The morning may be the most important part of your day.
It sets the tone and the tempo of your daily life. If you wake up late and rush through your morning, the day will likely feel rushed and hurried. But if you take your time and start the day with accomplishments, the day will follow suit.
It is all about having a good morning routine.
This page is dedicated to 157 beautiful good morning quotes to help inspire us to start our day the right way – with accomplishments, hope, joy, and happiness – rather than starting our day late, angry and behind in our work.
The Power of Positive Thinking
The power of positive thinking is really just a mental attitude you have in which you expect favorable results throughout your day. You are creating these positive thoughts that can help transform your energy and turn that positive energy into a reality.
When you have a positive mind – especially in the morning to start your day – you are allowing that positive mind to nurture happiness and health for the remainder of your day.
How can you accomplish positive thinking? You can start with your positive affirmations for the day, focus on everything good – big and small – and focus on the present. Adopting a positive mindset can set you up for your entire day.
Starting your morning the right way takes a lot of things to accomplish. One of the most important is starting the day with your heart filled with love. The following quotes show how love can influence a morning in an important way.
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Starting Your Morning Right
Along with positive thinking, the following can also infuse your morning with positivity to start your day on the right note:
- Nourish. Nutrition experts recommend eating a healthy breakfast within a couple of hours upon waking up. This supplies you with the energy and prevents overeating later in the day.
- Meditate. Weave some form of mindfulness into your morning routine. It could be a brief meditation, grounding you and softening your reaction to whatever challenges are in store for the day.
- Energize. Raise your energy level by doing some form of workout. This could be a simple yoga routine, brisk walking, or a quick jog around the neighborhood.
Does your morning routine start with a morning cup of coffee? If so, you will find these following thoughtful good morning quotes and messages funny and encouraging. Definitely a great pick me up after a good night's sleep.
Quotes to Read While Drinking Your Cup of Coffee
- “Coffee is always a good idea.”
- “She believed a cup of coffee marked the beginning of each day.”
- “A cup of coffee shared with a friend is happiness tasted and time well spent.”
- “Morning has broken, Mr. Coffee has spoken.”
- “I love the smell of possibility in the morning.”
- “Never underestimate the importance of being properly caffeinated.”
- “Coffee is a way of stealing time which should by rights belong to your older self.” – Terry Pratchett
Coffee is a way of stealing time which should by rights belong to your older self.” – Terry Pratchett
- “I orchestrate my mornings to the tune of coffee.” – Terri Guillemets
- “We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. Trick is knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.”
- “Given enough coffee I could rule the world.”
- “Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love.” – Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
- “No one can understand the truth until he drinks of coffee’s frothy goodness.” – Sheil Abd-al-Kabir
- “Everyone should believe in something. I believe I will have another coffee.”
Quotes for a Beautiful Morning
- “Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful day of your life.” – Mark Twain
- “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don't go back to sleep.” – Rumi
- “With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
- “The morning was full of sunlight and hope.”– Kate Chopin
- “I used to love night best but the older I get the more treasures and hope and joy I find in mornings.” – Terri Guillemets
- “With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.”– Eleanor Roosevelt
- “It is in the early morning hour that the unseen is seen, and that the far-off beauty and glory, vanquishing all their vagueness, move down upon us till they stand clear as crystal close over against the soul.” – Sarah Smiley
It is in the early morning hour that the unseen is seen, and that the far-off beauty and glory, vanquishing all their vagueness, move down upon us till they stand clear as crystal close over against the soul.” – Sarah Smiley
- “I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.” – J. B. Priestley
- “Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the woods before sunrise.” – George Washington Carver
- “It was morning; through the high window I saw the pure, bright blue of the sky as it hovered cheerfully over the long roofs of the neighboring houses. It too seemed full of joy, as if it had special plans, and had put on its finest clothes for the occasion.” – Hermann Hesse
- “It’s a finger-snapping kind of day.” – Jamie Weise
- “The morning wind spreads its fresh smell. We must get up and take that in, that wind that lets us live. Breathe before it’s gone.” – Rumi
- “Outside the open window, the morning air is all awash with angels.” – Richard Wilbur
Love Good Morning Quotes
- “Good Morning! I hope your day is as positive as you are.”
