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Inspiring Short Monday Motivation Quotes to Start the Week with Positivity and Success

Sometimes Mondays require a little more inspiration than the other days of the week. Which is why we have put together a list of all the best Monday motivation quotes for your next post. And if you’re looking for Monday motivational quotes for work, we also have you covered.

Now go ahead and browse through to find your favorite.

Short Monday Motivation Quotes

“Every morning, I wake up saying, ‘I’m still alive, a miracle.’ And so I keep on pushing.” — Jim Carrey

“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” – Edmund Hillary

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“One has to be positive. When you’re positive, good things happen.” – Deep Roy

“The power of imagination makes us infinite.” – John Muir

“When you change your thoughts, remember to also change your world.”— Norman Vincent Peale

“Monday is for people with a mission.” – Christina Imre

Short Monday motivation quotes

“Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.” — Ruth Bader Ginsburg

“Dream big and dare to fail.” – Norman Vaughan

“The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep.” – Rumi

“You receive from the world what you give to the world.” – Oprah Winfrey

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” – Albert Einstein

“All progress takes place outside of your comfort zone.” – Michael John Bobak

“Open your mind. Get up off the couch. Move.” – Anthony Bourdain

“Re-examine all you have been told. Dismiss what insults your soul.” – Walt Whitman

“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein

“Be positive with every idea surrounding your dreams.” – Israelmore Ayivor

“Have faith in yourself and in the future.” – Ted Kennedy

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“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“Every morning is a revolution against the darkness.” ― Mehmet Murat Ildan

“Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.” – Roy T. Bennett

“A positive attitude awakens inner strength, energy, motivation, and initiative.” – Remez Sasson

“Mostly, the world sees you the way you see yourself.”– Lisa Nichols

“Tough times never last, but tough people do.” – Dr. Robert Schuller

“There is nothing impossible to they who will try.”— Alexander the Great

“Just for the record darling, not all positive change feels positive in the beginning.” —S. C. Lourie

“Never give up hope. All things are working for your good.” – Germany Kent

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“Monday is the day that opens up the week for many opportunities.” – R.K. Narayan

“Mondays are the start of the work week which offers new beginnings 52 times a year!” – David Dweck

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” – Oprah Winfrey

“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.”— Aristotle

“You can if you think you can.” – George Reeves

“Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still.” –Chinese Proverb

“The only thing that can grow is the thing you give energy to.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“I’ve got nothing to say but it’s okay, good morning, good morning” — The Beatles

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“All limitations are self-imposed.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu

“Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.” – Helen Keller

“Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.” – Samuel Beckett

“The best weeks start on Monday.” – Nice Peter

“Say something positive, and you’ll see something positive.” —Jim Thompson

“Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.” – John Heywood

“Good things happen to those who hustle.” – Anaïs Nin

“It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi

“Keep going. Is not as difficult as you feel it is. Don’t give up.” – Brandon Sanderson

“Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.“ – Eleanor Roosevelt

“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot

“The magic in new beginnings is truly the most powerful of them all.” – Josiyah Martin

“It isn’t where you came from. It’s where you’re going that counts.” – Ella Fitzgerald

“Wake up determined, go to bed satisfied.” — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

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

“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” – Henry Davis Thoreau

“Every morning is a revolution against the darkness.” ― Mehmet Murat Ildan

“I’m a slow walker, but I never walk back.” – Abraham Lincoln

“The week is full of rainbow fruit.” – Anthony T. Hincks

“First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, ‘I believe,’ three times.” – Ovid

“You can be everything. You can be the infinite amount of things that people are.”— Kesha

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“Monday is the day that opens up the week for many opportunities.” – R.K. Narayan

“Whatever you do, do with all your might.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero

“The only journey is the one within.” — Rainer Maria Rilke

If you like these, you might also want to check out our other lists of Funny Monday Quotes, Friday Morning Quotes, Romantic Good Morning Messages, Monday Morning Quotes and Monday Quotes for Work.

Motivation Quotes for Monday

“Today is a new day, the first day of the rest of your life.” – Abbie Hoffman

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” –George Bernard Shaw

“At the end of the day, whether or not those people are comfortable with how you’re living your life doesn’t matter. What matters is whether you’re comfortable with it.” — Dr. Phil

“Don’t wait, the time will never be just right.” – Napoleon Hill

“To live in the light of a new day and an unimaginable and unpredictable future, you must become fully present to a deeper truth – not a truth from your head, but a truth from your heart; not a truth from your ego, but a truth from the highest source.” – Debbie Ford

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“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” -Colin Powell

“You can only come to the morning through the shadows.”— J.R.R. Tolkien

“The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.” – Abraham Lincoln

“Happiness is not by chance, but by choice.” – Jim Rohn

“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” – Helen Keller

“There are a thousand reasons to live this life, every one of them is sufficient.” – Marilynne Robinson

“Every morning, I wake up saying, ‘I’m still alive, a miracle.’ And so I keep on pushing.” — Jim Carrey

“Every single day is an opportunity for you to start anew; I call this my ’24-hour Reset Button.’ Each new day stands alone and brings you another chance to move closer towards your goals, so make each day a Great Day!” – Tamara Tilleman

“This new day has greeted us with no rules; unconditional opportunity. Do not dilute the power of this new day with the hardship of yesterday. Greet this day the way it has greeted you; with open arms and endless possibility.” – Steve Maraboli

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“I get up every morning and it’s going to be a great day. You never know when it’s going to be over, so I refuse to have a bad day.” – Paul Henderson

“For me, becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. The journey doesn’t end.” — Michelle Obama

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” – Confucius

“When the week begins, try your best to let your best overcome your worst and that is the best. Do your best to have a good week and never be weak in the week.” ― Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

