Are you looking for a little motivation and inspiration when it comes to your part-time gig? If so, you’re in luck! Here’s 80 side hustle quotes from inspiring entrepreneurs, business owners, and creatives throughout history.
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So whether you’re just starting out on your side hustle journey or you’re feeling a little stuck, these quotes will help give you the boost you need to gain momentum and keep moving forward.
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Side Hustle Quotes to Keep You Inspired
1. “A fruit that germinates from your hard work is the sweetest.” – Deepika Padukone
2. “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out.” – Robert Collier
3. “I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.” – Michael Phelps
4. “Courage means to keep working a relationship, to continue seeking solutions to difficult problems, and to stay focused during stressful periods.” – Denis Waitley
5. “To achieve something that you have never achieved before, you must become someone that you have never been before.” – Les Brown
6. “I don’t count my sit-ups; I only start counting when it starts hurting because they’re the only ones that count.” – Muhammad Ali
7. “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar
8. “The bigger the challenge, the bigger the opportunity to grow.” – Ross Simmonds
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9. “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” – Helen Keller
10. “The load on your shoulders today will be the ground that you walk on tomorrow.” – Nicole Addison
11. “Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender, it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.” – Stephen Covey
12. “There are better starters than me but I’m a strong finisher.” – Usain Bolt
13. “We generate fears while we sit. We overcome them by action.” – Henry Link
14. “As a winner, learn not to let negative comments affect you. Just treat it as firewood that feeds your fire. Soon that fire will be so big and so bright that those who criticized you will smell the smoke, even if they happen to be on the other side of the world.” – Kevin Abdulrahman
15. “You must either modify your dreams or magnify your skills.” – Jim Rohn
16. “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” – John D. Rockefeller
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17. “If the plan doesn’t work, change the plan but not the goal.” – Anonymous
18. “There may be gatekeepers, but guess what? We are gate crashers, okay? Power belongs to those who reach out and take it, and it’s our time to take it.” – Mindy Kaling
19. “When I was young, I observed that nine out of 10 things I did were failures. So I did 10 times more work.” – George Bernard Shaw
20. “When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that’s a really good feeling.” – Derek Jeter
21. “Don’t get distracted. Never tell yourself that you need to be the biggest brand in the whole world. Start by working on what you need at the present moment and then what you need to do tomorrow. So, set yourself manageable targets.” – Jas Bagniewski
22. “Hustle isn’t just working on the things you like. It means doing the things you don’t enjoy so you can do the things you love.” – Unknown
23. “Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life – think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.” – Swami Vivekananda
24. “Never let anyone out work you or out hustle you. Ever.” – Rick Pitino
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25. “You don’t need more time in your day. You need to decide.” – Seth Godin
26. “Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.” – Aristotle
27. “You don’t always win, but every time you lose, you get better.” – Ian Somerhalder
28. “Live daringly, boldly, fearlessly. Taste the relish to be found in competition – in having put forth the best within you.” – Henry J. Kaiser
29. “Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.” – Pat Riley
30. “There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” – Paulo Coelho
31. “There’s a difference between fake hustle for show and being someone who tries hard to win.” – Manny Machado
32. “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” – William James
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33. “People who are going to be successful know it’s gonna happen. And those people tend to hustle until it does happen.” – Retta
34. “You need to be willing to lose if you’re truly committed to win.” – Unknown
35. “The hustle brings the dollar. The experience brings the knowledge. The persistence brings success.” – Ross Simmonds
36. “Money looks better in your bank than on your feet.”- Sophia Amoruso
37. “Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.” – Paul J. Meyer
38. “Give your dreams all you’ve got and you’ll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.” – William James
39. “What you lack in talent can be made up with desire, hustle, and giving 110 percent all the time.” – Don Zimmer
40. “Opportunities don’t happen. You create them.” – Chris Grosser
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41. “Several people believe they want some things but do not have the discipline and strength. They think they are weak. But I believe you can get anything you want if you need it badly enough.” – Sophia Loren
42. “We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” – Maya Angelou
43. “Life is not finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – Lolly Daskal
44. “There are only two options regarding commitment. You’re either IN or you’re OUT. There is no such thing as life in-between.” – Pat Riley
45. “What I lack in talent, I compensate with my willingness to grind it out. That’s the secret of my life.” – Guy Kawasaki
46. “Hustle like you’re broke and keep that passion.” – Jay Rock
47. “Be not afraid of going slowly. Be afraid of standing still.” – Chinese Proverb
48. “Hustle until you no longer need to introduce yourself.” – Unknown
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49. “Your struggles today are only helping you develop that strength you need for tomorrow. Never give up!” – Robert Tew
50. “Be vigilant of your environment, upgrade your mindset, and most importantly, never lose focus.” – Surgo Bell
51. “You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and falling over.” – Richard Branson
52. “Having the positive belief that it will all be O.K. just means that you hustle and make it work because failure is not even an option in your own mind.” – Natalie Massenet
53. “You have to struggle a bit, hustle a little, and be willing to go bankrupt. Once you’re willing to do that, everything opens up and you get that freedom.” – Nick Nolte
54. “Success is not final; failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
55. “Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek.” – Mario Andretti
56. “A year from now you may wish you had started today.” – Karen Lamb
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57. “Don’t watch the clock. Do what it does: Keep going.” – Sam Levenson
58. “Greatness only comes before hustle in the dictionary.” – Ross Simmonds
59. “Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.” – Conrad Hilton
60. “Commitment leads to action. Action brings your dream closer.” – Marica Wieder
61. “The dream is free. Hustle is sold separately.” – Steve Harvey
62. “All the so-called ‘secrets of success’ will not work unless you do.” – Jaymin Shah
63. “I love what I’m doing most of the time, but it’s hard work. People only see your albums in the charts. They see us at award shows and after-show parties. They don’t know about your doubts, the hard work that goes in.” – Gavin Rossdale
64. “Hustle until your haters ask if you’re hiring.” – Pep Talk Radio
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65. “Hard work is an essential element in tracking down and perfecting a strategy or in executing it.” – Charlie Munger
66. “WATCH out for your surroundings, UPGRADE your mindset and keep FOCUS.” – Surgeo Bell
67. “Without commitment you cannot have depth in anything.” – Neil Strauss
68. “When you see only problems, you’re not seeing clearly.” – Phil Knight
69. “You are either changing your life or you are not. No waiting for this or that or better weather or other hurdles. Hurdles are the change.” – Terri Guillemets
70. “Please ask yourself: What would I do if I weren’t afraid? And then go do it.” – Sheryl Sandberg
71. “Two things that have been around before us and will be after us, and while we are here you will always choose one… EXCUSES or HUSTLE.” – Sotero M Lopez II
72. “Go the extra mile. It’s never crowded” – Wayne Dyer
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73. “My 10,000 trials are not failures to me; I’ve just discovered 10,000 ways of not doing it.” – Thomas Edison
74. “I’m a firm believer in if you work hard, you should play hard. So, I try to keep my life as balanced as possible to keep my sanity.” – Alicia Sacramone
75. “If people are doubting how far you can go, Go so far that you can’t hear them anymore.” – Michele Ruiz
76. “Working hard and working smart sometimes can be two different things.” – Byron Dorgan
77. “Work hard! In the end, passion and hard work beat out natural talent.” – Pete Docter
78. “The enthusiasm to work hard and endless determination are the two great skills for success.” – Lailah Akita
79. “If people knew how hard I worked to achieve my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful after all.” – Michelangelo
80. “Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston S. Churchill
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