Motivational Phrases

Short phrases to keep going: for Monday mornings, long projects, exams and the days when everything feels uphill.



Small words for big days

Motivation rarely comes from long speeches. A short line on a sticky note or a lock screen often does more. Pick one that sounds like you and keep it where you will see it.

Every famous quote on these pages carries its author and the book, speech or letter it comes from. Lines we wrote ourselves are marked as Pretty Phrases originals, and when a popular quote turns out to be fake, we say so.