Top 90 Inspirational Quotes for Students (2025 Update)
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51. “You were born original. Don’t die a copy.”

— Ben Mikaelsen

52. “Just begin and the mind grows heated; continue, and the task will be completed!”

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

53. “Success comes to those who dedicate everything to their passion in life. To be successful, it is also very important to be humble and never let fame or money travel to your head.”

— A. R. Rahman

54. “We will make it because we are young and we will never, never give up.”

— Jack Ma

55. “Hard work and determination equals success. Nothing comes easy. Put your mind to something.”

— Kevin Hart

56. “People who use time wisely spend it on activities that advance their overall purpose in life.”

— John C. Maxwell

57. “Don’t settle for average. Bring your best to the moment. Then, whether it fails or succeeds, at least you know you gave all you had. We need to live the best that’s in us.”

— Angela Bassett

58. “Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them.”

— Jack Canfield

59. “The future is literally in our hands to mold as we like. But we cannot wait until tomorrow. Tomorrow is now.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

60. “To be successful, you only need one person to believe!”

— Eric Thomas

61. “A dream becomes a goal the moment you write it down. A goal becomes a plan the moment you break it down into doable steps. A plan becomes a reality only when you take action.”

— Marshall Sylver

62. “Readers are leaders. Thinkers succeed.”

— Marva Collins

63. “All roads that lead to success have to pass through hard work boulevard at some point.”

— Eric Thomas

64. “Always believe in yourself. Do this and no matter where you are, you will have nothing to fear.”

— Hayao Miyazaki

65. “The important thing is to dare to dream big, then take action to make it come true.”

— Joe Girard

66. “Stand up straight and realize who you are, that you tower over your circumstances. You are a child of God. Stand up straight.”

— Maya Angelou

67. “If you add a little to a little and do this often, soon the little will become great.”

— Hesiod

68. “If we let ourselves, we shall always be waiting for some distraction or other to end before we can really get down to our work. The only people who achieve much are those who want knowledge so badly that they seek it while the conditions are still unfavorable. Favorable conditions never come.”

— C. S. Lewis

69. “Tell the truth. That way you don't have to remember a story.”

— John Wooden

70. “In the end, it is the person you become, not the things you have achieved, that is the most important.”

— Les Brown

71. “Help young people. Help small guys. Because small guys will be big. Young people will have the seeds you bury in their minds, and when they grow up, they will change the world.”

— Jack Ma

72. “You can have anything you want. You just have to decide what you want and do everything it takes to get it!”

— Bob Proctor

73. “Persevere and get it done.”

— George Allen

74. “Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honour for me.”

— Abdul Kalam

75. “Education is our passport to the future.”

— Malcolm X

76. “There is no greater thing you can do with your life and your work than follow your passions – in a way that serves the world and you.”

— Richard Branson

77. “Sit up straight, listen and participate.”

— Pat Summitt

78. “All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.”

— Magic Johnson

79. “I promise to question everything my leaders tell me. I promise to use my critical faculties. I promise to develop my independence of thought. I promise to educate myself so I can make my own judgments.”

— Carl Sagan

80. “What a child can do today with assistance, she will be able to do by herself tomorrow.”

— Lev S. Vygotsky

81. “Education is the best weapon through which we can fight poverty, ignorance and terrorism.”

— Malala Yousafzai

82. “Live your life with arms wide open. Today is where your book begins. The rest is still unwritten.”

— Natasha Bedingfield

83. “Always give your best and try to figure out how to do an even better job.”

— Ben Carson

84. “Put all excuses aside and remember this: YOU are capable.”

— Zig Ziglar

85. “The primary ingredient for progress is optimism. The unwavering belief that something can be better drives the human race forward.”

— Simon Sinek

86. “Take risks. Ask big questions. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes; if you don’t make mistakes, you’re not reaching far enough.”

— David Packard

87. “Even if we don’t have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there.”

— Stephen Chbosky

88. “The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.”

— John F. Kennedy

89. “Do not look back upon what has been done. Go Ahead.”

— Swami Vivekananda

90. “The greatest failure is the failure to try.”

— William Arthur Ward

91. “You have been given your own work to do. Get to it right now, do your best at it, and don’t be concerned with who is watching you. Create your own merit.”

— Epictetus