What’s Your Favorite Quote?

by Michael Good Posted on October 15, 2012

One of the things I enjoy about browsing my twitter feed is all the great quotes tweeted by those whom I follow.

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There’s something great about a short thought or phrase carefully constructed in the form of a quote. It can be so powerful.

Many times, Claudia and I will jot down ones we like on our idea board or on a post-it note and stick it around the house somewhere or in the car.

One of my favorites is the short quote by Virgil, ”Fortune favors the bold.”

It reminds me to step beyond playing it safe and get out there and get in the game.

What’s a quote you love? Maybe it’s one you have on your bathroom mirror or in the signature of your email. Is it a classic Ziglar quote or from King Solomon?

Question: What’s your favorite quote?

 

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  • http://www.threedimensionalvitality.com/ Ann Musico

    Michael I do the same thing!  I LOVE saving the ones that really speak to me and reminding myself of their truth – there are so many I truly love (I have PAGES!) – but the most recent is this:   From a favorite of mine, Zig Ziglar: 

    Look back in forgiveness, forward in hope, down in
    compassion, and up with gratitude.

    • http://rise365.com/ Michael Good

      That’s a great one! Thanks, Ann.

  • John Cole

    I have a couple:
    “What most people think of as luck is really just hard work.” Pa Ingalls
    “By working faithfully 8 hours a day you will eventually get to be a boss and work 12 hours a day.” Robert Frost

    • http://rise365.com/ Michael Good

      John, that Robert Frost one is good. Yeah, you’ll be getting more money, but spending less time with your family.

  • http://www.backyardlifeblog.com Raun Lauterbach

     Here’s my favorite: 
    “To each there comes in their lifetime a special
    moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the
    chance to do a very special thing, unique to them and fitted to their
    talents. What a tragedy if that moment finds them unprepared or
    unqualified for that which could have been their finest hour.”- Winston Churchill

    I get chills every time I read it.  If that’s not motivation to figure out my purpose, I don’t know what is.

    • http://rise365.com/ Michael Good

      Wow, that’s a great one, Raun! I wasn’t familiar with it. Yeah, that’s motivation, for sure.

    • http://bluecollarliving.com/ James Dibben

      Thanks for sharing that one Raun. It’s a great one!

  • http://toomanymeds.com/ Alex Barker

    “Drugs are poisons, with occasional beneficial side effects.” -Yes, I am a Pharmacist

    You have TWO ears and ONE mouth for a numerical reason. Listen more than you speak.

    • http://rise365.com/ Michael Good

      Love it, Alex! Thanks for sharing.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1364766771 Jody Berkey

    “Epic is the cumulative effect of a million mundane things
    executed with diligence and character.” Mark Jones (a friend, yet to be famous)

    • http://rise365.com/ Michael Good

      Hah, love it! That fits your 31 Amazing Day Challenge perfectly. 

  • http://bluecollarliving.com/ James Dibben

    My favorite quotes are always ‘the one I heard yesterday’. I can’t seem to pick a favorite.

    Here’s one my wife sent me yesterday.

    “Our greatest fear should not be of failure, but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter. – Fancis Chan”

    • http://rise365.com/ Michael Good

      That’s a great one, James! Haven’t heard it before. Thanks.

  • http://www.multiplyleadership.com Mark Jones Jr.

    “You can’t believe everything you read on the internet these days” (Abe Lincoln).

    • http://rise365.com Claudia Good

      hahaha… wait??? paraphrased I’m guessing? ;)

  • http://www.fatherofone.com/ Michael Wright

    “People are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Abe Lincoln, 16th President of the U.S.!

    • http://rise365.com Claudia Good

      love this one!

  • Cory Georgeson

    One of my favorites and how I want to live my life! -

    “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in
    stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.”  – Pericles (ancient Greek philosopher)

    • http://rise365.com/ Michael Good

      Cory,

      That’s a great one! Reminds me to get my priorities in order. Thanks for sharing!