- “Happy thoughts are the only cure for a sleepy morning… and I feel the happiest when I think about you!”
- “Nothing is impossible when you put your mind, heart, soul, and sweat into it. Have a great morning.”
- “Sending love and smiles your way for a happy happy day.”
- “Every day is a new day, new hope, and new opportunity. Good morning!”
- “You are a blessing to my mornings.”
- “There are so many reasons to be thankful every day. I am thankful for you.”
- “I don’t really like mornings, but I really like you!”
- “Sharing smiles with the one you love is the perfect way to start the day. Have an awesome morning, babe!”
- “Morning is the start of every day, and I will live each day like it’s a new day, renewing our love.”
- “The best feeling in the world is to know that you are mine and I am yours. Every morning that is enough for me to have a good day.”
- “I hope your morning is as bright and gorgeous as your smile.”
- “With you, my mornings have never been better. I am always on cloud nine.”
- “The sun is up, the skies are blue, good morning my love I’ll be thinking about you.”
- “Every morning with you leaves me jumping for joy instead of the tedious of the mornings before you life is now filled with love and energy.”
- “What is love? It is the morning and the evening star.” – Sinclair Lewis
What is love? It is the morning and the evening star.” – Sinclair Lewis
- “Greet every morning with open arms and say thanks every night with a full heart. Each day is a precious gift to be savored and used, not left unopened and hoarded for a future that may never come.” – Regina Brett
- “I do not know who lives here in my chest, or why the smile comes. I am not myself, more the bare green knob of a rose that lost every leaf and petal to the morning wind.” – Rumi
- “Morning without you is a dwindled dawn.” – Emily Dickinson
- “For each new morning let there be flow of love. Let there be light of happiness in every direction.” – Amit Ray
- “A thought of you, and I don’t need that first of coffee…at least not right away…maybe later, but for now, I’m good.”
- “You are the light of my life, the music in my heart and the first thought of my day. Good morning dear.”
Romantic Good Morning Quotes for Her
Romantic good morning wishes are always fun to wake up to and can help you get a good start to your day. Read the following romantic, love messages for him and her.
- “You are my wildest, sweetest, and happiest dream come true. Have a good day, sweetheart.”
- “My dreams were amazing because you were in them.”
- “You are the only thing that keeps me going every single day.”
- “Every morning is a joy because it is another chance to see your lovely smile, your penetrating eyes, and your sweet lips. I cannot wait for this night to pass and to see you again in the morning.”
- “Every morning is a joy because it is another chance to see your lovely smile, your penetrating eyes, and your sweet lips. I cannot wait for this night to pass and to see you again in the morning.”
- “You are my shining light. Now it’s time to wake up and show the world you’re magic. Good morning, Love.”
- “I would rather spend one lifetime with you, than face all the ages of this world alone.” – J. R. R. Tolkien
I would rather spend one lifetime with you, than face all the ages of this world alone.” – J. R. R. Tolkien
- “The best love is the kind that awakens the soul; that makes us reach for more, that plants the fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. That’s what I hope to give you forever.” – Nicholas Sparks
- “You are my today and all of my tomorrows.” – Leo Christopher
- “Good morning, my guiding star! Without you, I would have lost in a darkness of the universe.”
- “Every morning is a joy because it is another chance to see your lovely smile, your penetrating eyes and your sweet lips. I cannot wait for this night to pass and to see you again in the morning.”
- “Only a few things are priceless for me in this world, one of them is your smile every morning.”
- “How much of tenderness, beauty and everlasting freshness. You’re so beautiful, you have no flaw. Good morning, my dear!”
