3223+ short motivational quotes 2025-2026

short motivational quotes

A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new—Albert Einstein

What you do today can change all the tomorrow's of your life—Zig Ziglar

You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step—Martin Luther King, Jr.

Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change—Jim Rohn

The most effective way to do it, is to do it.

Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams—Ralph Waldo Emerson

No matter what the situation, remind yourselfI have a choice—Deepak Chopra

Show up, show up, show up, and after a while the muse shows up, too. —Isabel Allende

Don't bunt. Aim out of the ballpark. Aim for the company of immortals. ―David Ogilvy

I have stood on a mountain of no’s for one yes. —Barbara Elaine Smith

The best way out is always through. ―Robert Frost

If there is no struggle, there is no progress. —Frederick Douglass

Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use. —Ruth Gordo

More is lost by indecision than wrong decision. —Marcus Tullius Cicero

Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden. ―Cormac McCarthy

Worry is a misuse of imagination. —Unknown

I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now. —Edna Mode

A year from now you will wish you had started today. —Unknown

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. —Carl Sagan

Don’t worry about failure; you only have to be right once. —Drew Houston

You carry the passport to your own happiness. —Diane von Furstenberg

Never let success get to your head and never let failure get to your heart. —Drake

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. —Amelia Earhart

I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done. —Lucille Ball

If you don’t risk anything, you risk even more. —Erica Jong

If it makes you nervous, you’re doing it right. —Childish Gambino

I choose to make the rest of my life the best of my life. —Louise Hay

In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different. —Coco Chanel

Anything can make me stop and look and wonder, and sometimes learn. —Kurt Vonnegut

People's passion and desire for authenticity is strong. —Constance Wu

A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence. —Sonia Sotomayor

Doubt is a killer. You just have to know who you are and what you stand for. —Jennifer Lopez

No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed. —Billie Jean King

girl short motivational quotes

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

If you are always trying to be normal, you’ll never know how amazing you can be.

And though she be but little, she is fierce.

Believe in yourself and you can do unbelievable things.— Unknown

Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.–Coco Chanel

Don’t be afraid to speak up for yourself. Keep fighting for your dreams!

When someone tells you that you can’t, turn around and say ‘watch me.’

Life is tough my darling, but so are you.

Sorrow looks back, worry looks around, faith looks up—Ralph Waldo Emerson

We can do no great things, only small things with great love.– Mother Teresa

I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.– Estée Lauder

Happiness and confidence are the prettiest things you can wear

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

Unique and different is the next generation of beautiful.

Beautiful people are not always good but good people are always beautiful.-Imam Ali

I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning to sail my ship.

A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.

You are more powerful than you know; you are beautiful just as you are.–Melissa Etheridge

You have what it takes to be a victorious, independent, fearless woman.­–Tyra Banks

boy short motivational quotes

Life doesn’t give us purpose. We give life purpose.

Just keep swimming.

A little consideration, a little thought for others, makes all the difference.

Do, or do not. There is no try.

Even miracles take a little time.

Heroes are made by the path they choose, not the powers they are graced with.

With great power, comes great responsibility.

You are much stronger than you think you are. Trust me

Why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves back up.

No Matter how bad things get, something good is out there, over the horizon.

Only love can truly save the world. So I stay, I fight, and I give, for the world I know can be.

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.

The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.

student short motivational quotes

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. – Arthur Ashe

The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well. – John D. Rockefeller

Good things come to people who wait, but better things come to those who go out and get them.

Strive for progress, not perfection.

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have. – Thomas Jefferson

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out. – Robert Collier

Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better. – Jim Rohn

The secret to getting ahead is getting started.

You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.

The expert in everything was once a beginner.

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. – Beverly Sills

Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you.

There is no substitute for hard work. – Thomas Edison

The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little “extra.”

You don’t always get what you wish for; you get what you work for.

It’s not about how bad you want it. It’s about how hard you’re willing to work for it.

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. – Vidal Sassoon

There are no traffic jams on the extra mile. – Zig Ziglar

If it’s important to you, you’ll find a way. If not, you’ll find an excuse.

women short motivational quotes

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass. It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.

Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.

I don’t care what you think about me. I don’t think about you at all.

the strength within themselves and realize their full potential

Don’t be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered.

If you really want to fly, just harness your power to your passion.– Oprah.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

deep short motivational quotes

I don’t regret the things I’ve done. I regret the things I didn’t do when I had the chance.

Life has two rules: 1) Never quit. 2) Always remember Rule #1.

If you’re going through hell, keep going. – Winston Churchill

Don’t let your victories go to your head, or your failures go to your heart.

Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. – Henry Ford

You don’t drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there. – Ed Cole

It’s not going to be easy, but it’s going to be worth it.

office short motivational quotes

Don’t wish it were easier. Wish you were better.

Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.

The future depends on what you do today.

The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction.

Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.

Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.

Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you’re right.

Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.

work short motivational quotes

Start where you are Use what you have Do what you can

Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into visible

If a mind thinks with a believing attitude, one can do amazing things

Your goal should be just out of reach But not out of sight

You can do anything, but not everything Prioritize better

Progress has little to do with speed, but much to do with direction

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others

I am not a product of my circumstances I am a product of my decisions

The most effective way to do it, is to do it

Inspiration does exist, but it must find you working. —Pablo Picasso

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step

You must want to be a butterfly so badly, you are willing to give up being a caterpillar

Not knowing you can’t do something is sometimes all it takes to do it

We are what we repeatedly do Excellence, therefore, is not an act But a habit

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking

Be willing to be a beginner every single morning

You always have two choices: your commitment versus your fear

Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken

Think of many things, do one