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90 Funny Inspirational Quotes Worth Using In The Office

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Motivation and comedy can work hand-in-hand, and the best example of it is funny inspirational quotes. As the name gives away, they bring that much-needed motivation when you are down while putting on a smile at the same time. Two things completed in a combination of just a few words. A rare sight when it comes to quotes. For this reason, inspirational funny quotes might hold a special place in people's hearts, especially for people who are down on their luck. Even pessimists, the half-empty glass people, might change their minds thanks to their effect.

Inspiration and comedy are two cures for the pessimistic mind. Where they see sadness and destruction, inspirational quotes try to look at everything from a much more positive side, like a half-full glass, sunshine, and rainbows outside. While inspiration can stand individually, a little bit of comedy mixed in the recipe pushes these quotes towards greatness. After all, funny quotes with a hint of inspiration can deliver that serotonin and dopamine straight to the brain. And with this surge of chemicals, even the most unmotivated person in the world would go to work and be effective. As far as chemical concoctions go, this is the greatest in the world, and only these quotes can deliver it so well.

Feeling down today and need some funny motivational quotes to get through the day? Well, you came to the right place. Like an apple repels doctors, these quotes might keep you from pessimistic thoughts and procrastination that we all suffer from sometimes. From US presidents to praised celebrities, we have compiled a list of the greatest motivational funny quotes that came from famous people. Some of them are more inspiring and hilarious than others, so be sure to upvote the ones you liked the most. If you have some quotes you want to share, do so in the comments below.

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#1

Dave Barry quote about reaching true inner peace “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

35points

Bob Dick 1 year ago

Opinions are like a******s, everybody has one and they all stink!

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#2

“I have noticed that even people who claim everything is predetermined and that we can do nothing to change it look before they cross the road.” — Stephen Hawking

32points

Annaqui 1 year ago

They're just curious to see if this is the moment they will die - they're planning on crossing regardless 🤷‍♀️

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#3

“Life is hard. After all, it kills you.” — Katharine Hepburn

30points

Justapanda 1 year ago

True

1point

#4

Bill Murray funny quote about donating blood “Whatever you do, always give 100% — unless you’re donating blood.” — Bill Murray

28points

FlatEarf2.0 1 year ago

I always give 100% even when donating blood, but due to health I can't donate my blood.

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#5

“To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first, and call whatever you hit the target.” – Ashleigh Brilliant

28points

Cat lover 1 year ago

Shoot Twice. Always

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#6

“Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.” – Steven Wright

27points

Mallory McCartney 1 year ago

And the physical ability

6points

#7

Graham Norton about never being attracted by a bargain “A good rule to remember for life is that when it comes to plastic surgery and sushi, never be attracted by a bargain.” — Graham Norton

26points

#8

“Worrying is like paying a debt you don’t owe.” – Mark Twain

25points

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#9

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” – Oscar Wilde

24points

#10

Ellis Vidler quote about making bad decisions “Bad decisions make good stories.” — Ellis Vidler

23points

CHAMPION 1 year ago

True It's really true

1point

#11

“I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” — Douglas Adams

22points

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#12

“When you are asked if you can do a job, tell ’em, ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.” — Theodore Roosevelt

21points

Annaqui 1 year ago

Can you kill my ex?

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#13

Drew Carey funny quote “Oh, you hate your job? Why didn’t you say so? There’s a support group for that. It’s called everybody, and they meet at the bar.” — Drew Carey

21points

A S 1 year ago

People don't quit jobs, they quit management.

1point

#14

“A true friend is someone that thinks you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.” — Bernard Meltzer

21points

#15

“The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces.” – Will Rogers

21points

CHAMPION 1 year ago

Trrue

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#16

Confucius quote about being yourself “And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.” – Confucius

21points

Robert Millar 1 year ago

"Everything is somewhere" - Robert Millar

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#17

“The difference between try and triumph is just a little umph!” — Marvin Phillips

19points

Spinning sharkyy 1 year ago

And a ' whyyyy '

1point

#18

“Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn’t the work he’s supposed to be doing at that moment.” — Robert Benchley

19points

#19

C.S. Lewis quote about friendship “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

19points

#20

“I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.” – H. Kyle Seale

19points

Trinity 1 year ago

This reminds me of something my Great Grandfather was known to say: "I thought I did something wrong, but I only thought it."

