If you ever need a daily reminder to motivate and inspire, these motivational quotes of the day can serve as your necessary reminder to make each day a great one. Check out our awesome handpicked collection of daily motivational quotes to inspire you on any day ending in y.
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Here we've gathered some of our most favorite quotes of the day from various sources to help you get inspired and motivated to have your best day yet.
Motivational quotes of the day! carpe diem!
1. “Challenge yourself with something you know you could never do, and what you'll find is that you can overcome anything.” –
2. “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Henry Stanley Haskins
3. “I think human beings make life beautiful. There's a lot of beauty in everything. I think what makes life beautiful is the ability to acknowledge that.” – Andrew McMahon
4. “Life is not about having everything. It's about finding meaning in everything.” – Joel Randymar
5. “Beauty is hidden in everything, just learn how to observe.” – Ritu Ghatourey
6. “When you reach the heart of life you shall find beauty in all things, even in the eyes that are blind to beauty.” – Kahlil Gibran
7. “I have always known what I wanted, and that was beauty… in every form.” – Joan Crawford
8. “The love of beauty in its multiple forms is the noblest gift of the human cerebrum.” – Alexis Carrel
9. “Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.” – David Hume
10. “Those who joyfully leave everything in God's hand will eventually see God's hand in everything. Worries end when faith begins.” – Nishan Panwar
Motivational quotes of the day to improve your life
11. “Life is better when you stop criticizing the faults, instead, look for the beauty in the flaws.” – Unknown
12. “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot
14. “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” – Alan Kay
15. “Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.” – Charles R. Swindoll
16. “If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.” – Napoleon Hill
17. “Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
19. “Our hearts are drunk with a beauty our eyes could never see.” – George W. Russell
20. “I've never seen a smiling face that was not beautiful.” – Unknown
Motivational quotes of the day to encourage you
21. “By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower.” –Rabindranath Tagore
23. “Against Him those women sin who torment their skin with potions, stain their cheeks with rouge and extend the line of their eyes with black coloring. Doubtless they are dissatisfied with God's plastic skill. In their own persons they convict and censure the Artificer of all things.” – Tertullian
24. “That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.” – Ninon de L'Enclos
25. “Had the price of looking been blindness, I would have looked.” – Ralph Ellison
26. “Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty, they merely move it from their faces into their hearts.” – Martin Buxbaum
27. “Tell them dear, that if eyes were made for seeing, then beauty is its own excuse for being.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
28. “Close your eyes and see the beauty.” –
29. “In every man's heart there is a secret nerve that answers to the vibrations of beauty.” – Christopher Morley
30. “The most beautiful view is the one I share with you.” –
Motivational quotes of the day to help you reach your goals
31. “When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.” – Chinese Proverb
32. “Beauty comes in all sizes, not just size 5.” – Roseanne
33. “There is a road from the eye to the heart that does not go through the intellect.” – Gilbert Keith Chesterton
34. “Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful; for beauty is God's handwriting on a wayside sacrament. Welcome it in every fair face, in every fair sky, in every fair flower, and thank God for it as a cup of blessing.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
35. “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” – Confucius
36. “Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.” – Edgar Allan Poe
37. “A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.” – Walt Whitman
38. “Beauty… is the shadow of God on the universe.” – Gabriela Mistral
39. “Taking joy in living is a woman's best cosmetic.” – Rosalind Russell
Motivational quotes of the day to help you overcome your obstacles
41. “An obstacle is often a stepping stone.” – William Prescott
42. “If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.” – Milton Berle
43. “Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.” – Truman Capote
44. “If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.” – Henry David Thoreau
45. “There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.” – Denis Waitley
46. “Many of life's failures are experienced by people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas Edison
47. “I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” – Pablo Picasso
49. “People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.” – Rob Siltanen
50. “I know for sure that what we dwell on is who we become.” – Oprah Winfrey
Other motivational quotes of the day
51. “The starting point of all achievement is desire.” – Napoleon Hill
52. “A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.” – Nelson Mandela
53. “All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.” – Michael John Bobak
54. “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” – Henry Ford
55. “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out.” –Robert Collier
56. “Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” – George Addair
57. “People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing–that's why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar
58. “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.” – Amelia Earhart
59. “The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” – Ralph Nader
60. “There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits.” – Michael Phelps
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61. “Don't be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.” – Roy T. Bennett
62. “Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.” – Wayne W. Dyer
63. “At the end of the day, let there be no excuses, no explanations, no regrets.” – Steve Maraboli
64. “Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.” – William James
