80 Demotivational Quotes Celebrating Your Uninspired Side

We have a superb selection of demotivational quotes that perfectly complement the days you do not feel inspired. 

These demotivational sayings are sure to keep you motivated to remain unmotivated. 

What causes demotivation?

Demotivation is a lack of enthusiasm or interest in something. 

Many people empathize with not being motivated to go to work, complete chores, or finish required tasks. 

Here are some reasons people do not feel motivated:

• They fear change.
• They lack a sense of purpose.
• They have unrealistic expectations. 

A lack of motivation can result from internal and external reasons. 

In our personal lives, we sometimes need to allow ourselves room to be motivated and excited about things that are good for us. 

Eating well and exercising are necessary for a healthy life, yet how many of us wake up motivated to do either? 

Some days we do not have the energy, which is okay. 

There is nothing wrong with taking a day to recover, rest, or plan our next move. 

Life comes with challenges; not all can be solved by hanging motivational posters on our walls. 

Demotivation at work

In our careers, it is common for us to lose motivation. 

When we go to work at jobs or careers that do not make us happy, it is easy to lose motivation. 

People who do what they love feel more fulfilled. 

Their motivation is intrinsic because their work aligns with their passions. 

Check out our selections below if you are looking for demotivational quotes to make you smile and think. 

If you enjoy this article, check out our collection of motivational quotes of the day for daily rejuvenation.

Short demotivational quotes

It does not take much to suck out the motivation in life. 

1. “Try & try until you cannot succeed.” ― Self

2. “Trying is the first step toward failure.” — Homer Simpson

3. “He who laughs last didn’t get the joke.” — Charles de Gaulle

4. “The reward for good work is more work.” — Francesca Elisia

5. “I love mankind; it’s people I can’t stand!” — Charles M. Schulz

6. “Accept that you’re just a product, not a gift.” ― Konrad

7. “Happy people do not wake up for breakfast.”― Tetiana Liubetska

8. “Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.” — Mae West

9. “I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally.” — W.C. Fields

10. “Not everything is a lesson. Sometimes you just fail.” — Dwight Schrute

Demotivational quotes

These quotes will have you quitting in no time. 

11. “Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.” — Cassern S. Goto

12. “I’ve developed a new philosophy. I only dread one day at a time.” — Charlie Brown

13. “The light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off due to budget cuts.” — Steven Wright

14. “We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.” — George Bernard Shaw

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

16. “Life is pain. Anyone who says otherwise is selling something.” — William Goldman

17. “If at first, you don’t succeed, then skydiving definitely isn’t for you.” — Steven Wright

18. “There are no stupid questions, but there are a LOT of inquisitive idiots.” — Justin Sewell

19. “It could be that your purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others.” — Ashleigh Brilliant

20. “Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” — Margaret Mead

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Funny demotivational quotes

Don’t forget to laugh while you lose motivation. 

21. “Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.” — George Carlin

22. “Go to heaven for the climate and hell for the company.” — Benjamin Franklin Wade

23. “The capacity for friendship is God’s way of apologizing for our families.” — Jay McInerney

24. “When we talk to God, we’re praying. When God talks to us, we’re schizophrenic.” — Jane Wagner

25. “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

26. “Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” — Will Rogers

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

28. “Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.” — Alan Dundes

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

30. “Teamwork: A few harmless flakes working together can unleash an avalanche of destruction.” ― Justin Sewell

Demotivational quotes for work

These quotes are all about losing motivation for work. 

31. “Just imagine how terrible it might have been if we’d been at all competent.” ― Terry Pratchett

32. “There are no stupid questions, but there are a LOT of inquisitive idiots.” ― Justin Sewell

33. “Furthermore, having lost faith in himself, he thought it his duty to undermine the nation’s faith in itself.” ― Nathanael West

34. “Sex is mathematics. Individuality no longer an issue. What does intelligence signify? Define reason. Desire – meaningless. Intellect is not a cure. Justice is dead.” ― Bret Easton Ellis

35. “When you wish upon a falling star, your dreams can come true. Unless it’s really a meteor hurtling to the Earth that will destroy all life, then you’re pretty much hosed no matter what you wish for. Unless it’s death by meteorite.” ― Justin Sewell

36. “Consulting: If you’re not a part of the solution, there’s good money to be made in prolonging the problem.”― Justin Sewell

37. “Nothing says “you’re a loser” more than owning a motivational poster about being a winner.” ― Justin Sewell

38. “The United States was a big country where everybody wore funny t-shirts and ate too much.”― Adam Rex

39. “Teach every child you meet the importance of forgiveness. It’s our only hope of surviving their wrath once they realize just how badly we’ve screwed things up for them.” ― Justin Sewell

40. “You have to make the good out of the bad because that is all you have got to make it out of.” ― Robert Penn Warren

Demotivational quotes 

Are you looking to feel uninspired? This quote selection has you covered. 

