Inspirational quotes are popular because we see reflected in the wise words of great minds validation of who we feel we are and motivation for whom we want to become.

Each month Gary Blair, President and owner of i24 Call Management Solutions publishes a newsletter containing his favourite quotes – his ‘gems’. 

Gary July Quotes

Welcome, April – the first full month of Spring.

April is the birth month of the Bard, William Shakespear. It is also, alas, the month that took him away from us.

Dare I say it? It’s a month that by any other name would smell as sweet!

Here are a few April Gems to sweeten the arrival of my favourite season.

[click_to_tweet tweet=”Even on the springboard to success, you have to bounce a little. – Author Unknown” quote=”Even on the springboard to success, you have to bounce a little. – Author Unknown” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”Don’t think of it as a failure. Think of it as time-released success. – Robert Orben ” quote=”Don’t think of it as a failure. Think of it as time-released success. – Robert Orben ” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”There is only one degree of difference between hot water and steam. – Author Unknown” quote=”There is only one degree of difference between hot water and steam. – Author Unknown” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”Ever tried. Ever failed. No Matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. – Samuel Beckett ” quote=”Ever tried. Ever failed. No Matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. – Samuel Beckett ” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”It’s important to separate one’s disabilities from one’s abilities. – Itzak Perlman ” quote=”It’s important to separate one’s disabilities from one’s abilities. – Itzak Perlman ” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success. – Bruce Feirstein ” quote=”The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success. – Bruce Feirstein ” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”The more you know who you are and what you want, the less you let things upset you. – Stephanie Perkins ” quote=”The more you know who you are and what you want, the less you let things upset you. – Stephanie Perkins ” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”You have to be going somewhere to have the energy to get there. – Mehmet Oz ” quote=”You have to be going somewhere to have the energy to get there. – Mehmet Oz ” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”Find your own voice and use it. Use your own voice and find it. – Jayne Cortez ” quote=”Find your own voice and use it. Use your own voice and find it. – Jayne Cortez ” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”The only real elegance is in the mind; if you’ve got that, the rest really comes from it. – Diana Vreeland” quote=”The only real elegance is in the mind; if you’ve got that, the rest really comes from it. – Diana Vreeland” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”A loud voice is not always angry, a soft voice is not always to be dismissed, and a well-placed silence can be the undisputable last word. – Gloria Naylor ” quote=”A loud voice is not always angry, a soft voice is not always to be dismissed, and a well-placed silence can be the undisputable last word. – Gloria Naylor ” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”It’s time to knock the “t” off the “can’t”. – Neil Eskelin” quote=”It’s time to knock the “t” off the “can’t”. – Neil Eskelin” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”It’s often best to do the opposite of what your fear is telling you to do. – Danielle Laporte” quote=”It’s often best to do the opposite of what your fear is telling you to do. – Danielle Laporte” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there’s a 90 percent probability you’ll get it wrong. – Andy Rooney” quote=”The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there’s a 90 percent probability you’ll get it wrong. – Andy Rooney” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”Each time you say hello to a stranger, your heart acknowledges over and over again that we are all family. – Suzy Kassem ” quote=”Each time you say hello to a stranger, your heart acknowledges over and over again that we are all family. – Suzy Kassem ” theme=”style2″]

LAST QUOTE –

[click_to_tweet tweet=”Middle age has been defined as what happens when a person’s broad mind and narrow waist change places. – A. C. Grayling” quote=”Middle age has been defined as what happens when a person’s broad mind and narrow waist change places. – A. C. Grayling” theme=”style2″]