65. “You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
66. “Life is short. Focus on what really matters most. You have to change your priorities over time.” – Roy T. Bennett
67. “Live boldly. Push yourself. Don't settle.” – Jojo Moyes
68. “Make today worth remembering.” – Zig Ziglar
69. “Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can, there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.” – Sarah Caldwell
70. “Make your work to be in keeping with your purpose.” – Leonardo da Vinci
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Motivational work quotes of the day
• “Failure is not the opposite of success: it's part of success.” -Arianna Huffington, businesswoman
• “If your dreams don't scare you, they are too small.” -Richard Branson, businessman
• “Believe you can and you're halfway there.” -Theodore Roosevelt, president
• “Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.” -Henry Ford, businessman
• “The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” -Jimmy Johnson, football player
• “It always seems impossible until it's done.” -Nelson Mandela, world leader
• “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” -George Bernard Shaw, writer
• “What we fear of doing most is usually what we most need to do.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson, philosopher
• “Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.” -John F Kennedy, president
• “Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” -Lou Holtz, football player
• “If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.” -Henry David Thoraeu, philosopher
Funny motivational work quotes
• “People who wonder if the glass is half empty or half full miss the point. The glass is refillable.” -Unknown
• “Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those doing it.” -Chinese proverb
• “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.” -Dalai Lama, spiritual leader
• “Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.” -Mark Twain, writer
• “The best revenge is massive success.” -Frank Sinatra, singer
Work life balance quotes
• “Don't confuse having a career with having a life.” -Hillary Clinton, politician
• “No one on his deathbed ever said, ‘I wish I had spent more time at the office.” -Paul Tsongas, politician
• “Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.” -Dolly Parton, entertainer
• “We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own ‘to do' list.” -Michelle Obama, first lady
• “You will never find time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.” -Charles Buxton, writer and politician
• “You can have it all. You just can't have it all at once.” -Oprah Winfrey, media mogul
• “Life is a balance between holding on and letting go.” -Rumi, poet
• “If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit.” -Banksy, artist
Positive work culture quotes
• “If you've created a work culture where vulnerability isn't ok, you've also created a culture where innovation and creativity aren't ok.” -Brené Brown, professor and lecturer
• “The only thing of real importance that leaders do is create and manage culture.” -Edgar Schein, professor and organizational expert
• “Clients do not come first. Employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they will take care of the clients.” -Richard Branson, businessman
• “To handle yourself use your head; to handle others, use your heart.” -Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady
• “Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.” -Franklin D Roosevelt, president
• “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” -Harry Truman, president
• “Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” -Robert Louis Stevenson, writer
Hard work quotes
• “Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room.” -Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, entertainer
• “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” -Aristotle, philosopher
• “Work hard and be kind and amazing things will happen.” -Conan O'Brien, comedian
• “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.” -Tim Notke, coach
• “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” -Colin Powell, politician
• “Hard work spotlights the character of people. Some turn up their sleeves. Some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.” -Sam Ewing, baseball player
• “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” -Thomas Edison, inventor
• “A river cuts through a rock not because of its power but its persistence.” -Jim Watkins, businessman
• “Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” -Newt Gingrich, politician
• “Nothing will work unless you do.” -Maya Angelou, writer
• “Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise.” -Frank Ocean, musician
Career change quotes
• “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” -Chinese proverb
• “The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle.” -Steve Jobs, businessman
• “You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” -Martin Luther King, Jr, civil rights leader
• “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.” -Amelia Earhart, aviator
• “I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you are not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.” -F. Scott Fitzgerald
• “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” -Socrates, philosopher
• “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” -Barack Obama, president
• “You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” -William Faulkner, writer
Work learning quotes
• “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether he's twenty or eighty.” -Henry Ford, businessman
• “Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourselves.” -Chanakya, teacher
• “Make your mistakes work for you by learning from them.” -Donald Trump, businessman and president
• “If you are not growing, you are dying.” -Tony Robbins, motivational speaker
• “The expert in anything was once a beginner.” -Helen Hayes, actress
• “Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.” -Leonardo Da Vinci
• “Learn a language, and you'll avoid a war.” -Arab proverb
• “We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.” -John Dewey, philosopher
Conclusion
Whether you use these quotes to launch or close a meeting, kickstart a group discussion, or amplify an inspirational speech, the sayings on this list are sure to energize and enlighten your team.
