Think inspirational quotes are corny? Cliché? A complete waste of time?

Maybe you just aren’t reading the right ones.

An insightful quote can motivate you to perform better, lead more effectively, or renew your enthusiasm for whatever it is you do. And regardless of industry, role or experience level, we all need occasional reminders to recalibrate our thinking and handle tough situations more effectively.

The following quotes have helped inspire us here at Exact Staff, and we hope they’ll do the same for you:

“Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.”

–John F. Kennedy

“If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.”
–Colin Powell

“Don’t mistake movement for achievement. It’s easy to get faked out by being busy. The question is: ‘Busy doing what?'”
–Jim Rohn, American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker

“What’s money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.”
–Bob Dylan

“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.”
–Tim Notke

“If you don’t stick to your values when they’re being tested, they’re not values; they’re hobbies.”
–Jon Stewart

“Thoughts lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny.”
–Tryon Edwards, American theologian

“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”
–Confucius

“The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.”
–Robert Jordan, author

“Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.”
–Henry Ford

What quotes motivate or inspire you?

We’d love to know – please leave your comment below! And if you need supplement staff to support your busy team, Exact Staff is just a phone call away!