According to a study by Carnegie Mellon University and published by Science Daily, self-affirmation and positivity during the day can protect you against the negative effects of stress. Positivity also has a way of enhancing problem-solving capabilities and inspires creativity.
But with the daily challenges or work and life that we face, it’s not always easy to put on a smile. That’s why I’ve organized 200 uplifting quotes that have the power to make your day a great one. Even if you don’t feel like it, force yourself to put on a smile and hum a tune today. Put this into practice for a few days and tell me you don’t feel better.
- Great Day Quotes
- Great Day Quotes for Her
- Great Day Quotes for Him
- Great Day Quotes for Work
- Good Morning Quotes
- Beautiful Day Slogans
- What steps can you take to set yourself up for a great day?
Great Day Quotes
- “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln
- “I wake up every day and I think, ‘I’m breathing! It’s a good day.’” – Eve Ensler
- “Each day provides its own gifts.” – Marcus Aurelius
- “This is a wonderful day. I have never seen this one before.” – Maya Angelou
- “If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.” – Admiral William H. McRaven
- “The sun himself is weak when he first rises and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on.” – Charles Dickens
- “Every day brings new choices.” – Martha Beck
- “Every day is a second chance.” – Anonymous
- “The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” – Oprah Winfrey
- “Today is your day. Dance with fairies, ride a unicorn, swim with mermaids, and chase rainbows.” – Anonymous
- “Every single day is a good day no matter how bright or dark it is because it always brings an opportunity to start a positive beginning in your life.” – Edmond Mbiaka
- “You were born an original. Don’t die a copy.” – John Mason
- “Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson
- “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “Today is a good day to try.” – Quasimodo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- “The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.” – Jordan Belfort
- “Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.” – Buddha
- “Every morning is a beautiful morning.” – Terri Guillemets
- “When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” – Marcus Aurelius
- “I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.” – J. B. Priestley
- “Make today so awesome, yesterday gets jealous.” – Anonymous
- “No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, show up, and never give up.” – Regina Brett
- “Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow.” – Horace
- “Today is a new day. You will get out of it just what you put into it.” – Mary Pickford
- “Make each day your masterpiece.” – John Wooden
- “Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day.” – Alice Morse Earle
- “With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
- “Today is the first day of the rest of your life.” – Charles Dederich
- “Rise up, start fresh, see the bright opportunity in each day.” – Anonymous
- “Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow.” – Robert Kiyosaki
- “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
- “Don’t count the days, make the days count.” – Muhammad Ali
- “It’s a good day to have a good day.” – Anonymous
- “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “Today is the only day in which we have any power.” – Steve Maraboli
- “Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day.” – Unknown
- “Success is to wake up each morning and consciously decide that today will be the best day of your life.” – Ken Poirot
- “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Great Day Quotes for Her
These are awesome great-day quotes for your mom, spouse, girlfriend, or female colleague who is trying to survive, not thrive today.
