Whatever your feelings about motivation, there’s no denying the positive vibes you can feel after reading some good morning quotes to help lift you out of bed to take on the day.
Remember, happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have, it depends solely upon what you think. – Dale Carnegie
No phone is the most effective sleep mechanism I could ever come up with. – Julien Smith
Your current life is the result of your previous choices, if you want something different, begin to choose differently. – Joe Tichio
I try to take a natural and low-tech approach to sleep, food, exercise, and other human basics. This keeps life simple, saves money, and makes me more resilient. – John Zeratsky
Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. – James Matthew Barrie
I think routines should flex and change. Mine feels like a dynamic, malleable thing that emerges organically, rather than a ridgid set of steps I have to follow or plan for. – Kate Nafisi
Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. – Andre Gide
I put my phone as far across the room as possible the night before to force me out of bed when the alarm goes off. – Josh Gross
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Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. – Howard Thurman
I don’t recommend my routine, but I do recommend evaluating your routine and developing one that supports the things you love the most. – George Foreman III
We change our behavior when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing. Consequences give us the pain that motivates us to change. – Henry Cloud
My routine is there to serve as the building blocks for a successful day. It’s a tool. I try not to get bogged down if I can’t do it all. – Carly Stein
Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things. – Peter Drucker
Having a routine is great, but only if it serves your goals. If it’s not doing that, it’s called a rut. – Josh LaJaunie
One day you will wake up and there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do it now. – Paulo Coelho
As I’ve gotten older, time feels like an increasingly rare commodity, so I try to be more mindful of how I use it. – Liz Fosslien
If you have made mistakes, even serious ones, there is always another chance for you. What we call failure is not the falling down, but the staying down. – Mary Pickford
For me, calmness is a key benefit of meditation. It also helps with my general mental health and being able to cope with whatever life brings my way. – Jules Clancy
The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes. – William James
It’s incredibly calming and centering to get up before your kids, even if you have to set an alarm on weekends. – Jeremy Anderberg
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. – Dale Carnegie
Movement is so important for helping me to clear my mind and set the tone for a positive and productive day. – Dempsey Marks
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do. – Eleanor Roosevelt
Waking up early, connecting with nature, and having my quiet time are priorities to me, and they are non-negotiable. – Danette May
Don’t be afraid your life will end; be afraid that it will never begin. – Grace Hansen
Starting my day with exercise gives me a big mood and energy boost throughout the day and makes me feel like I’ve accomplished something right off the bat. – Jake Knapp
The world is full of dreamers, there aren’t enough who will move ahead and begin to take concrete steps to actualize their vision. – W. Clement Stone
If I need to remind myself to bring something with me in the morning, I’ll usually put my car keys on top of it. – Des Traynor
A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes. – Hugh Downs
If I fail to follow my morning routine I try to get a hard workout in. A hard workout is like a manual restart of the day. – Aubrey Marcus
Every choice you make is creating your future. Choose wisely. – Joe Tichio
Routines are powerful when they become rituals that no longer require conscious thought and willpower. Without iteration, however, they can become stale and can be hard to keep up. – Joel Gascoigne
Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy. – Leo Buscaglia
A to-do list that isn’t properly prioritized is just a disorganized mess of things that either won’t get done or will get done poorly. – Brent Gleeson
In one minute you can change your attitude, and in that minute you can change your entire day. – Spencer Johnson
When I set out my workout clothes the night before, I usually go. When I don’t, I usually don’t. It’s amazing how much of a difference mentally that one step makes for me the next day. – Christy Wright
There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing. It’s not a matter of time; it’s a matter of desire. – Nina Yau
Mornings are so precious because it’s when I’m most productive. For me, thirty minutes at 5:30am is equivalent to at least an hour at 3:00pm. – Whitney Johnson
Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habit. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny. – Lao Tzu
Being calm and open to shifts in my routine is better than being rigid about it and creating a feeling of failure when I can’t make it happen. – Melanie Deziel
Discipline equals freedom. – Jocko Willink
I’m always craving that dreamy creative energy I can only get while the rest of the world is asleep. – Lindsay Champion
Good habits are worth being fanatical about. – John Irving
