Quotes are inspirational and are motivational too. They are like road signs from other travelers in life that can help us to direct our actions and thoughts towards positivity. Well, that being said, in case you missed out on any of our daily quotes on PENGlobal, don't be alarmed. Here is a compilation of quotes for the month of January 2024 as we welcome you to another journey in the month of February 2024. We hope you get inspired and motivated too.

◼️Tuesday January 2, 2024
"Dear Compatriots, take this from me: the time may be rough and tough, however, our spirit must remain unbowed because tough times never last. We are made for this period, never to flinch, never to falter." — CHIEF BOLA AHMED ADEKUNLE TINUBU GCFR | 16th President of Nigeria | Extract from New Year's Day Speech.

◼️Wednesday January 3, 2024
"We must all begin to deprecate this razzmatazz and Nestorian braggadocio in the 'House of God' because when there is no difference between the values of a pastor and a typical Nigerian politician, then it’s truly a bolekaja ambience!” — PATRICK OBAHIAGBON | Nigerian politician and legal practitioner, response on Men of God acquiring private jets

◼️Thursday January 4, 2024
"The future is not something to predict. The future is something to build." — FRANCO ONGARO | Chief Space Business Officer of Leonardo SpA

◼️Friday January 5, 2024
"Nigeria will Know No Peace until the Son of Nobody can become Somebody without Knowing Anybody." — MALLAM AMINU KANO (9 Aug. 1920 — 17 Apr. 1983) | Muslim politician from Nigeria

◼️Saturday January 6, 2024
"The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision." — HELEN ADAMS KELLER (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) | American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer.

◼️Sunday January 7, 2024
"When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said 'Let us pray.' We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land." — DESMOND TUTU (7 Oct. 1931 – 26 Dec. 2021) | South African Anglican bishop and theologian.

◼️Monday January 8, 2024
"Corruption is paid by the poor.” — POPE FRANCIS | Head of the Catholic Church, the Bishop of Rome and Sovereign of the Vatican City State.

◼️Tuesday January 9, 2024
"Money is like love; it kills slowly and painfully the one who withholds it, and enlivens the other who turns it on his fellow man." — GIBRAN KHALIL GIBRAN (Jan. 6, 1883 – Apr. 10, 1931) | Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist, and philosopher.

◼️Wednesday January 10, 2024
"One problem with being financially rich or wealthy is that very few people tell you the truth while the majority always lie to you." — ABAI FRANCIS | CEO/Brand Director, PENGlobal Associates Limited (PAL)

◼️Thursday January 11, 2024
“No matter how beautiful and well crafted a coffin might look, it will not make anyone wish for death.” — ANONYMOUS | African Proverb

◼️Friday January 12, 2024
"Everyday is a bank account, and time is our currency. No one is rich, no one is poor, we’ve got 24 hours each." — CHRISTOPHER TRAVIS RICE | American author.

◼️Saturday January 13, 2024
"You never know the plan. You never know what's going to happen. We are not even promised tomorrow. I just try to focus on one day at a time." — Morgan Cole Wallen | American country music singer and song writer.

◼️Sunday January 14, 2024
"Every day is a gift from God. Learn to focus on the Giver and enjoy the gift!" — PAULINE JOYCE HUTCHISON MEYER | American Charismatic Christian author, speaker, and president of Joyce Meyer Ministries.

◼️Monday January 15, 2024
"A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions." — MARCUS AURELIUS ANTONINUS (26 Apr. 121 – 17 Mar. 180) | Roman emperor and a Stoic philosopher.

◼️Tuesday January 16, 2024
"Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great." — NICCOLÒ DI BERNARDO DEI MACHIAVELLI (3 May 1469 – 21 Jun 1527) | Florentine diplomat, author, philosopher and historian.

◼️Wednesday January 17, 2024
"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors." — PLATO (428/427 or 424/423 – 348 BC) | ancient Greek philosopher born in Athens during the Classical period.

◼️Thursday January 18, 2024
"Abuja was intended or assumed to be a heaven of peace and an oasis of comfort for the elites. The troubles in other parts of the country have now crept in. Abuja can only be safe if the whole country is safe." — SENATOR SHEHU SANI | Nigerian senator, an author, playwright and a human rights activist.

◼️Friday January 19, 2024
"I plan for betrayal, I plan for backstabbing, I also plan for reunion and forgiveness long before they happen. In life, I expect nothing, I expect anything, I expect everything.” — CHIEF BOLA AHMED ADEKUNLE TINUBU GCFR | Nigerian politician and 16th (incumbent) president of Nigeria.

◼️Saturday January 20, 2024
“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.” — MUHAMMAD ALI Born CASSIUS MARCELLUS CLAY JR. (Jan. 17, 1942 – Jun. 3, 2016) | American professional boxer and activist.

◼️Sunday January 21, 2024
"Count no one saved, until he is found in heaven." — CYPRIAN MICHAEL IWENE TANSI (Sept. 1903 – 20 Jan. 1964) | Igbo Nigerian priest of the Catholic Church.

◼️Monday January 22, 2024
"These divisions, which the colonial powers have always exploited the better to dominate us, have played an important role –and are still playing that role – in the suicide of Africa." — PATRICE LUMUMBA Born ISAÏE TASUMBU TAWOSA (2 Jul. 1925 – 17 Jan. 1961) | Congolese politician and first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa Unity and Independence Day Speech, March 1959.

◼️Tuesday January 23, 2024
"Do the little things. In the future when you look back, they'd have made the greatest change." — NIKE OGUNSHAKIN alias NIKE THADDEUS | Nigerian botanist turned creative writer and graphic design enthusiast.

◼️Wednesday January 24, 2024
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” — MOSES BEN MAIMON commonly known as MAIMONIDES (1138–1204) | Sephardic Jewish philosopher.

◼️Thursday January 25, 2024
"The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively." — ROBERT NESTA MARLEY OM (6 Feb. 1945 – 11 May 1981) | Jamaican reggae singer, guitarist, and songwriter.

◼️Friday January 26, 2024
“If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed." — EDMUND BURKE (12 Jan. [NS] 1729 – 9 Jul. 1797) | Anglo-Irish statesman and philosopher.

◼️Saturday January 27, 2024
“The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.” — ARNOLD HENRY GLASOW (1905–98) | humorist and a successful American businessman.

◼️Sunday January 28, 2024
"God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say 'THANK YOU?'" — WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD (Dec. 17, 1921 – Mar. 30, 1994) | American motivational writer.

◼️Monday January 29, 2024
"It is not that we have a short time to live but that we waste a lot of it." — SENECA (4 BCE— 65 CE) | Roman philosopher, statesman, orator, and tragedian.

◼️Tuesday January 30, 2024
“Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there’s no river.” — CHIEF PETE EDOCHIE, MON | Nigerian actor.

◼️Wednesday January 31, 2024
“Rich people stay rich by living like they’re broke. Poor people stay poor by living like they’re rich.” — WARREN EDWARD BUFFETT | American businessman, investor, and philanthropist.

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