Choosing the absolute “best” motivational quotes is a tricky task, since what resonates with one person might not inspire another. However, there are some quotes that have stood the test of time and continue to motivate millions across the globe.
Best Motivational Quotes Of All Time
1. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
— Steve Jobs
2. “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”
— Albert Schweitzer
3. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt
4. “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.”
— Sam Levenson
5. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
6. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
7. “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.”
— William James
8. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
— Confucius
9. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
— Confucius
10. “The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
— Peter Drucker
11. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
— Wayne Gretzky
12. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”
— Winston Churchill
13. “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
14. “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”
— Vidal Sassoon
15. “Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.”
— C.S. Lewis
16. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
— Lao Tzu
17. “The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible.”
— Charles Kingsleigh (Alice in Wonderland)
18. “Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.”
— Christian D. Larson
19. “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.”
— John D. Rockefeller
20. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”
— C.S. Lewis
21. “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”
— Steve Jobs
22. “The best revenge is massive success.”
— Frank Sinatra
23. “Dream big and dare to fail.”
— Norman Vaughan
24. “Opportunities don’t happen, you create them.”
— Chris Grosser
25. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”
— Arthur Ashe
26. “Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
— Winston Churchill
27. “The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.”
— George Washington
28. “Don’t wish it were easier. Wish you were better.”
— Jim Rohn
29. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
30. “You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
— Christopher Columbus
31. “Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.”
— George Addair
32. “If you can dream it, you can achieve it.”
— Zig Ziglar
33. “Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.”
— Walt Whitman
34. “To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.”
— Anatole France
35. “Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.”
— William Butler Yeats
36. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”
— Mark Twain
37. “Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.”
— Walter Elliot
38. “The best way out is always through.”
— Robert Frost
39. “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”
— Zig Ziglar
40. “If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.”
— Booker T. Washington
