Here you will find some of the most inspirational, humorous, thought-provoking, and funny motivational quotes that will brighten your day. RELATED: 150 Best Funny Quotes & Sayings About Life To Help You Stay Positive For all of you with a sense of humor enjoy these quotes about life and share to make someone else’s day, too!
108 Best Funny Inspirational Quotes To Motivate You
Funny Motivational Quotes
- “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” — Thomas Edison 
- “Be happy, it drives people crazy.” — Paulo Coelho 
- “Bad decisions make good stories.” — Ellis Vidler 
- “Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished— If you’re alive it isn’t.” — Richard Bach 
- “Aspire to inspire before we expire.” — Eugene Bell Jr. 
- “The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.” — Andy Rooney 
- “The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us.” — Bill Watterson 
- “Hating people is like burning down your own home to get rid of a rat.” — Harry Emerson Fosdick 
- “Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.” — Terry Pratchett 
- “Awesome things will happen today if you choose not to be a miserable cow.” 
- “The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.” — Terry Pratchett 
- “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing — that’s why we recommend it daily.” — Zig Ziglar 
- “To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone.” — Reba McEntire 
- “See the world like a big wardrobe. Everybody has his own costume. There is only one that fits you perfectly.” — George Harris 
- “Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.” — Isaac Asimov 
- “Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won’t expect it back.” — Oscar Wilde 
- “Always laugh when you can, it is cheap medicine.” — Lord Byron 
- “Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, ‘I’m not going to make it’, but you laugh inside remembering all the times you’ve felt that way.” — Charles Bukowski 
- “Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not.” — Vaclav Havel 
- “People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.” — A.A. Milne, “Winnie the Pooh” 
- “You can’t have everything. Where would you put it?” — Steven Wright RELATED: 150 Best Funny Quotes To Brighten Up Your Day 
Funny Inspirational Quotes for Work
- “A diamond is merely a lump of coal that did well under pressure.” 
- “By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.” — Robert Frost 
- “I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying.” — Oscar Wilde 
- “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping in a room with a mosquito.” — African proverb quoted by the Dalai Lama 
- “Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door.” — Kyle Chandler 
- “It takes less time to do things right than to explain why you did it wrong.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 28.“I cannot afford to waste my time making money.” — Louis Agassiz 
- “When you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best — that is inspiration.” — Robert Bresson 
- “When life brings big winds of change that almost blow you over, close your eyes, hang on tight, and believe.” — Lisa Lieberman-Wang 
- “Kill them with success and bury them with a smile.” 
- “A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it is not open.” — Frank Zappa 
- “Be nice to nerds. You may end up working for them. We all could.” — Charles J. Sykes 
- “Even a stopped clock is right twice every day. After some years, it can boast of a long series of successes.” — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach 
- “Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger.” — Franklin P. Jones 
- “To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.” — Steven Wright 
- “If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” — Albert Einstein 
- “In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later.” — Harold Geneen 
- “If you let your head get too big, it’ll break your neck.” — Elvis Presley 
- “Don’t let schooling interfere with your education.” — Mark Twain 
- “All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.” — Mark Twain 42.“Do not listen to those who weep and complain, for their disease is contagious.” — Og Mandino 
- “There’s power in looking silly and not caring that you do.” — Amy Poehler 
- “The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs…one step at a time.” —Joe Girard 
Inspirational Quotes from Funny Movies
- “I am an early bird and a night owl… so I am wise and I have worms.” — Michael Scott, “The Office”
- “The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem. Do you understand?” — Captain Jack Sparrow
- “Working hard is important. But there is something that matters more, believing yourself.” — Harry Potter
- “If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.” — Patches O’Houlihan
- “A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.” — Willy Wonka
- “Do or do not. There is no try. “ — Yoda, “Star Wars”
- “I know worrying works, because none of the stuff I worried about ever happened.” — Will Rogers
- “oh, yes, the past can hurt. But you can either run from it or learn from it.” — Rafiki, “the Lion King”
- “After a while, you learn to ignore the names people call you and just trust who you are.” — Shrek
- “There comes a day when you’re gonna look around and realize happiness is where you are.’ — Chief Tui, “Moana”
- “Our fate lives within us. You only have to be brave enough to see it.” — Merida, “Brave” 56.“People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing.” — Will Rogers RELATED: 99 Sarcastic & Funny Memes About Life
Funny Inspirational Life Quotes
- “Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.” — Elbert Hubbard 
- “When life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade and then try to find someone whose life has given them vodka, and have a party.” — Ron White 
- “When life gives you lemons, squirt someone in the eye.” — Cathy Guisewite 60.“Life is too short to be serious all the time. So, if you can’t laugh at yourself, call me… I’ll laugh at you.” 
