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25 Motivational Quotes for Work That'll Get You Through a Rough Day
Bookmark these encouraging words for that next passive-aggressive email.
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A bad day at work can feel disheartening. Anything from a difficult coworker, a project riddled with roadblocks, or an honest mistake that you made can make you question your career choices and feel like a failure (which you're not, by the way.) That's where motivational quotes for work become important. They can help you get over whatever work-related stress you're feeling, no matter how big or small.
A few words of encouragement can completely turn your day around — or, at the very least, help you hang on till happy hour when you can vent to your friends and coworkers. Whether it's a reminder that everyone makes mistakes (yes, even your boss) or a little lift to your spirits, these work quotes will help you overcome whatever work-related doubts you're facing and back to feeling like a true boss, even if you're the lowest woman on the office totem pole.
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Richelle E. Goodrich
"Many times what we perceive as an error or failure is actually a gift. And eventually we find that lessons learned from that discouraging experience prove to be of great worth."
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Jermaine O'Neal
"I've taken my bumps and bruises, but you've got to be willing to get knocked down and pick yourself up. You can't get discouraged. You can't lose sight of what your goals are."
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Alice Morse Earle
"Every day may not be good... but there's something good in every day."
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Henry Ford
"The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing."
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Katherine Dunham
"Go within every day and find the inner strength so that the world will not blow your candle out."
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Jenny Fleiss
"Embrace failure. Missteps and roadblocks are inevitable but are ultimately an opportunity to learn, pivot, and go after your goals with new perspective."
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Peter Marshall
"When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure."
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Unknown Author
"The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow. For every challenge encountered, there is opportunity for growth."
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Babe Ruth
"It's hard to beat a person who never gives up."
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Confucius
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
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Mary Anne Radmacher
"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says, 'I'll try again tomorrow.'"
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Mariah Carey
"You really have to look inside yourself and find your own inner strength, and say, 'I'm proud of what I am and who I am.'"
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William J. Brennan, Jr.
"We must meet the challenge rather than wish it were not before us."
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Unknown Author
"Work hard and be patient. The rest will follow."
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Joshua J. Marine
"Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful."
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Joelle Charbonneau
"Things don't always work out the way we hope. You just have to pick yourself up and find a new direction to go in."
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Brené Brown
"Sometimes the bravest and most important thing you can do is just show up."
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Robert H. Schuller
"Tough times never last, but tough people do."
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Ralph Marston
"Beset by a difficult problem? Now is your chance to shine. Pick yourself up, get to work, and get triumphantly through it."
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Elizabeth Gilbert
"Own your disappointment, acknowledge it for what it is, and move on."
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William Ellery Channing
"Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict."
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Unknown Author
"When criticized, consider the source."
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Tony Gaskins
"Embrace the struggle and let it make you stronger. It won't last forever."
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Erwin McManus
"While we would love to have no criticism, probably if we had no critique, we wouldn't be doing anything meaningful."
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Dale Carnegie
"Discouragement and failures are two of the surest stepping stones to success."
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