Romantic Good Morning Quotes for Him
- “You are my sun on a gloomy day, like a lighthouse in a stormy sea. Thanks for all your care for me, good morning, my love, time to get up.”
- “I don't need paradise because I found you…I don't need dreams because I already have you. Good morning!”
- “Many girls dream to be with a guy as sweet and handsome as you. But I am the luckiest of them all. Why? Because I live my dream every day, I love you, dear, good morning!”
- “Why does this morning have to start so soon? I need more time to dream about the guy who gives me weak knees every single day.”
- “If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.” – A. A. Milne
If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.” – A. A. Milne
- “I love early mornings when it feels like the rest of the world is still fast asleep and you’re the only one who’s awake and everything feels like it is really real and you kind of forget about all your problems because for now it’s just you, the world, and the sunrise.”
- “Good morning to the man who makes my days perfect and my nights peaceful. I can't wait to be in your loving arms again.”
- “Let me wake up next to you, have coffee in the morning and wander through the city with your hand in mine, and I'll be happy for the rest of my little life.” – Charlotte Eriksson
- “I have late night conversation with the moon. He tells me about the sun and I tell him about you.” – S. L. Gray
- “You have replaced my nightmares with dreams, my worries with happiness and my fears with love. Good morning.”
- “I’m glad to be alive
in a world where
his gently awakening eyes
nourish the morning sun.” – Sanober Khan
The hardest thing about getting a good start on your day is actually getting up and getting started. People often have plans for a great morning, but when the alarm clock goes off before they are ready to get up, they find that they are not nearly as motivated to get up as they thought.
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The morning quotes below are designed to help provide that little bit of morning motivation and help you get up, even when you are snug and comfortable in your bed.
If you want some specific examples on ways you can motivate yourself at all times, check out this article on the differences between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.
Also remember, if you are having a tough time getting up, getting to bed earlier is one of the best ways to consistently get up on time or early.
Motivational Good Morning Quotes
- “Be pleasant until ten o’clock in the morning, and the rest of the day will take care of itself.”– Elbert Hubbard
- “Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.”– Meister Eckhart
- “Each day is a little life: every waking and rising a little birth, every fresh morning a little youth, every going to rest and sleep a little death.”– Arthur Schopenhauer
- I get up every morning, and it’s going to be a great day. You never know when it’s going to be over, so I refuse to have a bad day.”– Paul Henderson
- “I love that this morning's sunrise does not define itself by last night's sunset.”- Steve Maraboli
- “Morning is an important time of day because how you spend your morning can often tell you what kind of day you are going to have.”– Lemony Snicket
- “She woke up every morning with the option of being anyone she wished. How beautiful it was that she always chose herself.”– Tyler Kent White
- “When I first open my eyes upon the morning meadows and look out upon the beautiful world, I thank God I am alive.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.”– Marcus Aurelius
- “The sunrise, of course, doesn’t care if we watch it or not. It will keep on being beautiful, even if no one bothers to look at it.”– Gene Amole
- “When you do something beautiful and nobody noticed, do not be sad. For the sun every morning is a beautiful spectacle, and yet most of the audience still sleeps.”– John Lennon
- “Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day.”– Alice Morse Earle
- “There is a morning inside you waiting to burst open into light.” – Rumi
- “It is a serious thing – just to be alive – on this fresh morning – in this broken world.” – Mary Oliver
- “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” – Maria Robinson
- “Do not shorten the morning by getting up late; look upon it as the quintessence of life, as to a certain extent sacred.” – Arthur Schopenhauer
- “I never wake up in the morning and wonder why I am here. I wake up and wonder why I am not making here better.” – Jeffrey Fry
I never wake up in the morning and wonder why I am here. I wake up and wonder why I am not making here better.” – Jeffrey Fry
- “Prayer is like coffee for my soul in the morning.” – Munia Khan
- “Every morning is a fresh breath and blessings.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
