70+ Thursday Quotes to Motivate Through Your Day

Life is a journey filled with challenges, triumphs, and countless moments that shape our path. Whether you're seeking a spark of inspiration to kickstart your Thursday or a gentle nudge to persevere through tough times, the right words can have a profound impact.

Here are over 70 motivational quotes to uplift your spirits and propel you forward on your journey:

1. "The only way to do great work is to love what you do." – Steve Jobs
2. "Believe you can and you're halfway there." – Theodore Roosevelt
3. "Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going." – Sam Levenson
4. "Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success." – Albert Schweitzer
5. "Your limitation—it's only your imagination."
6. "Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you."
7. "Great things never come from comfort zones."
8. "Dream it. Wish it. Do it."
9. "Success doesn’t just find you. You have to go out and get it."
10. "The harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it."
11. "Dream bigger. Do bigger."
12. "Don't stop when you're tired. Stop when you're done."
13. "Wake up with determination. Go to bed with satisfaction."
14. "Do something today that your future self will thank you for."
15. "Little things make big days."
16. "It's going to be hard, but hard does not mean impossible."
17. "Don't wait for opportunity. Create it."
18. "Sometimes we're tested not to show our weaknesses, but to discover our strengths."
19. "The key to success is to focus on goals, not obstacles."
20. "Dream it. Believe it. Build it."
21. "Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." – Arthur Ashe
22. "Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice." – Wayne Dyer
23. "Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." – William James
24. "Success is not the destination, it's the journey."
25. "Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle." – Christian D. Larson
26. "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." – C.S. Lewis
27. "To see what is right and not do it is a lack of courage." – Confucius
28. "Opportunities don't happen. You create them." – Chris Grosser
29. "The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today." – Franklin D. Roosevelt
30. "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined." – Henry David Thoreau
31. "Every day may not be good... but there's something good in every day." – Alice Morse Earle
32. "Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring." – Marilyn Monroe
33. "Inhale courage, exhale fear."
34. "If you want to achieve greatness stop asking for permission."
35. "If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much." – Jim Rohn
36. "Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless."
37. "We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated." – Maya Angelou
38. "The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others." – Hasidic Proverb
39. "What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals." – Zig Ziglar
40. "Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny." – C.S. Lewis
41. "Creativity is intelligence having fun." – Albert Einstein
42. "Do what you can with all you have, wherever you are." – Theodore Roosevelt
43. "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
44. "Words can inspire, thoughts can provoke, but only action truly brings you closer to your dreams."
45. "Don’t limit your challenges, challenge your limits."
46. "Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it." – Henry David Thoreau
47. "Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway." – Earl Nightingale
48. "Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." – Winston Churchill
49. "Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear." – Mark Twain
50. "The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." – Walt Disney
51. "You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great." – Zig Ziglar
52. "The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
53. "You don’t need to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." – Martin Luther King, Jr.
54. "Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear." – George Addair
55. "The best way to predict the future is to create it." – Peter Drucker
56. "The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary." – Vidal Sassoon
57. "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions." – Dalai Lama
58. "Your true success in life begins only when you make the commitment to become excellent at what you do." – Brian Tracy
59. "Either you run the day or the day runs you." – Jim Rohn
60. "Don’t count the days, make the days count." – Muhammad Ali
61. "If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary." – Jim Rohn
62. "Act without expectation." – Lao Tzu
63. "Trust because you are willing to accept the risk, not because it’s safe or certain."
64. "Good things come to people who wait, but better things come to those who go out and get them."
65. "Success is not in what you have, but who you are." – Bo Bennett
66. "Without hustle, talent will only carry you so far." – Gary Vaynerchuk
67. "Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking." – William Butler Yeats
68. "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." – Theodore Roosevelt
69. "Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart." – Roy T. Bennett
70. "Whenever you see a successful person you only see the public glories, never the private sacrifices to reach them."
71. "Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful." – Joshua J. Marine

These quotes are more than just words; they are reminders of the resilience, strength, and potential within us all. Let them inspire you to take bold steps toward achieving your dreams and, remember, every day is an opportunity to become a better version of yourself.

Consider adding these quotes into your Thursday routine in your journal by using them as journaling prompts. Reflect on how each quote relates to your current journey and what steps you can take to bring its wisdom to life.

Journaling not only helps internalize these lessons but also provides a space to track your growth and progress over time. Choose a few quotes that resonate with you, write them down, and let them be your guiding stars through any storm.

You’ve got this! 💪