- “A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don’t need it.” — Bob Hope 
- “Life is like a sewer… what you get out of it depends on what you put into it.” — Tom Lehrer 
- “Always be nice to your children because they are the ones who will choose your rest home.” — Phyllis Diller 
- “It’s okay to look at the past and the future. Just don’t stare.” — Benjamin Dover 
- “A clear conscience is a sure sign of a bad memory.” — Mark Twain 
- “I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.” — Lily Tomlin 
- “When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.” 
- “Life is a shipwreck but we must not forget tossing in the lifeboats.” — Voltaire 
- “Some people are like clouds: when they disappear, it’s a beautiful day.” 
- “You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.” — Sam Levenson 
- “You must pay for your sins. If you have already paid, please ignore this notice.” — Sam Levenson 
- “If you’re going to tell people the truth, be funny or they’ll kill you.” — Billy Wilder 
- “I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me — they’re cramming for their final exam.” — George Carlin 
- “We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.” — Bryan White 
- “I’m in shape. Round is a shape.” — George Carlin 
- “You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it.” — Robin Williams 
- “If you dig a grave for others you may fall into it yourself.” — Irish Proverbs 
- “When life puts you in a tough situation, don’t say ‘Why me?’, say ‘Try me’.” 
- “Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.” — William James 
- “If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.” — Yogi Berra 
- “The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.” — Mark Twain 
- “We make mistakes because life doesn’t come with instructions.” 
- “Life is like photography. You need the negatives to develop.” 
- “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” — Anaïs Nin 
- “Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.” — George Burns 
- “If you don’t have wrinkles, you haven’t laughed enough.” — Phyllis Diller 
- “You can’t always control who walks into your life, but you can control which window you throw them out.” RELATED: 100 Funny Love Quotes From Comedians That Describe Your Crazy Relationship 
Funny Inspirational Quotes for Women
- “Tell the negative committee that meets inside your head to sit down and shut up.” — Ann Bradford 
- “Well-behaved women seldom make history.” — Laurel Thatcher Ulrich 
- “I have to be successful because I like expensive things.” 
- “I used to think I was indecisive, but now I’m not so sure.” 
- “Always remember that you are unique — just like everybody else.” 
- “My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far I’ve finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate cake. I feel better already.” — Dave Barry 
- “Listen, smile, agree, and then do whatever you were gonna do anyway.“ — Robert Downey Jr. 
- “Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia.” — Charles Schulz 
- “Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you’ll be criticized anyway.” — Eleanor Roosevelt 
- “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” — Dr. Seuss 
- “Haters are just confused admirers because they can’t figure out the reason why everyone loves you.” — Jeffree Star 
- “Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.” — Marilyn Monroe 
- “The question isn’t who is going to let me, it’s who is going to stop me.” — Ayn Rand 
- “A man who correctly guesses a woman’s age may be smart, but he’s not very bright.” — Lucille Ball 
- “Life isn’t finding shelter in the storm. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” — Sherrilyn Kenyon 
- “Women will never be as successful as men because they have no wives to advise them.” — Dick Van Dyke 
- “Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.” — Les Brown 
- “You grow up the day you have your first real laugh — at yourself.” — Ethel Barrymore 
- “Never follow anyone else’s path, unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost.” — Ellen DeGeneres 
- “If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.” — Margaret Thatcher 
- “Be that kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor every morning, the devil says, ‘Oh crap she’s up’.” RELATED: 31 Funny Quotes To Lighten The Mood When You’re Feeling Down And Depressed Lisa Lieberman-Wang is a relationship expert and creator of the neuroscience Neuro Associative Programming (NAP). 







