17 Motivational Quotes to Inspire You to Be Successful
Successful people don’t become that way overnight. What most people see at a glance—happiness, wealth, a great career, purpose—is the result of hard work and hustle over time.
To be successful, you have to use each day as an opportunity to improve, to be better, to get a little bit closer to your goals. It might sound like a lot of work—and with a busy schedule, next to impossible. But the best part is, the more you accomplish, the more you’ll want to do, the higher you’ll want to reach. So as long as you have the hunger for success, you will always have the power within you to achieve it.
Use your ambition, drive and desire—along with these 17 motivational quotes—to make it happen.
1. Believe in yourself.
Your limitation—it’s only your imagination.
2. Work hard.
Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you.
3. Don’t wait.
Sometimes later becomes never. Do it now.
4. Step outside your comfort zone.
Great things never come from comfort zones.
5. Be a dreamer and a doer.
Dream it. Wish it. Do it.
6. Take action.
Success doesn’t just find you. You have to go out and get it.
7. Don’t give up.
The harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it.
8. Set big goals.
Dream bigger. Do bigger.
9. Follow through.
Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you’re done.
10. Show up every day.
Wake up with determination. Go to bed with satisfaction.
11. Make things happen for yourself.
Do something today that your future self will thank you for.
12. Celebrate the small things.
Little things make big days.
13. Take one step at a time.
It’s going to be hard, but hard does not mean impossible.
14. Open doors for yourself.
Don’t wait for opportunity. Create it.
15. Push through and understand yourself.
Sometimes we’re tested not to show our weaknesses, but to discover our strengths.
16. Stick to the plan.
The key to success is to focus on goals, not obstacles.
17. Say yes to your dreams.
Dream it. Believe it. Build it.
Related: 17 Motivational Quotes to Help You Achieve Your Dreams
Editor’s note: This post was originally published in November 2016 and has been updated.
Photo by mimagephotography/Shutterstock
Lydia Sweatt is a freelance writer, bookworm, and bass guitar enthusiast. When she goes outside, a bicycle goes with her.
Thanks for these motivational and inspirational quotes – Lydia Sweatt. These are the perfect quotes for the demotivated person.
your words have spoken to me as i have been demotivated a while now, thanks so much for the reminder………………
Wonderful and inspiring. I like them all.
awesome
Yup!
giao giao ni get wo ni giao giao
It’s bad bitch party🤝
Love it
umm I love these quats and i wish everyone can see it
Great
People use to comment sometimes that they are neglected, not given enough opportunities to do the best. But reality is that they fail to utilise the time given for the task. Its the ability test how much you gained, earned from given span of time. Its the acceleration course with determination to reach out destination, the aim of life. Thanks for such valuable inspirational quotes which every one to adhere to.
Thanks for the quotes, very inspiring.
Thanks for sharing opinion on Google
You got a lot of nerve condemning the ways of others and giving life advice as one that is so lofty, but you can’t type correctly or speak English with correct grammar.
Uh oh hippies mad did someone steal your juul
These Quotes are really very inspirational thanks for sharing with us
Thanks man! I’m going to try my hardest in DDD. My goal is to make it all the way throughout the month without missing a single attempt. Let’s go DDD participant!!!
Great quotes.
Here are some in spanish.
♦ No tengas miedo de abandonar lo bueno para buscar lo excelente.
– John D. Rockefeller
♦ Si no estás dispuesto a arriesgar, disponte a tener una vida común.
– Jim Rohn
♦ El futuro pertenece a quienes creen en la belleza de sus sueños.
– Eleanor Roosevelt
♦ Si todo parece bajo control, entonces no estás yendo lo suficiente deprisa
– Mario Andretti
♦ Ganar sin riesgo es triunfar sin gloria.
– Pierre Corneille
♦ Eres el promedio de las cinco personas con las que pasas más tiempo.
– Jim Rohn
♦ Los ganadores nunca abandonan y los que abandonan nunca ganan.
– Vince Lombardi
♦ Si crees que no puedes, tienes razón. Si crees que puedes, tienes razón.
– Henry Ford
♦ El secreto para salir adelante es comenzar.
– Mark Twain
♦ Un objetivo sin un plan es solo un deseo.
– Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
♦ Un mal plan es mejor que no tener ningún plan.
– Frank Marshall
♦ Nunca podrás derrotar a la persona que nunca se rinde.
