Top 200 Inspirational Career Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.”

— Michael Jordan

52. “Shoot for the moon and if you miss you will still be among the stars.”

— Les Brown

53. “The only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work hard for them.”

— Michelle Obama

54. “If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”

— Toni Morrison

55. “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

56. “If you talk about it, it’s a dream, if you envision it, it’s possible, but if you schedule it, it’s real.”

— Tony Robbins

57. “If I can see it and believe it, then I can achieve it.”

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

58. “Follow your passion. It will lead you to your purpose.”

— Oprah Winfrey

59. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”

— Wayne Gretzky

60. “Champions keep playing until they get it right.”

— Billie Jean King

61. “Focus on where you want to go, not on what you fear.”

— Tony Robbins

62. “What ever you do, do it well. Do it so well that when people see you do it they will want to come back and see you do it again and they will want to bring others and show them how well you do what you do.”

— Walt Disney

63. “Some of you love sleep more than you love success. If you want to be successful, you gotta be willing to give up sleep. If you go to sleep, you might miss the opportunity to be successful.”

— Eric Thomas

64. “Time is your most precious resource; make every minute count.”

— Brian Tracy

65. “Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.”

— William James

66. “You must do the things you think you cannot do.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

67. “You can't be paralyzed by fear of failure or you will never push yourself. You keep pushing because you believe in yourself and in your vision. And you know that it is the right thing to do and success will come.”

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

68. “Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.”

— Warren G. Bennis

69. “If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.”

— Jim Rohn

70. “Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.”

— Biz Stone

71. “If you don’t like how things are, change it. You are not a tree. ”

— Jim Rohn

72. “I believe in myself so much that nothing is going to stop me.”

— Conor McGregor

73. “Practice makes perfect. After a long time of practicing, our work will become natural, skillful, swift, and steady.”

— Bruce Lee

74. “The key to success is to focus our conscious mind on things we desire not things we fear.”

— Brian Tracy

75. “Always remember that your present situation is not your final destination. The best is yet to come.”

— Zig Ziglar

76. “When you were made a leader you weren’t given a crown, you were given the responsibility to bring out the best in others.”

— Jack Welch

77. “Throwing yourself into a job you enjoy is one of life’s greatest pleasures.”

— Richard Branson

78. “Continuous learning is the minimum requirement for success in any field.”

— Brian Tracy

79. “It’s not what you are that holds you back, it’s what you think you are not.”

— Denis Waitley

80. “Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better. Don’t wish for fewer problems, wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenge, wish for more wisdom.”

— Jim Rohn

81. “To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.”

— Steve Prefontaine

82. “It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.”

— Steve Jobs

83. “Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.”

— Dale Carnegie

84. “Great things in business are never done by one person, they’re done by a team of people.”

— Steve Jobs

85. “To get to that next level, you gotta learn to get comfortable being uncomfortable.”

— Eric Thomas

86. “The key is in not spending time, but in investing it.”

— Stephen R. Covey

87. “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is more people who have come alive.”

— Howard Thurman

88. “Whatever happens, take responsibility.”

— Tony Robbins

89. “Follow your heart and your intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”

— Steve Jobs

90. “Success is knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others.”

— John C. Maxwell

91. “I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.”

— Steve Jobs

92. “Dreams are not those that come to us while we are sleeping, but dreams are those that you don’t sleep before fulfilling them.”

— Abdul Kalam

93. “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”

— Maya Angelou

94. “Personal development – the never ending chance to improve not only yourself, but also to attract opportunities and affect others.”

— Jim Rohn

95. “Failure is not having the courage to try, nothing more and nothing less.”

— Robin S. Sharma

96. “If you spend an extra hour each day of study in your chosen field you will be a national expert in that field in five years or less.”

— Earl Nightingale

97. “Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.”

— Abdul Kalam

98. “If you can’t figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose.”

— T.D. Jakes

99. “I don't measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

100. “You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.”

— John C. Maxwell