- “A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink.” – Gina Carey
- “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” – Oprah Winfrey
- “The most effective way to do it, is to do it.” – Amelia Earhart
- “The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand
- “She believed she could, so she did.” – R.S. Grey
- “A woman is like a tea bag – you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
- “The difference between a broken community and a thriving one is the presence of women who are valued.” – Michelle Obama
- “The power you have is to be the best version of yourself you can be, so you can create a better world.” – Ashley Rickards
- “I am not a difficult woman at all. I am simply a strong woman and know my worth.” – Angelina Jolie
- “One of the most courageous things you can do is identify yourself, know who you are, what you believe in, and where you want to go.” – Sheila Murray Bethel
- “The best protection any woman can have… is courage.” – Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- “I’m tough, ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.” – Madonna
- “Don’t be afraid to speak up for yourself. Keep fighting for your dreams!” – Gabby Douglas
- “The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up.” – Serena Williams
- “Do not wait for someone else to come and speak for you. It’s you who can change the world.” – Malala Yousafzai
- “You have what it takes to be a victorious, independent, fearless woman.” – Tyra Banks
- “I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” – Estée Lauder
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- “A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman.” – Melinda Gates
- “I choose to make the rest of my life the best of my life.” – Louise Hay
- “Doubt is a killer. You just have to know who you are and what you stand for.” – Jennifer Lopez
- “A strong woman stands up for herself. A stronger woman stands up for everybody else.” – Unknown
- “You are more powerful than you know; you are beautiful just as you are.” – Melissa Etheridge
- “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” – Anaïs Nin
- “Don’t let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity.” – Dr. Mae Jemison
- “You are the one that possesses the keys to your being. You carry the passport to your own happiness.” – Diane von Furstenberg
- “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
- “You are never stronger…than when you land on the other side of despair.” – Zadie Smith
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
- “I can and I will. Watch me.” – Carrie Green
- “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” – Alice Walker
- “Stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone ought to be.” – Elizabeth Gilbert
- “It’s not the absence of fear, it’s overcoming it. Sometimes you’ve got to blast through and have faith.” – Emma Watson
- “Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life.” – Golda Meir
- “You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.” – Unknown
- “You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” – Margaret Thatcher
- “You must know that you can do this. You are strong. You will make it. Just hang on and keep believing in yourself, always.” – Heather A. Stillufsen
- “You are the only one who can limit your greatness. Remember you are enough.” – Unknown
- “I am woman, hear me roar.” – Helen Reddy
- “I am not afraid. I was born to do this.” – Joan of Arc
Great Day Quotes for Him
These quotes are designed to inspire men to seize the day and achieve goals.
- “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
- “Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” – Henry David Thoreau
- “The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.” – Vince Lombardi
- “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
- “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein
- “The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.” – Bruce Lee
- “Success is not in what you have, but who you are.” – Bo Bennett
- “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.” – Charles Darwin
- “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” – William James
- “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
- “It’s not about the cards you’re dealt, but how you play the hand.” – Randy Pausch
- “The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible.” – Charles Kingsleigh
- “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis
- “Difficulties in life are intended to make us better, not bitter.” – Dan Reeves
- “You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.” – Brian Tracy
- “The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” – Oprah Winfrey
- “Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.” – Napoleon Hill
- “A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.” – Charles Darwin
- “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
- “The only thing that stands between you and your dream is the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible.” – Joel Brown
- “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
- “The future depends on what you do today.” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.” – Roy T. Bennett
- “To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream, not only plan but also believe.” – Anatole France
- “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” – Abraham Lincoln
- “The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.” – Colin R. Davis
- “Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking.” – William Butler Yeats
- Every sunrise offers you a new story, make it a bestseller today.
- Every step you take today leads you to a brighter tomorrow.
- In your journey of life, may each day be a discovery of new roads leading to success.
- Your smile is your shield against all odds, wear it proudly today.
- et every challenge you face today strengthen your spirit for a better tomorrow.
- Today is another chance to outshine the stars. Go for it!
- May your coffee be strong and your day be filled with moments of triumph.
- Let the rhythm of the day sync with your heartbeat, creating a symphony of success.
- Harness the power of the day, let its energy guide you towards your dreams.
- The world is your arena, let today be a match well played.
- May your day be a canvas, and your actions be the brush strokes creating a masterpiece.
Great Day Quotes for Work
I vividly remember thinking and worrying about work all Sunday afternoon. These quotes will help put you into a positive mindset before heading into the office.
- “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
- “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
- “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson
- “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.” – Steve Jobs
- “All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney
- “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” – Alan Kay
- “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
- “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” – Thomas Edison
- “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vidal Sassoon
- “I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.” – Thomas Jefferson
- “If you can dream it, you can do it.” – Walt Disney
- “The harder I work, the luckier I get.” – Samuel Goldwyn
- “Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts will inevitably bring about right results.” – James Allen
- “Work to become, not to acquire.” – Elbert Hubbard
- “I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan
- “The harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it.” – Anonymous
- “Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” – Theodore Roosevelt
- “Nothing will work unless you do.” – Maya Angelou
- “Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.” – Gordon B. Hinckley
- “Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise.” – Frank Ocean
- “Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it.” – Madeleine L’Engle
- “The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.” – Steve Jobs
- “To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.” – Pearl S. Buck
- “Don’t aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.” – David Frost
- “Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.” – Dale Carnegie
- “Opportunities don’t happen. You create them.” – Chris Grosser
- Let your work be your signature of excellence today.