- “The fact that you woke up this morning is proof that this day has already been predetermined in your favor.” – Russell Kyle
- “Now that your eyes are open, make the sun jealous with your burning passion to start the day. Make the sun jealous or stay in bed.” – Malak El Halabi
- “Every morning was a cheerful invitation to make my life of equal simplicity, and I may say innocence, with Nature herself.”– Henry David Thoreau
- “I simply wake up every morning a better person than when I went to bed.”– Sidney Poitier
- “I’m going to make everything around me beautiful – that will be my life.”– Elsie De Wolfe
- “It is well to be up before daybreak, for such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom.”– Aristotle
- “My future starts when I wake up every morning.”– Miles Davis
- “My future starts when I wake up every morning.”– Miles Davis
- “Morning will come; it has no choice.”– Marty Rubin
- “Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning, and you’ll start to see a big difference in your life.”– Yoko Ono
- “The most efficient way to live reasonably is every morning to make a plan of one’s day and every night to examine the results obtained.”– Alexis Carrel
- “The sun just touched the morning; the morning, happy thing, supposed that he had come to dwell, and life would be all spring.”– Emily Dickinson
- “This is a wonderful day. I've never seen this one before.” – Maya Angelou
- “This is a wonderful day. I’ve never seen this one before.”– Maya Angelou
- “Wake in the morning with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.”– Kahlil Gibran
- “What if every day is the perfect day to finally be exactly who you were always meant to be?”– Tyler Knott Gregson
- “You give me strength; you give me just what I need. And I can feel the hope that’s rising in me. It’s a good morning.”– Mandisa
When you are happy, you often want to share your happiness. The morning quotes below are great ones to share with friends, family, and loved ones to help them experience the joys and success of a good successful morning routine.
Good Morning Quotes for Friends
- “The birds sing each morning as they know they have another day to live. Life and mornings are a gift. Learn to enjoy them as the birds do.”
- “Each morning brings you a fresh new day to meet unique challenges. Time to get up and meet them.”
- “The morning welcomes you with open arms. Give the same greeting to others. Then see how much your day has changed for the better.”
- “The morning shines upon everyone the same. Its beauty is for rich or poor alike. You are not less than anyone else in the eyes of the morning.”
- “If you use your mornings well you have learned the value of life.”
- “If you use your mornings well, you have learned the value of life.”
- “People who have bad days, consider the morning to be an intrusion on their sleep. If you want a good day, think of each new morning as a gift from heaven.”
- “The gift of morning reminds you that you still can tell your family you love them.”
- “The beauty of the morning is that you get another day to do the things you love.”
- “Night tells you everything is grim. But morning brings the message of hope and that things are not as bad as they seem.”
- “The dawn of morning serves to remind you that the nightmare you had during the night is pure fiction.”
- “Greet the morning right, and you will feel good about yourself. It is an attitude you can use when relating to others. Treat them right, and you will feel good about yourself.”
- “Every new morning gives you an opportunity to make someone’s day better.”
- “When the sun’s rays first appear over the horizon, we are reminded that there is always something good about the day.”
- “The morning is not the enemy sent to torture us. It has been designed to help us. The morning provides us some quiet time of reflection, so we can improve ourselves.”
- “No relationship is easy. They all come with troubling times. Yet think of the morning. It shines bright no matter how it is treated by the ones it interacts with.”
- “The dreams you had last night can only come to reality if you get up and work at achieving them today. So, don’t waste any more time, get out there and do your best. Good morning.”
- “I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.” – Kahlil Gibran
- “Today’s goals: Coffee and kindness. Maybe two coffees, and then kindness.” – Nanea Hoffman
- “You give me strength, You give me just what I need. And I can feel the hope that’s rising in me. It’s a good morning.” – Mandisa
You give me strength, You give me just what I need. And I can feel the hope that’s rising in me. It’s a good morning.” – Mandisa
- “Wake in the morning with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.” – Kahlil Gibran
- “It's not possible to make everyone happy, but it's possible to be happy with everyone! Good morning!”
- “I wish you peace the kind that lights you up from the inside out. Good morning!”
- “Your love is all I need to stay motivated throughout the day. Thank you for being so inspiring. Good morning!”
- “Think about the dreams you had last night to make your lazy morning a beautiful one.”
A good morning routine allows us to accomplish more. But it does more than that. It actually inspires us to improve ourselves and do even more.
Think about this… Have you ever woken up extra early and accomplished quite a few things before your family awoke? Doesn’t that inspire you? Make you feel all warm and fuzzy?
This style of hard work can help you accomplish more throughout your day. It can help inspire those around you to try and do more themselves. It is all about putting your “best foot forward” and starting the day the right way. It can help you achieve anything you want in life.
Get inspired and inspire others with the inspirational good morning messages below.
Inspirational Good Morning Messages
- “The greatest inspiration you can ever get is to know that you are an inspiration to others. Wake up and start living an inspirational life today.”
- “Wake up and face life’s challenges head-on. Else, life will become quite a challenge.”
- “The way you get out of bed will lay the foundation of the day that lies ahead. So, wake up with a smile and walk out with a bounce in your step… you deserve it.”
- “Wake up every morning with the thought that something wonderful is about to happen.”
- “No matter how good or bad your life is, wake up each morning and be thankful that you still have one.”
- “Some days, you just have to create your own sunshine.”
- “Each good morning, we are born again; what we do today is what matters most.”
- “If you are thankful and grateful every morning as you woke up, happiness would come out within you.”
- “When you do something beautiful, and nobody noticed, do not be sad. For the sun every morning is a beautiful spectacle, and most of the audience sleeps.”
- “Every new morning gives you the chance to learn, to strive, and to be better than you were the day before.”
- “The beauty of the morning is wasted on those who sleep through it. Don’t be like them. Capture the day, make it your own. Get a head start on those who waste the beauty freely granted to them.”
- “Health, wealth, and wisdom come to those who embrace the morning and make full use of it.”
- “Each new morning brings you a special gift. The mistakes of yesterday are gone. Use the day to avoid the mistakes of tomorrow.”
- “Mornings are a great way to enjoy the world. You see it as it should be- peaceful, quiet and the birds are singing.”
- “Life without a purpose is a languid, drifting thing; every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves, This day let me make a sound beginning.” – Thomas Kempis
- “Do I get up every morning and ask: am I doing the things that I believe in and am I doing them for the best possible motives? Yes. Unambiguously yes.” – Nick Clegg
- “Every morning I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I’m not there, I go to work.” – Robert Orben
- “I wake up every morning and I surprise myself. I wake up to a new me.” – Gina Carano
- “Dawn is a friend of the muses.” – Latin Proverb
- “Every day I am inspired by what’s possible.” – Maynard Webb
- “Let today be the day you give up who you’ve been for who you can become.” – Hal Elrod
- “The sun is a daily reminder that we too can rise again from the darkness, that we too can shine our own light.” – S. Ajna
Final Thoughts on Good Morning Quotes
Hopefully, this collection of beautiful morning quotes will help you to start your day the right way. Enjoy some of the picture quotes, get some inspiration from many of the quotes and let it encouraged you a bit to start your day the right way.
Also, if you have a favorite morning quote, a bit of insight, or just want to share a quote that is not on this list, please feel free to share these quotes on your favorite social media platform, like Pinterest, LinkedIn, or Twitter!
And if you want more inspirational quotes, be sure to check out these blog posts:
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- 53 Inspirational Quotes About Change and How to Embrace It
Finally, if you want to use these quotes to make a lasting change to your life, then watch this free video that details the 7-minute habit for planning your day to focus on what's truly important to you..
