Culture and Lifestyle Quotes and Sayings 30 Motivational Monday Quotes To Inspire Your Week Start the week off on the right foot. By Southern Living Editors Updated on January 20, 2023 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Getty Images Mondays can be challenging. At the end of a pleasant and relaxing weekend, it can be difficult to find the motivation to start your week off strong. The Monday blues are natural for many people, but Monday inspiration quotes can help you out of them. Whether you're feeling lazy, tired, or dreading the upcoming week, these Monday motivation quotes will give you a reason to get energized and tackle any obstacles or fears in your way. Not only do these quotes focus on persevering through challenges, but these happy Monday quotes are also wise and profound, offering some much-needed words of wisdom as you seek to move through Monday with grace and purpose. Witty Quotes for Mondays Monday mornings can be a big struggle after a weekend of sleeping-in and restful days. Try to find some humor when waking up early to drive to work by reading one of these witty remarks. 01 of 30 Julio Alexi Genao Southern Living "So. Monday. We meet again. We will never be friends—but maybe we can move past our mutual enmity toward a more-positive partnership." – Julio Alexi Genao 02 of 30 Olin Miller Southern Living "If you want to make an easy job seem mighty hard, just keep putting off doing it." – Olin Miller 03 of 30 Kanika Saxena Southern Living "Monday Morning Blues? Why not change the color of your Monday to yellow and brighten up the coming week?" – Kanika Saxena Encouraging Quotes for Mondays 04 of 30 Charles Dickens Southern Living "The sun himself is weak when he first rises; and gathers strength and courage as the day goes on." – Charles Dickens 05 of 30 Unknown Southern Living "Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in, and day-out." – Unknown 06 of 30 Margaret Thatcher Southern Living "You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it." – Margaret Thatcher 07 of 30 Abraham Lincoln Southern Living "Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end, you are sure to succeed." – Abraham Lincoln 08 of 30 Sukhraj S. Dhillon Southern Living "Always believe that something wonderful is about to happen." – Sukhraj S. Dhillon Inspiring Quotes for Mondays It's the beginning of a new week. There are endless possibilities of the things you can accomplish. Kick start your motivation with these inspiring quotes. 09 of 30 Selena Gomez Southern Living "We only have one life, and it is very precious, and there's a lot we can do, and there's a lot we should do." – Selena Gomez 10 of 30 Nido Qubein Southern Living "Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start." – Nido Qubein 11 of 30 Zig Ziglar Southern Living "You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great." – Zig Ziglar 12 of 30 Maya Angelou Southern Living "You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have." – Maya Angelou 13 of 30 Isabella Koldras Southern Living "There are many opportunities in every single day, and Monday is the perfect day to seize them all." – Isabella Koldras Quotes About Persistence for Mondays After inspiration, you need the persistence to keep going. Find the strength and courage to tackle daily challenges with one of these uplifting phrases. 14 of 30 Aristotle Southern Living "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit." – Aristotle 15 of 30 Zoe Sugg Southern Living "Just say yes. Just say there's nothing holding you back." – Zoe Sugg 16 of 30 Michael Jordan Southern Living "Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it." – Michael Jordan 17 of 30 Les Brown Southern Living "Life has no limitations, except the ones you make." – Les Brown 18 of 30 Sara Blakely Southern Living "Don't be intimidated by what you don't know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else." – Sara Blakely 19 of 30 Ayn Rand Southern Living "The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me." – Ayn Rand 20 of 30 Jamie Paolinetti Southern Living "Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless." – Jamie Paolinetti Thoughtful Quotes for Mondays Reflect on the week ahead and the dreams you want to make a reality. Take the time to imagine the life you want to live, then start your Monday off correctly by using one of these motivating remarks as inspiration. 21 of 30 Mahatma Gandhi Southern Living "There is more to life than increasing its speed." – Mahatma Gandhi 22 of 30 Portuguese proverb Southern Living "Think of many things; do one." – Portuguese proverb 23 of 30 Mahatma Gandhi Southern Living "The future depends on what you do today." – Mahatma Gandhi 24 of 30 Cristina Imre Southern Living "Monday is for people with a mission. Those who favor vacations, not weekends." – Cristina Imre 25 of 30 Woody Allen Southern Living "Eighty percent of success is showing up." – Woody Allen 26 of 30 Brian White Southern Living "It's not the days in your life, but the life in your days that counts." – Brian White 27 of 30 Jim Rohn Southern Living "Either you run the day, or the day runs you." – Jim Rohn Quotes About Courage for Mondays We all need an extra dosage of courage now and again. Find your strength in these quotes. 28 of 30 Maya Angelou Southern Living "My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humour, and some style." – Maya Angelou 29 of 30 Jack Canfield Southern Living "Everything you want is on the other side of fear." – Jack Canfield 30 of 30 Unknown Southern Living "Do you give as much energy to your dreams as you do to your fears?" – Unknown Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit