Top 40 Funny Motivational Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.”

— Will Rogers

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2. “And will you succeed? Yes indeed, yes indeed! Ninety-eight and three-quarters percent guaranteed!”

— Dr. Seuss

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3. “Why join the navy if you can be a pirate?”

— Steve Jobs

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4. “Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”

— Oscar Wilde

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5. “Life is too short to learn German.”

— Richard Porson

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6. “If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.”

— Woody Allen

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7. “Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.”

— Rick Cook

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8. “Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times.”

— Mark Twain

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9. “Whatever you do, always give 100%. Unless you’re donating blood.”

— Bill Murray

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10. “They don’t think it is like it is, but it is.”

— Oscar Gamble

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11. “All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure.”

— Mark Twain

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12. “Be the Mick Jagger of the Mailroom, the Warren Buffett of Bookkeeping and the Bono of stapler selling”

— Robin S. Sharma

Also featured in: Silly Quotes, Positive Work Quotes, Witty Quotes, Funny Inspirational Quotes

13. “For peace of mind, we need to resign as general manager of the universe.”

— Larry Eisenberg

Also featured in: Mind Quotes, Peace Quotes, Funny Quotes About Life, Short Funny Quotes

14. “If you can’t feed a team with two pizzas, it’s too large.”

— Jeff Bezos

Also featured in: Silly Quotes, Short Funny Quotes, Funny Friday Quotes

15. “Procrastination is not the problem. It is the solution. Procrastinate now, don’t put it off.”

— Ellen DeGeneres

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16. “Creativity is great-but not in accounting.”

— Charles Scott

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17. “I intend to live forever. So far, so good.”

— Steven Wright

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18. “To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.”

— Steven Wright

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19. “I hate all those weathermen, too, who tell you that rain is bad weather. There’s no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothing, so get yourself a sexy raincoat and live a little.”

— Billy Connolly

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20. “The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.”

— Steven Wright

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21. “Write what you know. That should leave you with a lot of free time.”

— Howard Nemerov

Also featured in: Quotes About Writing, Sarcastic Quotes, Funny Inspirational Quotes, Funny Yearbook Quotes

22. “Free your mind and your ass will follow.”

— George Clinton

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23. “Don’t hate the player; change the game.”

— Steve Harvey

24. “No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch.”

— Unknown

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25. “Guess what? I have flaws. What are they? Oh I donno, I sing in the shower? Sometimes I spend too much time volunteering. Occasionally I’ll hit somebody with my car. So sue me – no, don’t sue me. That is opposite the point I’m trying to make.”

— Michael Scott

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26. “Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.”

— Steven Wright

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27. “If you want milk, don’t sit on a stool in the middle of a field in the hope that a cow will back up to you.”

— Richard Branson

Also featured in: Common Sense Quotes, Silly Quotes, Funny Work Quotes

28. “Flattery will get you everywhere.”

— Mae West

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29. “Sometimes you gotta work a little, so you can ball a lot.”

— Aziz Ansari

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30. “Suit up!”

— Barney Stinson

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31. “They say Rome wasn’t built in a day, but I wasn’t on that particular job.”

— Brian Clough

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32. “Comedy is acting out optimism.”

— Robin Williams

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33. “If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn’t brood. I’d type a little faster.”

— Isaac Asimov

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34. “Laughter is the best medicine in the world.”

— Milton Berle

Also featured in: Cheer Quotes, Hilarious Quotes, Smile Quotes

35. “If plan A fails, remember there are 25 more letters.”

— Chris Guillebeau

Also featured in: Never Give Up Quotes, Silly Quotes, Monday Morning Quotes

36. “Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun.”

— Randy Pausch

Also featured in: Happy Friday Quotes, Humor Quotes, Funny Inspirational Quotes, Fun Quotes

37. “You grow up the day you have the first real laugh at yourself.”

— Ethel Barrymore

Also featured in: Humor Quotes, Growing Up Quotes, Quotes About Growing Up

38. “No one has ever drowned in sweat.”

— Lou Holtz

Also featured in: Grind Quotes, Football Quotes, Exercise Quotes

39. “Some of the world’s greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.”

— Doug Larson

Also featured in: Impossible Quotes, Smart Quotes

40. “My motto is water off a duck’s back. Meaning: don’t let negativity weigh you down, perpetuate positive thinking.”

— Jinkx Monsoon

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