1. “I don’t like to gamble, but if there’s one thing I’m willing to bet on, it’s myself.”
— Beyoncé

2. “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”
— Maya Angelou

3. “Life is a fairytale starring you. You have the power to write your own story and be the hero of it, too.”
— Joelle Speranza, author, blogger and entrepreneur

4. “Someday is not a day of the week.”
— Denise Brennan-Nelson, author

5. “I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.”
— Serena Williams

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6. “If you’re serious about changing your life, you’ll find a way. If you’re not, you’ll find an excuse.”
— Jen Sincero, author and coach

7. “Each time you make a good decision or do something nice or take care of yourself; each time you show up to work and work hard and do your best at everything you can do, you’re planting seeds for a life that you can only hope will grow beyond your wildest dreams. Take care of the little things—even the little things that you hate—and treat them as promises to your own future. Soon you’ll see that fortune favors the bold who get sh*t done.”
— Sophia Amoruso, #GirlBoss author

8. “I didn’t get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it.”
— Estée Lauder

9. “Don’t give it five minutes if you’re not going to give it five years.”
— Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex

10. “My experiences remind me that it’s those black clouds that make the blue skies even more beautiful.”
— Kelly Clarkson

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11. “Whatever it is that you think you want to do, and whatever it is that you think stands between you and that, stop making excuses. You can do anything.”
— Katia Beauchamp, co-founder and CEO of Birchbox

12. “Sometimes, no matter how much people care about you, they won’t always understand or support your vision—and that’s perfectly okay. It’s yours for a reason, so dare to swim against the current in pursuit of whatever it is you dream of. In the end, you will find there’s no greater success than achieving what you believe in and make happen on your own.”
— Anixia Rodriguez, founder of La Sirène

13. “Do whatever brings you to life, then. Follow your own fascinations, obsessions, and compulsions. Trust them. Create whatever causes a revolution in your heart.”
— Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love

14. “The most effective way to do is to do it.”
— Amelia Earhart

15. “If you want to be a successful in this world, you have to follow your passion, not a paycheck.”
– Jen Welter, first female NFL coach

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16. “In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.”
— Shakira

17. “Done is better than perfect.”
— Sheryl Sandberg, CEO of Facebook

18. “Don’t ask if your dream is crazy, ask if it’s crazy enough.”
— Lena Waithe

19. “Being your true self is the most effective formula for success there is.”
— Danielle LaPorte, author

20. “My business philosophy is that you have to work harder than everybody else. I always tell my kids and they’re like, ‘Yeah, we know you work hard.’ I’m like, ‘No, it’s not just that I work hard. I put in harder work than everybody else. I work harder and harder and harder and harder. When everybody is sleeping, I’m doing more.’ It’s just a relentless pursuit of creativity.”
— Jennifer Lopez

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21. “Dear optimist, pessimist, and realist—while you guys were busy arguing about the glass of wine, I drank it! Sincerely, the opportunist!”
— Lori Greiner, inventor and entrepreneur

22. “On my own I will just create, and if it works, it works, and if it doesn’t, I’ll create something else. I don’t have any limitations on what I think I could do or be.”
— Oprah Winfrey

23. “I have the same goal I’ve had ever since I was a girl. I want to rule the world.”
— Madonna

24. “I work really hard at trying to see the big picture and not getting stuck in ego. I believe we’re all put on this planet for a purpose, and we all have a different purpose. When you connect with that love and that compassion, that’s when everything unfolds.”
— Ellen DeGeneres

25. “Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
— Lolly Daskal, executive coach and author of Lead From Within

26. “Know this one great truth: you are in control of your own life.”
— Rachel Hollis, author of Girl, Wash Your Face

27. “People might think you can turn creativity on and off, but it’s not like that. It just kind of comes out. A mash up of all these things you collect in your mind. You never know when it’s gonna happen, but when it does … it’s like magic. It’s just that simple and it’s just that hard.”
— Gwen Stefani

28. “Forget about what you have to do for a second. How do you want to be for today?”
— Jane Scudder, certified coach and founder, The New Exec

29. “Destiny is a name often given in retrospect to choices that had dramatic consequences.”
— J.K. Rowling, author and creator of Harry Potter series

