213 Best Inspirational Quotes for Work

We all know that work is hard. That’s why we need to find ways to motivate ourselves, and sometimes the best way to do that is with inspirational quotes.

In this article, we’ll share some of our favorite inspirational quotes for work. These quotes will help you stay motivated, focused, and on track–so that you can do more work in less time!

“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into visible.” — Tony Robbins
“Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.” /Farrah Gray/
“You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.” —George Lorimer
“If something is important enough, even if the odds are against you, you should still do it.” — Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX
“Every moment is a fresh beginning.” /T. S. Eliot
“Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you’ll be able to see further.” —Thomas Carlyle
“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work”. /Stephen King/
“The individual who says it is not possible should move out of the way of those doing it.” —Tricia Cunningham
“If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.”_Bruce Lee, actor
“You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.” /Wayne Gretzky/
“Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.” /Ann Landers/
“The best way out is always through.” — Robert Frost
“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one. “/Dolly Parton/
“When someone tells me ‘no,’ it doesn’t mean I can’t do it, it simply means I can’t do it with them.” —Karen E. Quinones Miller
“You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.” — Jim Rohn
“Build your own dreams or someone else will hire you to build theirs.” —Farrah Gray
“A year from now you may wish you had started today.” —Karen Lamb
“Light tomorrow with today.” —Elizabeth Barrett Browning
“Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.” —Earl Nightingale
“Someday is not a day of the week.” —Janet Dailey
“Make each day your masterpiece.” —John Wooden
“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” — Jimmy Johnson
“Don’t count the days, make the days count.” —Muhammad Ali
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” —Theodore Roosevelt
“Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn’t have the power to say yes.” —Eleanor Roosevelt
“Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you’re willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it.” —Lou Holtz
“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
“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” —Will Rogers
“The more I want to get something done the less I call it work.” —Richard Bach
. “Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out.” —Robert Collier
“If everything seems under control, you’re not going fast enough.” —Mario Andretti
“Your imagination is your preview of life’s coming attractions.” —Albert Einstein
“Either you run the day or the day runs you.”_Jim Rohn
“There’s no abiding success without commitment.” /Tony Robbins/
“When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”_Paulo Coelho
“Don’t wish it were easier. Wish you were better.”
“Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.”_Dalai Lama
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you’re right.”_Henry Ford
“The future depends on what you do today.”_Mahatma Gandhi
“People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.”_Dale Carnegie
“You will never plough a field if you only turn it over in your mind.”_Irish Proverb
”This is the real secret of life — to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realise it is play.”_Alan Wilson Watts
“Happiness is the real sense of fulfilment that comes from hard work.”_Joseph Barbara
“If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six hours sharpening my ax.”_Abraham Lincoln
“It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.”_Bruce Lee
“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourselves.”_Chanakya
“Think of many things; do one.”_Portuguese proverb
“It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.”_Muhammad Ali
“There is no traffic jam along the extra mile.”_Roger Staubach
“Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavour.”_Truman Capote
“The best way out is always through.”_Robert Frost
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”_C.S. Lewis
“The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.”_Harry Golden
“Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.” — Yoda
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are”_Theodore Roosevelt.
The best way to predict your future is to create it.”_Abraham Lincoln
It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste.”_Henry Ford
“Hard work keeps the wrinkles out of the mind and spirit.” — Helena Rubinstein
“Refuse failure. No matter how difficult the obstacles, find a way around them.” — JJGoldwag
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.”_Thomas Jefferson
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”_Thomas Edison
Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”_Albert Einstein
I hear the cheers when they roared and the jeers when they echoed.”_Babe Ruth
The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.”_Mahatma Gandh.
“Success is to wake up each morning and consciously decide that today will be the best day of your life.” —Ken Poirot
If you’re going through hell, keep going.”_ Winston Churchill
You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.”_Jim Rohn
If you want to succeed, you should strike out on new paths rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.”_ John Rockefeller
“When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” — Paulo Coelho
I don’t want to be liked. I want to be respected.”_Jack Ma
“Nothing is a mistake. There’s no win and no fail. There’s only make.” /Corita Kent/
I wouldn’t be where I am now if I didn’t fail … a lot. The good, the bad, it’s all part of the success equation”_Mark Cuban
