Funny Inspirational Quotes to Add Humor to Your Motivation

There is no reason you can’t inspire and make people laugh at the same time, which is why we have gathered all the best funny inspirational quotes for you to share. And if you’re looking for short funny inspirational sayings, we also have you covered.

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Funny Inspirational Quotes and Sayings

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“You never fail until you stop trying.” – Albert Einstein

The best thing to do first thing in the morning is to go right back to sleep.

I don’t always make sense, but when I do, I don’t.

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

“Life is too short to be serious all the time. So, if you can’t laugh at yourself, call me… I’ll laugh at you.”

“Life is good. Or at least, it’s always interesting.” – Joss Stone

Maybe if we tell people the brain is an app, they will start using it.

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

“There’s power in looking silly and not caring that you do.” — Amy Poehler

“Positive energy knows no boundaries.” – Lu Wei

“You can if you think you can.” – George Reeves

You never know what you have until you have cleaned your house.

“Every morning is a revolution against the darkness.” ― Mehmet Murat Ildan

“Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia.” — Charles Schulz

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

“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life.  When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up.  I wrote down ‘happy’.  They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.” – John Lennon

“Every morning, I wake up saying, ‘I’m still alive, a miracle.’ And so I keep on pushing.” — Jim Carrey

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

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” — Anaïs Nin

“Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.” – Mark Twain

I like sarcasm. It is like punching people in the face. With Words!

What do you call a person who is happy on Monday? – Retired

“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.” — Mark Twain

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” — Thomas Edison

“Life is like a sewer… what you get out of it depends on what you put into it.” — Tom Lehrer

Whenever I have a problem, I sing. Then I realize my voice is worse than my problem.

“Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.” — Isaac Asimov

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

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

“oh, yes, the past can hurt. But you can either run from it or learn from it.” — Rafiki, “the Lion King”

“Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.” – George Burns

“The road to success is always under construction.” – Lily Tomlin

“Love is like pi – natural, irrational, and very important.” – Lisa Hoffman

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

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

“The truly rich are those who enjoy what they have.” —Yiddish Proverb

“And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.” – Confucius

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

Don’t be ashamed of who you are. That’s your parents’ job.

“The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.” – Abraham Lincoln

“It’s not your job to be likeable. It’s your job to be yourself. Someone will like you anyway.” —Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.” – H. L. Mencken

“A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.” — Willy Wonka

“Happiness is a warm puppy.” – Charles M. Schulz

“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.” —Florence Nightingale

“Everything is figureoutable.”— Marie Forleo

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

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

When nothing is going right, go left.

“Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy.” – Benjamin Franklin

The hardest thing being single is finding a reason to shower.

“When you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best — that is inspiration.” — Robert Bresson

You never realize what you have until it’s gone. Toilet paper is a good example.

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

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

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

“The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us.” — Bill Watterson

“What the world really needs is more love and less paperwork.” – Pearl S. Bailey

“Children are happy because they don’t have a file in their minds called “All the Things That Could Go Wrong.” – Marianne Williamson

“I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” —Estée Lauder

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

“The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs…one step at a time.” —Joe Girard

If I was to be controlled, I would have come with a remote.

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

Follow your heart, but take your brain with you.

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

After Tuesdays, even the calendar goes WTF.

“When life gives you lemons, squirt someone in the eye.” — Cathy Guisewite

“When life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade and then try to find someone whose life has given them vodka, and have a party.” — Ron White

“I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying.” — Oscar Wilde

“Don’t wait, the time will never be just right.” – Napoleon Hill

“Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won’t expect it back.” — Oscar Wilde

If being Hot is a Crime ARREST ME!

“Be nice to nerds. You may end up working for them. We all could.” — Charles J. Sykes

You couldn’t handle me even if I came with instructions.

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

“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

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

“I am an early bird and a night owl… so I am wise and I have worms.” — Michael Scott, “The Office”

“The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much.” – William Hazlitt

“It’s almost always possible to be honest and positive.” – Naval Ravikant

“The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.” — Mark Twain

Your secrets are safe with me… I wasn’t even listening.

“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”—Confucius

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

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

“To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.” – Gustave Flaubert

“True love is the best thing in the world, except for cough drops.” – William Goldman

 “Never follow anyone else’s path, unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost.” — Ellen DeGeneres

“If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.” — Margaret Thatcher

“It’s a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.” – Lucille Ball

I put my phone in airplane mode, but it’s not flying!

I’m in desperate need of a 6-month vacation…twice a year

“Nothing is impossible. The word itself says “I’m possible!” – Audrey Hepburn

“If you’re going to tell people the truth, be funny or they’ll kill you.” — Billy Wilder

“The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.” — Andy Rooney

“Well-behaved women seldom make history.” — Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

“If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.” – Dalai Lama

“Life isn’t finding shelter in the storm. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” — Sherrilyn Kenyon

“You can’t live an exceptional life by being “normal.”” – Nick Maley

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

“Working hard is important. But there is something that matters more, believing yourself.” — Harry Potter

“No one has ever become poor by giving.” – Anne Frank

“You have to train your brain to be positive just like you work out your body.” – Shawn Achor

My excuse is that I’m young.

