June 2023: 5 Inspirational and Insightful Quotes That Will Change Your Perspective for the BEST
LIFE LESSONS with a Touch of HUMOR
Thoughts for the Month
Quotes are short and crisp and hence easy to memorize. They are really helpful in conveying the key message and having a lasting impression.
We all need some humor in our lives and humorous inspirational quotes are my favorites because they not only teach useful life lessons, but also lighten my mood and brighten my day.
Below are five inspirational and insightful quotes with a touch of humor from successful people in history that will hopefully make you laugh or at least smile, and teach you some useful lessons that you can apply in your own day-to-day life and be more content, successful, and happy!
“Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.”
– Alan Dundes
A well dressed fool is usually not caught and hence appears to be bright, unless he/she speaks.
“It’s okay to look at the past and the future. Just don’t stare.”
— Lisa Lieberman-Wang
It is OK to look and learn from the mistakes of the past and plan or worry for the future, but if you spend too much time on them, you will miss the joy of living in the present!
“A man who correctly guesses a woman’s age may be smart, but he’s not very bright.”
— Lucille Ball
There is a saying — “Never ask a woman her age and a man his salary”. No woman likes to age, so if you guess woman’s age correctly, you might irritate her.
“If you run you stand a chance of losing, but if you don’t run you’ve already lost.”
— Barack Obama
A chance not taken is as good as lost. At least when you try, you know you have given in your best!
“If you want your children to listen, try talking softly to someone else.”
– Ann Landers
This is funny but so true. You see mothers talking to their children and they not paying attention. But the moment you talk softly to someone else, they are all ears!:)
The Journey Continues…
In a study published in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, researchers found that reading inspirational quotes can activate the brain’s reward centers, resulting in improved motivation and productivity.
They are awesome reinforcement tools, however, you have to act upon them and apply them.
I love to read inspirational quotes as they teach me something useful, help me see the bright side of things, and help me deal with life when things get challenging. Often it can offer me the much needed inspiration when my normal motivation has lapsed. I revisit them often so that they stay fresh in my mind.
The ones with a touch of humor are the ones, I enjoy the most as they make me laugh or at least smile, while also teaching useful life lessons. I hope these powerful tidbits of wisdom from famous and successful personalities will have the same impact on your life too!
Thanks so much for reading! I would love to hear your thoughts- which one did you like the most? Please leave a comment here or connect on LinkedIn.
My stories on life lessons, self-help, wisdom, and spirituality can be found under the list heading —
Life, Motivation, Wisdom, Spirituality
Rupa Mahanti is a consultant, data enthusiast, researcher, writer, spiritualist, and author of several books. One of her books — Thoughts: A Collection of Inspirational Quotes contains some fundamental truths of life in the form of more than 100 quotes. Every reader will find something in the book that he or she can resonate with, and apply the same in their own lives.
