35 Short Inspirational Quotes for Kids

The words we hear every day can make or break us. Fill your mind with positive thoughts to inspire 

that strong will within you. Below are little wisdom nuggets that have been carefully selected to inspire kids for 

greater heights. Do enjoy this section of inspirational quotes.

35 Short Inspirational Quotes for Kids

Theodore Roosevelt - do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

John wooden – don’t let what you can’t do stop you from what you can do.

Wolfing Riebe – no one is perfect, that is why pencils have erasers.

Judy Garland – always be first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

Hans Christen Andersen – life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.

Confucious – wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.

Eleanor Roosevelt – yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why we call it “The present.”

Mickey Rooney – you always pass failure on the way to success.

Dr. Seuss – the more you give away the happier you become. Why fit in when you are born to stand out.

Charles Dickens – have a heart that never hardens and a temper that never tires and a touch that never hurts.

Dalai Lama – be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

H. Jackson Brown Jr. – never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.

Eleanor Roosevelt – no one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Mark Twain – the secret of getting ahead is getting started.

Martin Lutherking – the time is always right to do what is right.

Thomas Alva Edison – I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.

Roald Dahl – always keep a positive mindset, it will improve your outlook on the world.

Theodore Roosevelt – the only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.

Aslan – don’t doubt your value. Don’t run from who you are.

Luna Lovegood – being different is not a bad thing. It means you are brave enough to be yourself.

Aristotle – we are what we do repeatedly. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.

Walt Disney – if you can dream it, you can achieve it.

Benjamin Franklin – an investment in knowledge pays the best dividends.

Eleanor Roosevelt – No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Madeline Bridge – give the world the best you have, and the best will come to you.

J.M. Barrie – Never doubt yourself, it will only hold you back.

Louisa May Alcott – don’t be afraid of life’s challenges.

Robin Sharma – No kid is unsmart. Every kid’s a genus at something. Our job is to find it and then encourage it.

Maya Angelou – when you know better you do better.

Japanese Proverb – Fall seven times, stand up eight.

Mahatma Gandhi - The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

George Burns – it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.

Richard Buckminster Fuller – Every child is born a genius.

Mahatma Gandhi – we must be the change we want to see.

Henry David Thoreau – Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

Inspirational quotes and motivational words are never enough for the mind, that is why we need them every day to succeed. Visit this site regularly for more inspirational quotes for kids. Also, feel free to share your favorite quotes below.