211 Friday Motivational Quotes to Finish the Week Strong and Positive
Fridays are a great time to reflect and get motivated for the finish line, so we have put together a list of all the best Friday motivational quotes to help you stay inspired.
And if you’re looking for short Friday quotes for Instagram, we also have you covered.
Now go ahead and browse through to find your favorite.
Short Friday Motivational Quotes

“I try to treat each evening and weekend as little slices of retirement because no one is guaranteed a lengthy one at the end of their career.” — Mike Hammar
“Friday fills my day with hope & happiness.” — Anthony T. Hincks
“Your turn comes on Friday, so think about it.” — Irma Grese
“Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Happiness is not by chance, but by choice.” — Jim Rohn
“Today is a new day, the first day of the rest of your life.” — Abbie Hoffman
“The most wasted of days is one without laughter.” — E.E. Cummings
“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” — Confucius
“Don’t wait all week for Friday so you can enjoy life. Find a job you love so you can enjoy every day of the week.” — Catherine Pulsifer
“I don’t care if Monday’s blue, Tuesday’s gray and Wednesday too. Thursday I don’t care about you. It’s Friday I’m in love.” — The Cure
“I look forward to Fridays because I know I have spent the week offering encouragement, solace, assistance, and good-will to everyone I have met through my journey.” — Byron Pulsifer
“Whatever you are, be a good one.” — Abraham Lincoln
“That which has been promised comes to those who look forward to Friday. These are the achievements made possible through perseverance and focus.” — Byron Pulsifer
“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
“We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough.” — Helen Keller
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” — Steve Jobs
“Make each day your masterpiece.” — John Wooden
“Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving.” — Conrad Hilton
“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” — Vince Lombardi
“What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.” — Ralph Marston
“Today is your opportunity to build the tomorrow you want.” — Ken Poirot
“Work hard in silence, let success make the noise.” — Frank Ocean
“Don’t wish it were easier. Wish you were better.” — Jim Rohn
“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.” — Walter Elliot
“Focus on the good, and the good gets better.” — Unknown
“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” — William Butler Yeats
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” — Robert Collier
“Without hustle, talent will only carry you so far.” — Gary Vaynerchuk
“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.” — Zig Ziglar
“Fall seven times, stand up eight.” — Japanese Proverb
“It’s Friday! Time to go make stories for Monday.” — Unknown
“Friday is a day to finish your goals for the week. It is a day to celebrate that which you set out to accomplish at the beginning of the week.” — Byron Pulsifer
“Thank God it’s Friday! Said no entrepreneur ever.” — Unknown
“Friday afternoon feels like heaven.” — Unknown
“Make Friday a day to celebrate work well done that you can be proud of knowing that you just didn’t put in time to the next paycheck.” — Byron Pulsifer
“Friday is the golden child of the weekdays. The superhero of the workweek. The welcome wagon to the weekend.” — Unknown
“Always strive to excel, but only on weekends.” — Richard Rorty
“Friday is my second favorite F word.” — Unknown
“The only happy end to a busy week is a good Friday.” — Unknown
“Friday is about hanging out with friends, having fun, and doing all the things you couldn’t do during the week.” — Unknown
“Work hard, stay positive, and get up early. It’s the best part of the day.” — George Allen Sr.