FAQ: Motivational quotes for work
Here are some of the most common questions and answers about motivational quotes for work.
What are motivational quotes for work?
Motivational quotes for work are famous phrases you can use to fire up your team. These quotes speak to topics such as work ethic, career changes, learning, and positive work culture.
What are the best motivational quotes for work?
Some of the best motivational quotes for work include: “Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.” by Henry Ford, “It always seems impossible until it's done.” by Nelson Mandela, and a Chinese proverb that says, “Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those doing it.” These are just a few phenomenal phrases that can drive your crew to chase greatness.
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Life often presents difficult challenges for people to overcome and they can arise in any number of situations.
For example, your boss may reprimand you for not reaching a deadline or hitting a certain quota, an unexpected expense may come up that puts you behind on your rent, or a family member may become ill. If you’re a budding entrepreneur, sometimes it may feel like your business will never take off, or that your success will never be more than “average.”
Obstacles abound, sometimes even when one works hard. When they arise, setbacks can seem almost hostile in nature. It can be hard enough to organize our thoughts on a normal day and even harder to find the energy to solve our problems when the going gets tough. Sometimes, we would rather simply go to bed and close our eyes to our problems.
But sometimes, the right motivational quote can be just the ticket to help you face every morning with determination. Indeed, sometimes you need that determination if you’re going to gather your thoughts. And the right motivational quote at the right time can be a stepping stone to your future success.
So go ahead, let these inspirational quotes fill you with purpose and energy. Go beyond the limit you set for yourself and change the world if you have to. If you can get up every morning with these inspirational quotes for work in your head, you may just turn those thoughts into action and transcend whatever difficulty lays before you.
Motivational Quotes: Information to Inspire Your Life
There Is No Greater Thing You Can Do With Your Life And Your Work Than Follow Your Passions – In A Way That Serves The World And You.
Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.
ROALD DAHLIf you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one.
DOLLY PARTONThe best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.
HELEN KELLERLife is a series of baby steps along the way and if you add up these tiny little steps you take toward your goal, whatever it is, whether it's giving up something, a terrible addiction or trying to work your way through an illness.
HODA KOTBBe thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.
To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone.
REBA MCENTIREThe biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.
OPRAH WINFREYAs soon as something stops being fun, I think it’s time to move on. Life is too short to be unhappy. Waking up stressed and miserable is not a good way to live.
RICHARD BRANSONLife's most persistent and urgent question is, ‘”What are you doing for others?”
I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.
MICHAEL JORDANNothing can dim the light that shines from within.
MAYA ANGELOUIt's not what we have in life but who we have in our life that matters.
MARGARET LAURENCEEmbrace the glorious mess that you are.
ELIZABETH GILBERTSometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
DR. SEUSSWhen one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.
HELEN KELLERLife is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.
CHARLES SWINDOLLDon’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSONWithout passion, you don’t have energy. Without energy, you have nothing.
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.
WARREN BUFFETTRemember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.
DALE CARNEGIEWork for that feeling that you have accomplished something…Don’t waste your time on this earth without making a mark.
JOE ROGANLife is not fair, get used to it!
BILL GATESThe only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONLive for each second without hesitation.
ELTON JOHNWe define ourselves far too often by our past failures. That’s not you. You are this person right now. You’re the person who has learned from those failures.
JOE ROGANYou don’t need to be better than anyone else, you just need to be better than you used to be.
WAYNE DYERSometimes, it seems like we just can’t get a break. When that happens, we become overwhelmed. This makes us more at risk of quitting on our dreams and goals.
Everyone feels like quitting at some point. It can be tempting to get under the blanket and completely ignore everyone. It happens to the best of us. But know that this escape is merely temporary.
