Everyone needs some inspirational quotes every once in a while. Humans are moved by words so it matters the type of words you hear each day. This is a collection of inspiring quotes that will take you through any storm in life.

Inspirational Quotes for work and life

“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear.” – Rosa Parks

“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand

“Work to become, not to acquire.” – Elbert Hubbard

“The future depends on what you do today.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Every day we have plenty of opportunities to get angry, stressed or offended. But what you’re doing when you indulge these negative emotions is giving something outside yourself power over your happiness. You can choose to not let little things upset you.” – Joel Osteen

“Opportunities don’t happen, you create them.” – Chris Grosser

“The road to success is always under construction” – Lily Tomlin

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” – Anne Frank

“Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.” – Farrah Gray

“Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.”  – Thomas Jefferson

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.” – Charles R. Swindoll

“Nothing will work unless you do.” – Maya Angelou

“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.” – Leonardo da Vinci

“I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” – Pablo Picasso

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln

“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” – Benjamin Franklin

“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot

“A mind troubled by doubt cannot focus on the course to victory.” – Arthur Golden

“There is a winner in you. You were created to be successful, to accomplish your goals, to leave your mark on this generation. You have greatness in you. The key is to get it out.” – Joel Osteen

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu

“Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.” – Hal Borland

“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples.” – Mother Teresa

“It’s not the days in your life, but the life in your days that counts.” – Brian White

“Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end you are sure to succeed.” – Abraham Lincoln

“Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill

“What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.” – Oscar Wilde

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” – Steve Jobs

“The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today.” – Nolan Bushnell

“If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.” – Bruce Lee

“Until we can manage time, we can manage nothing else.” – Peter Drucker

“It’s not knowing what to do, it’s doing what you know.” – Tony Robbins

“The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am. Losers, on the other hand, concentrate their waking thoughts on what they should have or would have done, or what they can’t do.” – Dennis Waitley

“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” – Stephen King

Monday quotes for endless motivation

“Success is often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.” – Coco Chanel

“Absorb what is useful, reject what is useless, add what is specifically your own.” – Bruce Lee

“Action is the foundational key to all success.” – Pablo Picasso

“You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.” – Zig Ziglar

“If you have time to whine then you have time to find a solution.” – Dee Dee Artner

“Great acts are made up of small deeds.” – Lao Tzu

“Starve your distraction and feed your focus.” – Unknown

“I find that when you have a real interest in life and a curious life, that sleep is not the most important thing.” – Martha Stewart

“There is no traffic jam along the extra mile.” – Roger Staubach

“The number one reason people fail in life is because they listen to their friends, family, and neighbors.” – Napoleon Hill

“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.” – Alexander Graham Bell

“Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.” – Dale Carnegie

“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” – Confucius

“Nobody’s a natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It’s hard to stay on top.” – Paul Coffey

“Developing a good work ethic is key. Apply yourself at whatever you do, whether you’re a janitor or taking your first summer job because that work ethic will be reflected in everything you do in life.” – Tyler Perry

We hope that these awesome inspirational quotes by great men and women inspire you to go through your day, week, month or year. Feel free to share them with friends.