Motivation is the key to your job search and can make a big difference! But staying motivated throughout the job search process is not as easy as it sounds.
That’s why I’ve put together a list of 31 job search motivation quotes you can use to keep pushing through your job search phase.
Alright, let’s dive in!
31 Motivational Job Search Quotes

1. “The future depends on what you do today.” – Mahatma Gandhi
2. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
3. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
4. “Don’t wait for the perfect job. Start creating it as you go.” – Annonymous
5. Every job search is a journey to discover your true potential.” – Unknown
6. Opportunities don’t happen. You create them.” – Chris Grosser
7. “A year from now, you may wish you had started today.” – Karen Lamb
8. “Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churhill
9. “The future depends on what you do today.” – Mahatma Gandhi
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
10. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
11. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
12. “I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself.” – Emma Stone
13. “I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” – Estée Lauder
14. “The road to success is always under construction.” – Lily Tomlin
15. “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln
16. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
17. “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” – Confucius
18. “Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson
19. “You don’t have to be perfect to be amazing.” – Unknown
20. “Chase your passion, not your pension.” Unknown
21. “The only time to start looking for a new job is when you don’t need one.” Anonymous
22. “I’d rather regret the risks that didn’t work out than the chances I didn’t take at all.” – Simone Biles
23. “The most effective way to do it is to do it.” – Amelia Earhart
24. “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.” – Amelia Earhart
25. “A year from now, you may wish you had started today.” – Karen Lamb
26. “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson
27. What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” – Zig Ziglar
28. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
29. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
30. “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” – Milton Berle
31. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Agatha Christie