“Friday is the perfect day to correct the mistakes you made throughout the week.” — Unknown
“It’s Friday morning mankind! Good morning! Goddamn it, you’ve got to be kind!” — Kurt Vonnegut
“Friday is like a superhero that always arrives just in time to stop me from savagely beating one of my coworkers with a keyboard.” — Unknown
“The rhythm of the weekend, with its birth, its planned gaieties, and its announced end, followed the rhythm of life and was a substitute for it.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald
“Friday is the day that reminds you that you’ve survived another week.” — Unknown
“You have been assigned this mountain to show others it can be moved.” — Mel Robbins
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” — Winston Churchill

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” — Aristotle
“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” — Sam Levenson
“The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.” — Tony Robbins
“Friday is proof that good things are coming.” — Unknown
“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” — John Lennon
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” — Walt Disney
“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” — Steve Jobs
“Friday is the gateway to adventure.” — Unknown
“Your limitation—it’s only your imagination.” — Unknown
“Great things never come from comfort zones.” — Unknown
“Dream it. Wish it. Do it.” — Unknown
“Success doesn’t just find you. You have to go out and get it.” — Unknown
“The harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it.” — Unknown
“Friday is a reminder that every ending is a new beginning.” — Unknown
“Dream bigger. Do bigger.” — Unknown
“Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you’re done.” — Unknown
“Wake up with determination. Go to bed with satisfaction.” — Unknown
“Do something today that your future self will thank you for.” — Sean Patrick Flanery
“Friday is the beginning of my adventure into the weekend.” — Unknown
“Little things make big days.” — Unknown
“It’s going to be hard, but hard does not mean impossible.” — Unknown
“Don’t wait for opportunity. Create it.” — Unknown
“Sometimes we’re tested not to show our weaknesses, but to discover our strengths.” — Unknown
“Friday is nature’s way of saying the weekend is almost here.” — Unknown
“The key to success is to focus on goals, not obstacles.” — Unknown
“Dream it. Believe it. Build it.” — Unknown
“Friday is like a superhero that always arrives just in time.” — Unknown
“Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you.” — Unknown
“Great things never come from comfort zones.” — Unknown
“Friday means freedom, at least for the next two days.” — Unknown
“Success doesn’t just find you. You have to go out and get it.” — Unknown
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” — Oscar Wilde
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.” — Albert Einstein
“Friday is the perfect day to be happy.” — Unknown
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” — Bernard M. Baruch
“We’ve got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can’t just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it’s going to get on by itself. You’ve got to keep watering it.” — John Lennon
“Friday is the day to refuel your soul and be grateful for the week that passed.” — Unknown
“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” — Marilyn Monroe
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” — Thomas A. Edison
“Friday is the day to finish strong and prepare for an amazing weekend.” — Unknown
“A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it’s in hot water.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
“Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.” — Rita Mae Brown
“Friday brings the weekend’s promise of rest and adventure.” — Unknown
“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.” — Bill Keane
“I can resist everything except temptation.” — Oscar Wilde
“Friday is the golden ticket to weekend paradise.” — Unknown
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” — Mae West
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” — Mahatma Gandhi
“Friday is when the weekend begins and possibilities are endless.” — Unknown
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” — Robert Frost
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
“Friday is proof that no matter how tough the week was, you made it through.” — Unknown
“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” — Mark Twain
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” — Chinese Proverb
“Friday is the exclamation point at the end of a week-long sentence.” — Unknown
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” — Mahatma Gandhi
“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” — Friedrich Nietzsche
“Friday is the bridge between this week’s challenges and next week’s opportunities.” — Unknown
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” — Confucius
“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.” — André Gide
“Friday reminds us that every week is a fresh start and every weekend is a new beginning.” — Unknown
“The weekend is here and you deserve a medal for getting through this week.” — Anthony T. Hincks
“Friday afternoon feels like heaven…” — El Fuego
“Music always sounds better on Friday.” — Lou Brutus
“If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday.” — Noel Coward
“I challenge you to let every day be a Friday. Permit yourself to be happy every day.” — Joel Osteen
“Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.” — Samuel Beckett
“Time goes slower on a Friday afternoon.” — Anthony T. Hincks
“Have faith in yourself and in the future.” — Ted Kennedy
“It’s finally Friday, I’m free again. I got my motor running for a wild weekend.” — George Jones
“Mostly, the world sees you the way you see yourself.” — Lisa Nichols
“All limitations are self-imposed.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes
“You can be everything. You can be the infinite amount of things that people are.” — Kesha
“Always do what you are afraid to do.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Whatever you do, do with all your might.” — Marcus Tullius Cicero
“Keep going. Is not as difficult as you feel it is. Don’t give up.” — Brandon Sanderson
“Good things happen to those who hustle.” — Anaïs Nin
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” — Oprah Winfrey
“Make a Friday a day to celebrate work well done that you can be proud of knowing that you just didn’t put in the time to the next paycheck.” — Byron Pulsifer
“Finally, FRIDAY! Be easy today! Remember, it’s a job. I know it is how we eat and pay bills and provide health care to our family. But keep it in perspective; get there, do the best job you can, earn your check, and leave it at your desk at 5! Your REAL life begins when you end the workday. Save your emotional energy for that!!” — Liz Faublas
