172 Good Morning Quotes to Start Your Day the Positive Way

Are you searching for the perfect good morning quotes to kick-start your day with motivation and inspiration? Look no further! We’ve curated an exceptional collection of the best positive quotes to set the tone for a day brimming with positivity. Quotes about the morning, quotes to read in the morning, quotes to message to friends, family or coworkers in the morning; we have them all categorised and listed here for you.

Did you know that reading in the morning plants new ideas in your brain? In fact, science suggests absorbing new information is most effective between 10:00 am to 2:00 p.m. when the brain is in acquisition mode. In other words, our brains are most influenced in the morning and early afternoon.

Meaning the morning or early afternoon is the best time frame to read positive quotes.

What Are the Benefits of Reading Positive Quotes in the Morning?

If you begin a routine of reading positive quotes in the morning, you should see some changes in your everyday life. HuffPost says it should "make getting out of bed easier, and remind you to keep your spirits up all day long." Putting positive ideas into your head at the start of your day should help lead you to a more inspirational life and positive mindset.

What Are the Best Good Morning Quotes?

The best quotes for the morning are the ones that resonate specifically to you. There's really no right or wrong answer here and the best quote for you will be unique to your personal needs or interests. If you read a quote in the morning and you find yourself feeling more positive throughout the day, then that's a good morning quote for you.

Did you know reading positive affirmations, quotes, or stories in the morning can help your brain set a positive tone for the day? This first collection of good morning quotes emphasises the positives in life, helping you start each day with an optimistic mindset.

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1. “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
2. “With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt
3. "Wake up each day and live as if it were your last." - Hal Elrod
4. “Every morning was a cheerful invitation to make my life of equal simplicity, and I may say innocence, with Nature herself.” ― Henry David Thoreau
5. “The morning was full of sunlight and hope.” — Kate Chopin
6. "When I wake up, I expect things to be good. If they’re not, then I try to set about trying to make them as good as I can ’cause I know I’m gonna have to live that day anyway. So why not try to make the most of it if you can? Some days, they pan out a little better than others, but you still gotta always just try." — Dolly Parton
7. “You know that feeling when you wake up in the morning and you’re excited for the day? That’s one of my main goals in life.” — Kirsten Dunst
8. “Every morning, my dad would have me looking in the mirror and repeat: 'Today is going to be a great day; I can, and I will.'” — Gina Rodriguez
9. "The world is new to us every morning - and every man should believe he is reborn each day." — Baal Shem Tov
10. "The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don't go back to sleep." — Rumi
11. "No matter how good or bad your life is, wake up each morning and be thankful you still have one." — Paul Walker
12. "The greatest inspiration you can ever get is to know that you are an inspiration to others. Wake up and start living an inspirational life today." — Lisa Lieberman-Wang
13. "Great attitude is like a perfect cup of coffee — don’t start your day without it." — Lisa Lieberman-Wang
14. "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." -Nelson Mandela
15. "Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today." — Will Rogers
16. "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
17. "Being happy or sad, gloomy or excited, moody or stable... are options that are presented to you every morning. You just have to make the right choice." — Lisa Lieberman-Wang
18. "When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn." — Harriet Beecher Stowe
19. Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you." — Walt Whitman
20. "Every morning starts a new page in your story. Make it a great one today." - Doe Zantamata
21. “Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you’ll start to see a big difference in your life.” —Yoko Ono
22. "Every sunrise is an invitation for us to arise and brighten someone’s day." - Richelle E. Goodrich
23. "The sun is a daily reminder that we too can rise again from the darkness, that we too can shine our own light." - S. Ajna
24. "Every day brings new choices." — Martha Beck
25. "Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most." — Buddha
26. "Today’s goals: Coffee and kindness. Maybe two coffees, and then kindness." — Nanea Hoffman
27. "The morning shines upon everyone the same. Its beauty comes from the fact that we all take in the same beauty." — Juansen Dizon
28. "Every morning is a new arrival." — Rumi
29. "First thing every morning before you arise, say out loud, ‘I believe,’ three times." — Ovid
30. "Rise up and attack the day with enthusiasm." — Anonymous
31. "Wake up every morning with the thought that something wonderful is about to happen." — Lisa Lieberman-Wang
32. "Believe you can and you're halfway there." — Theodore Roosevelt

