65 motivational quotes to keep family members inspired in life

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

1. “We don’t rise to the level of our expectations; we fall to the level of our training.” — Dave Goggins

2. “Allow yourself the opportunity to get uncomfortable.” — Alex Toussaint

3. “Everyone's dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.” — Serena Williams

4. “You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute.” — Tina Fey

5. “Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until it’s done right.” — Walt Disney

6. “You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” — Jack London

7. “Even if you’re on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there.” — Will Rogers

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Motivational quotes for success

1. "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." — Winston Churchill

2. "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." — Eleanor Roosevelt

3. "Be not afraid of greatness: Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." — Shakespeare in Twelfth Night

4. “Sometimes, carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman achievement.” — Albert Camus

5. “The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t 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.” — Barack Obama

6. "The only place success comes before work is the dictionary." — Vince Lombardi

7. "The road to success is always under construction." — Lily Tomlin 

8. "Be like a postage stamp; stick to one thing until you get there." — Josh Billings

9. "Hustle until your haters ask if you're hiring." — Steve Maraboli

10. “Some people want it to happen. Some wish it would happen. Others make it happen.” — Michael Jordan

11. “If something stands between you and your success, move it.” — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

Short motivational quotes

1. "Pick myself up. Dust myself off. And keep going." — Chilli from Bluey

2. "If you're going through hell, keep going." — Winston Churchill

3. "You must do the things you think you cannot do." — Eleanor Roosevelt

4. "Never, never, never give up." — Winston Churchill

5. “Denial is the ultimate comfort zone.” — Dave Goggins

6. “Yes we can!” — Barack Obama

7. “If you think you can’t, change your mind.” — Denis Morton

8. “The difference between 'try' and 'triumph' is a little ‘umph.'” — Marvin Phillips

9. “Acknowledge the fear, and do it anyway.” — Emma Lovewell

Funny motivational quotes

1.  "Whatever you do, always give 100% — unless you're donating blood." — Bill Murray

2. “To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone.” — Reba McEntire

3. “Sometimes I’ll start a sentence, and I don’t even know where it’s going. I just hope I’ll find it along the way.” — Michael Scott, The Office

4. “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing — that’s why we recommend it daily.” — Zig Ziglar

5. “Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the ‘Titanic’ who waved off the dessert cart.” — Erma Bombeck

Motivational quotes for students

1. "Teachers can open the door, but you must enter it yourself." — Chinese proverb

2. "The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be ignited." — Plutarch

3. "Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” — Malcolm X

4. “Skill is only developed by hours and hours of work.” — Usain Bolt

5. “Procrastination makes easy things hard and hard things harder.” — Mason Cooley

6. “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” — Zig Ziglar

Motivational quotes for women

1. "A woman is like a tea bag — you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water." — Eleanor Roosevelt

2. "Anytime someone tells me that I can't do something, I want to do it more." — Taylor Swift

3. “Becoming a mother makes you realize you can do almost anything one-handed.” — Unknown

4. “Life is tough, darling. Life is hard. And we better laugh at everything; otherwise, we’re going down the tube.” — Joan Rivers

5. “A mother continues to labor long after the baby is born.” — Lisa-Jo Baker

6. “Behind every great kid is a mom who is pretty sure she is screwing it up.” — Unknown

7. "I did everything Fred did, only backwards and in high heels.” — Ginger Rogers

Motivational quotes for men

1. “You are in danger of living a life so comfortable and soft that you will die without ever realizing your true potential.” — Dave Goggins

2. “You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.” — Wayne Gretzky

3. "I don't want to look back and say, 'Yeah, I was really successful, but I failed at fatherhood because I wasn't there.'" — Zac Brown

4. “He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.” — Confucius

5. “Try not to become a man of success, but rather become a man of value.” — Albert Einstein

Motivational quotes for kids

1. "You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." — Christopher Robin

2. "It never hurts to keep looking for sunshine." — Eeyore

3. "Rivers know this: There is no hurry. We shall get there some day." — Winnie the Pooh

4. "Just keep swimming." — Dory in Finding Nemo

5. "Today is a good day to try." — The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Gym motivational quotes

1. "If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit." — Banksy

2. "Never let the fear of striking out stop you from playing the game." — Babe Ruth

3. “I often hear someone say, ‘I’m not a real runner.’ We are all runners; some just run faster than others. I never met a fake runner.” — Bart Yasso

4. “Whether a mile or a marathon, you get there the same way … one step at a time. Such is life.” — Baylor Barbee

5. “It’s 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.” — George Sheehan

6. “I don’t stop when I’m tired; I stop when I’m done.” — Dave Goggins

7. “A goal is a wish. A standard holds you accountable." — Tunde Oyeneyin

8. “The hardest part is over. You showed up.” — Jess Sims

9. “The pain you feel today will show itself as strength tomorrow.” — Tunde Oyeneyin 

10. "Pain is weakness leaving the body." — 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's® help, be they financial, academic, physical, or mental. 

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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