70 Workplace Quotes to Survive the 9-to-5 Grind
The workplace is where ambition meets dedication, so we’ve gathered all the best workplace quotes to inspire, motivate, and reflect on your work life.
And if you’re looking for short workplace sayings for Instagram, we also have you covered.
Now go ahead and browse through to find your favorite.
Short Workplace Quotes
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” — Steve Jobs
“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.” — Aristotle
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” — Albert Schweitzer
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” — Thomas Edison
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” — Theodore Roosevelt
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” — Confucius
“The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible.” — Charles Kingsleigh
“Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise.” — Frank Ocean
“The secret of joy in work is contained in one word – excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.” — Pearl S. Buck
“Dreams are extremely important. You can’t do it unless you imagine it.” — George Lucas
“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” — William Shakespeare
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” — C.S. Lewis
“The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.” — Elbert Hubbard
“Find out what you like doing best, and get someone to pay you for doing it.” — Katharine Whitehorn
“There is no substitute for hard work.” — Thomas Edison
“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” — Vidal Sassoon
“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” — Henry David Thoreau
“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” — Dalai Lama
“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” — Sam Levenson
“The future depends on what you do today.” — Mahatma Gandhi
“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.” — Alexander Graham Bell
“Developing a good work ethics is key. Apply yourself at whatever you do, whether you’re a janitor or taking your first summer job because that work ethics will be reflected in everything you do in life.” — Tyler Perry
“Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile.” — Gary Ryan Blair
“Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.” — Richard Branson
“Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.” — Dale Carnegie
“Don’t be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.” — William Patten
“Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.” — Napoleon Hill
“Don’t be afraid of hard work. Nothing worthwhile comes easily. Don’t let others discourage you or tell you that you can’t do it. In my day I was told women didn’t go into chemistry. I saw no reason why we couldn’t.” — Gertrude B. Elion
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” — Robert Louis Stevenson
“Either you run the day or the day runs you.” — Jim Rohn
“Failure is the condiment which gives success its flavor.” — Truman Capote
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase. Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” — Martin Luther King
“Follow effective actions with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.” — Peter Drucker
“Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Happiness is the real sense of fulfillment that comes from hard work.” — Joseph Barbara
“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” — Stephen Covey
“I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.” — Hermann Hesse
“I would visualize things coming to me. It would just make me feel better. Visualization works if you work hard. That’s the thing. You can’t just visualize and go eat a sandwich.” — Jim Carrey
“I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.” — Thomas Jefferson
“If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six hours sharpening my ax.” — Abraham Lincoln
“If you don’t pay appropriate attention to what has your attention, it will take more of your attention than it deserves.” — David Allen
“If you think you can, or you think you can’t – you’re right.” — Henry Ford
“If you want to make an easy job seem mighty hard, just keep putting off doing it.” — Olin Miller
“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing to do, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” — Theodore Roosevelt
“It ain’t as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.” — Colin Powell
“It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop.” — Confucius
“It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.” — Bruce Lee
“It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.” — Muhammad Ali
“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourselves.” — Chanakya
“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.” – Napoleon Bonaparte
Funny Workplace Quotes
“Oh, you hate your job? Why didn’t you say so? There’s a support group for that. It’s called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar.” – Drew Carey
“Sometimes the best part of my job is that the chair swivels.” – Unknown
“Son, if you really want something in this life, you have to work for it. Now quiet! They’re about to announce the lottery numbers.” – Homer Simpson
“Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.” – Unknown
“If at first you don’t succeed, try management.” – Unknown
“Aim low, reach your goals, and avoid disappointment.” – Dilbert
“Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain’t the lead dog, the scenery never changes.” – Lewis Grizzard
“Beware of any enterprise requiring new clothes.” – Henry Thoreau
“Right now, this is a job. If I advance any higher, this would be my career. And if this were my career, I’d have to throw myself in front of a train.” – The Office
“You never become a howling success by just howling.” – Bob Harrington
“Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure.” – Earl Wilson
“The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.” – Oscar Wilde
“The easiest job in the world has to be coroner. Surgery on dead people. What’s the worst thing that could happen? If everything went wrong, maybe you’d get a pulse.” – Denise Miller
“If you would like to know the value of money, try to borrow some.” – Benjamin Franklin
“The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.” – Robert Frost
“There’s an enormous number of managers who have retired on the job.” – Peter Drucker
“I think Smithers picked me because of my motivational skills. Everyone says they have to work a lot harder when I’m around.” – Homer Simpson
“Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?” – Edgar Bergen
“I will always choose a lazy person to do a hard job, because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.” – Bill Gates
“Going to work for a large company is like getting on a train. Are you going sixty miles an hour or is the train going sixty miles an hour and you’re just sitting still?” – J. Paul Getty