- Every challenge at work is a stepping stone toward success. Embrace it.
- Success is a journey, not a destination. Make each workday count.
- Work is the bridge between dreams and reality. Build it strong today.
- Let the rhythm of your hard work be the heartbeat of your success.
- Turn your can’ts into cans and your dreams into plans at work today.
- Each workday is a blank page in the book of your career. Write a great chapter today.
- Your work is a puzzle, and each piece brings you closer to the complete picture. Keep placing them correctly.
- Perseverance is your tool, resilience your resource. Create a masterpiece at work today.
- Your workspace is your arena. Let your victories echo throughout the day.
- Success isn’t just about the outcome. It’s about what you learn, how you adapt, and the way you grow along the way. Make today a stepping stone to your success.
Good Morning Quotes
Good morning! Start your day with these quotes and snippets of positivity.
- “The morning was full of sunlight and hope.” – Kate Chopin
- “Morning is an important time of day because how you spend your morning can often tell you what kind of day you are going to have.” – Lemony Snicket
- “Every morning, I wake up saying, I’m still alive, a miracle. And so I keep on pushing.” – Jim Carrey
- “I like my coffee black and my mornings bright.” – Terri Guillemets
- “I get up every morning and it’s going to be a great day. You never know when it’s going to be over, so I refuse to have a bad day.” – Paul Henderson
- “Every morning is a chance at a new day.” – Marjorie Hinckley
- “Every sunrise is an invitation for us to arise and brighten someone’s day.” – Richelle E. Goodrich
- “First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, ‘I believe,’ three times.” – Ovid
- “Every morning was a cheerful invitation to make my life of equal simplicity, and I may say innocence, with Nature herself.” – Henry David Thoreau
- “There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.” – Bernard Williams
- “Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.” – William Arthur Ward
- “The sun has not caught me in bed in fifty years.” – Thomas Jefferson
- “An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.” – Henry David Thoreau
- “Lose an hour in the morning, and you will be all day hunting for it.” – Richard Whately
- “I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world.” – E. B. White
- “The early morning has gold in its mouth.” – Benjamin Franklin
- “I never knew a man come to greatness or eminence who lay abed late in the morning.” – Jonathan Swift
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- “Each day is a little life: every waking and rising a little birth, every fresh morning a little youth, every going to rest and sleep a little death.” – Arthur Schopenhauer
- “Morning is when the wick is lit. A flame ignited, the day delighted with heat and light, we start the fight for something more than before.” – Jeb Dickerson
- “The morning steals upon the night, melting the darkness.” – William Shakespeare
- “Now that your eyes are open, make the sun jealous with your burning passion to start the day. Make the sun jealous or stay in bed.” – Malak El Halabi
- “In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with his legs.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “The morning wind spreads its fresh smell. We must get up and take that in, that wind that lets us live. Breathe before it’s gone.” – Rumi
- “Morning without you is a dwindled dawn.” – Emily Dickinson
- “I used to love night best but the older I get the more treasures and hope and joy I find in mornings.” – Terri Guillemets
- “The day will be what you make it, so rise, like the sun, and burn.” – William C. Hannan
Morning is the universe’s way of whispering “let’s try again”. Make the most of it!
