February Quotes and Trivia – Gary’s Monthly Gems

Welcome, February.

The year was 1964, and the hysteria that enveloped February was something called “Beatlemania“.

On February 7th, the Beatles first arrived in America. That same day “I Want to Hold Your Hand” went to Number 1 on the Billboard Chart.

Two days later, February 9th, they performed on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time.

That historic first TV appearance garnered them an audience of 73,000,000 people, a new record at the time!

They would make two more appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show that same month, on February 16th and again on February 23rd and for the three performances they would collect the tidy sum of $10,000.00 plus expenses.

It would take The Beatles seven more months to make their way to the Montreal Forum where, on September 8th, 1964, this eight and a half-year-old found himself sitting in the audience with several thousand other adoring, screaming and insatiable fans. An image seared into my brain forever and as clear today as it was that day!

I was up all night putting these February GEMS together, which by all standards means they could easily qualify as …. A Hard Day’s Night!

[click_to_tweet tweet=”Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain. – Mark Twain” quote=”Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain. – Mark Twain” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”Everyone likes progress, but no one likes change. That is why leadership is hard. – Geoffrey Garrett” quote=”Everyone likes progress, but no one likes change. That is why leadership is hard. – Geoffrey Garrett” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”What you seek is seeking you. – Rumi” quote=”What you seek is seeking you. – Rumi” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”If you see your glass as half empty, pour it into a smaller glass and stop your bitching. – Author Unknown” quote=”If you see your glass as half empty, pour it into a smaller glass and stop your bitching. – Author Unknown” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”A wise man knows everything, a shrewd one, everybody. – Author Unknown” quote=”A wise man knows everything, a shrewd one, everybody. – Author Unknown” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”“He means well” is useless unless he does well. – Plautus” quote=”“He means well” is useless unless he does well. – Plautus” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”I never worry about action, only about inaction. – Winston Churchill” quote=”I never worry about action, only about inaction. – Winston Churchill” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”In prosperity, caution; in adversity, patience. – Dutch Proverb” quote=”In prosperity, caution; in adversity, patience. – Dutch Proverb” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”When we ask advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice. – Marquis de Lagrange” quote=”When we ask advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice. – Marquis de Lagrange” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”How much more grievous are the consequences of anger, than the causes of it. – Marcus Aurelius” quote=”How much more grievous are the consequences of anger, than the causes of it. – Marcus Aurelius” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. – Scott Adams” quote=”Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. – Scott Adams” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”The man who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning. – Danish Proverb ” quote=”The man who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning. – Danish Proverb ” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”I don’t deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don’t deserve that either. – Jack Benny” quote=”I don’t deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don’t deserve that either. – Jack Benny” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion, without the discomfort of thought. – John F. Kennedy” quote=”Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion, without the discomfort of thought. – John F. Kennedy” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy. – Bob Hope” quote=”People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy. – Bob Hope” theme=”style2″]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”An honest politician is one who when he is bought, will stay bought. – Simon Cameron” quote=”An honest politician is one who when he is bought, will stay bought. – Simon Cameron” theme=”style2″]

I learned over time that happiness can be easier had by keeping a healthy balance and perspective on life.

Overthinking and obsessing about happiness is precisely what makes us unhappy.

Happiness is a journey, not a destination. If all your focus is on getting ‘there’ you will miss all the lessons that will inevitably lead you to complete your journey.

There are turns not taken and detours that must be.

There are right turns and wrong turns – all of which define not only where our destination is, but what it is.

Since I began this month’s GEMS with “Beatlemania” and because it’s also the month where we recognize love on February 14th (my birthday), I’d like to leave you with this one succinct and beautiful quote from The Beatles song, The End.

To me, it’s equally applicable to any and all forms of love.