– Babe Ruth
♦ El fracaso es éxito si aprendemos de él.
– Malcolm Forbes
♦ Es la posibilidad lo que me mantiene en marcha, no la garantía.
– Nicholas Sparks
♦ Cuando las cosas van mal, no te vayas con ellas.
– Elvis Presley
♦ La única diferencia entre un buen y mal día es tu actitud.
– Dennis S. Brown
♦ El mejor placer en la vida es hacer las cosas que la gente dice que no podemos hacer.
– Walter Bagehot
♦ No mires el reloj; haz lo que él hace, Sigue moviéndote.
– Sam Levenson
♦ El éxito llega para todos aquellos que están ocupados buscándolo.
– Henry David Thoreau
♦ La mejor forma de predecir el futuro es creándolo.
– Peter Drucker
Sometimes we’re tested not to show our weaknesses, but to discover our strengths.
👆 well said .
amazing.. love it ..
Your limitation—it’s only your imagination. Perception is always greater than reality. . . 👍
That ALWAYS depends upon the reality
What happens when U reach a plateau
Great inapiration.
Thought muat be assist by actions to achieve desire success.
I’m loving these quotes..❤
very very nice quotes thank u
Thanks for the such good types of motivational quotes. I love it. Keep sharing.
Really love seeing motivational quotes, it just keeps me fired up on achieving my goals. Would you mind if I share this to my twitter page?
bruh cringe
Very Inspiring to continue striving success.
Very good collection of Quotes My Favourite is ”Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you.” You and only you are your best friend always be there for yourself.
Thanks for such wonderful quotes!!!
These are the most motivational and inspirational quotes, thank you.
Ok Boomer
WORK HARD. STAY STRONGER
Awesome Motivational Quotes
These 17 quotes are really amazing. these quotes are inspirational as well as motivativational. thanks for sharing these quotes.
Well done. So proud of you trying to spread positivity. Moor power to you.
Tyler King – Power to the people
That`s what it IS all about
> But what R U gonna DO with,
ALL this power ?
Nice Quotes for Business Motivation.
thanks for publish these quotes.. this is very inspir me
inspiring words
wow…awesome quotes.
Am really blessed by this wonderful quotes
wonderful. I liked ’Don’t wait for opportunity,create it’
These quotes are just inspiring, good work.
love it very nice lines
Am inspired dear. Thanks a lot
Amazing, dear Success.com. Thanks.
Little Things Make Big Days…
Very inspiring quotes. These quotes forced me to leave my chair.
Thanks
Just downloaded some of these, haven’t even put them as my wallpaper\\screensaver yet, but I already know this is going to help not only myself but also those around me. So thank you so much and best wishes.
I understand these quotes,,be blessed Lydia,I NEED TO LEARN MORE.
Thanks so much for yet another great post! This blog is so full of insightful and up-to-date information
that I find myself coming back every day to read and reread your posts, and gradually I gained enough
confidence to make my first pitch.You did a great job
thank you for giving life changing quotes
Inspiring
The key to success is to focus on goals, not obstacles….
This quote.. it’s the great quote ever…!!! Coz.. I got this quote on time.. before I go down.. when I built obstacles in my mind.. and.. when I’d no way.. like a jaywalker..!!
Now.. I’m confident that obstacles are not obstacles when we have something to accomplish. And.. this goal should make us dedicated, devoted and dynamic..
That is Awesome…love it..hope to get more…
Every quotes is just so amazing,
Small but deep meaning,
Pls share more kind of motivational quotes,
Bigger more to meet you
Great!I feel so inspired,encouraged and confidence,I’m seen a greater me in future to come.
Thanks.
I come time and again to this post and never fail to get inspired.. Great collection of quotes Lydia!
Real inspiration! thank you for great post!
thanks for publish these quotes.. this is very inspir me
so good so inspi 👍👍👍👍
This is a super fantastic article, I love it.
so inspirational
Amazing quotes so inspiring quotes and wonderful thank you very much for sharing I loved your blog.
Thank You Very Much for Sharing These 17 Motivational quotes.This blog post is really amazing. these quotes are inspirational as well as motivational. thanks for sharing these quotes.
Nice article. Thank You for sharing powerful Quotes.
I loved it ! These quotes are best for the timing but till the shine is gone they aren’t pretty much !