0points

#21

“A clear conscience is a sure sign of a bad memory.” — Mark Twain

19points

H.J. carlson 1 year ago

Or selective amnesia 😁👍

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#22

Lily Tomlin funny quote about road to success “The road to success is always under construction.” — Lily Tomlin

18points

#23

“Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it.” — Katharine Whitehorn

18points

#24

“A laugh can be a very powerful thing. Why, sometimes in life, it’s the only weapon we have.” — Roger Rabbit, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

18points

Annaqui 1 year ago

Mwaaahaha 😈

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#25

Mae West funny quote about living once “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” — Mae West

18points

°CORLEONE° 1 year ago

“You only die once, because you live all your life.”

0points

#26

“People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.” – A. A. Milne

18points

Lev Borovoi 1 year ago

"Do you know how to do nothing? People ask me what I'm doing and I say: nothing. And then I do it." --Christopher Robin.

1point

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#27

“Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache.” — Mae West

17points

A S 1 year ago

If you had to choose, would you rather be rich or be happy?

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#28

Lemony Snicket funny quote about love changing people “Love can change a person the way a parent can change a baby — awkwardly, and often with a great deal of mess.” — Lemony Snicket

17points

#29

“Be happy, it drives people crazy.” — Paulo Coelho

17points

Brenda 1 year ago

It definitely pisses my family I'm happy with someone I found for myself that they had no part in. I have gone 3 years without talking to them because of it.

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#30

“Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, ‘I’m not going to make it’, but you laugh inside remembering all the times you’ve felt that way.” — Charles Bukowski

17points

#31

Steven Wright funny quote about having everything “You can’t have everything. Where would you put it?” — Steven Wright

17points

Annaqui 1 year ago

Everywhere

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#32

“I’m an optimist, but an optimist who carries a raincoat.” – Harold Wilson

17points

L 1 year ago

Does Harold live in a drought stricken community?

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#33

“Life would be tragic if it weren’t funny.” – Stephen Hawking

17points

PHOTOBOB 1 year ago

You need a sense of humor cuz life ain't funny - Etta James

6points

#34

Funny quote about getting out of the hole “You want to get out of the hole? First you’re going to have to put down the shovel.”

16points

H.J. carlson 1 year ago

And remember don't jump back into the same hole 😂😉

0points

#35

“To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.” — Reba McEntire

16points

#36

“To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems.” — Homer Simpson, The Simpsons

16points

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#37

Lois Wilkerson funny quote about fate “Fate is just what you call it when you don’t know the name of the person screwing you over.” — Lois, Malcolm in the Middle

16points

Trinity 1 year ago

What if you DO KNOW who is screwing you over, but you have no power to stop them? Like a bad manager or the government?

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#38

“There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.” — Linda Grayson

16points

#39

“It’s okay to look at the past and the future. Just don’t stare.” — Benjamin Dover

16points

Lydsylou 1 year ago

Written by Ben Dover!

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#40

Dale Carnegie funny quote about tomorrow “Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.” – Dale Carnegie

16points

Annaqui 1 year ago

Oh s**t

4points

#41

“Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.” — Terry Pratchett

16points

Aquisha squish 1 year ago

Hah .. reading this quote while listening to "Interesting Times" ...you almost never see Sir. Pratchett's wisdom outside his book pages!

