113 Monday Quotes for Work: Start Your Week with Motivation

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1. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts.

– Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill Quote: “Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts.”

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

– Eleanor Roosevelt

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

3. “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

Albert Schweitzer Quote: “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”

4. “Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.

– Henry Ford

Henry Ford Quote: “Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.”

5. “The future depends on what you do today.

– Mahatma Gandhi

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

6. “Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.

– Earl Nightingale

Earl Nightingale Quote: “Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.”

7. “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.

– John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams Quote: “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.”

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

– Thomas Edison

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

9. “There isn’t a Monday that would not cede its place to Tuesday.

– Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov Quote: “There isn’t a Monday that would not cede its place to Tuesday.”

10. “Mondays are the start of the work week which offer new beginnings 52 times a year!

– David Dweck

David Dweck Quote: “Mondays are the start of the work week which offer new beginnings 52 times a year!”

11. “This is your Monday morning reminder that you can handle whatever this week throws at you.

This is your Monday morning reminder that you can handle whatever this week throws at you.

12. “May your coffee be strong and your Mondays be short.

May your coffee be strong and your Mondays be short.

13. “Your Monday morning thoughts set the tone for your whole week. See yourself getting stronger, and living a fulfilling, happier and healthier life.

– Germany Kent

Germany Kent Quote: “Your Monday morning thoughts set the tone for your whole week. See yourself getting stronger, and living a fulfilling, happier and healthier life.”

14. “Okay, it’s Monday but who said Mondays have to suck? Be a rebel and have a great day anyway.

– Kimberly Jimenez

Kimberly Jimenez Quote: “Okay, it's Monday but who said Mondays have to suck? Be a rebel and have a great day anyway.”

15. “Mondays are the potholes in the road of life.

– Tom Wilson

Tom Wilson Quote: “Mondays are the potholes in the road of life.”

16. “Monday is for people with a mission. Those who favor vacations, not weekends.

– Cristina Imre

Cristina Imre Quote: “Monday is for people with a mission. Those who favor vacations, not weekends.”

17. “It’s Monday. Get a new perspective. Whatever obstacle you’re facing—it’s not permanent.

It’s Monday. Get a new perspective. Whatever obstacle you’re facing—it’s not permanent.

18. “You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength

– Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius Quote: “You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength”

19. “Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.

– Zig Ziglar

Zig Ziglar Quote: “Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.”

20. “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.

– Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss Quote: “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.”

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

– Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison Quote: “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”

22. “Don’t be busy; be productive. Don’t just get through the day; get something from the day.

– Tony Robbins

Tony Robbins Quote: “Don't be busy; be productive. Don't just get through the day; get something from the day.”

23. “Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end, you are sure to succeed.

– Abraham Lincoln

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

24. “The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible.

– Charles Kingsleigh

Charles Kingsleigh Quote: “The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible.”

25. “Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.

– C.S. Lewis

C.S. Lewis Quote: “Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.”

26. “Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t.

Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t.

27. “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

– Colin Powell

Colin Powell Quote: “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”

28. “The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.

– Phil Jackson

Phil Jackson Quote: “The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.”

29. “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.

– Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin Quote: “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”

30. “Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.

– Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela Quote: “Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”

31. “Every morning, you have two choices, continue to sleep with your dreams or wake up and chase them.

– Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony Quote: “Every morning, you have two choices, continue to sleep with your dreams or wake up and chase them.”

32. “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.

– Zig Ziglar

Zig Ziglar Quote: “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”

33. “As you grow older, you learn a few things. One of them is to actually take the time you’ve allotted for vacation.

– John Battelle

John Battelle Quote: “As you grow older, you learn a few things. One of them is to actually take the time you’ve allotted for vacation.”

34. “Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.

– Mark Twain

Mark Twain Quote: “Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.”

35. “However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at it.

– Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking Quote: “However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at it.”

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

– Mother Teresa

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

37. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

– Arthur Ashe

Arthur Ashe Quote: “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”

38. “When you believe in yourself and follow your own path, you can accomplish anything.

– Malik Ducard

Malik Ducard Quote: “When you believe in yourself and follow your own path, you can accomplish anything.”

39. “Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.

– Vincent Van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh Quote: “Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.”

40. “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.

– Maria Robinson

Maria Robinson Quote: “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”

41. “If you believe it will work out, you’ll see opportunities. If you believe it won’t you will see obstacles.

– Wayne W. Dyer

Wayne W. Dyer Quote: “If you believe it will work out, you’ll see opportunities. If you believe it won’t you will see obstacles.”

42. “Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.

– Jamie Paolinetti

Jamie Paolinetti Quote: “Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.”

43. “Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, you ought to set up a life you don’t need to escape from.

– Seth Godin

Seth Godin Quote: “Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, you ought to set up a life you don’t need to escape from.”

44. “Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.