1. "Every morning is a fresh start. Wake up with a grateful heart." — Kristen Butler
2. “In the morning, instead of saying to yourself, ‘I got to wake up’ say ‘I get to wake up.’” -Hal Elrod
3. "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
4. “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
5. "An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day." — Henry David Thoreau
6. "Morning is a wonderful opportunity to wish to love, to care, to smile, and to see you in good mood." — Unknown
7. "Every day I feel is a blessing from God. And I consider it a new beginning. Yeah, everything is beautiful." — Prince
8. "Waking up this morning, I smile. 24 brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment." — Thich Nhat Hanh

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1. "When I wake up in the morning, I am thinking of you. When I go to bed at night, I am thinking of you. And all those hours in between, I think of us." — Unknown
2. "Every morning for me is an opportunity to love you more." — Unknown
3. "You are my today and all of my tomorrows." — Leo Christopher
4. "The sun is as bright as you today." — Unknown
5. "Thinking of you keeps me awake. Dreaming of you keeps me asleep. Being with you keeps me alive." — Unknown
6. "Every morning is a joy because it is another chance to see your lovely smile, your charming eyes, and your sweet lips." — Unknown

1. “Morning without you is a dwindled dawn.“ — Emily Dickinson
2. “The best love is the kind that awakens the soul; that makes us reach for more, that plants the fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. That’s what I hope to give you forever.” — The Notebook
3. “What is love? It is the morning and the evening star.” — Sinclair Lewis
4. “Sometimes, Clark, you are pretty much the only thing that makes me want to get up in the morning.” - Jojo Moyes, Me Before You
5. "I swear I couldn't love you more than I do right now, and yet I know I will tomorrow." — Leo Christopher
6. "You are the first thing I think about when I wake up and the last thing I think about before I go to sleep." — Unknown

1. “Family is a life jacket in the stormy sea of life.” - J.K. Rowling
2. “Behind every young child who believes in himself is a parent who believed first.” - Matthew Jacobson
3. “To the world, you may be one person, but to one person you are the world.” - Dr. Seuss
4. “The best inheritance a parent can give their child is a few minutes of their time each day.” - O.A. Battista
5. “Parents are not the people you come from. They are the people you want to be, when you grow up.” - Jodi Picoult
6. “Parents are the ultimate role models for children. Every word, movement, and action has an effect.” - Bob Keeshan
7. “Family is not an important thing, it’s everything.” - Michael J. Fox
8. “A parent’s love is whole no matter how many times divided.” - Robert Brault

1. “A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.” - Agatha Christie
2. “The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.” - Honoré de Balzac
3. “A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s.” - Princess Diana
4. “A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.” - Cardinal Mermillod
5. “All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” - Abraham Lincoln
6. “A mother’s love liberates.” - Maya Angelou

1. “A father’s smile has been known to light up a child’s entire day.” - Susan Gale
2. “A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.” - Billy Graham
3. “Any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad.” - Anne Geddes
4. “My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.” - Jim Valvano
5. “Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, story-tellers, and singers of song.” - Pam Brown
6. “A father carries pictures where his money used to be.” - Steve Martin

1. “Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.”- Woodrow Wilson
2. “Good friends are like stars. You don’t always see them, but you know they’re always there.” - Christy Evans
3. “True friends are never apart, maybe in distance but never in heart.” - Helen Keller
4. “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’” - C.S. Lewis
5. “A friend is someone who makes it easy to believe in yourself.” - Heidi Wills
6. “There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.” - Thomas Aquinas
7. “A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” - Elbert Hubbard
8. “Friends are the family you choose.” - Jess C. Scott
9. “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” - Walter Winchell
10. “Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.” - John Evelyn
11. “True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable.” - David Tyson Gentry
12. “Good morning! The only way to have a friend is to be one.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Most of these quotes are less than enthusiastic about mornings but we do appreciate their witty and sardonic humour so we simply can’t ignore them. So we hope this list of good morning quotes helps you approach your day with a smile (and maybe a sharpened tongue).