I could either watch it happen or be a part of it.”_Elon Musk
The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you’re willing to work.”_Oprah Winfrey
“There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither.” /Alan Cohen/
“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.”_Albert Einstein, German theoretical physicist
Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it’s okay to lose. I don’t. You have to be merciless.”_Magnus Carlsen
. “Define success on your own terms, achieve it by your own rules, and build a life you’re proud to live.” /Anne Sweeney/
If you can’t tolerate critics, don’t do anything new or interesting.”_ Jeff Bezos
Live life as if everything is rigged in your favour.”_ Rumi
You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering, and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.”_Shirley Chisolm
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
“Think of many things, do one.” /Portuguese proverb/
“Glory is attained from hard work, step by step.” – Ma Long
“Luck is a preparation meeting opportunity.” /Oprah Winfrey/
“Your goal should be just out of reach. But not out of sight.” /Remi Witt/
“Self-esteem comes from achieving something important when it’s hard to do.” /Clayton M. Christensen/
“Abandon anything about your life and habits that might be holding you back. Learn to create your own opportunities.” /Sophia Amoruso/
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” /Winston Churchill/
“My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.” — Michael Jordan
“Every exit is an entry somewhere else.” /Tom Stoppard/
“Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” /Harriet Beecher Stowe/
“Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.” /Warren Buffett/
“Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” – Theodore Roosevelt
“You always have two choices: your commitment versus your fear.” /Sammy Davis Jr/
“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
“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.” – Rumi
When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven’t.”_Thomas Edison
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” — Walt Disney
“Nothing succeeds like success. Get a little success, and then just get a little more.” — Maya Angelou
“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” — Ayn Rand
“When someone tells me ‘no,’ it doesn’t mean I can’t do it, it simply means I can’t do it with them.” — Karen E. Quinones Miller
“If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan and guess what they have planned for you? Not much.” — Jim Rohn
“If a mind thinks with a believing attitude, one can do amazing things.” — Norman Vincent Peale
“Embrace the pain to inherit the gain.” — Habeeb Akande
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” — Theodore Roosevelt
“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
“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
“Happiness is the real sense of fulfillment that comes from hard work.” — Joseph Barbara
“The fruit of your own hard work is the sweetest.” – Deepika Padukone
“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.” – Pele
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” — Thomas Edison
“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
“A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.” — Ayn Rand
“You were hired because you met expectations, you will be promoted if you can exceed them.” — SajiIjiyemi
“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” — Lou Holtz
“Goodness and hard work are rewarded with respect.” — Luther Campbell
“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.” — David Brinkley
“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
“Strength shows not only in the ability to persist but in the ability to start over.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald
“Tough times never last, but tough people do.” — Dr. Robert Schuller
“Productivity is being able to do things that you were never able to do before.”_Franz Kafka, writer
“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” — Albert Einstein
“My goal is no longer to get more done, but rather to have less to do.”_Francine Jay, author
“Simplicity boils down to two steps: Identify the essential. Eliminate the rest.”_Leo Babauta, blogger
“You don’t need a new plan for next year. You need a commitment.”_Seth Godin, American author
“The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.”_Oscar Wilde, Irish writer
“The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.” – Elbert Hubbard
“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”_Muhammad Ali, American professional boxer
“Discussion is an exchange of knowledge an argument an exchange of ignorance.”_Robert Quillen, American journalist
“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.” – Aristotle
“The most effective way to do is to do it.” —Amelia Earhart
“Nothing is impossible. The word itself says ‘I’m possible!’” —Audrey Hepburn
“The future depends on what you do today.” —Mahatma Gandhi
“Even the best weeks start with Monday.” —Nice Peter
“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” —Will Rogers
When you play, play hard; when you work, don’t play at all.”_Theodore Roosevelt
“Don’t count the days. Make the days count.” —Muhammad Ali
“You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
“Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, you ought to set up a life you don’t need to escape from.” – Seth Godin
“If I had nine hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first six sharpening my axe.” – Abraham Lincoln
“A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.” – Colin Powell
“When the best leader’s work is done the people say, ‘We did it ourselves.’” – Lao Tzu
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas A. Edison
“There is no substitute for hard work.” – Thomas A. Edison
