Top 200 Friday Quotes for Work (2025 Update)
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101. “The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.”

— Theodore Roosevelt

102. “I don’t wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.”

— Pearl S. Buck

103. “The work of today is the history of tomorrow, and we are its makers.”

— Juliette Gordon Low

104. “My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.”

— Indira Gandhi

105. “Leadership is the ability to get extraordinary achievement from ordinary people.”

— Brian Tracy

106. “Essentialism: only once you give yourself permission to stop trying to do it all, to stop saying yes to everyone, can you make your highest contribution towards the things that really matter.”

— Greg McKeown

107. “Don’t just talk about it, do it.”

— Ron Kaufman

108. “Positive work environments outperform negative work environments.”

— Daniel Goleman

109. “Management is the art of getting things done through people.”

— Mary Parker Follett

110. “I don’t necessarily have to like my players and associates but as their leader I must love them. Love is loyalty, love is teamwork, love respects the dignity of the individual. This is the strength of any organization.”

— Vince Lombardi

111. “Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, ‘Make me feel important.’ Not only will you succeed in sales, you will succeed in life.”

— Mary Kay Ash

112. “One of the most important principles of success is developing the habit of going the extra mile.”

— Napoleon Hill

113. “Always let your employees come to work with a smile.”

— Jack Ma

114. “In most cases being a good boss means hiring talented people and then getting out of their way.”

— Tina Fey

115. “There’s no time to waste. Every day, there needs to be movement on something.”

— Desiree Rogers

116. “If you take care of your workers they’ll take care of your business.”

— Richard Branson

117. “Trust is knowing that when a team member does push you, they’re doing it because they care about the team.”

— Patrick Lencioni

118. “You can make money or you can make excuses. Your choice.”

— John Addison

119. “The quickest way to grow the sales of your business is to grow your people.”

— Robin S. Sharma

120. “Concentrate on the activities of prospecting, presenting and following-up; the sales will take care of themselves.”

— Brian Tracy

121. “If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be ‘meetings.’”

— Dave Barry

122. “All good performance starts with clear goals.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

123. “Everything is based on a simple rule: Quality is the best business plan, period.”

— Steve Jobs

124. “I believe the best social program is a job.”

— Ronald Reagan

125. “The best minute you spend is the one you invest in people.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

126. “The purpose of a business is to create a customer.”

— Peter F. Drucker

127. “In Northeast Ohio, nothing is given. Everything is earned. You work for what you have.”

— LeBron James

128. “If you spot an opportunity and are really excited by it, throw yourself into it with everything you’ve got.”

— Richard Branson

129. “It’s important to work hard – there’s no short cut around that.”

— Sachin Tendulkar

130. “Do one thing at a time. Start the day with a list of things you have to do, and do the most important things first.”

— Brian Tracy

131. “Every success story is a tale of constant adaption, revision and change. A company that stands still will soon be forgotten. Trying to provoke positive change is a principle we’ve embedded across the Virgin family for more than four decades.”

— Richard Branson

132. “To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.”

— Pearl S. Buck

133. “By working only when you are most effective, life is both more productive and more enjoyable. It’s the perfect example of having your cake and eating it, too.”

— Tim Ferriss

134. “I was lucky. I grew up knowing that hard work and smart work have a greater impact on results than being passionate about something.”

— Mark Cuban

135. “I don’t believe in magic. I believe in hard work.”

— Richie McCaw

136. “You don’t hire for skills, you hire for attitude. You can always teach skills.”

— Simon Sinek

137. “Work is an antidote for anxiety, an ointment for sorrow, and a doorway to possibility.”

— Dieter F. Uchtdorf

138. “The harder I work the more I live.”

— George Bernard Shaw

139. “Part of your purpose in life is to build strong and fruitful relationships with others, and your work setting is a perfect place to start.”

— Zig Ziglar

140. “It’s not about how much work you’re doing. It’s about what work you’re doing and how you’re doing the work.”

— Brendon Burchard

141. “You’ve got to put your head down and do the work. There are no shortcuts.”

— Russell Simmons

142. “Success is not an accident. It is the result of your attitude and your attitude is a choice. Hence success is a matter of choice and not chance.”

— Shiv Khera

143. “True motivation comes from achievement, personal development, job satisfaction, and recognition.”

— Frederick Herzberg

144. “Don’t hire a dog, then bark yourself.”

— David Ogilvy

145. “Resistance will tell you anything to keep you from doing your work.”

— Steven Pressfield

146. “Success is the sum of a lot of small things done correctly.”

— Fernand Point

147. “Find something you love to do. If you don’t make money at it, at least you love going to work.”

— Mark Cuban

148. “Good thinkers are always in demand. A person who knows how may always have a job, but the person who knows why will always be his boss.”

— John C. Maxwell

149. “If you're a leader, do everything you can to grow yourself and create the right environment for others to grow.”

— John C. Maxwell

150. “Leadership is about integrity, honesty and accountability. All components of trust.”

— Simon Sinek