I have an affinity for inspirational quotes. Several favorites are printed and nailed to my the wall across my desk. Whenever the work gets rough, it’s always helpful to have a reminder of what you are doing it all for.

These 30 quotes don’t need any introduction. Pick a few to write over your desk, to motivate you when you are down. Share these with a friend, or better yet, make them lemon squares. Anyone deserves them for working so hard.

30 Quotes to Get You Through the Workday

1. If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. – Milton Berle
2. Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you. – Unknown
3. Shoot for the moon and if you miss you will still be among the stars. – Les Brown
   
   
4. No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world. – Robin Williams
5. Two roads diverged in a wood and I — I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. – Robert Frost
6. A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t. – Jack Dempsey
7. Your big opportunity may be right where you are now. – Napoleon Hill
8. Today is the only day. Yesterday is gone. – John Wooden
9. With self-discipline most anything is possible. – Theodore Roosevelt
10. What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail? – Robert H. Schuller
11. Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong. – Ella Fitzgerald
12. Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed. – Dale Carnegie
13. I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse. – Florence Nightingale
14.  You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. – Wayne Gretzky
15. Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. – Steve Jobs
16. If you hear a voice within you say “you cannot paint,” then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced. – Vincent Van Gogh
17. There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. –Aristotle
18. Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear. – George Addair
19. Teach thy tongue to say, “I do not know,” and thou shalt progress. – Maimonides
20. Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. – Les Brown
21. It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. – Confucius
22. Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent. – Eleanor Roosevelt
23. You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try. – Beverly Sills
24. Do or do not. There is no try. — Yoda
25. If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on. – Sheryl Sandberg
26. Everything has beauty, but not everyone can see. – Confucius
27. Do not set yourself on fire in order to keep others warm. – Anonymous
28. I’m a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. – Thomas Jefferson
29. Dreams don’t work unless you do. – John C. Maxwell
30. Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. –Abraham Lincoln

Grain-Free Lemon Bars

Ingredients:

• Crust:
  • 1/2 cup almond flour
  • 1/2 cup tapioca flour
  • 3 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp melted coconut oil
  • 1 tsp orange zest
• Filling:
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 full lemon (rind included)
  • 3 tbsp tapioca flour
  • 1/2 cup honey

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Prepare the crust by mixing the ingredients and pressing it onto the bottom of a lined 9×9 pan.
3. Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden, and allow to cool for 20 minutes.
4. Prepare the filling by pulsing the lemon in the food processor then adding the honey, lemon, and eggs. Blend until smooth and there are no lemon chunks.
5. Pour over the crust and bake for about 25 minutes until set. (The middle might still be jiggly but that’s okay; it will firm up when cold.) You don’t want a brown crust over the filling because that will ruin the tart flavor.
6. Refrigerate for 4 hours or until set, and enjoy!

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