Positive good morning quotes do two important things: They make getting out of bed easier, and remind you to keep your spirits up all day long.

Whether you are a morning person or not, we suggest you read through these all with your favorite cup of coffee in handthe act will make for the most inspiring morning routine, indirectly drenching your day with positive thoughts and attitudes.

As the late American basketball coach John Wooden used to say: Make each day your masterpiece. And so, rise and shine, folks! Its time to make today special.

• You can only come to the morning through the shadows. - J.R.R. Tolkien
• I get up every morning and its going to be a great day. You never know when its going to be over, so I refuse to have a bad day. - Paul Henderson
• The secret of getting ahead is getting started. - Mark Twain
• The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. - Franklin D. Roosevelt
• The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday. - Unknown
• Every morning is a chance at a new day. - Marjorie Hinckley
• Today is a new day. You will get out of it just what you put into it. - Mary Pickford
• Sunrise is a reminder that we can start anew every morning. - Unknown
• Every day is a chance to begin again. Dont focus on the failures of yesterday, start today with positive thoughts and expectations. - Catherine Pulsifer
• The day will be what you make it, so rise, like the sun, and burn. - William C. Hannan
• You are not fully dressed until you wear a smile. - Evan Esar
• Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, Im not going to make it, but you laugh insideremembering all the times youve felt that way. - Charles Bukowski