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80 career quotes to inspire you
Below are 80 inspirational career quotes to help you kick-start at work. Have a very productive day.
- “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” – Alice Walker
- “If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.” – Latin Proverb
- “Find out what you like doing best, and get someone to pay you for it .” – Katharine Whitehorn
- “Go where you are celebrated—not tolerated. If they can’t see the real value of you, it’s time for a new start. ” – Unknown
- “You are unrepeatable. There is a magic about you that is all your own.” – D.M. Dell
- “Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are. ” – Marilyn Monroe
- “The future depends on what you do today. ” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. ” – Mae West
- “If you’re not the hero of your talent story, you simply become a player in one you didn’t choose. ” – Jay Perry
- “If you find yourself in a hole; stop digging. ” – Sharon Cooke Vargas
- “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams!Live the life you’ve imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau
- “I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. ” – Stephen Covey
- “Opportunities don’t happen, you create them. ” – Chris Grosser
- “If you can DREAM it, you can DO it. ” – Walt Disney
- “Dreams are extremely important. You can’t do it unless you imagine it. ” – George Lucas
- “The harder I practice, the luckier I get. ” – Gary Player
- “When one door closes another opens but all too often there is a long hallway in between. ” – Rick Jarow
- “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. ” – Albert Einstein
- “Insist on yourself. Never imitate.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “It’s not the days in your life, but the life in your days that counts. ” – Brian White
- “Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn. ” – Gore Vidal
- “As long as you’ve got passion, faith, and are willing to work hard, you cando anything and have anything you want in this world.” – Unknown
- “Be true to what naturally interests you – and be brave enough to turn an obsession into a profession. ” – Shelly Branch
- “Desperation works in job search as well as it does in dating. ” – Darrell Gurney
- “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. ” – Eleanor Roosevelt
- “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. ” – Steve Jobs
- “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. ” – Thomas A. Edison
- “The best way to predict the future is to create it. ” – Abraham Lincoln
- “It is never too late to be what you might have been. ” – George Eliot
- “Everything I’ve ever let go of has claw marks on it. ” – David Foster Wallace
- “A mind troubled by doubt cannot focus on the course to victory. ” – Arthur Golden
- “There is no passion to be found in playing small—in settling for a life that is less than you are capable of living. ” – Nelson Mandela
- “Follow your passion; Do not get married to it, though. ” – Ashok Kallarakkal
- “Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.” – Proverb
- “Whatever you decide to do, make sure it makes you happy. ” – Unknown
- “I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within. It is there all the time. ” – Anna Freud
- “A career is wonderful, but you can’t curl up with it on a cold night. ” – Marilyn Monroe
- “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. ” – William James
- “I determine to render more and better service, each day, than I am being paid to render. Those that reach the top are the ones who are not content with doing only what is required of them. ” – Og Mandino
- “Pitting your dream against someone else’s is a fantastic way to get discouraged and depressed. ” – Jon Acuff
- “Some people make enough, some people don’t, and it has nothing to do with their paycheck. ” – Janene Murphy
- “There is only one way to avoid criticism: Do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. ” –Aristotle
- “If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on. ” – Sheryl Sandberg
- “Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning. ” – Gloria Steinem
- “A mind that is stretched by new experiences can never go back to its old dimensions. ” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
- “No one can discover you until you do. Exploit your talents, skills and strengths and make the world sit up and take notice. ” – Rob Liano
- “All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure. ” – Mark Twain
- “Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. ” –Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “Know the difference between your hobbies and your passions. ” – B.S. Wood
- “If we all did the things we are capable of doing,we would literally astound ourselves.” – Thomas Edison
- “I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work, and be proud that I tried everything. ” – Jon Stewart
- “I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it. ” – Lou Holts
- “Whatever you are, be a good one. ” – Abraham Lincoln
- “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great ones make you feel that you too can become great. ” – Mark Twain
- “Hide not your talents, they for use were made;what’s a sundial in the shade?” – Benjamin Franklin
- “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. ” – Albert Einstein
- “If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try. ” – Seth Godin
- “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. ” – Confucius
- “The worst days of those who enjoy what they do, are better than the best days of those who don’t. ” – E. James Rohn
- “What you’re really supposed to be doing is whatever makes your heart sing. ” – Barbara Sher
- “Begin somewhere. You cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do. ” – Liz Smith
- “Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. ” – Les Brown
- “If you have time to judge other people, you have way too much time on your hands. Get off your ass and do something meaningful. ” – Shane Gibson
- “I can not do everything, but I can do something. I must not fail to do the something that I can do. ” – Helen Keller
- “Desire! That’s the one secret of every man’s career. Not education. Not being born with hidden talents. Desire. ” – Johnny Carson
- “Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. ” – Harriet Beecher Stowe
- “Certain things catch your eye, but pursue only those that capture the heart. ” – Ancient Indian Proverb
- “When the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence, it may be that they take better care of it there. ” – Cecil Selig
- “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. ” – Amelia Earhart
- “Don’t feel sorry for yourself, only assholes do that. ” – Murakami
- “I’ve learned that making a ‘living’ is not the same thing as ‘making a life’. ” – Maya Angelou
- “You can’t build a reputation on what you’re going to do.” – Confucius
- “The best revenge is massive success ” – Frank Sinatra
- “Work to become, not to acquire.” – Elbert Hubbard
- “It’s not what you achieve, it’s what you overcome. That’s what defines your career. ” –Carlton Fisk
- “Failure doesn’t mean you are a failure it just means you haven’t succeeded yet. ” –Robert H. Schuller
- “Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it. ” – Katherine Whitehorn
- “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. ” – Albert Einstein
- “Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. ” – General George Patton
- “There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” – Beverly Sills