Looking for funny inspirational quotes and sayings for when you just need a laugh?
We all need to laugh more.
As they say, “laughter is the best form of medicine”.
While the doctor might not prescribe it, the ability to find humor in our situation is key for maintaining of sanity, patience, and peace of mind.
Believing in our future doesn’t have to be scary, and change doesn’t have to be painful.
You are allowed to have fun along the way!
Don’t hesitate to take it easy at times.
Smile at strangers, laugh at yourself, and know that you’re free to start over.
I received a request to post some funny inspirational quotes, so I went for it.
These funny inspirational quotes are pretty tame (around 5 – 10 schools have made me aware that they use my blog as a quote resource), but they will surely make you smile!
On our journey towards personal greatness, it’s important that we laugh at our setbacks, slip-ups, and blunders.
Why? That’s because plenty more are on the way.
To help you stay focused and stay loose, below is our collection of funny inspirational quotes, collected from a variety of sources over the years.
Have fun reading!
Funny inspirational quotes for work and life
1.) “I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.” – Lily Tomlin
2.) “If at first you don’t succeed, then skydiving definitely isn’t for you.” – Steven Wright
3.) “I find television very educational. Every time someone turns it on, I go in the other room and read a book.” – Groucho Marx
4.) “All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.” – Mark Twain
5.) “If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.” – Yogi Berra
6.) “There never was a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him asleep.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
7.) “It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn’t give it up because by then I was too famous.” – Robert Benchley
8.) “Luck is what you have left over after you give 100 percent.” – Langston Coleman
9.) “Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door.” – Kyle Chandler
10.) “Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia.” – Charles Schulz
Funny inspirational quotes about life that will motivate you
11.) “I didn’t fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.” – Benjamin Franklin
12.) “Life is a shipwreck but we must not forget tossing in the lifeboats.” – Voltaire
13.) “When I hear somebody sigh, Life is hard, I am always tempted to ask, ‘Compared to what?’” – Sydney Harris
14.) “The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs… one step at a time.” – Joe Girard
15.) “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
16.) “We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” – George Bernard Shaw
17.) “The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.” – Mark Twain
18.) “Age is of no importance unless you’re a cheese.” – Billie Burke
19.) “The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.” – Maureen Dowd
20.) “It takes less time to do things right than to explain why you did it wrong.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Funny inspirational quotes about life and career
21.) “The key to success is not through achievement but through enthusiasm.” – Malcolm Forbes
22.) “I cannot afford to waste my time making money.” – Louis Agassiz
23.) “Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.” – Robert Bloch
24.) “If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in the dark with a mosquito.” – Betty Reese
25.) “The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits.” – Albert Einstein
26.) “Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won’t expect it back.” – Oscar Wilde
27.) “When you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best – that is inspiration.” – Robert Bresson
28.) “My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far I’ve finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate cake. I feel better already.” – Dave Barry
29.) “People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.” – A.A. Milne
30.) “It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.” – Eugene Ionesco Decouvertes
Funny Inspirational quotes for life
31.) “Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.” – Mae West
32.) “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” – Thomas Edison
33.) “You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” – Jack London
34.) “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go.” – Dr. Seuss
35.) “A diamond is merely a lump of coal that did well under pressure.” – Unknown
36.) “Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.” – Mark Twain
37.) “Life is like a sewer – what you get out of it depends on what you put into it.” – Tom Lehrer
38.) “Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.” – Isaac Asimov
39.) “Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.” – Truman Capote
40.) “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing; that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar
Short funny quotes and sayings about work
41.) “If you’re going to be able to look back on something and laugh about it, you might as well laugh about it now.” – Marie Osmond
42.) “I have a simple philosophy: Fill what is empty. Empty what is full. Scratch where it itches.” – Alice Roosevelt Longworth
43.) “Even a stopped clock is right twice every day. After some years, it can boast of a long series of successes.” – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
44.) “You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.” – Sam Levenson
45.) “Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger.” – Franklin P. Jones
46.) “You can live to be a hundred if you give up all the things that make you want to live to be a hundred.” – Woody Allen
47.) “The more you weigh, the harder you are to kidnap. Stay safe. Eat cake.”
48.) “Dear life, when I said: ‘Can my day get any worse?’ It was rhetorical, not a challenge.”
49.) “Cleaning up is just putting stuff in less obvious places.”
50.) “It amazes me how much exercise and extra fires sound alike.”
More funny inspirational quotes and sayings
51.) “I want to be like a caterpillar. Eat a lot. Sleep for a while. Wake up beautiful.”
52.) “In m defense, I was left unsupervised.”
53.) “Taking naps sounds so childish. I prefer to call them horizontal life pauses.”
54.) I walk around like everything is fine. But deep down, inside my show, my sock is sliding off.”
55.) “It’s called Karma, and it’s pronounced, ‘Haha, f*** you ‘.”
56.) “If we’re not meant to have midnight snacks, why is there a light in the fridge?”
57.) “I think my guardian angel drinks.”
58.) “So it turns out that being an adult is really just Googling how to do stuff.”
59.) “I don’t think there will be enough coffee or middle fingers for this Monday.”
60.) “Don’t give up on your dreams. Keep sleeping!”
Funny inspirational quotes to motivate you
61.) Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
– Thomas Eddison
62.) If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done? – George Carli
63.) If you’re going to be thinking, you may as well think big. – Donald Trump
64.) My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them. – Mitch Hedberg
65.) “You must pay for your sins. If you have already paid, please ignore this notice.” — Sam Levenson
66.) “It’s okay to look at the past and the future. Just don’t stare.” — Lisa Lieberman-Wang
67.) Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. – Mark Twain
68.) “I have to be successful because I like expensive things.” — Lisa Lieberman-Wang
69.) “Hating people is like burning down your own home to get rid of a rat.” — Harry Emerson Fosdick
70.) I am blessed with a funny gene that makes me enjoy life. – Karan Patel
Funny inspirational quotes for everyone
71.) “Listen, smile, agree, and then do whatever you were gonna do anyway.“ – Robert Downey Jr.
72.) “Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom.” – Terry Pratchett
73.) “The reason I talk to myself is because I’m the only one whose answers I accept.” – George Carlin
74.) “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.” – Albert Einstein
75.) “I figured something out. The future is unpredictable.” – John Green
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