
65 motivational quotes to keep family members inspired in life

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Your financial goals, just like your gym goals or your academic goals, rely on your motivation and commitment. And when it comes to teaching your kids, sometimes sharing a motivational saying is just the thing to motivate a teenager. It always helps to lean on powerful motivational quotes, positive affirmations, and uplifting sayings.
Whether you need some simple "have a good day" quotes or some financial inspiration, here are 65 of the best motivational quotes for your family.
Motivational quotes for work
âWe donât rise to the level of our expectations; we fall to the level of our training.â â Dave Goggins
âAllow yourself the opportunity to get uncomfortable.â â Alex Toussaint
âEveryone's dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.â â Serena Williams
âYou canât be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute.â â Tina Fey
âGet a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until itâs done right.â â Walt Disney
âYou canât wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.â â Jack London
âEven if youâre on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there.â â Will Rogers
Motivational quotes for success
"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." â Winston Churchill
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." â Eleanor Roosevelt
"Be not afraid of greatness: Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." â Shakespeare in Twelfth Night
âSometimes, carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman achievement.â â Albert Camus
âThe best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Donât wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope; you will fill yourself with hope.â â Barack Obama
"The only place success comes before work is the dictionary." â Vince Lombardi
"The road to success is always under construction." â Lily TomlinÂ
"Be like a postage stamp; stick to one thing until you get there." â Josh Billings
"Hustle until your haters ask if you're hiring." â Steve Maraboli
âSome people want it to happen. Some wish it would happen. Others make it happen.â â Michael Jordan
âIf something stands between you and your success, move it.â â Dwayne âThe Rockâ Johnson
Short motivational quotes
"Pick myself up. Dust myself off. And keep going." â Chilli from Bluey
"If you're going through hell, keep going." â Winston Churchill
"You must do the things you think you cannot do." â Eleanor Roosevelt
"Never, never, never give up." â Winston Churchill
âDenial is the ultimate comfort zone.â â Dave Goggins
âYes we can!â â Barack Obama
âIf you think you canât, change your mind.â â Denis Morton
âThe difference between 'try' and 'triumph' is a little âumph.'â â Marvin Phillips
âAcknowledge the fear, and do it anyway.â â Emma Lovewell
Funny motivational quotes
 "Whatever you do, always give 100% â unless you're donating blood." â Bill Murray
âTo succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone.â â Reba McEntire
âSometimes Iâll start a sentence, and I donât even know where itâs going. I just hope Iâll find it along the way.â â Michael Scott, The Office
âPeople often say that motivation doesnât last. Well, neither does bathing â thatâs why we recommend it daily.â â Zig Ziglar
âSeize the moment. Remember all those women on the âTitanicâ who waved off the dessert cart.â â Erma Bombeck
Motivational quotes for students
"Teachers can open the door, but you must enter it yourself." â Chinese proverb
"The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be ignited." â Plutarch
"Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.â â Malcolm X
âSkill is only developed by hours and hours of work.â â Usain Bolt
âProcrastination makes easy things hard and hard things harder.â â Mason Cooley
âYou donât have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.â â Zig Ziglar
Motivational quotes for women
"A woman is like a tea bag â you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water." â Eleanor Roosevelt
"Anytime someone tells me that I can't do something, I want to do it more." â Taylor Swift
âBecoming a mother makes you realize you can do almost anything one-handed.â â Unknown
âLife is tough, darling. Life is hard. And we better laugh at everything; otherwise, weâre going down the tube.â â Joan Rivers
âA mother continues to labor long after the baby is born.â â Lisa-Jo Baker
âBehind every great kid is a mom who is pretty sure she is screwing it up.â â Unknown
"I did everything Fred did, only backwards and in high heels.â â Ginger Rogers
Motivational quotes for men
âYou are in danger of living a life so comfortable and soft that you will die without ever realizing your true potential.â â Dave Goggins
âYou miss 100% of the shots you don't take.â â Wayne Gretzky
"I don't want to look back and say, 'Yeah, I was really successful, but I failed at fatherhood because I wasn't there.'" â Zac Brown
âHe who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.â â Confucius
âTry not to become a man of success, but rather become a man of value.â â Albert Einstein
Motivational quotes for kids
"You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." â Christopher Robin
"It never hurts to keep looking for sunshine." â Eeyore
"Rivers know this: There is no hurry. We shall get there some day." â Winnie the Pooh
"Just keep swimming." â Dory in Finding Nemo
"Today is a good day to try." â The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Gym motivational quotes
"If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit." â Banksy
"Never let the fear of striking out stop you from playing the game." â Babe Ruth
âI often hear someone say, âIâm not a real runner.â We are all runners; some just run faster than others. I never met a fake runner.â â Bart Yasso
âWhether a mile or a marathon, you get there the same way ⊠one step at a time. Such is life.â â Baylor Barbee
âItâs very hard in the beginning to understand that the whole idea is not to beat the other runners. Eventually you learn that the competition is against the little voice inside you that wants you to quit.â â George Sheehan
âI donât stop when Iâm tired; I stop when Iâm done.â â Dave Goggins
âA goal is a wish. A standard holds you accountable." â Tunde Oyeneyin
âThe hardest part is over. You showed up.â â Jess Sims
âThe pain you feel today will show itself as strength tomorrow.â â Tunde OyeneyinÂ
"Pain is weakness leaving the body." â Chesty Puller
Keeping the family spirits high: Final words of inspiration
Sometimes, all it takes to set your attitude right is some words of wisdom or empowering quotes. Keep your family spirits high with encouraging words as you learn to stick to your goals with Greenlight'sÂź help, be they financial, academic, physical, or mental.Â
Use motivational quotes along with more parenting resources to teach your kids how good it feels when you reach a goal together.
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