Inspirational Work Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old inspirational work quotes, inspirational work sayings, and inspirational work proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, you ought to set up a life you don't need to escape from. Seth Godin
A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn't feel like it. Alistair Cook
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. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. Steve Jobs
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself, any direction you choose. Dr. Seuss
Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same. Carlos Castaneda
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. Thomas Edison
I'm a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. Thomas Jefferson
Greatness is sifted through the grind, therefore don't despise the hard work now for surely it will be worth it in the end. Sanjo Jendayi
All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work. Calvin Coolidge
Talent means nothing, while experience, acquired in humility and with hard work, means everything. Patrick Suskind
The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work. Harry Golden
You were hired because you met expectations, you will be promoted if you can exceed them. Saji Ijiyemi
Inspiration is the windfall from hard work and focus. Muses are too unreliable to keep on the payroll. Helen Hanson
Do the things you like to be happier, stronger & more successful. Only so is hard work replaced by dedication. Rossana Condoleo
The secret of joy in work is contained in one word – excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it. Pearl S. Buck
Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart. Rumi
I think the foremost quality – there's no success without it – is really loving what you do. If you love it, you do it well, and there's no success if you don't do well what you're working at. Malcolm Forbes
You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don't make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can't take their eyes off of you. Maya Angelou
Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy. Kahlil Gibran
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
This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play. Alan W. Watts
If you care about what you do and work hard at it, there isn't anything you can't do if you want to. Jim Henson
Inspiration usually comes during work rather than before it. Madeleine L'Engle
There is no such thing as work-life balance. Everything worth fighting for unbalances your life. Alain De Botton
Work as if you live in the early days of a better nation. Alasdair Gray
Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help you sleep at night. Marian Wright Edelman
There is no happily-ever-after to run to. We have to work for happiness. Mary Balogh
There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither. Alan Cohen
To be successful, one has to be one of three bees - the queen bee, the hardest working bee, or the bee that does not fit in. Suzy Kassem
Success comes before work only in the dictionary. Vince Lombardi
When you are inspired in your work, everything seems to fall into place. Wayne Dyer
You should never ever put yourself down. You are a work in progress; you will make mistakes. Robert Washington
You will need hard work, determination and an unflinching attitude to get where you want to get. K. Elizabeth
If you want to improve your focus now, you should choose the places where you work or study. Avoid places that have a lot of tempting distractions. John Morgan
You should enjoy your work, so pursue something you find interesting, and if you work hard at it, it will turn into a passion. Cary Bergeron
Knowing what to work on is critical to successful execution; it doesn't matter how efficient you are if you're not working on the right thing. Andrew Tarvin
But the more work you put in at the beginning, the faster your goal will be achieved. Sean Lysaght
You realize that the distance between your Dreams and Reality is called action. And you work towards your dreams every day. Rahul Badami
With each victory, with each good decision, with each day of hard work, you realize another small piece of your potential. Kevin Cole
When working on yourself it is a good idea to make sure you are doing it for you first. Roy Williams
To be successful, the first thing to do is fall in love with your work. Sister Mary Lauretta
A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. Colin Powell
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. Henry David Thoreau
I never dream of success. I worked for it. Estee Lauder
Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need. Voltaire
Before you can work smart you must work hard. Chris Pardo
There are no short cuts to success hard work is smart work. Jonah Engler
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln
Nobody's a natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. Paul Coffey
If your dream is a big dream, and if you want your life to work on the high level that you say you do, there's no way around doing the work it takes to get you there. Joyce Chapman