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” — Dr. Seuss

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

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

“If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” —Katharine Hepburn

Weekend, please don’t leave me.

Dear sleep: thanks for trying, but you can’t beat surfing the net.

Gone to the beach. Be back never.

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

“Love is an ocean of emotions entirely surrounded by expenses.” – Thomas Dewar

“Bad decisions make good stories.” — Ellis Vidler

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

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

“One small positive thought can change your whole day.” – Zig Ziglar

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

“Happiness is not doing fun things. Happiness is doing meaningful things.” – Maxime Lagacé

“When life gives you lemons, order the lobster tail.” – Ziad K. Abdelnour

I had fun once, it was horrible.

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

“Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.” — Marilyn Monroe

“Money is not the most important thing in the world. Love is. Fortunately, I love money.” – Jackie Mason

“In a world that wants women to whisper, I choose to yell.” – Luvvie Ajayi

“Life is a shipwreck but we must not forget tossing in the lifeboats.” — Voltaire

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

“If you come to a fork in the road, take it.” – Yogi Berra

I know you are a sensitive person but no worry I am Sensodyne to your sensitivity.

Boys/ Girls are like parking spaces. All the good ones are taken.

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

“Haters are just confused admirers because they can’t figure out the reason why everyone loves you.” — Jeffree Star

I look at people sometimes and think ….. Really?? That’s the sperm that won.

“If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.” — Yogi Berra

An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but if the doctor is cute, forget the fruit.

I put the “Pro” in procrastination.

“You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.” — Sam Levenson

“The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem. Do you understand?” — Captain Jack Sparrow

Reality called, so I hung up.

“You go in with a positive attitude and stay there.” – Shelley Long

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

“A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?” – Albert Einstein

“Don’t let schooling interfere with your education.” — Mark Twain

“Don’t be like the rest of them darling.” —Coco Chanel

I’m not crazy I prefer the term mentally hilarious.

“Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” — John Lennon

“A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it is not open.” — Frank Zappa

“I’d far rather be happy than right any day.” – Douglas Adams

“I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy living or get busy dying.” — Shawshank Redemption

“You do not find the happy life. You make it.” —Thomas S. Monson

“When in doubt, throw doubt out and have a little faith….” – E.A. Bucchianeri

“You know, some people say life is short and that you could get hit by a bus at any moment and that you have to live each day like it’s your last. Bullshit. Life is long. You’re probably not gonna get hit by a bus. And you’re gonna have to live with the choices you make for the next fifty years.” – Chris Rock

Have lots of hidden talents. The problem is, even I can’t find them.

Sure, I do marathons. On Netflix.

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

“I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.” – Lily Tomlin

“Be happy. It really annoys negative people.” – Ricky Gervais

“Life is short. Be silly. Have fun. Regret nothing.” – Karen Salmansohn

“What the world really needs is more love and less paperwork.” – Pearl Bailey

“When I wake up in the morning, I feel like a billionaire without paying taxes.” – Ernie Banks

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

“If you are positive, you’ll see opportunities instead of obstacles.” – Widad Akrawi

I don’t believe myself when I say I’ll be ready in five minutes.

People who say they’ll give 110% don’t understand how percentages work.

“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

If there would be an award for being lazy, I would send someone to pick it up for me.

“Just for the record darling, not all positive change feels positive in the beginning.” —S. C. Lourie

“Turn every life situation into a positive one.” – Rhonda Byrne

My hairstyle is called “I Tried”.

The first five days after the weekend are always the toughest.

Lies I tell myself: Just one more cookie. Just one more movie. Just one more minute. Yet…I wouldn’t call them lies!

“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

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

“Once you know who you are, you don’t have to worry anymore.” —Nikki Giovanni

“Aspire to inspire before we expire.” — Eugene Bell Jr.

“It takes less time to do things right than to explain why you did it wrong.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

If you set impossible goals you’ll never be disappointed when you fail.

“Procrastinate now, don’t put it off.” – Ellen DeGeneres

“If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.” — Patches O’Houlihan

“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

“One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.” – Rita Mae Brown

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

“Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something. Especially not yourself.” —Mindy Kaling

“Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not.” — Vaclav Havel

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

Normal? Normal is only the people you do not know well enough.

“It isn’t where you came from. It’s where you’re going that counts.” – Ella Fitzgerald

“If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?” – Lily Tomlin

“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” — Albert Einstein

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

“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” – Charles Schulz

I keep pressing the space bar, but I’m still on Earth.

“Listen, smile, agree, and then do whatever you were gonna do anyway.“ — Robert Downey Jr.

“I know worrying works, because none of the stuff I worried about ever happened.” — Will Rogers

“Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.” – Albert Einstein

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

“Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” – Abraham Lincoln

“To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.” — Steven Wright

“Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.” — Hans Christian Andersen

“I know that there are people who do not love their fellow man, and I hate people like that!” – Tom Lehrer

“I am only human, although I regret it.” – Mark Twain

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

“If you don’t have wrinkles, you haven’t laughed enough.” — Phyllis Diller

So that is it for our list of Funny Inspirational Quotes and Sayings. We hope you found the perfect one for you!

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