Inspirational Quotes For January

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’. 

Welcome to January – the month of new beginnings!

This is the time of year most of us stop and take stock of our lives – a good practice to do more than once every twelve months.

This month’s Gems are dedicated to the way in which some folks view this age-old tradition.

I wish you a happy and healthy 2018 and hope you succeed in reaching all the good things you aspire to – whether new or ongoing.”

[clickToTweet tweet=”An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in.  A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.” quote=”‘An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in.  A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.'” theme=”style2″] – Bill Vaughn

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘New Year’s Day … now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions.  Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual.’ ” quote=”‘New Year’s Day … now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions.  Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual.’ ” theme=”style2″]- Mark Twain

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year.  It is that we should have a new soul.'” quote=”‘The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year.  It is that we should have a new soul.'” theme=”style2″] – G. K. Chesterton

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbours, and let each new year find you a better man.’ – Douglas Ivester” quote=”‘Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbours, and let each new year find you a ‘better man’.'” theme=”style2″] – Benjamin Franklin

[clickToTweet tweet=”Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” quote=”‘Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.'” theme=”style2″]- Albert Einstein

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account.'” quote=”‘Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account.'” theme=”style2″] – Oscar Wilde

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.'” quote=”‘Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.'” theme=”style2″] – Oprah Winfrey

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this – to rise above the little things.’ ” quote=”‘One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this – to rise above the little things.’ ” theme=”style2″]- John Burroughs

[clickToTweet tweet=”Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” quote=”‘Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.’ ” theme=”style2″] – Ralph Waldo Emerson

[clickToTweet tweet=”The bad news is time flies.  The good news is you’re the pilot. ” quote=”‘The bad news is time flies.  The good news is you’re the pilot.'” theme=”style2″]- Michael Altshuler

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘He who breaks a resolution is a weakling; He who makes one is a fool.’ ” quote=”‘He who breaks a resolution is a weakling; He who makes one is a fool.'” theme=”style2″] – F. M. Knowles

[clickToTweet tweet=”I think in terms of the day’s resolutions, not the year’s.’ ” quote=” ‘I think in terms of the day’s resolutions, not the year’s.’ ” theme=”style2″]- Henry Moore

[clickToTweet tweet=”May all your troubles last as long as your New Year’s resolutions!. ” quote=”‘May all your troubles last as long as your New Year’s resolutions!’ ” theme=”style2″] – Joey Adams

[clickToTweet tweet=”The proper behavior all through the holiday season is to be drunk.  This drunkenness culminates on New Year’s Eve, when you get so drunk you kiss the person you’re married to. ” quote=”‘The proper behavior all through the holiday season is to be drunk.  This drunkenness culminates on New Year’s Eve, when you get so drunk you kiss the person you’re married to. ‘” theme=”style2″] – P. J. O’Rourke

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘We will open the book.  Its pages are blank.  We are going to put words on them ourselves.  The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.'” quote=”‘We will open the book.  Its pages are blank.  We are going to put words on them ourselves.  The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.'” theme=”style2″] – Edith Lovejoy Pierce

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘Dear world, I am excited to be alive in you, and I am thankful for another year.’ ” quote=”‘Dear world, I am excited to be alive in you, and I am thankful for another year.’ ” theme=”style2″]- Charlotte Eriksson

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘Treat every day like it’s a new year because it is.'” quote=”‘Treat every day like it’s a new year because it is.'” theme=”style2″] – TemitOpe Ibrahim

And the thought I’d like to leave you with this month is:

“We spend January 1 walking through our lives.

room by room,

drawing up a list of work to be done,

cracks to be patched.

Maybe this year, to balance the list,

we ought to walk through the room of our lives,

not looking for flaws,

but for potential.

– Ellen Goodman