140 Thursday Quotes to Boost Motivation, Gratitude, and Energy

It’s Thursday — a day that can mean different things depending on how your week is going. For some, it’s the most important day, a final push to finish key tasks before the weekend. For others, it’s the day they can’t wait to swap for Friday.

No matter how your Thursday feels this week, here are 140 of the best and most inspiring Thursday quotes to lift your spirits, sharpen your focus, and spark gratitude and motivation as you head toward the weekend.

If you’d like even more uplifting content, look for posts on Monday motivation quotes and Wednesday quotes, as well as collections of Thursday morning blessings and Thankful Thursday quotes.

Uplifting Thursday Quotes

“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

“Start your Thursday with an attitude of optimism. It’s going to be a good day!”
– Kate Summers

“Happy Thursday! Greet your problems and decisions with peace and calm.”
– Tracey Edmonds

“With a positive attitude, it is possible to turn situations of failure into success.”
– Dan Miller

“Thursday is one of the days of the week that I strive to maintain a positive outlook.”
– Byron Pulsifer

“Thursday is the best day. As it falls close to the weekend, it doesn’t feel like the same pressure as Monday and Tuesday. That lack of pressure can lead to a productive and creative day.”
– Anna Dormer

“Have a blessed and wonderful Thursday! Make the most of this day!”
– Unknown

“You’ve made it through almost the whole week today. Finish strong by making this Thursday into an excellent day!”
– Trey Anders

“More smiling, less worrying. More compassion, less judgment. More blessed, less stressed. More love, less hate.”
– Roy T. Bennett

“Rise up, start fresh, and see the bright opportunity in each day. Have an amazing Thursday morning.”
– Unknown

Thursday Inspirational Quotes

“Good morning — I hope your day is as amazing as you are! Have a good Thursday, you deserve it!”
– Unknown

“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

“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

“A fantastic Thursday morning to everyone out there! Let’s start today on a positive vibe and carry it through the rest of the day.”
– Olga Skinner

“A little progress every day adds up to big results.”
– Satya Nani

“Thursday is a beautiful day filled with peace, ideas of a better tomorrow, and grace if you keep the faith and let your joy guide you.”
– Unknown

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine — and shadows will fall behind you.”
– Walt Whitman

“Make this a wonderful Thursday. Go around or over obstacles, keep your focus sharp, and be positive toward the people in your life and your future.”
– Unknown

“You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.”
– George Lorimer

“Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.”
– Zig Ziglar

“Let this Thursday be filled with possibilities — be aware of the opportunities around you; don’t just go through the day, live it with eyes and mind open.”
– Catherine Pulsifer

“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

Motivational Thursday Quotes

“Thursday is one day closer to my expectation that everything I have done through the week culminates in progress.”
– Byron Pulsifer

“Some people call it Thursday; I like to call it Friday Eve. Happy Thursday!”
– Unknown

“Thursday is the future that I’ve been waiting to experience.”
– Anthony T. Hincks

“Wednesday’s child is full of woe, but Thursday’s child has far to go.”
– Elisse Boyd

“Approach your Thursday with the same calm as a Saturday morning and you’ll have a less stressful, more productive day with fewer mistakes.”
– Eric Green

“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

“Effort is what is required on Thursday to finish all that needs to be done.”
– Kate Summers

“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.”
– Milton Berle

“It’s Thursday. The excitement and anticipation build for the upcoming weekend.”
– Byron Pulsifer

“It’s Thursday. Quit something. Eliminate some of the noise in your life and let your symphony have the stage again.”
– Bob Goff

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”
– Arthur Ashe

“When life puts you in a tough situation don’t say ‘why me’; just say ‘try me’. Have a productive Thursday.”
– Unknown

“Today is Thursday. Many will seize this day, and many will live it to the fullest. Why not you?”
– Unknown

“Wishing you a nice Thursday with good health, action forward toward your goals, and may the Lord bless you and your family.”
– Bob Edelson

“Thursdays bring a need to shape up, refocus on what matters most, and get tasks to done before the weekend arrives.”
– Unknown

Positive Thursday Quotes to Inspire Success

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
– Wayne Gretzky

“As the end of the week approaches, Thursday should be a day for persistence, not inconsistency.”
– Byron Pulsifer

“Thursday is a day to take time to find your focus again so the last two days of the workweek don’t get eaten by busy work.”
– Eric Green

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.”
– Henry David Thoreau

“Make this a great Thursday! Keep your hope alive today even if life throws you a curveball.”
– Unknown

“Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.”
– Conrad Hilton

“Use an attitude of gratitude to elevate this Thursday into a good morning and an early start to your time off.”
– Jane Gleese

“Be conscious of your attitude. Work extra hard at keeping your attitude positive through all the challenges of life.”
– Catherine Pulsifer

“Never allow someone to tell you no who doesn’t have the power to say yes.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt

“Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.”
– Charles Swindoll

“Spend most of your time this Thursday on what’s in front of you and on the opportunities of tomorrow, not on the setbacks of yesterday.”
– Rip Miller

“By taking time to analyze why you failed, you make it easier to find solutions. Many of us know that we failed — but why?”
– Michael Chapman

“Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.”
– Pablo Picasso

“Have a productive Thursday by focusing on one thing at a time and doing that thing one step at a time. Don’t get distracted.”
– Rip Miller

“Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph.”
– Zig Ziglar

Insightful and Happy Thursday Sayings

“Life is made out of Thursday afternoons. You just keep having them one after another and let everything else take care of itself.”
– Tim Tharp

“Your imagination is your preview of life’s coming attractions.”
– Albert Einstein

“If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.”
– Jim Rohn

“Thursday is full of tenderness and kindness. Have a good day and share it with those around you.”
– Anthony T. Hincks

“Don’t count the days. Make the days count.”
– Muhammad Ali

“Start your Thursday the way you want your whole day to go. The tone you set early tends to persist.”
– John Brown

“The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is merely tenacity.”
– Amelia Earhart

“If your mind and body scream for a break, listen. When you come back you’ll be more focused, energetic, and effective than if you were worn out.”
– Unknown

“Gratitude is an opener of locked-up blessings.”
– Marianne Williamson

“Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels.”
– Bertolt Brecht

“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow is not here yet. Don’t hesitate — start building your best life right now, on this great Thursday.”
– Unknown

“Either you run the day or the day runs you.”
– Jim Rohn

“Everyone fails from time to time. If that happens to you on this fine Thursday, remember it’s normal, learn from it, and try again.”
– Sandra Culver

“Create a life that feels good on the inside, not just one that looks good on the outside.”
– Maison Blanc

“If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.”
– Booker T. Washington

“If you don’t design your own life plan, you’ll likely fall into someone else’s plan — and it won’t be much.”
– Jim Rohn

“One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master: go slow to go fast. Do each thing calmly and carefully, and you’ll get it done quicker and with less stress.”
– Viggo Mortensen

Thankful Thursday Quotes

“Have an amazing Thursday morning and day by focusing on three things you’re grateful for as soon as you get out of bed.”
– Eric Green

“On this Thursday, take nothing for granted. Look around and show gratitude for your work, your family, and your friends.”
– Theodore W. Higginsworth

“It’s Thankful Thursday! Count your many blessings to lose sight of your problems.”
– Unknown

“If a fellow isn’t thankful for what he’s got, he isn’t likely to be thankful for what he’s going to get.”
– Frank A. Clark

“Thankful Thursday means you spend a minute or two reflecting on small and large blessings in your life.”
– Roy Edwards

“Start your Thursday with optimism. It’s going to be an awesome and blessed day.”
– Unknown

“I don’t have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness — it’s right in front of me if I’m paying attention and practicing gratitude.”
– Brené Brown

“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.”
– Voltaire

“The struggle ends when the gratitude begins.”
– Neale Donald Walsch

“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.”
– Robert Brault

“In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. Be thankful for those who rekindle your spirit.”
– Albert Schweitzer

“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

“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.”
– Willie Nelson

“To make this a good morning and a wonderful Thursday, begin a gratitude practice by finding three small things you can be thankful for.”
– Unknown

“Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more you’ll have to be grateful for.”
– Zig Ziglar

“Do something today that your future self will thank you for.”
– Sean Patrick Flanery

“Make it a habit to tell people thank you. Express appreciation sincerely and without expectation; truly appreciate those around you and you’ll find more to appreciate.”
– Ralph Marston

Funny Thursday Quotes

“I’m from Canada, so Thanksgiving to me is just Thursday with more food. And I’m thankful for that.”
– Howie Mandel

“Thursday, which is ‘Friday Eve’ in Optimisian.”
– Unknown

“Thursdays are just wannabes. They wannabe Friday but they’re not.”
– Jack Sanders

“Nothing screws up your Friday like realizing it’s only Thursday.”
– Unknown

“Dear Thursday: Are you sure you’re not Friday? Because I could really go for it being Friday. Nothing personal, it’s just been a long week.”
– Unknown

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily.”
– Zig Ziglar

“And God said, ‘Let there be light’ and there was light, but the Electricity Board said He would have to wait until Thursday to be connected.”
– Spike Milligan

“It’s Thursday and it really feels like a Thursday. Sometimes things just work out.”
– Demetri Martin

“This must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.”
– Douglas Adams

Short Thursday Quotes and Sayings

“By Thursday morning, we’d gotten over the worst of it.”
– William Scranton

“The Thursday night game is by far the most difficult game to prepare for.”
– Matt Cassel

“I wish you a tolerable Thursday. That’s all any of us can hope for.”
– April Winchell

“You might transform your entire Thursday with just one optimistic thought in the morning.”
– Unknown

“Thursday is a day to admit your mistakes and try to improve.”
– Byron Pulsifer

“Thursday’s such a crazy, lazy day. Thursday has its own peculiar way of saying: ‘Hey.’”
– Harry Nilsson

“Happy Thirsty Thursday! Here’s to you, my friend.”
– Unknown

“Have a blessed Thursday and remember to be kind to yourself today.”
– Unknown

“Thursday, I forecast as mostly sunny. It’s a much-needed break.”
– John Farley

“It’s not where you start — it’s where you finish that counts.”
– Zig Ziglar

“Be happy this Thursday — tomorrow is Friday! Live the day!”
– Kate Summers

“Good morning! Have a Thursday filled with love, peace and an understanding of what makes you tick.”
– Rip Miller

“Use Thursday to eliminate time wasters.”
– Byron Pulsifer

“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.”
– Zig Ziglar

If these Thursday quotes resonated with you, share them with a friend or family member who could use a boost today.

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