“This Friday, finish your work and be done. Look forward to the weekend and have some fun!” — Kate Summers
“Does your life have a purpose? Are you contributing anything useful to this world, or just shuffling papers, banging on a keyboard, and coming home to a drunken existence on the weekends?” — Tim Ferris
“When you are unemployed, weekends are seven days long.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“Employers are at their happiest on Mondays. Employees are at their happiest on Fridays.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“When you leave work on Friday, leave work. Don’t let technology follow you throughout your weekend (answering text messages and emails) take a break you will be more refreshed to begin the workweek if you have had a break.” — Catherine Pulsifer
“Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room.” — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
“There is no substitute for hard work.” — Thomas Edison
“Luck is great, but most of life is hard work.” — Iain Duncan Smith
“Dream big, stay positive, work hard, and enjoy the journey.” — Urijah Faber
“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
“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” — Tim Notke
“When you start to do the things that you truly love, it wouldn’t matter whether it is Monday or Friday; you would be so excited to wake up each morning to work on your passions.” — Edmond Mbiakading
“Good Morning! Happy Friday! One small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.” — Unknown
“Every morning, I wake up saying, ‘I’m still alive, a miracle.’ And so I keep on pushing.” — Jim Carrey
“Be in the habit of getting up bright and early on the weekends. Why waste such precious time in bed?” — Marilyn Vos Savant
“It’s Friday morning mankind! Good vibe, don’t frown and let the monster see you smile!” — Napz Cherub Pellazo
“Every morning is a revolution against the darkness.” — Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Every morning is a chance at a new day.” — Marjorie Pay Hinckley
“The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep.” — Rumi
“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
“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
“If you’re changing the world, you’re working on important things. You’re excited to get up in the morning.” — Larry Page
“The silence in the morning holds lots of expectations and is more hopeful than the silence at night.” — Victoria Durnak
“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world.” — E. B. White
“You can only come to the morning through the shadows.” — J.R.R. Tolkien
“It is a serious thing – just to be alive – on this fresh morning – in this broken world.” — Mary Oliver
“I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” — Estee Lauder
“The harder you work, the luckier you get.” — Gary Player
“Success is not just about making money. It’s about making a difference.” — Unknown
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.” — John Quincy Adams
“You don’t need a new day to start over, you only need a new mindset.” — Unknown
“The sun himself is weak when he first rises and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on.” — Charles Dickens
“Fridays are the gateway to the weekend, but they’re also the stepping stone to the next week of opportunities.” — Unknown
“Don’t limit your challenges. Challenge your limits.” — Unknown
“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” — Zig Ziglar
“The only difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” — Jimmy Johnson
“Take pride in how far you’ve come. Have faith in how far you can go.” — Unknown
“The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.” — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
“Make today count, you’ll never get it back.” — Unknown
“Small daily improvements over time lead to stunning results.” — Robin Sharma
“Action is the foundational key to all success.” — Pablo Picasso
“Success is not about being the best. It’s about always getting better.” — Behdad Sami
“Fridays are for closing out strong and gearing up for a bigger, better week.” — Unknown
“Push yourself. No one else is going to do it for you.” — Unknown
“You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” — A.A. Milne
“Energy and persistence conquer all things.” — Benjamin Franklin
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” — Nelson Mandela
“Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.” — Napoleon Hill
“Finish this Friday strong—you owe it to yourself.” — Unknown
“Great things never come from comfort zones.” — Roy T. Bennett
“If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done.” — Thomas Jefferson
“Don’t count the days. Make the days count.” — Muhammad Ali
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” — Arthur Ashe
“Productivity is being able to do things that you were never able to do before.” — Franz Kafka
“Focus on being productive instead of busy.” — Tim Ferriss
“The key to success is to start before you’re ready.” — Marie Forleo
“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” — Henry David Thoreau
“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” — Sir Edmund Hillary
“Today’s accomplishments were yesterday’s impossibilities.” — Robert H. Schuller
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” — Theodore Roosevelt
“Chase your passion, not your pension.” — Denis Waitley
“The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success.” — David Sarnoff
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.” — Samuel Johnson
“Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.” — Zig Ziglar
“Do what you love, love what you do, and deliver more than you promise.” — Harvey Mackay
“Most people give up right before the big break comes—don’t let that be you.” — Michael Boyle
“There is no elevator to success; you have to take the stairs, and you’re almost at the top.” — Zig Ziglar
“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” — C.S. Lewis
“A little progress each day adds up to big results.” — Satya Nani
“Friday sees more smiles than any other day of the workweek!” — Kate Summers
“Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day.” — Alice Morse Earle
“Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” — Christian D. Larson
“The darkest hour has only sixty minutes.” — Morris Mandel
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.'” — Mary Anne Radmacher
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Confucius
“The temptation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed.” — Bob Parsons
“Positive anything is better than negative nothing.” — Elbert Hubbard
“The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.” — Oscar Wilde
“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” — Lou Holtz
“The more you know, the less you need to say.” — Jim Rohn
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” — Peter Drucker