– Ann Landers

Ann Landers Quote: “Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.”

45. “There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits.

– Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps Quote: “There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits.”

46. “Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.

– Budda

Budda Quote: “Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.”

47. “The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.

– Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie Quote: “The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.”

48. “In three words, I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life. It goes on.

– Robert Frost

Robert Frost Quote: “In three words, I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life. It goes on.”

49. “The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.

– Robert Jordan

Robert Jordan Quote: “The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.”

50. “Age should not limit your dreams. The world is waiting for your magic.

– Nikhil Kamath

Nikhil Kamath Quote: “Age should not limit your dreams. The world is waiting for your magic.”

51. “Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine.

– Alan Turing

Alan Turing Quote: “Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine.”

52. “You were hired because you met expectations, you will be promoted if you can exceed them.

– Saji Ijiyemi

Saji Ijiyemi Quote: “You were hired because you met expectations, you will be promoted if you can exceed them.”

53. “Productivity is not an accident. It is always the result of commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.

– Paul J. Meyer

Paul J. Meyer Quote: “Productivity is not an accident. It is always the result of commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.”

54. “Hard days are the best because that’s when champions are made.

– Gabby Douglas

Gabby Douglas Quote: “Hard days are the best because that’s when champions are made.”

55. “Great things in business are never done by one person; they’re done by a team of people.

– Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs Quote: “Great things in business are never done by one person; they're done by a team of people.”

56. “I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things.

– Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa Quote: “I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things.”

57. “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.

– Alice Walker

Alice Walker Quote: “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.”

58. “I believe that every child deserves the opportunity to succeed, regardless of their background.

– Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg Quote: “I believe that every child deserves the opportunity to succeed, regardless of their background.”

59. “All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.

– Earl Nightingale

Earl Nightingale Quote: “All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.”

60. “Do not try to be someone else. You’re not living your life for somebody else; you’re living your life for yourself.

– Zendaya

Zendaya Quote: “Do not try to be someone else. You're not living your life for somebody else; you're living your life for yourself.”

61. “Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm

– Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill Quote: “Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm”

62. “When you live for a strong purpose, then hard work isn’t an option. it’s a necessity.

– Steve Pavlina

Steve Pavlina Quote: “When you live for a strong purpose, then hard work isn’t an option. it’s a necessity.”

63. “If you want to make an easy job seem mighty hard, just keep putting off doing it.

– Olin Miller

Olin Miller Quote: “If you want to make an easy job seem mighty hard, just keep putting off doing it.”

64. “Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.

– Haile Gebrselassie

Haile Gebrselassie Quote: “Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.”

65. “Don’t ever make decisions based on fear. Make decisions based on hope and possibility.

– Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama Quote: “Don't ever make decisions based on fear. Make decisions based on hope and possibility.”

66. “Rest until you feel like playing, then play until you feel like resting, period. Never do anything else.

– Martha Beck

Martha Beck Quote: “Rest until you feel like playing, then play until you feel like resting, period. Never do anything else.”

67. “The question isn’t who’s going to let me, it’s who’s going to stop me.

– Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand Quote: “The question isn't who's going to let me, it's who's going to stop me.”

68. “If you think you’re too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito.

– Anita Roddick

Anita Roddick Quote: “If you think you’re too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito.”

69. “The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.

– Jordan Belfort

Jordan Belfort Quote: “The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.”

70. “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

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

71. “You win by effort, by commitment, by ambition, by quality, by expressing yourself individually but in the team context.

– Jose Mourinho

Jose Mourinho Quote: “You win by effort, by commitment, by ambition, by quality, by expressing yourself individually but in the team context.”

72. “Monday, the start of a new week, with brand-new opportunities to enjoy all that life has to offer.

– Audrey Carlan

Audrey Carlan Quote: “Monday, the start of a new week, with brand-new opportunities to enjoy all that life has to offer.”

73. “An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied.

– Arnold Glasow

Arnold Glasow Quote: “An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied.”

74. “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.

– Mark Twain

Mark Twain Quote: “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.”

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

– Stephen Covey

Stephen Covey Quote: “The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.”

76. “Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.

– Stephen Covey

Stephen Covey Quote: “Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.”

77. “It’s what you practice in private that you will be rewarded for in public.

– Tony Robbins

Tony Robbins Quote: “It's what you practice in private that you will be rewarded for in public.”

78. “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.

– Vidal Sassoon

Vidal Sassoon Quote: “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”

79. “The essence of self-discipline is to do the important thing rather than the urgent thing.

– Barry Werner

Barry Werner Quote: “The essence of self-discipline is to do the important thing rather than the urgent thing.”

80. “It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It’s also a very clear path to happiness.

– Sheryl Sandberg

Sheryl Sandberg Quote: “It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It’s also a very clear path to happiness.”

