The right words can turn around a day, set us on a new path or be a guide for our lives. They can encourage new approaches, shift mindsets and inspire action. What we say matters and what we do based on what we say matters even more. We've selected eight quotes that we hope will inspire the way you think and act.

1. – MAYA ANGELOU
WORDS MEAN
MORE THAN
WHAT IS SET
DOWN ON PAPER.
It takes the human voice to infuse
them with shades of deeper meaning.

2. RAISE YOUR
WORDS,
NOT VOICE.
– RUMI
It is rain that grows flowers,
not thunder.

3. EXPECTATION.
– LAO TZU
Act without

4. THE PARROTS
BEGIN TO JABBER.
– WINSTON CHURCHILL
When the eagles are silent,

5. – BILL NYE
KNOWS
SOMETHING
YOU DON’T.
Everyone you
will ever meet

6. – JEAN-PAUL SARTRE
COMMITMENT
IS AN ACT,
not a word.

7. HARD CHOICES,
EASY LIFE.
– JERZY GREGOREK
Easy choices, hard life.

8. – SENECA
WE SUFFER
MORE OFTEN
IN IMAGINATION
than reality.