1. "The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue." — Dorothy Parker
2. “The quickest way to spoil a friendship is to wake somebody up in the morning before he is ready.” - E.B. White
3. “I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I look at the obituary page. If my name is not on it, I get up.” — Benjamin Franklin
4. "Everyone wants me to be a morning person. I could be one, only if morning began after noon." — Tony Smite
5. “I like freedom. I wake up in the morning and say, ‘I don’t know, should I have a popsicle or a donut?’ You know, who knows?” — Oscar Nunez
6. “Morning not only forgives, it forgets.” - Marty Rubin
7. “Mornings are like a speed bump on the way to breakfast.” - Wallace Shawn
8. “If you think I’m one of those people who try to be funny at breakfast you’re wrong. I’m invariably ill-tempered in the early morning.” - Daphne du Maurier
9. "There should be a rule against people trying to be funny before the sun comes up." — Kristen Chandler
10. "Good morning is a contradiction of terms." — Jim Davis
11. "Morning will come, it has no choice." — Marty Rubin
12. "Good morning is an oxymoron." — Jim Davis
13. "I’d rather take coffee than compliments just now." - Louisa May Alcott
14. "As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be?" - Cassandra Clare
15. "Coffee first. Schemes later." - Leanna Renee Hieber
16. "Adventure in life is good; consistency in coffee even better." - Justina Chen

1. "The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese." - Willie Nelson
2. "Morning comes whether you set the alarm or not." — Ursula K. Le Guin
3. “The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.” — Robert Frost
4. "Start every day off with a smile and get it over with." — W.C. Fields
5. "The only thing better than a good night’s sleep is the morning cup of coffee that follows it." — Unknown
6. "Morning is wonderful. Its only drawback is that it comes at such an inconvenient time of day." - Glen Cook
7. "Behind every successful person is a substantial amount of coffee." - Unknown
8. "Life without coffee is like something without something … sorry, I haven’t had any coffee yet." - Unknown
9. "I like my coffee black and my mornings bright." — Terri Guillemets
10. "Coffee: because adulting is hard." - Unknown

This next selection of good morning quotes is curated specifically to motivate and inspire you to be successful in your professional life. Whether you’re a full-time employee or are trying to launch your own business, read on and get moving towards your goals!

1. “Good Morning! Good Morning! The sun is up! Wash! Brush! Comb! Dress! Get up! There is a lot of work to be done!” - Richard Scarry
2. “Formula for Success: Rise Early, Work Hard, Strike Oil.” ― J. Paul Getty
3. “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” ― Benjamin Franklin
4. "Success is to wake up each morning and consciously decide that today will be the best day of your life." — Ken Poirot
5. “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
6. "Your morning sets the tone for the day, so find some way to express gratitude, to set the right tone." — Oprah Winfrey
7. "If you win the morning, you win the day." — Tim Ferriss
8. “The most important thing I do each morning is steady myself by not allowing a sense of urgency to penetrate.” ― Matthew Weatherley-White
9. "I arise full of eagerness and energy, knowing well what achievement lies ahead of me." — Zane Grey
10. “The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day.” ― Henry Ward Beecher
11. “By waking up 30 minutes earlier than usual, you can transform and energize your morning and your life.” ― Shawn Wells
12. “Wake late, win late.” ― Amit Kalantri
13. "The secret of getting ahead is getting started." — Mark Twain
14. "Wake up and face life’s challenges head-on. Else, life will become quite a challenge." — Lisa Lieberman-Wang
15. "This morning is what it is because you were what you were yesterday. Be what you should be today so that you can be what you want to become tomorrow." — Lisa Lieberman-Wang
16. "The way you get out of bed will lay the foundation of the day that lies ahead. So wake up with a smile and walk out with a bounce in your step … you deserve it." — Lisa Lieberman-Wang
17. “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
18. “Some people dream of success, while other people get up every morning and make it happen.” ― Wayne Huizenga
19. "Every morning you have two choices: continue to sleep with your dreams or wake up and chase them." — Arnold Schwarzenegger
20. “One key to success is to have lunch at the time of day most people have breakfast.” - Robert Brault
21. "The only way to do great work is to love what you do." — Steve Jobs
22. "Don’t count the days, make the days count." — Muhammad Ali
23. “Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out.” — Robert Collier
24. "Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." — William James
25. "The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today." — H. Jackson Brown Jr.
26. "Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right." — Henry Ford
27. "If you haven’t been able to achieve something, today is the best time to start working towards it again." — Lisa Lieberman-Wang
28. "The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary." — Vidal Sassoon
29. "Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen." — Conan O’Brien
30. "Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking." — William Butler Yeats