Most Inspiring – Those who are working hard for that job, which they even don’t like because it is paying for their needs. Making your heart to do what you really don’t want, is the most difficult task. Kudos to them!
Motivation is around us. We just need the vision to see it. Be your own motivation!
that great keep it up, motivational quotes, good
Thanks Lydia! Awesome work here.
Very nice lines
Really very good and motivational quotes which helps us to make a good lifestyle and motivated us to right way to get our goal 😊
Awesome Motivational Quotes. Nice Quotes for Business Motivation.
Thanks for publish these quotes.
If I could print them and hang them around my motivational wall would be awesome!!!
Excellent words,
wish to create myself more and more words
thanks for such real ignored truths in everyone
I liked this motivational lines. After reading these line and images. i m very impressed. Kindly keep posting this type articles.
Really inspired.
Nice quotations thank you
wonderful quotes thanks for share keep it up
Best blog for Self help or Self improvement Content. Thanks for motivating me by these quotes.
Inspired, Motivated after reading this. Thanks for sharing
Thank you for inspiring words
Really Inspiring Article
Thank you for such an awesome blog.
These quotes are really awesome and i feel motivated after reading all these seventeen motivational quotes. The author must be appreciated and thanks to share such great and amazing motivational and inspirational quotes.
Whenever i feel depress, I read these motivational quotes and feel stronger after reading these quotes. Thanks for motivation
Thank you so much for the inspirational quote
Very encouraging and I agree 100%, one has to go out to look for success.
Am inspired dear. Thanks a lot
I was checking constantly this blog and I’m impressed! Very helpful information specifically the last part of the quotes.
Thanks a lot for boost up
Still today this quotes are doing great impact. I have to translate these to Spanish and motivate my peers!!
These quotes are very helpful for everyone.
thanks
Thank You For Your Words
I loved all of these quotes, they are so perfect to start the day!
Inspirational quotes to start the day. I love this.
These quotes are amazon Lydia! Thank you! One of my absolute favorite quotes is “Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts” by Winston Churchill. (source: https://owlquote.com) It keep me level headed no matter what the outcome it, which usually results in a better outcome! I like this one by Thoreau as well “Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” Sometimes when you focus too much on success, you end up not getting it. But if you do what you love then it comes as a by product!
Yes! and i like how it reminds us that success is an action that we take every day that builds up to an abstract idea called success. It’s a way of life more than something that we “have”
Please add some more quotes
These thoughts are good but try to give some long lines
nice and heart raising words lidiya God bless you
Wow.
Nice post.
It was amazing inspired quotes.
Such a great collection.
I really appreciate.
Thanks for the Quotes.
Great work man.
Good work
Keep it up
Thank you for these worth quoten words, to me, you have communicate all that i wish through this!
These r amazing will be great for my sign that I am making!!!😋😋😋😁😁😁😆😆😆👍👍👍
Your limitation—it’s only your imagination. Perception is always greater than reality. Its an amazing.. Advance happy new year
Elle m’inspire beaucoup, Merci beaucoup.!
Tanks for the motivational quotes.
They are really amazing
thnaks so much
you made my day with these quotes
god bless you
Think positively and make the world a better place? I try to do it every day, how much more do I have to force myself? T_T
Awesome i’m really inspired
Great Motivational thoughts in english.
thank you sir for sharing.
Raise you hand, if you also think that the author has done a lot of research and hard work to write this post.
I am thankful to the author for a wonderful post.
Business Insane – “READ THE SUCCESS”
This website always pushes me towards success, it really follows their name.
By the way, “Push yourself because no one else is going to do it for you” is my favorite out of this.
I love these quotes. I choose some quotes for my next fb and Instagram caption. Motivation quotes are like charger of a phone who charged up us with positive energy to do something great. Thank you for this article.
Most motivational quotes, thanks for sharing motivators.in
Do something today that your future self will thank you for.
This is my favorite of the above because God knows that when we have managed this we know it and when we haven’t we sure know that too!!
Exactly
Thanks you, for you awesome quote
It is jost a inspiration thoughts
thanks you really inspired me
Very Motivational!! :)
Best
waooooh, great motivational quotes
I have to say that, some of the the quotes have deep meaning which made me super motivated. Thanks for sharing.
Great inspirational quotes 👌👏🙌💪✍️💜💥💯😇