Top 200 Short Motivational Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

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2. “Don’t quit. You’re already in pain. You’re already hurt. Get a reward from it!”

— Eric Thomas

Also featured in: Perseverance Quotes, Hard Work Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Success

3. “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”

— George Bernard Shaw

Also featured in: Inspirational Quotes, Life Quotes, Creativity Quotes, Identity Quotes

4. “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”

— Thomas A. Edison

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5. “The way to get started is to quit talking and start doing.”

— Walt Disney

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6. “The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion.”

— Paulo Coelho

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7. “Always deliver more than expected.”

— Larry Page

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8. “Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.”

— Mary Kay Ash

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9. “Let’s go invent tomorrow instead of worrying about what happened yesterday.”

— Steve Jobs

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10. “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

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11. “If you don’t ask, the answer is always no.”

— Nora Roberts

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12. “Don’t think about what can happen in a month. Don’t think about what can happen in a year. Just focus on the 24 hours in front of you and do what you can to get closer to where you want to be.”

— Eric Thomas

Also featured in: Focus Quotes, Perseverance Quotes, Goal Quotes, Attitude Quotes

13. “As you think, so shall you become.”

— Bruce Lee

Also featured in: Attitude Quotes, Quotes About Thinking, Mind Quotes

14. “Small daily improvements over time create stunning results.”

— Robin S. Sharma

Also featured in: Inspirational Quotes, Persistence Quotes, Goal Quotes

15. “The greatest sin is to think yourself weak.”

— Swami Vivekananda

Also featured in: Inspirational Quotes, Courage Quotes, Quotes About Strength, Confidence Quotes

16. “Respect yourself and others will respect you.”

— Confucius

Also featured in: Life Quotes, Attitude Quotes, Self-Esteem Quotes

17. “Being realistic is the most common path to mediocrity.”

— Will Smith

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18. “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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19. “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.”

— Henry Ford

Also featured in: Positive Quotes, Perseverance Quotes, Attitude Quotes

20. “Don't fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.”

— Bruce Lee

Also featured in: Inspirational Quotes, Failure Quotes, Famous Quotes

21. “Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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22. “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Also featured in: Perseverance Quotes, Quotes About Strength, Empowering Quotes

23. “An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.”

— Benjamin Franklin

Also featured in: Learning Quotes, Study Quotes, Wisdom Quotes

24. “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.”

— Vince Lombardi

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25. “The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. ”

— Vince Lombardi

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26. “The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.”

— Swami Vivekananda

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27. “Well done is better than well said.”

— Benjamin Franklin

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28. “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”

— Chinese proverb

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29. “One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don’t throw it away.”

— Stephen Hawking

Also featured in: Positive Quotes, Life Philosophy Quotes, Giving Up Quotes

30. “Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.”

— Colin Powell

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31. “One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it’s worth watching.”

— Gerard Way

Also featured in: Life Quotes, Change Quotes, Live Life Quotes, Greatness Quotes

32. “Don’t take rest after your first victory because if you fail in second, more lips are waiting to say that your first victory was just luck.”

— Abdul Kalam

Also featured in: Success Quotes, Motivational Monday Quotes, Dedication Quotes

33. “You either control your mind or it controls you.”

— Napoleon Hill

Also featured in: Powerful Motivational Quotes, Mindset Quotes, Quotes About Thinking

34. “Motivation gets you going and habit gets you there.”

— Zig Ziglar

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35. “Seek first to understand, then to be understood.”

— Stephen R. Covey

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36. “Self-trust is the first secret of success.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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37. “Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers.”

— Tony Robbins

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38. “Discipline equals freedom.”

— Jocko Willink

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39. “My father taught me to always do more than you get paid for as an investment in your future.”

— Jim Rohn

Also featured in: Business Quotes, Hard Work Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Success

40. “Fall in love with the process, and the results will come.”

— Eric Thomas

Also featured in: Perseverance Quotes, Action Quotes, Powerful Motivational Quotes

41. “I didn’t come here to be average.”

— Michael Jordan

Also featured in: Goal Quotes, Hard Work Quotes, Confidence Quotes

42. “Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Also featured in: Life Quotes, Inspirational Life Quotes, Changing the World Quotes

43. “When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.”

— Zig Ziglar

Also featured in: Discipline Quotes, Famous Quotes, Motivational Work Quotes

44. “Success is determined not by whether or not you face obstacles, but by your reaction to them. And if you look at these obstacles as a containing fence, they become your excuse for failure. If you look at them as a hurdle, each one strengthens you for the next.”

— Ben Carson

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45. “Real leadership is being the person others will gladly and confidently follow.”

— John C. Maxwell

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46. “Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend.”

— Bruce Lee

Also featured in: Change Quotes, Positive Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Workout Quotes

47. “Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.”

— W. Clement Stone

Also featured in: Goal Quotes, Confidence Quotes, Powerful Motivational Quotes, Opportunity Quotes

48. “I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.”

— Louisa May Alcott

Also featured in: Confidence Quotes, Learning Quotes, Positive Inspirational Quotes, Short Quotes

49. “Gratitude turns what we have into enough.”

— Melody Beattie

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50. “It’s not easy, but it’s simple.”

— Eric Thomas