1. "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." — C.S. Lewis
2. "Someday is not a day of the week." — Denise Brennan-Nelson
3. "Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them." — William Arthur Ward
4. "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined." — Henry David Thoreau
5. "A year from now you may wish you had started today." — Karen Lamb
6. "Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant." — Robert Louis Stevenson
7. "The best way to predict the future is to invent it." — Alan Kay
8. "Even the smallest of thoughts have the potential to become the biggest of successes … all you have to do is get up and get going." — Lisa Lieberman-Wang
9. "This is not just another day, this is yet another chance to make your dreams come true." — Lisa Lieberman-Wang
10. "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." — Theodore Roosevelt
11. "You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try." — Beverly Sills
12. "You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take." — Wayne Gretzky
13. "Dream big and dare to fail." — Norman Vaughan
14. "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." -Eleanor Roosevelt
15. "The best way to predict your future is to create it." — Abraham Lincoln
16. "The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." — Lao Tzu
17. "Good morning! Remember: A person can succeed at almost anything for which they have unlimited enthusiasm." - Charles M. Schwab
18. "Think about the dreams you had last night to make your lazy morning a beautiful one." — Lisa Lieberman-Wang

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Start your day inspired and let these words fuel your best efforts, no matter how busy you are. You’ve got this!

1. “There is too much life to be lived for you to hit the snooze button.”  ― Hal Elrod
2. “The sun gets up. So up with you!” - Dr. Seuss
3. "Rise up, start fresh, see the bright opportunity in each new day." — Unknown
4. "Today is a new day. You will get out of it just what you put into it." — Mary Pickford
5. "Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." — Arthur Ashe
6. "With every experience, you alone are painting your own canvas, thought by thought, choice by choice." -Oprah Winfrey
7. "There is no substitute for hard work." — Thomas Edison
8. "This morning will never ever come back in your life again. Get up and make the most of it." — Lisa Lieberman-Wang
9. "Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be." — Grandma Moses
10. "Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today." — Malcolm X
11. “I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I’m going to learn, I must do it by listening. I never learned anything while I was talking.” ― Larry King
12. "The expert in anything was once a beginner." — Helen Hayes
13. "It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up." — Vince Lombardi
14. "The harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it." — Unknown

Where to Find More Unique Good Morning Quotes

If you find yourself looking for more quotes to add to your life, consider investing in a book such as The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living. As the title suggests, this inspirational book provides 366 meditations on wisdom, perseverance, and the art of living your most inspirational and happy life.

Customers who have read this book find it inspiring and grounding and report it’s a good way to start each day. So if you're looking more inspirational insights and powerful wisdom, consider adding a daily affirmations book to your morning routine.

Apply These Quotes to Your Morning Routines

Wondering how to apply these quotes to your life? There are actually some best practices you can follow. Mental health professionals recommend reading positive affirmations such as the above quotes when your mind is fresh in the morning. Because of this, they also recommend placing your positive thoughts somewhere you’ll see everyday such as on a mirror, wall, a fridge, or set as your phone background. 

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