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#42

“No man goes before his time — unless the boss leaves early.” — Groucho Marx

15points

#43

Mark Twain funny quote about putting off things “Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.” – Mark Twain

15points

#44

“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.” — Terry Pratchett

15points

#45

“Confidence is 10% hard work and 90% delusion.” — Tina Fey

14points

#46

George Costanza funny quote about getting about of bed “I love a good nap. Sometimes it’s the only thing getting me out of bed in the morning.” — George Costanza, Seinfeld

14points

CHAMPION 1 year ago

Me too

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#47

“Honesty is the key to a relationship. If you can fake that, you’re in.” — Richard Jeni

14points

Jrdiver 1 year ago

Fake it till you make it.

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#48

“When you’re in love, it’s the most glorious two-and-a-half days of your life.” — Richard Lewis

14points

#49

Winnie the Pooh funny quote about value of doing nothing “Don’t underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.” – Winnie the Pooh

14points

#50

“Do or do not. There is no try. “ — Yoda

14points

Sonja 1 year ago

I always hated this quote. It's presented as enlightened, but it's just stupid. And it's too often used as an 'inspirational' poster by companies who pay shti and make completely unreasonable demands you can't fulfill.

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#51

“See the world like a big wardrobe. Everybody has his own costume. There is only one that fits you perfectly.” — George Harris

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#52

Van Wilder quote about worrying “I learned a long time ago that worrying is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do but it doesn’t get you anywhere.” — Van Wilder, National Lampoon’s Van Wilder

13points

#53

“You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it.” — Robin Williams

13points

#54

“You grow up the day you have your first real laugh — at yourself.” — Ethel Barrymore

13points

#55

Don Marquis quote about pessimists “A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.” – Don Marquis

13points

#56

“Hating people is like burning down your own home to get rid of a rat.” — Harry Emerson Fosdick

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#57

“Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?” — Edward Bergen

12points

Sonja 1 year ago (edited)

I know it's meant to be funny but since too many people really believe that you can't doe from hard work it must be said: Well no, hard work has killed a lot of people. Just look at Japan. The people there have gone way to far with grind culture and young people drop dead at their jobs from exhaustion. Stress is a killer and the body needs sleep and breaks. If you overwork yourself you can indeed die from it.

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#58

RuPaul quote about life being just a game “My favorite thing to do on this planet is to play games. And if you don’t enjoy games, then you’re really missing the point of what this life is.” — RuPaul

12points

Marco 1 year ago

One of my favs by Ru “and don’t fúck it up.” Words to live by 😂

2points

#59

“I would do anything for my friends, which I think is how everyone in the world feels. Which is why I finally understand war.” — Jeff Winger, Community

12points

Annaqui 1 year ago

I don't know about anything...

0points

#60

“Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger.” — Franklin P. Jones

12points

Robert Millar 1 year ago

Or yourself...

3points

#61

Claude MacDonald quote about path to success “If hard work is the key to success, most people would rather pick the lock.” — Claude MacDonald

11points

Isla 1 year ago

work smart not harder

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#62

“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. I read that one on a can of lemonade. I like to think it applies to life.” — Andy Dwyer, Parks and Recreation

11points

Jrdiver 1 year ago

When life gives you lemons? Don’t make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don’t want your damn lemons! What am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life’s manager! Make life rue the day it thought is could give me lemons! Do you know who I am? I’m the man who’s going to burn your house down! With the lemons! I’m going to get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down! - Cave Johnson, Portal 2

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#63

“If you let your head get too big, it’ll break your neck.” — Elvis Presley

11points

#64

Richard Bach quote about mission of life “Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished — If you’re alive it isn’t.” — Richard Bach

11points

Charles Ersimoen 1 year ago

Yeah, I still need to kill myself!

0points

#65

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

10points

#66

“Always laugh when you can, it is cheap medicine.” — Lord Byron

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#67

Don Herold quote about work “Work is the greatest thing in the world, so we should always save some of it for tomorrow.” — Don Herold

9points

Robert Millar 1 year ago

Yes, work is fascinating, I could watch it for hours.

