Mondays are the most challenging day of the week. After a fun weekend full of activities with friends and family, Monday morning rolls around and you just need a little extra motivation to get going again and give the week your all!
Here are 22 of my favorite quotes, by category, that are great life lessons. Take a moment to reflect on them, set your goals for the week and get them accomplished.
1. Inspirational
"Believe you can and you're halfway there." ― Theodore Roosevelt
2. Success
"Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally." ― David Frost
3. Life
"We do not remember days, we remember moments." ― Cesare Pavese
4. Leadership
"The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves." ― Ray Kroc
5. Learning
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." ― Mahatma Gandhi
6. Future
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." ― Eleanor Roosevelt
7. Friendship
“Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart” ― Eleanor Roosevelt
8. Beauty
"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it." ― Confucius
9. Love
"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love." ― Lao Tzu
10. Thankful
"Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul." ― Henry Ward Beecher
11. Positive
"Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results." ― Willie Nelson
12. Chance
"Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave." ― Mary Tyler Moore
13. Change
"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude." ― Maya Angelou
14. Courage
"Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway." ― John Wayne
15. Education
"The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth." ― John F. Kennedy
16. Failure
"It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure." ― Bill Gates
17. Patience
"Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success." ― Napoleon Hill
18. Respect
"Respect yourself if you would have others respect you." ― Baltasar Gracian
19. Strength
"Where there is no struggle, there is no strength." ― Oprah Winfrey
20. Trust
“Self-trust is the first secret of success.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
21. Time
"Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present." ― Bil Keane
22. Wisdom
"Step with care and great tact, and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act." ― Dr. Seuss
What's your favorite quote? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
