72 Motivational Quotes Sales Managers Should Use to Encourage Sales Teams

Employee motivation is a key component of any thriving business. An unmotivated salesperson will bring in fewer clients, close fewer sales, and do less to retain current clients. A good manager, then, recognizes his or her employees’ need for incentive and inspiration. So, for all you bosses out there, wondering how you can boost morale and keep employees motivated—here are 72 quotes to inspire your salespeople.

• “Whatever you are, be a good one.” –Abraham Lincoln
• “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” –Albert Einstein
• “Try not to become a person of success, but try to become a person of value.” –Albert Einstein
• “There is little success where there is little laughter.” –Andrew Carnegie
• “Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.” –Ann Landers
• “Nothing is impossible; the word itself says ‘I’m possible!’” –Audrey Hepburn
• “You just can’t beat the person who never gives up.” –Babe Ruth
• “Well done is better than well said.” –Benjamin Franklin
• “If you are not taking care of your customer, your competitor will.” –Bob Hooey
• “Keep your sales pipeline full by prospecting continuously. Always have more people to see than you have time.” –Brian Tracy
• “The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.” –Bruce Lee
• “Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.” –Christopher Morley
• “Trying is winning in the moment.” –Dan Waldshmidt
• “There is always room at the top.” –Daniel Webster
• “The successful people are the ones who can think up things for the rest of the world to keep busy at.” –Don Marquis
• “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” –Eleanor Roosevelt
• “I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.” –Florence Nightingale
• “Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” –George Addair
• “We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.” –George S. Patton
• “How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win.” –G.K. Chesterton
• “You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.” –Henry Ford
• “If you are not moving closer to what you want in sales (or in life), you probably aren’t doing enough asking.” –Jack Canfield
• “Don’t worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don’t even try.” –Jack Canfield
• “Change before you have to.” –Jack Welch
• “Quality performance starts with a positive attitude.” –Jeff Gitomer
• “Value the relationship more than the quota.” –Jeff Gitomer
• “I got lucky because I never gave up the search. Are you quitting too soon? Or are you willing to pursue luck with a vengeance?” –Jill Konrath
• “Become the person who would attract the results you seek.” Jim Cathcart
• “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” –Jim Rohn
• “If you aren’t going all the way, why go at all?” –Joe Namath
• “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” –John D. Rockefeller
• “The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer.” –John Madden
• “The most unprofitable item ever manufactured is an excuse.” –John Mason
• “Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” –John R. Wooden
• “Make a customer, not a sale.” –Katherine Barchetti
• “It’s not about having the right opportunities. It’s about handling the opportunities right.” –Mark Hunter
• “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” –Mark Twain
• “Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, ‘make me feel important.’ Not only will you succeed in sales, you will succeed in life.” –Mary Kay Ash
• “A goal is a dream with a deadline.” –Napoleon Hill
• “Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.” –Norman Ralph Augustine
• “Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.” –Og Mandino
• “Sales success comes after you stretch yourself past your limits on a daily basis.” –Omar Periu
• “What we dwell on is who we become.” –Oprah Winfrey
• “To build a long-term, successful enterprise, when you don’t close a sale, open a relationship.” –Patricia Fripp
• “Fall down seven times and stand up eight.” –Proverb
• “Tough times never last, but tough people do.” –Robert Schuller
• “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” –Sam Levenson
• “High expectations are the key to everything.” –Sam Walton
• “If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on.” –Sheryl Sandberg
• “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” –Steve Jobs
• “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” –Thomas Edison
• “Whenever an individual or a business decides that success has been attained, progress stops.” –Thomas J. Watson Jr.
• “Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.” –Thomas Jefferson
• “The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” –Thomas Paine
• “The questions you ask are more important than the things you could ever say.” –Tom Freese
• “Begin always expecting good things to happen.” –Tom Hopkins
• “Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” –Tony Robbins
• “Lean in, speak out, have a voice in your organization, and never use the word ‘sorry.’” –Trish Bertuzzi
• “Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.” –Vince Lombardi
• “Fortune favors the bold.” –Virgil
• “Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman—not the attitude of the prospect.” –W. Clement Stone
• “It is not necessary to do extraordinary things to get extraordinary results.” –Warren Buffett
• “Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.” –Wayne Dyer
• “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” –Wayne Gretzky
• “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” –William James
• “Success is never final. Failure is never fatal. It is courage that counts.” –Winston Churchill
• “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over.” –Yogi Berra
• “Outstanding people have one thing in common: an absolute sense of mission.” –Zig Ziglar
• “Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.” –Zig Ziglar
• “Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.” –Zig Ziglar
• “If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.” –Zig Ziglar