Quitting won’t make the challenges go away. The only way to truly handle our challenges is by facing them head on – and that requires a powerful, pure-burning motivation to take action despite these setbacks. But where do we get the necessary motivation from? When it comes to quotes, motivational ones help us rise above and build the momentum we need to face fear and move past it with a smile.
The best motivational quotes will remind you that “you got this.” It’s amazing how a few words can give us such an energy boost whenever we feel like giving up.
When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favour.
Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.
WAYNE DYERThe Pessimist Sees Difficulty In Every Opportunity. The Optimist Sees Opportunity In Every Difficulty.
If you can tune into your purpose and really align with it, setting goals so that your vision is an expression of that purpose, then life flows much more easily.
JACK CANFIELDWhatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
A real decision is measured by the fact that you’ve taken a new action. If there’s no action, you haven’t truly decided.
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUBy recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands – your own.
MARK VICTOR HANSENLife is what happens when you're busy making other plans.
JOHN LENNONYou will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it.
CHARLES BUXTONYou cannot afford to live in potential for the rest of your life; at some point, you have to unleash the potential and make your move.
ERIC THOMASThere is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.
PAULO COELHOBelieve in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.
ROY T. BENNETTSWATI SHARMAYou can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind.
DALE CARNEGIEI can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
JIMMY DEANNothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible'!
AUDREY HEPBURNWhether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.
HENRY FORDEverything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.
GEORGE ADDAIRBelieve in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.
NORMAN VINCENT PEALEIf you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you.
LES BROWNSomeone else’s success does not equal a failure for you.
JOE ROGANSuccess is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.
WINSTON S. CHURCHILLTry not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.
ALBERT EINSTEINYour time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.
STEVE JOBSDon't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERThe most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.
ALICE WALKERYou have to see failure as the beginning and the middle, but never entertain it as an end.
JESSICA HERRIN, FOUNDER AND CEO OF STELLA & DOTMotivational Quotes About Persevering Through Difficulty: From Albert Einstein to Babe Ruth
Today, stress faces us all at different times in our lives, so much so that it has become a common phenomenon. We have all gone through it at least once in our lives. Most of the time, we simply ignore the stress or give up and do nothing to address the underlying issue.
Take some time to go through our list of powerful motivational quotes, and allow them to fill you up with the desire to accomplish great things again.
Enjoy the following handpicked motivational quotes to inspire you to not give up, but rather to come through the other side and emerge as a winner!
I like criticism. It makes you strong.
LEBRON JAMESA person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
ALBERT EINSTEINNever give up on something that you can’t go a day without thinking about.
WINSTON CHURCHILLOur greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
THOMAS EDISONIt is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.
ARISTOTLE ONASSISIt’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.
VINCE LOMBARDIWhen everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.
HENRY FORDIf you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.
VINCENT VAN GOGHOur greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
CONFUCIUSHardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.
C.S. LEWISWhen you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTIt always seems impossible until it’s done.
NELSON MANDELAThe greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
NELSON MANDELAHard times don’t create heroes. It is during the hard times when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed.
BOB RILEYStrength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
MAHATMA GANDHIYou’re going to go through tough times – that’s life. But I say, ‘Nothing happens to you, it happens for you.’ See the positive in negative events.
JOEL OSTEENEvery problem is a gift –- without problems we would not grow.
TONY ROBBINSTwenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the things you did.
Believe you can and you’re halfway there.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTIt’s not about perfect. It’s about effort. And when you bring that effort every single day, that’s where transformation happens. That’s how change occurs.
JILLIAN MICHAELSThe man who says he can, and the man who says he can’t are both correct.
CONFUCIUSNever give up. You only get one life. Go for it!
RICHARD E. GRANTYou just can’t beat the person who never gives up.
BABE RUTHIf you can’t, you must. If you must, you can.
TONY ROBBINSIt is never too late to be what you might have been.
GEORGE ELIOTYou don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.
RICHARD BRANSONOnly those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
ROBERT F. KENNEDYMotivational Quotes for Women – From Eleanor Roosevelt to Lady Gaga
We all look forward to strong, successful and independent women. But have you ever wondered how they managed to become strong and successful?