“The American Dream is that any man or woman, despite his or her background, can change their circumstances and rise as high as they are willing to work.” – Fabrizio Moreira
“Leave your ego at the door every morning, and just do some truly great work. Few things will make you feel better than a job brilliantly done.” – Robin S. Sharma
“Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy.” – Robert Half
“Don’t be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again” – Richard Branson
“It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.” – Bill Gates
“You never fail until you stop trying.” – Albert Einstein
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” – Theodore Roosevelt
“Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.” – John F Kennedy
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu
Let me fall if I must fall. The one I become will catch me._Sheryl Sandberg
“Impossible is just an opinion.” — Paulo Coelho, Brazilian lyricist, and novelist
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” — Oprah Winfrey
By failing to prepare, you’re preparing to fail.”_Benjamin Franklin
“Start your day in an upward direction, and the rest of the day will follow the uphill path.” — Vernon Howard
Some people dream of success, while others wake up and work hard at it.”_Mark Zuckerberg
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.”_Michael Jordan
You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be.”_ Lou Holtz
The difference between winning and losing is most often not quitting.”_Walt Disney
I will prepare, and someday my chance will come.”_Abraham Lincoln
Creativity is contagious. Pass it on.”_Albert Einstein
You can worry about the competition…or you can focus on what’s ahead of you and drive fast.”_ Jack Dorsey
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.”_Winston Churchill
Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re probably right.”_Henry Ford
Don’t try to be the ‘next.’ Instead, try to be the other, the changer, the new.”_Seth Godin
The world is full of ideas today. If we don’t do it, somebody else is going to do it.”_Indra Nooyi
“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” — Vidal Sassoon
You win by effort, by commitment, by ambition, by quality, by expressing yourself individually but in the team context.”_José Mourinho
Predicting rain doesn’t count. Building arks does.”_Warren Buffet
If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.”_ Confucius
The cynics may be the loudest voices, but I promise you, they will accomplish the least.”_Barack Obama
Whatever you decide to do, do it with passion and all of the energy that you have.”_Mary Barra
“We must travel in the direction of our fear.” — John Berryman
“Happiness is a direction, not a place.” — Sydney J. Harris
“If everybody is doing it one way, there’s a good chance you can find your niche by going exactly in the opposite direction.” — Sam Walton
“What’s in store for me in the direction I don’t take?” — Jack Kerouac
“Study the past if you would define the future.” — Confucius
“A lot of hard work is hidden behind nice things.” — Ralph Lauren
“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”— John Wooden
“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.” — Benjamin Spock
“With confidence, you have won before you started.” — Marcus Garvey
“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.” — Michael Jordan
“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” — Babe Ruth, former professional baseball player
“Paralyze resistance with persistence.” — Woody Hayes
“Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.” — John F. Kennedy
“Without labor, nothing prospers.” — Sophocles
“You can achieve anything you put your mind and hard work to.”— Sara Sampaio
“Success is not the absence of failure; it’s the persistence through failure.” — Aisha Tyler
“Success is often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.” — Coco Chanel, fashion designer
“Keep a little fire burning, however small, however hidden.” — Cormac McCarthy
“Money grows on the tree of persistence.” — Japanese proverb
“We are made to persist. That’s how we find out who we are.” — Tobias Wolff
“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” — Isaac Newton, mathematician, physicist, and author
“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” — Moliere
“Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of true men.” — Martha Graham
“There is no education like adversity.” — Benjamin Disraeli
“A challenge only becomes an obstacle when you bow to it.” — Ray Davis
“If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try.” — Seth Godin
“Adversity is the first path to truth.” — Lord Byron
“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” — Tim Notke, basketball coach
“People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.” — George Bernard Shaw, playwright
“I am who I am today because of the choices I made yesterday.” — Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the U.S.
“Whatever we believe about ourselves and our ability comes true for us.” — Susan L. Taylor, journalist
“The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it.” ― Epicurus, Greek philosopher
“If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.” — Steve Jobs, co-Founder of Apple Inc.
“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” —Tony Robbins, American author, and speaker
“On any given Monday I am one sale closer and one idea away from being a millionaire.” — Larry D. Turner
“There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.” — Zig Ziglar, author, and motivational speaker
“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” — Walt Disney, founder of Walt Disney World

Conclusion

We have curated our hand-picked list of quotes that can inspire you to do more work. They’re all powerful, and they all have a message that you can take with you. Just take notes of your favorite quote and post it on somewhere at your workplace to stay motivated and aligned with your goals you wanna achieve in near future.