30. “No one ever slows her agenda.”
— Rhonesha Bing, Emmy-winning journalist, founder and CEO of HerAgenda

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31. “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”
— Anais Nin

32. “Don’t be afraid to get no’s, make mistakes and fail multiple times. That’s gonna give you a thicker skin to follow your passion and your own road!”
— Naya Rappaport, yoga instructor, entrepreneur and influencer

33. “Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.”
— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

34. “If you’re not making some notable mistakes along the way, you’re certainly not taking enough business and career chances.”
— Sallie Krawcheck, Founder and CEO of Ellevest

35. “You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.”
— Shonda Rhimes, creator of Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal

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36. “In order to succeed, you can’t be afraid to fail. Just do it and don’t let anybody tell you you can’t.”
— Faith Hill

37. “You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.”
— Beverly Sills, operatic soprano

38. “Every day brings new choices.”
— Martha Beck, life coach and author

39. “It’s not the lucky ones who succeed. It’s the ones who decide to go after what they really want.”
— Shaina Leis, life coach

40. “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

42. “In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that is desire. No reasons or principle contain it or stand against it.”
— Jane Smiley, author

43. “There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.”
— Ella Wheeler Wilcox, author

44. “I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.”
— Florence Nightingale

45. “Never take no personally. Sometimes people tell you no for a reason that has nothing to do with you. You must keep going.”
— Sofía Vergara

46. “Spend time thinking about what matters to you and what you find to be meaningful. Invest in those things. It’s wonderful when you can live your life in accordance with your own values rather than what other people tell you you should want. Leave everything else behind because it really doesn’t matter if it doesn’t bring you joy.”
— Tasha Cochran, banking attorney, YouTuber and lifestyle blogger at One Big Happy Life

47. “Have a dream, chase it down, jump over every single hurdle, and run through fire and ice to get there.”
— Whitney Wolfe Herd, CEO of Bumble

48. “So often people are working hard at the wrong thing. Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard.”
— Caterina Fake, co-founder of Flickr

49. “Encourage yourself, believe in yourself, and love yourself. Never doubt who you are.”
— Stephanie LaHart, author and motivational speaker

50. “The universe might respect the law of attraction, but it respects a good hustle even more.”
— Lilly Singh, YouTuber, host of A Little Late with Lilly Singh and author of How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life

“Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it.“
– Groucho Marx

“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.”
– Ashley Smith

“When you start to do the things that you truly love, it wouldn’t matter whether it is Monday or Friday; you would be so excited to wake up each morning to work on your passions.“
– Edmond Mbiaka

“A ship is always safe at shore but that is not what it’s built for.”
– Albert Einstein

“Stress is caused by being ‘here’ but wanting to be ‘there.’
– Eckhart Tolle

“People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.”
– Dale Carnegie

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

“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.”
– Margaret Thatcher

“If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.”
– Jim Rohn

“Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value.”
– Albert Einstein

“Morning is an important time of day, because how you spend your morning can often tell you what kind of day you are going to have.”
– Lemony Snicket

“Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.”
– Dalai Lama

“Think of many things; do one.”
– Portuguese proverb

Quotes for a Focused and Successful Monday at Work

“One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We live as though there aren’t enough hours in the day but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.”
– Viggo Mortensen

“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”
– John R. Wooden

“Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be.”
– Zig Ziglar

“The starting point of all achievement is desire.”
– Napoleon Hill

“I was thinking one day and I realized that if I just had somebody behind me all the way to motivate me I could make a big difference. Nobody came along like that so I just became that person for myself.”
–  Unknown

“If you don’t pay appropriate attention to what has your attention, it will take more of your attention than it deserves.”
– David Allen

”Spend eighty percent of your time focusing on the opportunities of tomorrow rather than the problems of yesterday.”
– Brian Tracy

“Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.”
– Charles F. Kettering

“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.”
– Brian Littrell

“Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.”
– Henry Ford

“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.”
– Bruce Lee

“The only thing worse than starting something and failing … is not starting something.”
– Seth Godin

“Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.”
– Richard Branson

“For fast-acting relief, try slowing down. “
– Lily Tomlin

“There is more to life than increasing its speed.”
– Mahatma Gandhi

“It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.”
– Bruce Lee