People don’t become successful overnight. Every day is a hustle in order to improve, to be better, and be successful. It might seem to be a lot of work, but with the urge to get better, every day will become easier. Here are some motivational quotes about success for you to achieve your ambitious goals from some of the most impressive women throughout history.
If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.
Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.
Life imposes things on you that you can’t control, but you still have the choice of how you’re going to live through this.
CELINE DIONDo all the good you can, for all the people you can, in all the ways you can, as long as you can.
HILLARY CLINTONNever give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWEI've always been famous, it's just no one knew it yet.
Any actress who appears in public without being well-groomed is digging her own grave.
JOAN CRAWFORDFame is not the glory! Virtue is the goal, and fame only a messenger, to bring more to the fold.
VANNA BONTAHELEN KELLERMy mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.
RUTH BADER GINSBERGHappiness is letting go of what you think your life is supposed to look like and enjoying it for everything that it is.
MANDY HALEWith the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELTWithout an open-minded mind, you can never be a great success.
MARTHA STEWARTIf you do things well, do them better. Be daring, be first, be different, be just.
ANITA RODDICKThe most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.
AMELIA EARHARTWe may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.
MAYA ANGELOUFearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me.
ARIANNA HUFFINGTONLife is not about waiting for the storm to pass but learning to dance in the rain.
VIVIAN GREENEBelieve in yourself, take on your challenges, dig deep within yourself to conquer fears. Never let anyone bring you down. You got to keep going.
CHANTAL SUTHERLANDWe don’t develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
BARBARA DE ANGELISI may be kindly, I am ordinarily gentle, but in my line of business I am obliged to will terribly what I will at all.
CATHERINE THE GREATNo one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELTA woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.
DIANE MARIECHILDWhatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.
CHARLOTTE WHITTONI want to do is because I want to do it. Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be but a challenge to others.
AMELIA EARHARTSome women choose to follow men, and some choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore.
LADY GAGAAny woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.
Motivational Quotes for Business
Starting a business is tough, and not just in terms of finance or ideas. Starting a business is difficult from an emotions perspective as well. Being motivated every day may seem difficult, but if you want to change the world, you’re going to need some inspirational quotes and motivational quotes to get you going.
Who knows – you could be the next Steve Jobs! Let these quotes for business inspire you, remind you of why you started in the first place, and get you out of your comfort zone. These words of wisdom and powerful quotes can be the stepping stones to success that you’ve always needed.
Do not wait; the time will never be ‘just right.’ Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.
GEORGE HERBERTYou don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.
ZIG ZIGLARPlay by the rules, but be ferocious.
PHIL KNIGHTEvery problem is a gift—without problems we would not grow.
ANTHONY ROBBINSYou only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don’t do too many things wrong.
WARREN BUFFETTSuccess usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUAnd the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
ANAÏS NINYou cannot afford to live in potential for the rest of your life; at some point, you have to unleash the potential and make your move.
ERIC THOMASDon’t settle for what life gives you; make life better and build something.
ASHTON KUTCHERTwenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover.
MARK TWAINPress forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you.
GEORGE WHITEFIELDWhen you know what you want, and want it bad enough, you’ll find a way to get it.
JIM ROHNFortune always favours the brave, and never helps a man who does not help himself.
P. T. BARNUMMany of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
THOMAS A. EDISONMost of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
DALE CARNEGIEWhen obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.
ZIG ZIGLARPELECharacter cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
HELEN KELLERSuccess is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
WINSTON CHURCHILLI am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
STEPHEN COVEYThe road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.
COLIN R. DAVISOpportunities don't happen. You create them.
CHRIS GROSSERIt is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.
HERMAN MELVILLEI’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
MICHAEL JORDANBusiness opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.
RICHARD BRANSONThere are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.
COLIN POWELLThe only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.
VIDAL SASSOONThere’s no shortage of remarkable ideas, what’s missing is the will to execute them.
SETH GODINMotivational Quotes for College Students – Quotes About Life in School and Beyond
Being a college student is stressful. After all, starting college and preparing for the real world is not an easy job as it is, and even more so when you find there are a great many expectations on your plate. A little wisdom is what all college students look for to get through the problems.
