There are so many brilliant quotes online. Search Google for “inspirational quotes” and you’ll find pages and pages. I like to see the positive in life and I try and help my kids do the same, so I created a list of my favourite quotes for kids. There are some by philosophers, children’s book authors, great leaders, and great business people.
For being yourself
Why fit in when you were born to stand out? – Dr. Seuss
Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale. – Hans Christen Andersen
Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine. – Roy T. Bennett
No one is perfect – that’s why pencils have erasers. – Wolfgang Riebe
Only surround yourself with people who will lift you higher. – Oprah Winfrey
Being different isn’t a bad thing. It means you’re brave enough to be yourself. – Luna Lovegood
We all can dance when we find music we love. – Giles Andreae
For helping others
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. – Dalai Lama
The time is always right to do what is right. – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much. – Francis Bacon
Be silly, be honest, be kind. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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
Friends and good manners will carry you where money won’t go. – Margaret Walker
Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve done before. – Bonnie Blair
For living your dreams
Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts. – Albert Einstein
Just when the caterpillar thought the world was ending, he turned into a butterfly. – Proverb
Anything is possible. Anything can be. – Shel Silverstein
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. – Confucious
Don’t let what you can’t do stop you from doing what you can do. – John Wooden
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. – Theodore Roosevelt
Today is your day. Your mountain is waiting so get on your way. – Dr. Seuss
Nothing is particularly hard if you break it down into small jobs. – Henry Ford
We grow great by dreams. – Woodrow Wilson
And one of my favourite quotes of all time is . . .
If you can dream it, you can do it. – Walt Disney
I believe an inspirational quote is only as good as what you do with it. Help your child create a poster (or have them do it themselves if they’re old enough) with one of your favourite quotes then post it in your window for your neighbourhood to see.
If you have a favourite quote for kids that’s not listed here, please share it in the comments.
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