We’re all aware of the Sunday scaries—ya know, the dreadful feeling that the workweek is approaching—which makes Monday everyone’s number-one enemy. But instead of treating the beginning of the week as a stressful day, how about changing your tune a bit? Mondays can be tough, but you got this! Hence, why we found quotes from life coaches, authors and writers to make the day a bit more bearable. From Gabriel García Márquez to Kate Hudson, here are 36 Monday quotes to get you motivated for the week ahead.

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1. “Oh, I won’t think about that now. I’ll think about that tomorrow. After all, tomorrow is another day.” — Margaret Mitchell in Gone with the Wind

2. “Live today. Not yesterday. Not tomorrow. Just today. Inhabit your moments. Don’t rent them out to tomorrow.” — Jerry Spinelli

3. “Hey, I know it’s Monday. But it’s also a new day and a new week. And in that lies a new opportunity for something special to happen.” — Michael Ely

4. “Don’t count the days. Make the days count.” — Muhammad Ali

5. “I figure life’s a gift and I don’t intend on wasting it. You won’t know what hand you’re gonna get dealt with next. You learn to take life as it comes at you...to make each day count.” — Jack Dawson in Titanic

6. “Mondays are the start of the work week which offers new beginnings 52 times a year!” — David Dweck

7. “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

8. “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” — Ferris Bueller in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

9. “Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.” — Dalai Lama

10. “If you focus on what you left behind, you will never be able to see what lies ahead.” — Gusteau in Ratatouille

11. “Okay, it’s Monday but who said Mondays have to suck? Be a rebel and have a great day anyway.” — Kimberly Jiménez

12. “Either you run the day, or the day runs you.” — Jim Rohn

13. “This should be the spirit every Monday. Know that something good will always happen.” — Gabriel García Márquez

14. “Your Monday morning thoughts set the tone for your whole week. See yourself getting stronger, and living a fulfilling, happier and healthier life.” — Germany Kent

15. “I said that the issue is not Monday. The issue is action without motivation.” — Denny Dey

16. “What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.” — Ralph Marston

17. “It’s time to readjust your mind, Monday mornings no longer have to be a dreaded moment in your life.” — Funké Baffour

18. “What starts on Monday should carry through to Friday; that is, enthusiasm.” — Byron Pulsifer

19. “You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It’s just a matter of paying attention to this miracle.” — Paulo Coelho

20. “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” — Maria Robinson

21. “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.” — Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

22. “There are many opportunities in every single day, and Monday is the perfect day to seize them all.” — Isabella Koldras

23. “Monday is for people with a mission.” — Cristina Imre

24. “Today is a good day to try.” — Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame

25. "You've got to get up every morning with a smile on your face. And show the world all the love in your heart. Then people gonna treat you better. You're gonna find, yes you will. That you're beautiful as you feel." – "Beautiful" by Carole King

26. “Believe in yourselves. Dream. Try. Do Good.” — Mr. Feeny in Boy Meets World

27. “You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.” — George Lorimer

28. “Forget about what you have to do for a second. How do you want to be for today?” — Jane Scudder

29. “So. Monday. We meet again. We will never be friends—but maybe we can move past our mutual enmity toward a more-positive partnership.” — Julio Alexi Genao

30. “Mondays don’t have to be terrible; make them magical instead!” — Kate Hudson

31. “Monday, Monday, so good to me. Monday morning, it was all I hoped it would be.” — “Monday, Monday” by John Phillips

32. “Don’t let a day of the week have so much power over your happiness.” — Andrea L’Artiste

33. “Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” — Will Rogers

34. “Your life goal would be to make Monday the best day of the week.” — Trevor Cass

35. “Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.” — John Keating in Dead Poets Society

36. “No one can ever take your memories from you—each day is a new beginning, make good memories every day.” — Catherine Pulsifer

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