Why? Because we can all use a little bit of help getting through the hard times of life. Of course, life brings us plentiful good moments, but the journey is not always smooth, especially in school. Whether you are embarking on a new adventure or feel like exploring different paths in life, these motivational quotes about life will keep you resilient.
So for those of you still battling it out in the halls of academia, here are some words of wisdom to help you overcome. These motivational quotes for college students are ideal to help with the blues that often crop up in student life.
A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.
NELSON MANDELAFailure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.
OG MANDINOIt never gets easier. You just get better.
JORDAN HOECHLINThe true success is the person who invented himself.
AL GOLDSTEINAll progress takes place outside the comfort zone.
MICHAEL JOHN BOBAKMake the most of yourself….for that is all there is of you.
RALPH WALDO EMERSONDefiniteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement.
W. CLEMENT STONEThe future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTLittle minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune, but great minds rise above them.
WASHINGTON IRVINGReal difficulties can be overcome; it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable.
THEODORE N. VAILWith realization of one’s own potential and self-confidence in one’s ability, one can build a better world.
Dalai LamaBelieve in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.
CHRISTIAN D. LARSONAll our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
WALT DISNEYIt does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
CONFUCIUSEvery problem is a gift –- without problems we would not grow.
TONY ROBBINSDon’t wish it were easier. Wish you were better.
JIM ROHNTwenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the things you did.
MARK TWAINChallenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
JOSHUA MARINELearn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now.
DENIS WAITLEYBelieve you can and you’re halfway there.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTIt’s not about perfect. It’s about effort. And when you bring that effort every single day, that’s where transformation happens. That’s how change occurs.
JILLIAN MICHAELSIt is never too late to be what you might have been.
GEORGE ELIOTYou don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.
RICHARD BRANSONCollege is the reward for surviving high school.
JUDD APATOWEducation is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.
MALCOLM XEvery year, many, many stupid people graduate from college. And if they can do it, so can you.
JOHN GREENStriving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest when you haven't planted.
DAVID BLYCollege inspired me to think differently. It's like no other time in your life.
LARA OLEYNIKMotivational Quotes from Celebrities
Everyone looks for a little wisdom and inspiration now and then, even celebrities. Here are some of the top motivational quotes from celebrities to push you forward on your journey to success. Allow these inspirational quotes to fill your mind with clarity and purpose, straight from Hollywood.
You never really learn much from hearing yourself speak.
GEORGE CLOONEYDon’t settle for what life gives you; make life better and build something.
ASHTON KUTCHERLove yourself first and everything else falls into line.
LUCILLE BALLDon't give it five minutes if you're not going to give it five years.
MEGHAN MARKLEEvery day is not a success. Every year is not a success. You have to celebrate the good.
REESE WITHERSPOONSuccess is most often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.
COCO CHANELI refuse to accept other people’s ideas of happiness for me. As if there’s a ‘one size fits all’ standard for happiness.
KANYE WESTLife is being on the wire, everything else is just waiting.
KARL WALLENDALife is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.
DENIS WAITLEYIt is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default.
J.K. ROWLINGWhen you take risks you learn that there will be times when you succeed and there will be times when you fail, and both are equally important.
ELLEN DEGENERESLife imposes things on you that you can’t control, but you still have the choice of how you’re going to live through this.
CELINE DIONStick around. Don’t lose your heart, just keep going, keep at it.
MARK RUFFALOI'd rather be called a boy and play with paper airplanes than be called a man and play with a girl's heart.
NIALL HORANI don’t like to share my personal life… it wouldn’t be personal if I shared it.
GEORGE CLOONEYThe image is one thing and the human being is another. It's very hard to live up to an image, put it that way.
ELVIS PRESLEYI've always been famous, it's just no one knew it yet.
LADY GAGAAny actress who appears in public without being well-groomed is digging her own grave.
JOAN CRAWFORDFame is not the glory! Virtue is the goal, and fame only a messenger, to bring more to the fold.
VANNA BONTADEMI LOVATONo matter how talented you are, not everybody is going to like you. But that’s life, just stay strong.
