Motivational Work Sayings and Quotes

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

Whatever you do, if you do it hard enough you'll enjoy it. The important thing is to work and work hard. David Rockefeller
Work is the greatest thing in the world, so we should always save some of it for tomorrow. Don Herold
The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else. Job security is gone. The driving force of a career must come from the individual. Remember: Jobs are owned by the company, you own your career Earl Nightingale
The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today. Elbert Hubbard
Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed - there's so little competition. Elbert Hubbard
Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible. Francis of Assisi
People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get. Frederick Douglass
Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success. Henry Ford
Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it. Henry Ford
Nothing really works unless you would rather be doing something else. James M. Barrie
A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work. John Lubbock
Win or lose you will never regret working hard, making sacrifices, being disciplined or focusing too much. Success is measured by what we have done to prepare for competition. John Smith
Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming. John Wooden
I don't like work but I like what is in work the chance to find yourself. Your own reality for yourself, not for others, which no other man can ever know. Joseph Conrad
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. Martin Luther King
A team is not a bunch of people with job titles, but a congregation of individuals, each of whom has a role that is understood by other members. Meredith Belbin
The best way to enjoy your job is to imagine yourself without one. Oscar Wilde
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
To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth. Pearl S. Buck
If you put in the work, put in the time, put in the effort, you're going to reap the benefits. Richard Sherman
The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office. Robert Frost
By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day. Robert Frost
Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work. Stephen King
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. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. Steve Jobs
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. Theodore Roosevelt
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. Thomas A. Edison
There can be no joy in living without joy in work. Thomas Aquinas
The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary. Vince Lombardi
You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play. Warren Beatty
Eighty percent of success is showing up. Woody Allen