It’s Thursday.
Sometimes a day when you’re fully focused to get everything important done for the week. At other times a day when you just feel tired or bored and are counting down the hours until Friday.
No matter what Thursday you’re having this week, I think today’s post will be helpful.
In it you’ll find 130 of the most motivational, inspirational and positive Thursday quotes.
To help you set a positive tone for your morning (and whole day). To give you a boost of new energy to finish this week strong.
And to give you some stress relief from the inner pressure that may have been building up in the last few days.
Positive Good Morning Thursday Quotes
“Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it.”
– Groucho Marx
“Start your Thursday with an attitude of optimism. It’s going to be a good day!”
– Kate Summers
“Have an amazing Thursday morning – and day – by focusing on 3 things you are grateful for as soon as you get out of bed.”
– Eric Green
“I drink a cup of sunlight every morning to brighten myself.”
– Debasish Mridha
“Every morning was a cheerful invitation to make my life of equal simplicity, and I may say innocence, with Nature herself.”
– Henry David Thoreau
“Morning not only forgives, it forgets.”
– Marty Rubin
“Rise up, start fresh, see the bright opportunities each day. Have an amazing Thursday morning, my friend.”
– Joy Stevens
“A fantastic Thursday morning to everyone out there! Let’s start today on a positive vibe and then ride it throughout the rest of the day.”
– Olga Skinner
“Hit the reset button. Whatever happened yesterday, forget about it. Get a new perspective. Today is a new day. Start fresh, begin now.”
– Germany Kent
“Good morning! Thursday is here, or as we often call it, Friday Jr. The weekend is almost here so let’s have a blessed morning, a wonderful day and a happy Thursday!”
– Unknown
“One small positive thought on this Thursday morning can change your whole day.”
– Tahnni Dupre
“Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.”
– Meister Eckhart
“Thursday morning and the sun is early, Thursday morning and the trees are singing.”
– Giles & Fripp
“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 – then make that day count!”
– Steve Maraboli
“Good morning! Have a Thursday filled with love, peace and understanding of yourself and what makes you tick.”
– Rip Miller
“Every morning is a reminder to let go of the past and embrace the present.”
– Tonmoy Acharjee
“This Thursday is a new day. So let go of the past. And go after your dreams!”
– Fay Collins
“My first thought in the morning is thanksgiving.”
– Lailah Gifty Akita
“Let the morning sky shade be your favorite color!”
– Somya Kedia
“Thursday, I forecast as mostly sunny. It’s a much-needed break.”
– John Farley
Positive Thursday Quotes for Work
“Start your Thursday the way you want your whole day to go. Because the tone you set early tends to persist.”
– John Brown
“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.”
– Sam Levenson
“Effort is what is required on Thursday to finish all that needs to be done.”
– Kate Summers
“As the end of the week approaches, Thursday should be a day for persistence not inconsistence.”
– Byron Pulsifer
“Either you run the day or the day runs you.”
– Jim Rohn
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Don’t count the days, make the days count.”
– Muhammad Ali
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
– Peter Drucker
“After a year’s research, one realizes that it could have been done in a week.”
– William Henry Bragg
“You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.”
– George Lorimer
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.”
– Milton Berle
“Use Thursday to take the time to eliminate time wasters.”
– Byron Pulsifer
“Thursday is one day closer to my expectation that everything I have done through the week culminates in progress.”
– Byron Pulsifer
“The average person confuses success with luck. But luck has nothing to do with it.”
– Dean Graziosi
“A successful Thursday sometimes starts with what you do on Wednesday morning. Build your week day by day into something excellent.”
– Denise Brown
“Your talent is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.”
– Leo Buscaglia
“Always laugh when you can, it is cheap medicine.”
– Lord Byron
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”
– Steve Jobs
“If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.”
– Jim Rohn
“Thursdays bring a focus to our week to complete all that needs to be done.”
– Byron Pulsifer
“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.”
– Henry David Thoreau
Positive Thursday Quotes for Motivation
“You’re off to great places, today is your day. Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way.”
– Dr. Seuss
“The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide you’re not going to stay where you are.”
– JP Morgan
“When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”
– Paulo Coelho
“Everyone fails from time to time. So if that happens to you on this fine Thursday then first remember that it’s OK and normal. And then learn from it and try again.”
– Sandra Culver
“With a positive attitude, it is possible to turn situations of failure into success.”
– Dan Miller
“A little progress every day adds up to big results.”
– Satya Nani
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you.”
– Walt Whitman
“Make it your goal to make someone smile on this Thursday by a small act of kindness, you could change a person’s life in a way you may not even realize.”
– Catherine Pulsifer
“Thursday is the future that I’ve been waiting to experience.”
– Anthony T. Hincks
“You’ve made it through almost the whole week today. Finish strong by making this Thursday into an excellent day!”
– Trey Anders
“Make this a wonderful Thursday and happy Thursday as best you can. Go around or over obstacles, keep your focus sharp and be positive towards the people in your life and your future.”
– Unknown
“Let this Thursday be filled with possibilities – be aware of the opportunities around you, don’t just go through the day, live the day with your eyes and your mind open.”
– Catherine Pulsifer
“More smiling, less worrying. More compassion, less judgment. More blessed, less stressed. More love, less hate.”
– Roy T. Bennett
“Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.”
– Zig Ziglar
“Spend most of your time this Thursday on what’s in front of you and on the opportunities of tomorrow. Not on the setbacks or problems of yesterday or last week.”
– Rip Miller
“With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself, or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything.”
– Wayne Dyer
“Do something today that your future self will thank you for.”
– Sean Patrick Flanery
“Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be.”