41. “Life is only logical, and to think it’s a gift is depressing.” ― Konrad

42. “Food for thought: Every dead body on Mount Everest was once a highly motivated person. Stay lazy, my friends. It may save your life one day.” ― Oliver Markus Malloy

43. “People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.”  — Winnie the Pooh

44. “Change is not a four-letter word, but often your reaction to it is!” — Jeffrey Gitomer

45. “It’s only when you look at an ant through a magnifying glass on a sunny day that you realize how often they burst into flames.” — Harry Hill

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

47. “The worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you.” — Bette Midler

48. “If at first, you don’t succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it.” — W.C. Fields

49. “Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don’t always like.” — Lemony Snicket

50. “The story so far: In the beginning, the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.” — Douglas Adams

Demotivational Quotes for the Ambitiously Uninspired

51. “Don’t aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.” ― David Frost

52. “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” ― Albert Schweitzer

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

54. “Follow your passion, stay true to yourself, never follow someone else’s path unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost and you see a path. By all means, you should follow that.” ― Ellen DeGeneres

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

56. “Don’t count the days; make the days count. Or don’t, it’s really up to you.” ― Muhammad Ali

57. “The worst time to have a heart attack is during a game of charades.” ― Demetri Martin

58. “Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. Or is it the other way around?” ― Winston S. Churchill

59. “Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.” ― Don Marquis

60. “Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor, but who needs flavor anyway?” ― Truman Capote

Witty Demotivational Quotes for the Non-Motivated

61. “If you think you’re too small to make a difference, you’re right.” ― George Carlin

62. “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight; it’s the size of the fight in the dog. But honestly, who cares about dog fights?” ― Mark Twain

63. “Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure.” ― Earl Wilson

64. “Hard work may not always result in success, but it will always result in more work.” ― David Frost

65. “Dream big and dare to fail. Or just dream small and save yourself the trouble.” ― Norman Vaughan

66. “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. And who wants to work?” ― Thomas A. Edison

67. “Life is short, and it is up to you to make it short but sweet.” ― Sarah Louise Delany

68. “Success is not in the destination but in the journey. Unfortunately, so is failure.” ― Arthur Ashe

69. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started. Or not, whatever works for you.” ― Mark Twain

70. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. But you also miss 100% of the shots you do take, so what’s the point?” ― Wayne Gretzky

71. “Opportunity may knock, but procrastination will invite it in and make it a sandwich.” ― Anupma Garg

72. “Success is just failure that hasn’t happened yet.” ― Steven Wright

73. “Why be a go-getter when you can be a go-napper?” ― Jarod Kintz

74. “Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in if you don’t quit along the way.” ― Anupma Garg

75. “Don’t worry about the consequences; just go ahead and make those impulsive decisions.” ― Albert Einstein

76. “Hard work may pay off in the future, but laziness always pays off now.” ― Steven Wright

77. “Why be motivated when you can embrace the soothing mediocrity of indifference?” ― Oscar Wilde

78. “Dreams are for those who can’t handle reality.” ― Anupma Garg

79. Why aim high when you can comfortably aim for the middle of the road? It’s less stressful.” ― Steven Wright

80. “The road to nowhere is paved with good intentions, but hey, it’s a smooth ride.” ― Jarod Kintz

We can’t win them all

You probably must feel pretty unmotivated if you made it this far down our quote list. 

Motivation is what keeps us passionate, but there are times when we do not have it.

Winning is a mindset. 

A winning attitude is like water; water adapts to its conditions. 

Every opportunity can be seen as a win if we learn something from it. 

If we can adjust our attitude to a winning mindset, we stop seeing failure as a setback and learn to incorporate it as a teacher. 

Life is a series of experiences that teach us about polarity. 

Many people enjoy the warm sunshine, but we would not appreciate the sun’s rays if we did not experience the cold wind of the nighttime. 

Similarly, we need challenging experiences and moments of chaos to value. 

At the same time, it is human to feel unmotivated from time to time.

Our energy is finite, and we need space to just be from time to time. 

What did you learn from these demotivational quotes and sayings?

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