- “The sun just touched the morning; the morning, happy thing, supposed that he had come to dwell, and life would be all spring.” – Emily Dickinson
- “Every day I feel is a blessing from God. And I consider it a new beginning. Yeah, everything is beautiful.” – Prince
- “I wake up every morning at nine and grab the morning paper. Then I look at the obituary page. If my name is not on it, I get up.” – Benjamin Franklin
- “I simply wake up every morning a better person than when I went to bed.” – Sidney Poitier
- “A good idea will keep you awake during the morning, but a great idea will keep you awake during the night.” – Marilyn vos Savant
- “The morning is good because we remember that no matter what went wrong the previous days, we just got a perfect opportunity to rewrite history and do better.” – Anonymous
- “Every day is a fresh start, each day is a new beginning. Every morning we wake up is the first day of our new life.” – Anonymous
- “There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast.” – Henry David Thoreau
- Let the canvas of work be painted with colors of dedication, commitment, and success today.
- Good morning! Embrace the light of a new day, for it holds the promise of possibilities.
- Rise and shine, and let the morning sun charge you up for a day full of smiles and victories.
- A good morning is not just a greeting, it’s a belief that today should be admired and enjoyed.
- May your morning be filled with sunshine and your coffee cup overflow with hope.
Beautiful Day Slogans
- “It’s a beautiful day. Don’t let it get away.” – U2, Beautiful Day
- “A beautiful day begins with a beautiful mindset.” – Anonymous
- “A beautiful day is a day when it’s not cold, and, you know, the weather’s nice, and you’re having fun and you’re happy.” – Kim Kardashian
- “I decided to have a good day because it’s a good day to have a good day.” – Anonymous
- “Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
- “Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” – Helen Keller
- “Every day is a good day to be alive, whether the sun’s shining or not.” – Marty Robbins
- “A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.” – Steve Martin
- “A day is a day. It’s just a measurement of time. Whether it’s a good day or a bad day is up to you. It’s all a matter of perception.” – Donald L. Hicks
- “A good day is a good day. A bad day is a good story.” – Glennon Melton
- “On a sunny clear day, you can improve your body; on a rainy foggy day, you can improve your mind!” – Mehmet Murat ildan
- “If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has the power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive.” – Eleonora Duse
- “Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.” – J. M. Barrie
“The day is what you make it! So why not make it a great one?” – Steve Schulte
- “It’s a great day to be alive. I know the sun’s still shining when I close my eyes.” – Travis Tritt, It’s a Great Day to be Alive
- “Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful day of your life.” – Mark Twain
- “Today will never happen again. Don’t waste it with a false start or no start at all.” – Og Mandino
- “To sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure, is the most perfect refreshment.” – Jane Austen
- Good morning! Let the symphony of sunrise fill your day with joy and inspiration.
What steps can you take to set yourself up for a great day?
Do you want to have an amazing day? Here are a few tips:
- Wake up early so you can have a head start and enjoy some “me” time. Waking up early also gives you more time to do what you need to do during the day. If you want to dive into this subject on a deeper level I suggest picking up “The Miracle Morning” by Hal Elrod. This book provides step-by-step things you can do to feel better in the A.M. that set yourself up for success the rest of the day.
- Exercise in the morning to energize yourself. It could be a brisk walk, a run around the park, or an hour in the gym.
- Eat a healthy breakfast for the energy you need to tackle the day. Some people are just lacking the nutrition they need to stay productive during the day. I know I get cranky if I wait too long before eating lunch.
- Schedule for the day. Prioritize your tasks and make sure to include breaks. This doesn’t need to be complicated. Just write down a few specific things you want to get done tomorrow. Then look at the list in the morning and begin making progress.
- Start the day with a positive mindset. This helps you sustain a positive outlook the entire day. I find that thinking positive thoughts before I go to sleep helps with this.
- Don’t be tempted to check your phone or computer for the first 30 minutes after you wake up or right before you go to sleep. Begin the day on your own terms rather than reacting to outside demands in your chat, email, or social media account.
Finally, be grateful. It helps put things in perspective and start the day with a positive mindset. Before I go to sleep I often think about the things I’m thankful for, including living in a safe place, have a wife and family, my parents still being alive, and that I’m able to work from home and am healthy. Think about all the little things you have to be thankful about and tell me you don’t feel at least a little better after.