When I find something I value, I systematize it into my daily habits. Then I live by my values freely and effortlessly. – Joshua Spodek
However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results. – Winston Churchill
As a working mom, my mantra is quite simple: ask for help, don’t put it on yourself to do everything, and, most importantly, find ways to stay balanced. – Dr. Roshini Raj
Working hard and working smart sometimes can be two different things. – Byron Dorgan
When I follow my routine, I feel on top of the world. Regardless of what the day has in store for me, I feel accomplished and in control. – Todd Davis
We think, mistakenly, that success is the result of the amount of time we put in at work, instead of the quality of time we put in. – Arianna Huffington
The most important thing I do each morning is steady myself by not allowing a sense of urgency to penetrate. – Matthew Weatherley-White
Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Front-loading my day (getting a whole bunch done in the morning) is my productivity secret. – Celeste Headlee
Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action. – Benjamin Disraeli
I look forward to quiet mornings so much, before the rest of the world is awake, that I really prioritize them. – Jenny Blake
If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment. – Marcus Aurelius
I squeeze in my workouts whenever I can. I think it’s so important to have portable, quick, and easy fitness solutions. – Jillian Michaels
With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts. – Eleanor Roosevelt
If I can feel like the chaos [of the day ahead] is at least known, I can dive in with more composure. – Wendy McKennon
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. – Aristotle
Routines are the ideal way to bookend your day. I think they are the building blocks of effectiveness, efficiency, and efficacy. – Mike Vardy
Success consists of going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm. – Winston Churchill
I find that checking my phone [in the morning] tramples over my positive vibes, because we all know that checking messages is like rattling a wasp nest. – Stephanie Lee
Life begins each morning. – Joel Olsteen
I can’t stress enough how important it is to wake up and go to bed at the same time on weekdays and weekends. – Bedros Keuilian
Your first ritual that you do during the day is the highest leveraged ritual, by far, because it has the effect of setting your mind, and setting the context, for the rest of your day. – Eben Pagan
There is enormous power in nailing your morning routine, but there’s even more power in adapting to it when it doesn’t happen as we’d like. – Terri Schneider
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. – Albert Einstein
The truth is, some of us perform best in chaos and feel oppressed when beholden to a routine; some of us are perfectly comfortable with our messy desks and offices. – Guy Tal
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. – H. Jackson Brown Jr
Meditation is the main, key habit for my having a good life. That sounds dramatic, but I absolutely mean it. – Jon
A day without laughter is a day wasted. – Charlie Chaplin
The silence in the morning holds lots of expectations and is more hopeful than the silence at night. – Victoria Durnak
Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most. – Buddha
I’m a big proponent of silencing the voice of self-judgement and self-doubt in our heads, which I call the obnoxious roommate. – Arianna Huffington
These morning practices are what fuel me; keeping my routine is not about willpower. – Jenny Blake
I care less about my wake-up time than about the number of hours slept. – Rachel Binx
The repetition becomes the important thing; it’s a form of mesmerism. I mesmerize myself to reach a deeper state of mind. – Haruki Murakami
Eating right and taking the time to slow down and plan in the morning is crucial to a productive day. – David Moore
A schedule defends from chaos and whim. – Annie Dillard
When I’m tempted to skip my morning routine or another form of self-care, I remind myself that I can better serve the people I love and the projects I care about when I start with me. – Courtney Carver
We must all either wear out or rust out, every one of us. My choice is to wear out. – Theodore Roosevelt
I’ve found that the first thirty minutes of my day have the biggest impact on how I feel for the rest of my waking hours. – Molli Sullivan
Whether the day is for writing, designing, or painting, the consistent practice of a morning routine is the doorway into it all. – Elle Luna
When I’m just waking up I like to keep a space for my own thoughts and ideas. Checking my phone is not a priority of mine. – Andre D. Wagner
Find out who you are and do it on purpose. – Dolly Parton
Giving myself time, care, and attention in the morning has been crucial to significantly reducing my stress levels and consistently increasing my capacity to perform, have clarity, and take action. – Aiste Gazdar
If it’s your job to eat a frog, it’s best to do it first thing in the morning. And If it’s your job to eat two frogs, it’s best to eat the biggest one first. – Mark Twain
Having a set routine where I do the same things at the same time every day is crucial to saving time and mental energy. – Jessica Dang
Life is always happening for us, not to us. – Tony Robbins
No matter how the day goes, no matter what issue pops up, I have this wonderful start to my day where I get to know my daughter more, or get to share something new with her. – Nathan Kontny
