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’. 

Quotes and Trivia for February-Garys Monthly Gems

Welcome to February – one of the regularly most misspelt words in the English language … do I hear Groundhog Day!

Did you know …

• Much Ado About Nothing was the only Shakespeare play that mentions February.

• It’s the only month that can pass without a full moon – and it’s scheduled to happen again in 2018!

• February ends on the same day as October, every year.

• A person born on February 29th is referred to as a Leapling or a Leaper.

• It’s my birthday … February 14th to be exact!

A very happy birthday to all my fellow Aquarians and Pisceans – enjoy your day, and to everyone, enjoy the month!

[clickToTweet tweet=”If you don’t distinguish yourself from the crowd, you’ll just be the crowd.” quote=”‘If you don’t distinguish yourself from the crowd, you’ll just be the crowd.'” theme=”style2″] – Rebecca Mark

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘Don’t learn the tricks of the trade, learn the trade.’ ” quote=”‘Don’t learn the tricks of the trade, learn the trade.’ ” theme=”style2″]- James Charlton

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘Generosity is a principle, not an amount. ‘” quote=”‘Generosity is a principle, not an amount.'” theme=”style2″] – Millie Thornton

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘There is no way to understand the real options involved in the future unless you become involved in creating them.’ ” quote=”‘There is no way to understand the real options involved in the future unless you become involved in creating them.'” theme=”style2″] – Robert Theobald

[clickToTweet tweet=”The biggest reward for a thing well done is to have done it.” quote=”‘The biggest reward for a thing well done is to have done it.'” theme=”style2″]- Voltaire

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘What the heart knows today, the head will understand tomorrow.'” quote=”‘What the heart knows today, the head will understand tomorrow.'” theme=”style2″] – James Stephens

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘It is when we are in transition that we are most fully alive.'” quote=”‘It is when we are in transition that we are most fully alive.'” theme=”style2″] – William Bridges

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you, but not in the one ahead..’ ” quote=”‘Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you, but not in the one ahead.’ ” theme=”style2″]- Bill McGlashen

[clickToTweet tweet=”Live in such a way that if someone spoke badly of you, no one would believe it.” quote=”‘Live in such a way that if someone spoke badly of you, no one would believe it.’ ” theme=”style2″] – Author Unknown

[clickToTweet tweet=”The real talent is to react the same way towards victory and defeat. ” quote=”‘The real talent is to react the same way towards victory and defeat.'” theme=”style2″]- Chris Evert

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘The only way to have a friend is to be one.’ ” quote=”‘The only way to have a friend is to be one.'” theme=”style2″] – Author Unknown

[clickToTweet tweet=”There’s no end, no beginning.  There is only the infinite passion of life.’ ” quote=” ‘There’s no end, no beginning.  There is only the infinite passion of life.’ ” theme=”style2″]- Federico Fellini

[clickToTweet tweet=”Unable to control events, I regulate myself. ” quote=”‘Unable to control events, I regulate myself.’ ” theme=”style2″] – Montaigne

[clickToTweet tweet=”Security is mostly a superstition.  It does not exist in nature … life is either a daring adventure or nothing. ” quote=”‘Security is mostly a superstition.  It does not exist in nature … life is either a daring adventure or nothing. ‘” theme=”style2″] – Helen Keller

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘Happiness is the only thing that doubles when you share it.'” quote=”‘Happiness is the only thing that doubles when you share it.'” theme=”style2″] – Albert Schweitzer

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘When you fall in a river, you’re no longer a fisherman; you’re a swimmer.’ ” quote=”‘When you fall in a river, you’re no longer a fisherman; you’re a swimmer.’ ” theme=”style2″]- Gene Hill 

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘Horse sense is what keeps horses from betting on what people will do.'” quote=”‘Horse sense is what keeps horses from betting on what people will do.'” theme=”style2″] – WC Fields

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

Inspired by Valentine’s Day …

“If you live to be a hundred,

I want to live to be a hundred minus one day,

so I never have to live without you.”

– Winnie the Pooh