28 Quotes to Inspire you to Work Hard
Monday morning blues get you down — or something happens daily that gets you down. Even though motivational quotes are cliche, the impact it has on our brains is substantial. A study conducted at Standard that motivation derived from external mentors and successful influencers, inspire individuals to look beyond themselves. The ability to critically apply the words or inspirational quotes we hear, help us think better about ourselves and our lives.
So to start off your day, here are quotes to keep you going!
1.Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day. — Dalai Lama
2. I’m a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. — Thomas Jefferson
3. Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. — Thomas Edison
4. Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change. — Stephen Hawking
5. Either you run the day or the day runs you. — Jim Rohn
7. Leaders can let you fail and yet not let you be a failure. — Stanley McChrystal
8. Do or do not. There is no try. — Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back
9. Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me. — Michael Scott, The Office
10. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. — Michael Jordan
11. Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings. — Salvador Dali
13. If something is wrong, fix it now. But train yourself not to worry, worry fixes nothing. — Ernest Hemingway
14. You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go… — Dr. Suess, Oh the Places You’ll Go
15. Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else. — Margaret Mead
16. You can’t change how people treat you or what they say about you. All you can do is change how you react to it. — Mahatma Gandhi
18. Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourselves. — Chanakya
19. Once you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
20. Don’t be afraid of hard work. Nothing worthwhile comes easily. Don’t let others discourage you or tell you that you can’t do it. In my day I was told women didn’t go into chemistry. I saw no reason why we couldn’t. — Gertrude B. Elion, Biochemist and Nobel Prize Winner
21. Hey there, Mr. Grumpy Gills. When life gets you down do you wanna know what you’ve gotta do? Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming. What do we do? We swim, swim. — Dory, Finding Nemo
23. Oh yes, the past can hurt. But you can either run from it, or learn from it. — Rafiki, The Lion King
24. It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe. — Muhammad Ali
25. If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. — John Quincy Adams
26. Imitation is suicide. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
27. Learning never exhausts the mind. — Leonardo Da Vinci
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