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 quote ‘gems’.

Quotes to Inspire Your November – Garys Monthly Gems

Welcome November – the month during which …

– the Erie and Suez Canals opened
– Lincoln gave his famous Gettysburg address
– we passed GO in Monopoly for the first time
– push-button phones were first introduced
– King Tutankhamen’s tomb was opened, and
– Toulouse-Lautrec, Mark Twain & Winston Churchill were born.

Needless to say, it belongs to all Scorpios and Sagittarians, whether famous, infamous or somewhere in between.

So whether you celebrate it as November or as Movember, here are a few “Inspirational Gems” to get it off to a great start!

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night. ‘” quote=”‘Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night. ‘” theme=”style2″] – Edgar Allan Poe

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘Competition is a way of life.  If you don’t have a really tough competitor, you ought to invent one.'” quote=”‘Competition is a way of life.  If you don’t have a really tough competitor, you ought to invent one.'” theme=”style2″] – Bill Smithburg

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘ Confidence is keeping your chin up; overconfidence is sticking your neck out.’ ” quote=”‘ Confidence is keeping your chin up; overconfidence is sticking your neck out.’ ” theme=”style2″] – Author Unknown

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.'” quote=”‘Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.'” theme=”style2″] – William Arthur Ward

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief.​'” quote=”‘I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief.​'” theme=”style2″] – Gerry Spence

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘Bureaucracy is the art of making the possible impossible.​'” quote=”‘Bureaucracy is the art of making the possible impossible.​'” theme=”style2″] – Javier Pascual Salcedo

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘I see my path, but I don’t know where it leads. Not knowing where I am going is what inspires me to follow it.’ ” quote=”‘I see my path, but I don’t know where it leads. Not knowing where I am going is what inspires me to follow it.’ ” theme=”style2″]- Rosalia De Castro

[clickToTweet tweet=”Life will let you get away with something for a while, but sooner or later, you will pay the price… ” quote=”‘Life will let you get away with something for a while, but sooner or later, you will pay the price. Everything you do in life causes the effects that you experience. When you get the bill, be prepared to pay.’ ” theme=”style2″] – Iyanla Vanzant

[clickToTweet tweet=”All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them. ” quote=”‘All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.'” theme=”style2″]- Galileo Galilei

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘The habit of being happy enables one to be freed, or largely freed, from the domination of outward conditions.’ ” quote=”‘The habit of being happy enables one to be freed, or largely freed, from the domination of outward conditions.'”]- Robert Louis Stevenson

[clickToTweet tweet=”The law of win/win says, ‘Let’s not do it your way or my way, let’s do it the best way.’ – Greg Anderson” quote=” ‘The law of win/win says, ‘Let’s not do it your way or my way, let’s do it the best way.’ ” theme=”style2″]- Greg Anderson

[clickToTweet tweet=”There are no rewards or punishments – only consequences.- William Ralph Inge ” quote=”‘There are no rewards or punishments – only consequences.’ ” theme=”style2″] – William Ralph Inge

[clickToTweet tweet=”When everything is coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane. ” quote=”‘When everything is coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane. ‘” theme=”style2″] – Steven Wright

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘If people expended the same energy loving their fellow men than fighting the devil, the devil would die of ennui.'” quote=”‘It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount of energy loving their fellow men, the devil would die in his own tracks of ennui.'” theme=”style2″] – Helen Keller

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.’ ” quote=”‘Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.’ ” theme=”style2″]- Seneca

[clickToTweet tweet=”‘There are plenty of difficult obstacles in your path. Don’t allow yourself to become one of them.'” quote=”‘There are plenty of difficult obstacles in your path. Don’t allow yourself to become one of them.'” theme=”style2″] – Ralph Marston

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

“Let me explain a couple of things.

Time is short.  That’s the first thing.

For the weasel, time is a weasel.

For the hero, time is heroic.

For the whore, time is just another trick.  

If you’re gentle, your time is gentle.

If you’re in a hurry, time flies. 

Time is a servant if you are its master.

Time is your god if you are its dog.

We are the creators of time, the victims of time, and the killers of time.

Time is timeless.

That’s the second thing.

You are the clock.”

– The character of Emit Fiesti (anagram for Time itself) … from the movie Faraway so Close … by Wim Wenders