No one owes you anything. – Amelia Boone
Writing a book is like trying to wrap your arms around a giant Redwood tree. It’s just too big. Having a morning routine helped me complete the task of writing a book, and now it’s the foundation of my daily practice. – Elle Luna
It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it. – John Steinbeck
For many years, my morning routine was a result of how other people expected me to show up. I was overwhelmed and off-center because I was ignoring the messages my body was sending me. – Amber Rae
If you’re changing the world, you’re working on important things. You’re excited to get up in the morning. – Larry Page
I used to force myself to tackle huge tasks as soon as I sat down at my desk until I realized the 'productivity experts' probably aren’t experts on my personal productivity. – Shannon Lohr
If you want to make your dreams come true, the first thing you have to do is wake up. – J.M. Power
I need at least a few minutes of solitude, I need a healthy breakfast, and I need to feel like I’m prepared for the day. Everything else is negotiable. – Nichole Powell
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
The biggest task in the morning is to try to keep my headspace from being invaded by the outside world. – Austin Kleon
Every morning I walk by a funeral home, and that’s my productivity hack for how to make sure your to-do list is properly prioritized. – Anil Dash
If I have a good morning my day is usually great, regardless of what happens throughout it. If I start the day in a bad mood it makes for a much longer twenty-four hours. – Ian Sarachan
When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us. – Alexander Graham Bell
My morning routine definitely sets the tone for the rest of my day. If I'm rushed and stressed in the morning, that will carry through my work day. – Tessa Miller
See what daily exercise does for one. – Seneca
I'll always go for a morning run regardless of where I am. It’s a great way to get the blood flowing, empty my head, and be alone with my thoughts. – Rae Dunn
If you’re trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I’ve had them; everybody has had them. But 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
While I get a lot done late at night, I always pay for it the next day. Getting enough sleep is the best productivity hack I know. – Dan
Only in darkness can you see the light. – Jocko Willink
Routines are an iterative process. You add and adapt it over time. I have been doing some version of this specific routine for nearly five years. – Ryan Holiday
There is something magical about the early morning. It’s a time when the world belongs to only those few who are awake. And we walk around like kings while others remain unseen in their beds. – Shawn Blanc
Over recent years my morning routine has become more tight and focused. The older I get, the less time I want to waste. – Mars Dorian
In the spring mornings I would work early while my wife still slept. The windows were open wide and the cobbles of the street were drying after the rain. – Ernest Hemingway
I don’t want to start my day by having to deal with email. – Paula Borowska
How to become a morning person: acquire a small human. – Jean Hsu
Our alarm clock sometimes wakes us up, sometimes doesn’t. Our kids, however, can always be relied upon! – Doug Belshaw
It’s been said that the first hour is the rudder of the day. I’ve found this to be very true in my own life. If I’m lazy or haphazard in my actions during the first hour after I wake up, I tend to have a fairly lazy and unfocused day. – Steve Pavlina
If I miss one day, I try to get back on track as quickly as possible. My general rule is: never miss twice. – James Clear
If you really think about it, hitting the snooze button in the morning doesn’t even make sense. It’s like saying, 'I hate getting up in the morning—so I do it over… and over… and over again.' – Demetrius Martin
The success of my morning routine lies in the ordinary, not the extraordinary. While I admire people who start the day with running and meditation, I am not one of them. – Aoife Clerkin
What’s on the other side of fear? Nothing. – Jamie Foxx
It feels like I’m on the back foot if I don’t complete my routine. I actually feel as though I’ve robbed myself of a nurturing, positivity laden start to the day. – Rochelle Livingstone
Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless. – Jamie Paolinetti
My routine is aspirational; I shoot for it, and feel much better when I achieve it. But somedays, I wake up cranky or tired. That’s just life. – Clare Herbert
Successful people aren’t born that way. They become successful by establishing the habit of doing things unsuccessful people don’t like to do. The successful people don’t always like doing these things themselves; they just get on and do them. – Don Marquis
My morning cup of coffee is the most beautiful thing; after I drink it I feel powerful and prepared. – Heidi Sistare
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. – Neale Donald Walsch
I believe people who use snooze buttons lack joie de vivre. – Candace Bryan
Mornings belong to whatever is new; the current composition. Afternoons are for naps and letters. – Stephen King
Every night before I put away my work, sometime between 7-10:00pm, I make a note of what I did during the day and what I plan on doing tomorrow. – Brett Martin
