Motivational Thursday Quotes to Inspire Success

Success is no accident—it's hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing.

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.

It always seems impossible until it’s done.

Fall seven times, stand up eight.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

When you feel like quitting, think about why you started.

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.

Keep going. Everything you need will come to you at the perfect time.

Strength does not come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.

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

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

Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.

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

Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value.

Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.

Opportunities don't happen. You create them.

There is no substitute for hard work.

I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.

Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency.

The secret of success is to do the common thing uncommonly well.

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

Leadership is not about being in charge. It is about taking care of those in your charge.

The best leaders are those most interested in surrounding themselves with assistants and associates smarter than they are.

A great leader serves others, not the other way around.

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.

True leadership stems from individuality that is honestly and creatively expressed.

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.

The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.

Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.

To lead people, walk beside them. To lead nations, walk ahead of them.

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.

Leadership is action, not position.

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.

Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.

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

Do what you love, love what you do, and deliver more than you promise.

The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire.

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

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.

Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise.

Dream big. Start small. Act now.

Success doesn’t just come and find you, you have to go out and get it.

Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.

Your career is a journey, not a destination. Enjoy each step.

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

Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.

The only disability in life is a bad attitude.

Your mind is a powerful thing. When you fill it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change.

Believe you can and you’re halfway there.

Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.

Every day may not be good, but there's something good in every day.

Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

Turn your wounds into wisdom.

If you want light to come into your life, you need to stand where it is shining.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.

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

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.

Growth begins when we accept our weaknesses.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

The moment you're ready to quit is the moment right before the miracle happens.

Do something today that your future self will thank you for.

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

You don't have to be perfect, just better than yesterday.

Investing in yourself is the best investment you will ever make.

Small daily improvements lead to stunning results.

The pain of discipline is nothing compared to the pain of regret.

Be the change that you wish to see in the world.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.

The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence.

With confidence, you have won before you have started.

Own who you are. Your flaws and all.

Confidence is preparation. Everything else is beyond your control.

To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.

You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.

Don’t doubt your abilities. Believe in your potential.

Success starts when you step out of your comfort zone.

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.

Action is the foundational key to all success.

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

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

Dreams move on when you do.

Ideas are worthless unless executed.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

Take the first step even if you can't see the whole staircase.

Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.

Success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally, it comes from what you do consistently.

Move forward with faith, not fear.

Motivation gets you started. Habit keeps you going.

Do it scared.

Rise and grind.

Make it happen.

No excuses.

Just keep going.

Stay focused.

Be relentless.

Dream big.

Win the day.

Never give up.

Keep pushing.

You’ve got this.

Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

Teamwork makes the dream work.

None of us is as smart as all of us.

Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people.

Unity is strength.

Collaboration allows us to know more than we are capable of knowing by ourselves.

Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.

A group becomes a team when each member is sure enough of himself and his contribution to praise the skills of others.

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

Teamwork divides the task and multiplies the success.