100 Short Positive and Motivational Quotes for Students and Kids

Even the young among us need a little inspiration now and then, which is why we have put together a list of all the best short positive quotes for students for your next post. And if you’re looking for motivational quotes for kids, we also have you covered.

Now go ahead and browse through to find your favorite.

Short Positive Quotes for Students and Kids

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs

“Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open.” – John Barrymore

“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” – Kenny Rogers

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“The beginning is always today.” – Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“The beginning is the most important part of the work.” – Plato

“You can’t have everything. Where would you put it?” – Steven Wright

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs

“Things don’t have to change the world to be important” – Steve Jobs

“You can’t live an exceptional life by being “normal.”” – Nick Maley

“Dream big and dare to fail.” – Norman Vaughan

“Every morning is a chance at a new day.” – Marjorie Pay Hinckley

“When in doubt, throw doubt out and have a little faith….” – E.A. Bucchianeri

“You never fail until you stop trying.” – Albert Einstein

“The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.” – Matty Mullins

The best way to prepare for life is to begin to live.”- Elbert Hubbard

“Whatever you are, be a good one.” – Abraham Lincoln

“Happiness depends upon ourselves.” – Aristotle

“Have faith in yourself and in the future.” – Ted Kennedy

“Excellence is not a destination; it is a continuous journey that never ends.” – Brian Tracy

“Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still.” –Chinese Proverb

“Don’t you know your imperfections is a blessing?” – Kendrick Lamar

“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.”– Milton Berle

“Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one.” – Brad Paisley

“Success is not just about making money. It’s about making a difference.” – Unknown

“Nothing is impossible. The word itself says “I’m possible!” – Audrey Hepburn

“Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.” – W. Clement Stone

“When you make a choice, you change the future.”– Deepak Chopra

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu

“You do not find the happy life. You make it.” – Camilla Eyring Kimball

“Life changes very quickly, in a very positive way, if you let it.” – Lindsey Vonn

“Yesterday ended last night, today is a brand-new day. And it’s yours.” – Zig Ziglar

“Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.” – Colin R. Davis

“Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.” – Ayn Rand

“Change before you have to.” – Jack Welch

“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson

“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.”— Aristotle

“Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.” – Samuel Beckett

“Whatever you do, do with all your might.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero

“You can if you think you can.” – George Reeves

“The meaning of life is to give life meaning.” – Ken Hudgins

“Don’t wait, the time will never be just right.” – Napoleon Hill

“The only limit to our realisation of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

“Learn to let go. That is the key to happiness.” – Buddha

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis

“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill

“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” – Winston Churchill

“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” – Helen Keller

“Leave no stone unturned.” – Euripides

“Every morning starts a new page in your story. Make it a great one today.” – Doe Zantamata

“Don’t count the days, make the days count.” – Muhammad Ali

“No guts, no story.” – Chris Brady

“Stay hungry. Stay foolish.” – Steve Jobs

“The best revenge is massive success.” – Frank Sinatra

“You must do the things you think you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“You define your own life. Don’t let other people write your script.”— Oprah Winfrey

“Keep going. Is not as difficult as you feel it is. Don’t give up.” – Brandon Sanderson

“When one door of happiness closes, another opens.“ – Helen Keller

“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” – Albert Einstein

“Make each day your masterpiece.” – John Wooden

“Mostly, the world sees you the way you see yourself.”– Lisa Nichols

“Begin anywhere.” – John Cage

“The harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it.” – Anonymous

“Yesterday you said tomorrow. Just do it.” – Nike

“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” – Dr. Seuss

“Impossible is for the unwilling.” – John Keats

“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” – Maya Angelou

“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” – Confucius

“If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” – Maya Angelou

“The past is gone. Today is full of possibilities.” – Karen Casey

“Stay foolish to stay sane.” – Maxime Lagacé

“My life is my message.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Open your mind. Get up off the couch. Move.” – Anthony Bourdain

“Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.” – John C. Maxwell

“Success is not in what you have, but who you are.” – Bo Bennett

“Keep going. Be all in.” – Bryan Hutchinson

“Your education is a dress rehearsal for a life that is yours to lead.” – Nora Ephron

“It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi

“The most wasted of days is one without laughter.” – E.E. Cummings

“Live your dreams.” – Les Brown

If you like these, you might also want to check out our other lists of Hope Quotes, Stay Positive Quotes, Positive Life Quotes and Funny Inspirational Quotes.