81. “Talent means nothing, while experience, acquired in humility and with hard work, means everything.

– Patrick Suskind

Patrick Suskind Quote: “Talent means nothing, while experience, acquired in humility and with hard work, means everything.”

82. “Chase the vision, not the money. The money will end up following you.

– Tony Hsieh

Tony Hsieh Quote: “Chase the vision, not the money. The money will end up following you.”

83. “The Universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you already are.

– Rumi

Rumi Quote: “The Universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you already are.”

84. “Resilience is knowing that you are the only one that has the power and the responsibility to pick yourself up.

– Mary Holloway

Mary Holloway Quote: “Resilience is knowing that you are the only one that has the power and the responsibility to pick yourself up.”

85. “Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else

– Judy Garland

Judy Garland Quote: “Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else”

86. “Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you.

– Bethany Hamilton

Bethany Hamilton Quote: “Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you.”

87. “Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.

– Conrad Hilton

Conrad Hilton Quote: “Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.”

88. “A ‘good job’ can be both practically attractive while still not good enough to devote your entire life to.

– Alain De Botton

Alain De Botton Quote: “A ‘good job’ can be both practically attractive while still not good enough to devote your entire life to.”

89. “There are many opportunities every single day, and Monday is the perfect day to seize them all.

– Isabella Koldras

Isabella Koldras Quote: “There are many opportunities every single day, and Monday is the perfect day to seize them all.”

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

– Elbert Hubbard

Elbert Hubbard Quote: “The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.”

91. “The sun himself is weak when he first rises; and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on.

– Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens Quote: “The sun himself is weak when he first rises; and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on.”

92. “Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.

– Stephen King

Stephen King Quote: “Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.”

93. “This should be the spirit every Monday know that something good will always happen.

– Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Gabriel Garcia Marquez Quote: “This should be the spirit every Monday know that something good will always happen.”

94. “Cooperation is the thorough conviction that nobody can get there unless everybody gets there.

– Virginia Burden

Virginia Burden Quote: “Cooperation is the thorough conviction that nobody can get there unless everybody gets there.”

95. “I like sunrises, Mondays, and new seasons. God seems to be saying, ‘with me, you can always start afresh.’

– Ada Lum

Ada Lum Quote: “I like sunrises, Mondays, and new seasons. God seems to be saying, ‘with me, you can always start afresh.’”

96. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

– C.S. Lewis

C.S. Lewis Quote: “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”

97. “Monday morning blues? Why not change the color of your Monday to yellow and brighten up the coming week?

– Kanika Saxena

Kanika Saxena Quote: “Monday morning blues? Why not change the color of your Monday to yellow and brighten up the coming week?”

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

– George Lorimer

George Lorimer Quote: “You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.”

99. “Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better.

– Jim Rohn

Jim Rohn Quote: “Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don't wish it were easier; wish you were better.”

100. “Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work, one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote: “Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work, one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.”

101. “Don’t be afraid to stand out and be different. Your uniqueness is your greatest strength.

– Janine Allis

Janine Allis Quote: “Don't be afraid to stand out and be different. Your uniqueness is your greatest strength.”

102. “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.

– Vince Lombardi

Vince Lombardi Quote: “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.”

103. “Resilience can only form if we face, and learn how to be better equipped to manage our problems.

– Jo Frost

Jo Frost Quote: “Resilience can only form if we face, and learn how to be better equipped to manage our problems.”

104. “Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal. Nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong attitude.

– Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson Quote: “Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal. Nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong attitude.”

105. “Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.

– Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler Quote: “Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.”

106. “Without the weekend, where would the week be?

– Anthony T. Hincks

Anthony T. Hincks Quote: “Without the weekend, where would the week be?”

107. “Work is the best friend I have ever known. It has brought me all the good things I have had.

– John Soforic

John Soforic Quote: “Work is the best friend I have ever known. It has brought me all the good things I have had.”

108. “Don’t let the Monday morning quarterbacks stop you from being bold. You’ve got to set a high bar.

– Antonio Villaraigosa

Antonio Villaraigosa Quote: “Don't let the Monday morning quarterbacks stop you from being bold. You've got to set a high bar.”

109. “I suffer from the delusion that every product of my imagination is not only possible, but always on the cusp of becoming real.

– Sean Parker

Sean Parker Quote: “I suffer from the delusion that every product of my imagination is not only possible, but always on the cusp of becoming real.”

110. “Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don’t fight them. Just find a new way to stand.

– Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey Quote: “Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don’t fight them. Just find a new way to stand.”

111. “If each day is a gift, I’d like to know where to return Mondays!

– John Wagner

John Wagner Quote: “If each day is a gift, I'd like to know where to return Mondays!”

112. “Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.

– Booker T. Washington

Booker T. Washington Quote: “Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.”

113. “If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful after all.

– Michelangelo

Michelangelo Quote: “If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful after all.”
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