It's Thursday, which means the weekend is just around the corner!
By the time dear Thursday arrives, many of us are feeling the midweek slump. It's easy to lose focus or feel like coasting through the end of the week.
But before you clock out, there's still work to be done. A bit of inspiration can help keep the momentum going and boost team morale.
To help you stay productive and power through, we've compiled a ton of motivational quotes perfect for your Thursday work routine.
Use these positive Thursday quotes to finish the week strong:
1. “Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
2. "Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." – Arthur Ashe
3. "Thursday is a day to admit your mistakes and try to improve." – Byron Pulsifer
4. "Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is hard work." – Stephen King
5. "If you ever think about giving up, remember why you held on for so long." – Hayley Williams
6. "Do something today that your future self will thank you for." – Sean Patrick Flanery
7. "Believe you can and you're halfway there." – Theodore Roosevelt
8. "Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going." – Sam Levenson
9. "Make each day your masterpiece." – John Wooden
10. "Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." – William James
11. "Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it." – Henry David Thoreau
12. "The future depends on what you do today." – Mahatma Gandhi
13. "Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you." – Walt Whitman
14. "The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible." – Charles Kingsleigh
15. "Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try." – John F. Kennedy
16. "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard." – Tim Notke
17. "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." – C.S. Lewis
18. "The best way to predict the future is to create it." – Peter Drucker
19. "Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart." – Roy T. Bennett
20. “Your whole life is a manifestation of the thoughts that go on in your head.” – Lisa Nichols
21. “A person is what he or she thinks about all day long.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
22. “Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice.” – William Jennings Bryan
23. “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
24. “Holding on is believing that there’s only a past; letting go is knowing that there’s a future.” – Daphne Rose Kingma
25. "A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work." – Colin Powell
26. “No great achiever – even those who made it seem easy – ever succeeded without hard work.” – Jonathan Sack
27. “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney Company
28. “All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.” – Calvin Coolidge
29. “There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” – Beverly Sills
30. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.” – Aristotle
31. “A boat doesn’t go forward if each one is rowing their own way.” – Proverb
32. “If you can’t fly, then run; if you can’t run, then walk; if you can’t walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
33. “I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.” – Florence Nightingale
34. “We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.” – Maya Angelou
35. “If you are working on something that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.” – Steve Jobs
36. “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
37. “Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.” – Jamie Paolinetti
38. “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.” – Vince Lombardi
39. “The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” – Jimmy Johnson
40. “Life is about making an impact, not making an income.” – Kevin Kruse
41. “A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.” – Rosalynn Carter
42. “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” – Henry Ford
43. “Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” – Napoleon Hill
44. “The expert in anything was once a beginner.” – Helen Hayes
45. “There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.” – Norman Vincent Peale
46. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain
47. "Sometimes when you're in a dark place you think you've been buried, but you've actually been planted" - Christine Cain
48. "The windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror for a reason” – Jelly Roll
Happy Friday Eve from Confetti!
Thursday is the perfect day to remind ourselves and our teams of the importance of staying motivated with some positive thinking. With these motivational quotes, you can encourage a strong finish to the week. Remember, the power of a positive mindset is incredible—so share these quotes and inspire your team to end the week with a flourish!
Want more inspiration? 👉 Check out our blog on How to Boost Employee Morale and Motivation in a Remote Team!