50 Inspirational Quotes for Kids to Spark Confidence and Joy

Quotes About Believing in Yourself

1. "You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose." — Dr. Seuss
2. "Believe you can and you're halfway there." — Theodore Roosevelt
3. "You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." — A.A. Milne (Winnie the Pooh)
4. "The sky is not the limit. Your mind is." — Marilyn Monroe
5. "It’s not what you are that holds you back, it’s what you think you are not." — Denis Waitley

Quotes About Kindness

6. "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." — Aesop
7. "Kindness is free, sprinkle it everywhere."
8. "Be somebody who makes everybody feel like a somebody."
9. "Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward." — Princess Diana
10. "Kindness begins with me."

Quotes About Perseverance

11. "It always seems impossible until it’s done." — Nelson Mandela
12. "Mistakes are proof that you are trying."
13. "Don’t let what you can’t do stop you from doing what you can do." — John Wooden
14. "The expert in anything was once a beginner."
15. "Fall seven times, stand up eight." — Japanese Proverb

Quotes About Dreaming Big

16. "Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars." — Norman Vincent Peale
17. "Dream big and dare to fail." — Norman Vaughan
18. "If you can dream it, you can do it." — Walt Disney
19. "Everything you can imagine is real." — Pablo Picasso
20. "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." — Eleanor Roosevelt

Quotes About Courage

21. "Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow." — Mary Anne Radmacher
22. "Be bold, be brave, be you."
23. "You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take." — Wayne Gretzky
24. "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid." — Joshua 1:9
25. "Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." — Arthur Ashe

Quotes About Friendship

26. "A friend is one of the nicest things you can have and one of the best things you can be." — Winnie the Pooh
27. "Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’" — C.S. Lewis
28. "Good friends are like stars. You don’t always see them, but you know they’re always there."
29. "In the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips."
30. "To the world, you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world." — Dr. Seuss

Quotes About Learning

31. "Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world." — Nelson Mandela
32. "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go." — Dr. Seuss
33. "A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new." — Albert Einstein
34. "Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere." — Chinese Proverb
35. "It’s not about being the best. It’s about being better than you were yesterday."

Quotes About Being Yourself

36. "Why fit in when you were born to stand out?" — Dr. Seuss
37. "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." — Oscar Wilde
38. "You are enough just as you are."
39. "There’s only one you in this great big world. Make it a better place." — Fred Rogers
40. "Be the best version of yourself."

Quotes About Positivity

41. "Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you." — Walt Whitman
42. "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions." — Dalai Lama
43. "A positive attitude will lead to positive outcomes."
44. "Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day."
45. "You are capable of amazing things."

Short and Sweet Motivational Quotes for Kids

46. "Dream big."
47. "Stay curious."
48. "You can do hard things."
49. "Keep going!"
50. "Shine bright."