“Light is sweet; how pleasant to see a new day dawning.” – Ecclesiastes

“Learn from everyone but be your own guidance, and you will find a red-hot feeling in your chest each night, eager for the possibilities of a new day.” – Charlotte Eriksson

“Every morning is a chance at a new day.” – Marjorie Pay Hinckley

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“It is a serious thing – just to be alive – on this fresh morning – in this broken world.” – Mary Oliver

“When the week begins, think of how you will end it. Start your week with joy.” ― Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

“Whatever you are, be a good one.” – Abraham Lincoln

“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” – Confucius

“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world.” – E. B. White

“When the week begins, think of how you will end it. When the week ends, think of how you did begin it. Start your week with joy. Smile at the storms in the week and though they might be so strong, be stronger than ever. Know who your are; be who you are. Know what you want; live for what you want. Focus on the mission and don’t lose focus of the vision. Enjoy a great week!” ― Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

“Do or do not. There is no try. “ — Yoda

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“The beginning is the most important part of the work.” – Plato

“Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.” — Isaac Asimov

“So. Monday. We meet again. We will never be friends – but maybe we can move past our mutual enmity toward a more positive partnership.” – Julio Alexi Genao

The best way to prepare for life is to begin to live.”- Elbert Hubbard

“Never mind those failures till yesterday. Each new day is a sequel of a wonderful life; gifted with hopes to succeed.” – Lailah Gifty Akita

“We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough.” – Helen Keller

“Wake up on Monday and start your day with a lot of awesomeness and you will get happiness back.” – Jim Butcher

“I just want you to know that if you are out there and you are being really hard on yourself right now for something that has happened … it’s normal. That is what is going to happen to you in life. No one gets through unscathed. We are all going to have a few scratches on us. Please be kind to yourselves and stand up for yourself, please.” — Taylor Swift

“I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.” – J. B. Priestley

“The past is gone. Today is full of possibilities.” – Karen Casey

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“Confidence is 10% work and 90% delusion.” – Tina Fey

“Remember that even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise, and, with it, a new day.” – Victor Hugo

“The most wasted of days is one without laughter.” – E.E. Cummings

“The challenge of every Monday is to maintain the same vitality in each and every day of the week.” – Byron Pulsifer

“The silence in the morning holds lots of expectations and is more hopeful than the silence at night.” – Victoria Durnak

“Your Monday morning thoughts set the tone for your whole week. See yourself getting stronger, and living a fulfilling, happier and healthier life.” – Germany Kent

“If you’re changing the world, you’re working on important things. You’re excited to get up in the morning.” – Larry Page

“The beginning is always today.” – Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

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“Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive.” – Hafez

“Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!” — Anne Frank

Monday Motivational Quotes for Work

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela

“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” -Tim Notke

“Yesterday ended last night, today is a brand-new day. And it’s yours.” – Zig Ziglar

“You go in with a positive attitude and stay there.” – Shelley Long

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“Be courageous. Challenge orthodoxy. Stand up for what you believe in. When you are in your rocking chair talking to your grandchildren many years from now, be sure you have a good story to tell.” — Amal Clooney

“Success usually comes to those who are too busy looking for it.” — Henry David Thoreau

“Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room.” -Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.” -Henry David Thoraeu

“Hit the reset button. Whatever happened yesterday, forget about it. Get a new perspective. Today is a new day. Start fresh, begin now.” – Germany Kent

“Positive energy knows no boundaries.” – Lu Wei

“All great beginnings start in the dark when the moon greets you on a new day at midnight.” – Shannon L. Alder

Sunrise over ocean with Monday quotes for work by David Dweck

“Dream big, stay positive, work hard, and enjoy the journey.” – Urijah Faber

“Be so good they can’t ignore you.” – Steve Martin

“Always take some of the play, fun, freedom and wonder of the weekend into your week & your work” ― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.” – Dolly Parton

“Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.” – Maya Angelou

“I think if you just look at life in a positive way, positive things will happen.” – Jake Owen

“Our lives are stories in which we write, direct and star in the leading role. Some chapters are happy while others bring lessons to learn, but we always have the power to be the heroes of our own adventures.” — Joelle Speranza

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“I’m not going to continue knocking that old door that doesn’t open for me. I’m going to create my own door and walk through that.” — Ava DuVernay

“Turn every life situation into a positive one.” – Rhonda Byrne

“Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.” — Ella Fitzgerald

“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” — Rabindranath Tagore

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“There is no substitute for hard work.” – Thomas Edison

“Every day brings you a chance to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes and dance.” – Oprah Winfrey

“Today is a new day. Don’t let your history interfere with your destiny. It doesn’t matter what you did or where you were. It matters where you are and what you’re doing. Get out there. Sing the song in your heart and never let anyone shut you up.” – Dr. Steve Maraboli

“No great thing is created suddenly.” —Epictetus

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“Determine your priorities and focus on them.” – Eileen McDargh

“You are not your resume, you are your work.” -Seth Godin

So that is it for our list of Monday Motivation Quotes. We hope you found the perfect one!

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About the Author

Laynni Locke

I am Laynni Locke, a Canadian writer, reader and traveller with a passion for sharing life’s moments on social media. Keeping friends and family in the loop of our lives though photos and videos has become an essential activity for most.

And it doesn’t matter if you are travelling, celebrating a special occasion or just appreciating day-to-day life, when you take that perfect photo you are going to need the perfect caption or quote before you share it. Which is why we started Routinely Shares, providing comprehensive lists of quotes and captions to cover every occasion, adventure or loved one.

With extensive experience as a travel writer, social media specialist and grant writer, I have made it my mission to curate the best and easiest to use lists for your next post.

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