– Zig Ziglar
“Have a productive Thursday today by focusing on doing one thing at a time and that thing one step at a time. Don’t get distracted to make the most of this day.”
– Rip Miller
“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.”
– J.M. Barrie
“I was thinking one day and I realized that if I just had somebody behind me all the way to motivate me I could make a big difference. Nobody came along like that so I just became that person for myself.”
– Unknown
Happy Thursday Quotes for a Less Stressful Day
“Happy Thursday! Greet your problems and decisions with peace and calm.”
– Tracey Edmonds
“Approach your Thursday with the same calm as you do with your Saturday morning and you’ll have a less stressful day but also a productive one with less mistakes being made.”
– Eric Green
“Be happy with what you have while working for what you want.”
– Helen Keller
“It’s Thursday. Quit something. Eliminate some of the noise in your life and let your symphony have the stage again.”
– Bob Goff
“If you prioritize yourself, you are going to save yourself.”
– Gabrielle Union
“One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We live as though there aren’t enough hours in the day but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.”
– Viggo Mortensen
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”
– Arthur Ashe
“Make this a great Thursday! Keep your hope alive today even if life may throw you some curveballs.”
– Unknown
“Thursday is best for getting over the bump day of the week to end strong.”
– Byron Pulsifer
“Life is made out of Thursday afternoons. You just keep having them one after the other and let everything else take care of itself.”
– Tim Tharp
“Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels.”
– Bertolt Brecht
“Stress is caused by being ‘here’ but wanting to be ‘there.’”
– Eckhart Tolle
“Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.”
– Roy T. Bennett
“Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.”
– Dalai Lama
“Happy Thursday! A brand new day. A clean slate. The possibilities are endless.”
– Unknown
“Today is what you make it! So why not make it a happy one filled with gratitude for the small and big moments of your day.”
– Sam Williams
“Life is very short and what we have to do must be done in the now.”
– Audre Lorde
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”
– Confucius
“Create a life that feels good on the inside. Not one that just looks good on the outside.”
– Maison Blanc
“Whatever you decide to do, make sure it makes you happy.”
– Paulo Coelho
Inspirational and Positive Thursday Quotes
“If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.”
– Booker T. Washington
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.”
– Henry David Thoreau
“Challenges are what make life interesting. Embrace them this Thursday.”
– Joshua J. Marine
“Give light, and people will find the way.”
– Ella Baker
“Never regret anything that made you smile.”
– Mark Twain
“Your life will be a great and continuous unfolding.”
– Cheryl Strayed
“If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.”
– Jim Rohn
“Your imagination is your preview of life’s coming attractions.”
– Albert Einstein
“As the week culminates, remember that today – as any day of the week – it lies within you and your thinking if this will be a successful and happy Thursday.”
– Meredith Brie
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
“I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.”
– Henry David Thoreau
“Be conscious of your attitude. Work extra hard at keeping your attitude positive in all kinds of weather, through all the challenges of life.”
– Catherine Pulsifer
“Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn’t have the power to say yes.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
“Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.”
– Charles Swindoll
“Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.”
– Pablo Picasso
“If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.”
– Jim Rohn
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is merely tenacity.”
– Amelia Earhart
“Gratitude is an opener of locked-up blessings.”
– Marianne Williamson
“Life has got all those twists and turns. You’ve got to hold on tight and off you go.”
– Nicole Kidman
“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.”
– Maya Angelou
“You cannot change what you are, only what you do.”
– Philip Pullman
“Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive.”
– Matt Cameron
“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.”
– Willie Nelson
Short Positive Thursday Quotes
“It’s Thursday. I’m breathing. I’m alive and I’m blessed. Life is good.”
– Sarah Kelly
“Thursday comes, and the week’s gone.”
– George Herbert
“This must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.”
– Douglas Adams
“Some people call it Thursday, I like to call it Friday Eve.”
– Unknown
“I wish you a tolerable Thursday. That’s all any of us can hope for.”
– April Winchell
“Thursday, I accidentally spent some of my own money.”
– Bill Vaughan
“Thursday’s such a crazy, lazy day. Thursday has its own peculiar way of saying: ‘Hey’”
– Harry Nilsson
“By Thursday morning, we’d gotten over the worst of it.”
– William Scranton
“Thursday is a day to admit your mistakes and try to improve.”
– Byron Pulsifer
“Rise up, get up and let’s get this day started!”
– Unknown
“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.”
– Dolly Parton
“It was on a sweet Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday all had passed, came the day I’d waited for at last.”
– Johnny Mathis
“Thursday is full of tenderness and kindness. So have a good day, and share it with those around you.”
– Anthony T. Hincks
“Thursday is perhaps the worst day of the week. It’s nothing in itself; it just reminds you that the week has been going on too long.”
– Nicci French
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”
– George Bernard Shaw
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
– Nelson Mandela
“Thursday night football should be illegal.”
– Doug Baldwin
“You’re such a good friend to me and hope that today, this Thursday will be a wonderful day for you!”
– Emma Conklin
“Have a blessed Thursday and remember to be kind to yourself today.”
– Unknown
“Thursday is full of timeless thoughts, and marshmallow dreams.”
– Anthony T. Hincks
“It’s Thursday and it really feels like a Thursday. Sometimes things just work out.”
– Demetri Martin
“So I won’t wear makeup on Thursday ’cause who I am is enough.”
– Jess Glynne
“Be happy this Thursday as tomorrow is Friday! Live the day!”
– Kate Summers
Want more inspiration for the rest of your week? Then check out these inspirational Friday quotes, the funny Friday quotes in this post and also these Saturday quotes and this one with Sunday quotes.