time. Certainly, he’s one of the best I’ve ever heard, and I’ve heard plenty of them over the years.

Sadly, by the time I came across Jim Rohn, he’d already passed away but I wish I’d discovered him years ago.

I’ve read all his books, I’ve listened to all his audio recordings, and I’ve also watched all the videos on YouTube that feature him and his work. And not just once, I go through his stuff regularly, and I think he’s brilliant.

If you’re looking for inspiration and he’s new to you, then check him out. I promise you, you won’t be disappointed. He is truly inspirational.

To prove my point, here are 15 quotes by Jim Rohn to inspire you.

These are some of Jim Rohn’s best-loved quotes, and I hope at least one or two of them will inspire you today.

Quotes by Jim Rohn:

  1. Either you run the day or the day runs you. ~Jim Rohn
  2. Work harder on yourself than you do on your job. ~Jim Rohn
  3. Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. Jim Rohn
  4. The few who do are the envy of the many who only watch. ~Jim Rohn
  5. You don’t get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour. ~Jim Rohn
  6. Profits are better than wages. Wages make you a living; profits can make you a fortune. ~Jim Rohn
  7. Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money but you can’t get more time. ~Jim Rohn
  8. Days are expensive. When you spend a day you have one less day to spend. So make sure you spend each one wisely. ~Jim Rohn
  9. If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse. ~Jim Rohn
  10. We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. ~Jim Rohn
  11. Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it’s something you design for the present. ~Jim Rohn
  12. If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you’ll have to settle for the ordinary. ~Jim Rohn
  13. Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practised every day. ~Jim Rohn
  14. Learn how to be happy with what you have while you pursue all that you want. ~Jim Rohn
  15. Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals. ~Jim Rohn

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