0points

#68

“Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.” — Elbert Hubbard

9points

#69

“We need to remember what’s important in life: friends, waffles, work. Or waffles, friends, work. Doesn’t matter, but work is third.” — Leslie Knope, Parks and Recreation

9points

#70

Charlie Chaplin quote about laughter “A day without laughter is a day wasted.” – Charlie Chaplin

9points

#71

“Everything is funny, as long as it’s happening to somebody else.” – Will Rogers

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#72

“By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may eventually get to be boss and work 12 hours a day.” — Robert Frost

8points

#73

Josh Billings quote about not giving up “Be like a postage stamp; stick to one thing until you get there.” — Josh Billings

8points

#74

“Life is tough, darling. Life is hard. And we better laugh at everything, otherwise, we’re going down the tube.” — Joan Rivers

8points

#75

“I’m a bit of a sucker for second chances. They’re my first favorite kind of chance.” — Jessica Day, New Girl

8points

#76

William Somerset Maugham quote about friends “We know our friends by their defects rather than by their merits.” — William Somerset Maugham

8points

Robert Millar 1 year ago

Mmmm... I think that's how my friends know me.

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#77

“Most of us don’t need a psychiatric therapist as much as a friend to be silly with.” — Robert Brault

8points

#78

“It’s important to our friends to believe that we are unreservedly frank with them, and important to the friendship that we are not.” — Mignon McLaughlin

8points

#79

Blaise Pascal quote about heart “The heart has its reasons, of which reason knows nothing.” — Blaise Pascal

8points

#80

“Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.” – Niels Bohr

8points

#81

“Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still.” – Chinese Proverb

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#82

Steven Wright quote about living forever “I intend to live forever. So far, so good.” – Steven Wright

8points

#83

“When I hear somebody sigh, ‘Life is hard,’ I am always tempted to ask, ‘Compared to what?'” — Sydney J. Harris

7points

Sonja 1 year ago

Not living Sydney. Not living. When people are tired of life's hardships, they dream of being unalive

4points

#84

“Love is a two-way street constantly under construction.” — Carroll Bryant

7points

#85

Eugene Bell Jr. quote about inspiring people “Aspire to inspire before we expire.” — Eugene Bell Jr.

7points

#86

“Life is just a big bowl of fancy assorted cashews!” — Patrick Star, SpongeBob SquarePants

6points

Lev Borovoi 1 year ago

Why isn't the original quote from Forrest Gump not mentioned?

0points

#87

“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” – Michael Altshuler

5points

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#88

George Reeves quote about doing anything “You can if you think you can.” – George Reeves

4points

#89

“Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door.” — Kyle Chandler

3points

#90

Louis Agassiz quote about wasting time “I cannot afford to waste my time making money.” — Louis Agassiz

3points

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I’m a visual editor for Bored Panda, trying to find and select high-quality images to enhance articles across different formats. With a keen eye for detail, my goal is to ensure that each picture helps to attract readers into captivating visual experiences. As a freelancer, I’m also working as a video editor for a YouTube channel that makes music games. After work, I like to play with guitar, go to karate classes or just relax at home at play video games.

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Heyo. I’m Džiugas, a writer for Bored Panda’s Home & Design section. You can guess from my name that I’m a happy person. At least, I try to be happy and full of joy. I’m always down to analyze old and new movies and suggest decor ideas to add some pizazz to your home.

Heyo. I’m Džiugas, a writer for Bored Panda’s Home & Design section. You can guess from my name that I’m a happy person. At least, I try to be happy and full of joy. I’m always down to analyze old and new movies and suggest decor ideas to add some pizazz to your home.

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Sonja 1 year ago

Too many of those are callous quotes from rich people who never really knew the grind but still believe they worked the hardest to get were they are and everyone could just do the same.

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Wendy Shallow 1 year ago

Sonja you need to lighten up a bit. It's not that serious 🤷

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Sonja 1 year ago

Too many of those are callous quotes from rich people who never really knew the grind but still believe they worked the hardest to get were they are and everyone could just do the same.

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Wendy Shallow 1 year ago

Sonja you need to lighten up a bit. It's not that serious 🤷

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