For the past thirty-three years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something. – Steve Jobs
My routine can happen anywhere! And it naturally adapts to the people around me; I always pick up new temporary habits. – Alicia Sully
The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion. – Paulo Coelho
I sip my tea and listen to the sounds of New Orleans: fog horns on the Mississippi river, the strange meow of cats and sometimes even the neighbor’s banjo. – Lauren McCabe
Things do not change. We change. – Henry David Thoreau
I usually start my mornings by making tea and preparing a breakfast. While the water is boiling, I sit and meditate for ten minutes. – Manuel Loigeret
I have retired, but if there’s anything that would kill me it is to wake up in the morning not knowing what to do. – Nelson Mandela
The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that I can say clearly to myself which are externals not under my control, and which have to do with the choices I actually control. Where then do I look for good and evil? Not to uncontrollable externals, but within myself to the choices that are my own… – Epictetus, Discourses, 2.5.4–5
Be pleasant until ten o’clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself. – Elbert Hubbard
Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it. – Richard Whately
I wake up some mornings and sit and have my coffee and look out at my beautiful garden, and I go, 'Remember how good this is. Because you can lose it.' – Jim Carrey
There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope. – Bernard Williams
When you have trouble getting out of bed in the morning, remember that your defining characteristic—what defines a human being—is to work with others. – Marcus Aurelius
When I am working on a book or a story I write every morning as soon after first light as possible. There is no one to disturb you and it is cool or cold and you come to your work and warm as you write. You read what you have written and, as you always stop when you know what is going to happen next, you go on from there. – Ernest Hemingway
Each morning sees some task begun, each evening sees it close; Something attempted, something done, has earned a night’s repose. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I never knew a man come to greatness or eminence who lay abed late in the morning. – Jonathan Swift
Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night. – William Blake
An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. – Henry David Thoreau
I’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning… every day I find something creative to do with my life. – Miles Davis
Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for. – Ray Bradbury
Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending. – Maria Robinson
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. – Lao Tzu
Wake up early. Show up. Learn how to think. Be genuine, but appear nice. Use envy for motivation instead of destruction. Do what you say you’re going to do. Ensure balance in every area of your life. Confront repressed thoughts immediately. Surround yourself with people who are better than you (but remember the thing about envy). Work out every day. Be good at what you do. Make money doing what you love. Have good friends. Never settle. This is my personal recipe for happiness and success. – Dustin Curtis
I get up in the morning looking for an adventure. – George Foreman
The most efficient way to live reasonably is every morning to make a plan of one’s day and every night to examine the results obtained. – Alexis Carrel
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
If you had half an hour of exercise this morning, you’re in the right frame of mind to sit still and focus on this paragraph, and your brain is far more equipped to remember it. – John J. Ratey and Eric Hagerman
He who every morning plans the transaction of the day and follows out the plan carries a thread that will guide him through the labyrinth of the most busy life. – Victor Hugo
Every morning I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I’m not there, I go to work. – Robert Orben
In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with his legs. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
I wake up laughing. Yes, I wake up in the morning and there I am just laughing my head off. – Bruce Willis
Leave your ego at the door every morning, and just do some truly great work. Few things will make you feel better than a job brilliantly done. – Robin S. Sharma
On the one hand, we all want to be happy. On the other hand, we all know the things that make us happy. But we don’t do those things. Why? Simple. We are too busy. Too busy doing what? Too busy trying to be happy. – Matthew Kelly
What’s money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do. – Bob Dylan
Making your bed every morning is correlated with better productivity and a greater sense of well-being. – Charles Duhigg
Be a function of your values rather than a function of the impulse or desire of any given moment. – Stephen R. Covey
I’m feeling revived and strengthened by sleep and not yet harassed by the absurd trivialities of everyday life. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
It was my practice to be at my table every morning at 5:30am; and it was also my practice to allow myself no mercy. – Anthony Trollope
How you spend your morning can often tell you what kind of day you are going to have. – Lemony Snicket
