Top 200 Motivational Quotes for Work (2024 Update)

1. “Seven Steps to Success 1) Make a commitment to grow daily. 2) Value the process more than events. 3) Don't wait for inspiration. 4) Be willing to sacrifice pleasure for opportunity. 5) Dream big. 6) Plan your priorities. 7) Give up to go up.”

— John C. Maxwell

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2. “There are no secrets to success: don’t waste time looking for them. Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty to those for whom you work, and persistence.”

— Colin Powell

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3. “I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying.”

— Jeff Bezos

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4. “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

Also featured in: Startup Quotes, Hard Work Quotes, Inspirational Life Quotes

5. “If you can't do great things, do small things in a great way.”

— Napoleon Hill

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6. “Done is better than perfect.”

— Sheryl Sandberg

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7. “Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow.”

— Robert T. Kiyosaki

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8. “If you don’t build your dream someone will hire you to help build theirs.”

— Tony Gaskins

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9. “Where focus goes, energy flows.”

— Tony Robbins

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10. “Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.”

— Jim Rohn

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11. “Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.”

— Peter F. Drucker

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12. “Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.”

— Elon Musk

Also featured in: Perseverance Quotes, Persistence Quotes, Action Quotes

13. “For things to change, you have to change.”

— Jim Rohn

Also featured in: Life Quotes, Attitude Quotes, Change Quotes, Action Quotes

14. “We often miss opportunity because it’s dressed in overalls and looks like work.”

— Thomas A. Edison

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15. “Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal.”

— Bruce Lee

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16. “The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.”

— Stephen R. Covey

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17. “People work better when they know what the goal is and why. It is important that people look forward to coming to work in the morning and enjoy working.”

— Elon Musk

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18. “The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term, is the indispensable prerequisite for success.”

— Brian Tracy

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19. “Be so good they can’t ignore you.”

— Steve Martin

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20. “Daily ripples of excellence over time become a tsunami of success.”

— Robin S. Sharma

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21. “You can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.”

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

Also featured in: Goal Quotes, Hard Work Quotes, Inspirational Quotes for Work

22. “Review your goals twice every day in order to be focused on achieving them.”

— Les Brown

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23. “Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.”

— Jim Rohn

Also featured in: Time Quotes, Personal Development Quotes, Quotes About Money

24. “Success is your duty, obligation and responsibility.”

— Grant Cardone

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25. “Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.”

— John C. Maxwell

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26. “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

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27. “Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.”

— Calvin Coolidge

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28. “To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.”

— Abdul Kalam

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29. “You don't get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.”

— Jim Rohn

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30. “Cut your excuses in half and double your actions around your goals.”

— Robin S. Sharma

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31. “Remember why you started, remember where you’re headed, think of how great it will be to get there, and keep going.”

— Ralph Marston

Also featured in: Startup Quotes, Focus Quotes, Perseverance Quotes, Positivity Quotes

32. “Focus on the possibilities for success, not on the potential for failure.”

— Napoleon Hill

Also featured in: Positive Quotes, Success Quotes, Focus Quotes, Optimistic Quotes

33. “Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.”

— Napoleon Hill

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34. “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.”

— Pelé

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35. “The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.”

— Napoleon Hill

Also featured in: Hard Work Quotes, Action Quotes, Prosperity Quotes

36. “Investing in yourself is the best thing you can do. If you’ve got talents, no one can take them from you.”

— Warren Buffett

Also featured in: Opportunity Quotes, Quality Quotes, Achievement Quotes

37. “Don't let your learning lead to knowledge. Let your learning lead to action.”

— Jim Rohn

Also featured in: Action Quotes, Taking Action Quotes, Personal Development Quotes

38. “Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.”

— Pablo Picasso

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39. “Everything begins with an idea.”

— Earl Nightingale

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40. “It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste.”

— Henry Ford

Also featured in: Hard Work Quotes, Efficiency Quotes, Competition Quotes

41. “Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you and you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use.”

— Steve Jobs

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42. “The results you achieve will be in direct proportion to the effort you apply.”

— Denis Waitley

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43. “The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.”

— Elbert Hubbard

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44. “Do it. Do it right. Do it right now.”

— Spencer W. Kimball

Also featured in: Persistence Quotes, Excellence Quotes, Commitment Quotes, Productivity Quotes

45. “In the world of business, the people who are most successful are those who are doing what they love.”

— Warren Buffett

Also featured in: Professional Growth Quotes, Passion Quotes, Quotes About Work

46. “Thinking should become your capital asset, no matter whatever ups and downs you come across in your life.”

— Abdul Kalam

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47. “Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.”

— Dale Carnegie

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48. “If you want something, go get it. Period.”

— Chris Gardner

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49. “Lack of time is actually lack of priorities.”

— Tim Ferriss

Also featured in: Focus Quotes, Time Quotes, Live Life Quotes

50. “Start going the extra mile and opportunity will follow you.”

— Napoleon Hill

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