Motivational Quotes for Kids

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.” – Steve Jobs

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” – Confucius

“Those at the top of the mountain didn’t fall there.”– Marcus Washling

“Change is the law of life, and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” – John F. Kennedy

“The secret to getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain

“The expert in anything was once a beginner.” – Helen Hayes

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

“Tough times never last but tough people do.” – Robert H. Schiuller

“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu

“Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.” – Roy T. Bennett

“In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein

“You are enough just as you are.” – Meghan Markle

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“Dreams can become a reality when we possess a vision, a plan, and the courage to chase it relentlessly.” – Walt Disney

“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.” — Herman Melville

“Be so good they can’t ignore you.” – Steve Martin

“The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.”– Tony Robbins

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vince Lombardi

“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.” – Vince Lombardi

“Good things happen to those who hustle.” – Anaïs Nin

“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.” – Zig Ziglar

“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.” – Dolly Parton

“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot

“Dream big and dare to fail.” – Norman Vaughan

“Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson

“The only thing that stands between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.” – Jordan Belfort

“No greater gift there is, than a generous heart.” – Yoda

“Some people look for a beautiful place. Others make a place beautiful.” – Hazrat Inayat Khan

“The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that’s changing quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” – Mark Zuckerberg

“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein

“Believe in yourself and all that you are.” – Christian D. Larson

Positive and Motivational Sayings

Worth it.

Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind.

Give today the chance to become the best day of your life.

Don’t underestimate your magic.

You decide your own happiness, so be happy as you want to.

Life is too short to be anything but happy.

Tell your own story.

Always on the bright side.

Have the courage to be happy.

Depend on as little as possible, and you’ll be happier in life.

Progress over perfection.

Believe everyone else is doing their best.

Feeling fresh, feeling new.

Each day is a new day to be happy.

You have what it takes.

Make today count.

Starting fresh with a full heart and big dreams.

Always remember that birds like to watch the sunrise with you.

We can do hard things.

Be kind to the parts of you that are still learning.

If not now, when?

There are so many happy days ahead.

Write it in your heart that today will be the best day ever.

Productive mornings are my favorite.

You matter.

Happy thoughts only.

You are the greatest project you’ll ever work on.

Be your own reason for your happiness.

Finding happiness in the little things.

Follow your heart.

Embrace the chaos.

Think of happiness as your default state, and you’ll be happier than ever.

Choose joy.

Rise, then shine.

When dreams become reality.

Be the energy you want to attract.

Show up.

Choose to see the silver lining.

Even the sun is envious of my burning desire to start the day.

Every day may not be good, but there’s good in every day.

Dance when the sun comes up.

Be happy with your flaws because you’re perfectly imperfect!

Hello happiness.

Choose to shine today.

Whatever is good to your soul, do more of that.

Like the rising sun, choose to shine.

Be proud of how far you’ve come.

Know your worth.

Mindset matters

You are enough.

Nothing beats the allure of the world’s scenery just before sunrise.

Be Wild. Be True. Be Happy.

Manifesting—a productive day!

Never lose your sunshine.

Choose your own path.

It’s my time to shine.

More life, less stress.

I’ve just discovered a million ways to be happy in life.

The future is bright.

I’m glad you’re here.

Prove them wrong.

Back to basics.

There are so many beautiful reasons to be happy.

Always learning, always growing.

Every day is a new beginning.

Fill the world with sunshine.

To be happy is not to get more, but to give more.

Be the example.

Note to self: I am worthy. I am capable. I am enough.

Attack the day with enthusiasm!

It’s the little things that matter most.

Love life, live life

The possibilities are endless.

Create change.

Focus on the good.

Remember that there is never a shortage of beautiful reasons to be happy.

Look for the magic in everyday.

Gratitude changes everything.

So that is it for our list of Short Positive and Motivational Quotes for Students and Kids. We hope you found the perfect one!