The Power of Motivational Quotes
Motivational quotes have the unique ability to inspire, uplift, and encourage individuals to pursue their goals and overcome challenges.
These short statements often encapsulate profound wisdom, making them accessible and relatable.
This article explores the significance of motivational quotes, their impact on personal growth, and a selection of powerful examples:
Jobs motivational quotes
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” — Steve Jobs
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” — Theodore Roosevelt
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” — Winston Churchill
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” — Thomas Edison
“You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” — John Sandford
“If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride – and never quit, you’ll be a winner.” — Bear Bryant
“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” — Zig Ziglar
Motivational quotes for success
“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.” — Pelé
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” — Abraham Lincoln
“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” — Sam Levenson
“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” — Henry David Thoreau
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt
“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” — Zig Ziglar
“Life is a journey, and if you fall in love with the journey, you will be in love forever.” — John Grisham
Good morning and motivational quotes
“Every morning, I wake up saying, 'I’m still alive, a miracle.' And so I keep on pushing.” — Jim Carrey
“You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.” — George Lorimer
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“When you arise in the morning, think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” — Marcus Aurelius
“If you’re changing the world, you’re working on important things. You’re excited to get up in the morning.” — Larry Page
“An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.” — Henry David Thoreau
“The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don't go back to sleep.” — Rumi
Motivational quotes that are funny
“The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs, one step at a time.” — Joe Girard
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing—that’s why we recommend it daily.” — Zig Ziglar
“Work until your bank account looks like a phone number.” — Unknown
“I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying.” — Oscar Wilde
“People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.” — Winnie the Pooh
“Life is like a sewer … what you get out of it depends on what you put into it.” — Tom Lehrer
“I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.” — Lily Tomlin
Motivational quotes on strength
“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” — Friedrich Nietzsche
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” — Mahatma Gandhi
“You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice.” — Bob Marley
“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger
“What makes you different or weird—that’s your strength.” — Meryl Streep
“Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength.” — Theodore Roosevelt
“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” — Christopher Reeve
Motivational quotes about Friday
- “Friday afternoon feels like heaven.” — El Fuego
- “If my boss knew how unproductive I am on Fridays, he wouldn’t want me here either.” — James Johnson
- “It’s Friday morning mankind! Good vibe, don’t frown and let the monster see you smile!” — Napz Cherub Pellazo
- “Friday sees more smiles than any other day of the workweek!” — Kate Summers
- “It’s Friday! Time to go make stories for Monday.” — Anonymous
- “Oh! It’s Friday again. Share the love that was missing during the week.” — S. O’Sade
- “Every Friday, I like to high five myself for getting through another week on little more than caffeine, willpower, and inappropriate humor.” — Nanea Hoffman
Motivational quotes for the morning
“Waking up this morning, I smile. 24 brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment.” — Thich Nhat Hanh
“When you arise in the morning, think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” — Marcus Aurelius
“The day will be what you make it, so rise, like the sun, and burn.” — William C. Hannan
“Every morning is a beautiful morning.” — Terri Guillemets
“Now that your eyes are open, make the sun jealous with your burning passion to start the day.” — Malak El Halabi
“You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.” — George Lorimer
“Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.” — Dalai Lama
Hilarious quotes about life
“Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.” — Elbert Hubbard
“Life is hard. After all, it kills you.” — Katharine Hepburn
“I believe that if life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade, and try to find somebody whose life has given them vodka, and have a party.” — Ron White
“My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far I’ve finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate cake. I feel better already.” — Dave Barry
“Life is tough, darling. Life is hard. And we better laugh at everything, otherwise, we’re going down the tube.” — Joan Rivers
“Life is like a sewer… what you get out of it depends on what you put into it.” — Tom Lehrer
“I’m on a whiskey diet. I’ve lost three days already.” — Unknown
Best of quotes about life
- “Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans.” — John Lennon
- “The purpose of our lives is to be happy.” — Dalai Lama
- “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” — Mae West
- “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” — Helen Keller
- “Get busy living or get busy dying.” — Stephen King
- “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” — Thomas Edison
- “If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.” — Albert Einstein
Motivational quotes in sports
“The only one who can tell you ‘you can’t win’ is you and you don’t have to listen.” — Jessica Ennis-Hill
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” — Wayne Gretzky
“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.” — Matt Biondi
“Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them—a desire, a dream, a vision.” — Muhammad Ali
“Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.” — Vince Lombardi
“The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer.” — John Madden
“Every champion was once a contender that didn’t give up.” — Gabby Douglas
Motivational quotes for Women
“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” — Oprah Winfrey
“Women challenge the status quo because we are never it.” — Cindy Gallop
“Some women choose to follow men, and some choose to follow their dreams.” — Lady Gaga
“The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.” — Roseanne Barr
“If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.” — Margaret Thatcher
“I raise up my voice—not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard.” — Malala Yousafzai
“The best protection any woman can have… is courage.” — Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Motivational quotes for Men
- “He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.” — Confucius
- “Try not to become a man of success, but rather become a man of value.” — Albert Einstein
- “One man with courage makes a majority.” — Andrew Jackson
- “One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.” — Benjamin Disraeli
- “The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.” — Dale Carnegie
- “A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.” — David Brinkley
- “The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.” — William James
Motivational quotes about fall
“Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go.” — Unknown
“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald
“The trees are about to show us just how lovely it is to let the dead things go.” — Unknown
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.” — Albert Camus
“Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.” — Emily Brontë
“Fall is not a season, it’s a celebration.” — Unknown
“The only thing better than a good cup of coffee is a good cup of coffee in the fall.” — Unknown
Motivational quotes from Disney
“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” — Walt Disney
“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” — Walt Disney
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” — Walt Disney
“Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, and dreams are forever.” — Walt Disney
“If you can dream it, you can do it.” — Walt Disney
“When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionably.” — Walt Disney
“Everyone falls down. Getting back up is how you learn how to walk.” — Walt Disney