JUSTIN BIEBERDon’t feel stupid if you don’t like what everyone else pretends to love.
EMMA WATSONIf you can do what you do best and be happy, you are further along in life than most people.
LEONARDO DICAPRIOIgnore the naysayers. Really the only option is, head down and focus on the job.
CHRIS PINEI’ve learned it’s important not to limit yourself. You can do whatever you really love to do, no matter what it is.
RYAN GOSLINGI can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself.
EMMA STONEI’m a big believer in accepting yourself and not really worrying about it.
JENNIFER LAWRENCEI don’t do things for the response or the controversy. I just live my life.
RIHANNAMotivational Quotes for Entrepreneurs
Planting a sapling and starting your own business are similar in terms of growth. First, you need to invest money and time. Then, gently taking care of your new project, you must build with no expectations in return. During the entrepreneurial journey, you may require constant motivation.
Here is a collection of motivational quotes for entrepreneurs to help you keep the fires burning bright. Hopefully, these inspirational quotes will help you so that you never lose the passion you need to succeed, and the kind of satisfaction George Lorimer spoke about.
I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.
ESTÉE LAUDERDon’t let others convince you that the idea is good when your gut tells you it’s bad.
KEVIN ROSE, CO-FOUNDED DIGGThink big and don’t listen to people who tell you it can’t be done. Life is too short to think small.
TIM FERRISSI owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.
G.K. CHESTERTONI don’t know the word ‘quit.’ Either I never did, or I have abolished it.
SUSAN BUTCHERFar and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTIf you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.
STEVE JOBSAlmost everything worthwhile carries with it some sort of risk, whether it’s starting a new business, whether it’s leaving home, whether it’s getting married, or whether it’s flying into space.
CHRIS HADFIELDEven if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.
WILL RODGERSThe real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won’t. It’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere.
BARACK OBAMAWinners never quit and quitters never win.
VINCE LOMBARDIThe first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.
ANDREW CARNEGIEThe way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
WALT DISNEYSuccess depends on employees. For me knowing and connecting with my employees is very important.
DIVINE NDHLUKULA, FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF DDNS SECURITY OPERATIONS LTDLimitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.
JAMIE PAOLINETTIDo not focus on numbers. Focus on doing what you do best. It’s about building a community who want to visit your site every day because you create value and offer expertise.
You have to see failure as the beginning and the middle, but never entertain it as an end.
JESSICA HERRIN, FOUNDER AND CEO OF STELLA & DOTIn the age of transparency, honesty, and generosity, even in the form of an apology, generate goodwill.
ALEXANDER ASSEILY, FOUNDER OF JAWBONEIf you know too much before the start, then you will get overwhelmed. Come up with an original idea, and don’t copy because there will be no passion. You need that otherworldly passion. Just start.
JENI BRITTON BAUERDon’t try to do everything by yourself, but try to connect with people and resources. Having that discipline and perseverance is really important.
CHIEU CAOIt’s necessary to find a mentor who can invest time to know your personal capabilities and business model.
NIGEL DAVIES, FOUNDER OF CLAROMENTISDon’t get distracted. Never tell yourself that you need to be the biggest brand in the whole world. Start by working on what you need at the present moment and then what you need to do tomorrow. So, set yourself manageable targets.
JAS BAGNIEWSKI, CO-FOUNDER OF EVE SLEEPYou have to get good at ceding control and not taking things personally. Even seasoned entrepreneurs have struggled with that. I think it’s about not taking failures personally and also not taking successes personally.
LEILA JANAH, FOUNDER OF SAMASOURCE AND LXMIYour ability to attract, evaluate, and forge strong working relationships with co-founders, early employees, and investors often mean the difference between failure and success.
CLARA SHIH, CO-FOUNDER OF HEARSAY SYSTEMSMy advice is to focus on the importance of forging a long-term relationship, whether with colleagues, partners, or customers. It is often easy to get caught up in short-term decisions.
If you’re starting something on your own, you better have a passion for it, because this is hard work.
SALLIE KRAWCHECK, CO-FOUNDER OF ELLEVESTBe nicer to your customers than your competitors.
RICHARD REED, CO-FOUNDER OF INNOCENT DRINKS