60 Inspiring Quotes to Get You Ready To Go Back To School
It's that time of year again. Summer has unofficially come to an end, so that means back-to-school season is quickly approaching. Reuniting with your besties, landing a role in your school's annual play, and slaying homecoming with the best dress and matching hairstyle are some of the more exciting things about heading back to school. Once you've gotten your school supplies and handpicked your first-day OOTD, you may feel a little overwhelmed at what the new school year may bring. Inspiring back-to-school quotes can get you in the right headspace to crush it this year.
Classic quotes from cultural icons and uplifting sayings courtesy of our faves (ofc, we've got something for the Swifties) can be written in your notebook, printed and posted in your locker, or used as your official back-to-school Instagram caption. No matter how you choose to use these back-to-school quotes, it's important to know that you are supported and feel encouraged as you head back to class.
Are you ready to make this the best school year ever? Check out these inspiring back-to-school quotes that will help you stay motivated and encouraged throughout the school year.
Beyoncé
"I strongly believe if you work hard, whatever you want, it will come to you. I know that's easier said than done but keep trying."
Abraham Lincoln
"I walk slowly but never backward."
Miley Cyrus
"My mom is always telling me it takes a long time to get to the top, but a short time to get to the bottom."
Katy Perry
"You don't have to be perfect to achieve your dreams."
Walt Disney
"All our dreams can come true — if we have the courage to pursue them."
Jenna Ortega
"Try everything, even if it's scary. You learn so much when you're uncomfortable, and it's wonderful getting to know yourself."
Selena Gomez
"All the people who knock me down only inspire me to do better."
Johnny Depp
"If there's any message to my work, it is ultimately that it's ok to be different, that it's good to be different, that we should question ourselves before we pass judgement on someone who looks different, behaves different, talks different, is a different color."
Olivia Newton John
"I don't know what my path is yet. I'm just walking on it."
Ariana Grande
"Be happy with being you. Love your flaws, own your quirks."
Lady Gaga
"Believe and work hard, and all your dreams will come true."
Frank Sinatra
"The best revenge is massive success."
Babe Ruth
"it's hard to beat a person who never gives up."
Ryan Gosling
"I've learned it's important not to limit yourself. You can do whatever you really love to do, no matter what it is."
Serena Williams
"I think in life you should work on yourself until the day you die."
Coco Chanel
"Success is most often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable."
Audrey Hepburn
"Nothing is impossible. The word itself says, 'I'm possible!'"
Estée Lauder
"I never dreamed about success, I worked for it."
Ellen Degeneres
"When you take risks you learn that there will be times when you succeed, and there will be times when you fail, and both are equally important."
Taylor Swift
"This is a new year. A new beginning. And things will change."
Eleanor Roosevelt
"You must do the things you think you cannot do."
Zendaya
"Don't try so hard to fit in, and certainly don't try so hard to be different...Just try hard to be you."
Beyoncé
"I've always felt strongly about equal opportunity for women. Girls have to be taught from early on that they are strong and capable of being anything they want to be."
Sabrina Carpenter
"Confidence is the most beautiful thing you can possess."
Steve Irwin
"I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message."
Demi Lovato
"Work hard, nap hard."
Dorothy Parker
"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity"
Malala Yousafzai
"Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world."
Nelson Mandela
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
Amanda Gorman
“The only approval you need is your own.”
Emma Watson
"I'm not going to school just for the academics. I wanted to share ideas, to be around people who are passionate about learning."
Emma Stone
"Flaws are my favorite part of people, usually."
Amy Schumer
"If I say I am beautiful and strong, you will not determine my story. I will."
Kerri Washington
"You and you alone are the only person that can live the life that writes the story that you were meant to tell. And the world needs your story because the world needs your voice."
Amy Poehler
"You can’t do it alone. Be open to collaboration. Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you. Spend a lot of time with them and it will change your life."
Malcolm X
"Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today."
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“If you don’t understand, ask questions. If you’re uncomfortable about asking questions, say you are uncomfortable about asking questions and then ask anyway."
Michelle Obama
"You have to stay in school. You have to. You have to go to college. You have to get your degree. Because that's the one thing people can't take away from you is your education. And it is worth the investment."
Jenny Han
"I've always loved the first day of school better than the last day of school. Firsts are best because they are beginnings."
Walt Disney
"There’s more treasure in books than in all the pirates’ loot on Treasure Island."
Skai Jackson
"Be yourself, love yourself no matter what, no matter what anyone tells you. You don’t have to try to fit in and be someone that you’re not."
Barack Obama
"In a global economy, where the most valuable skill you can sell is your knowledge, a good education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity, it is a prerequisite."
Oprah Winfrey
"Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom."
Lily Tomlin
"I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework."
Dr. Seuss
"You're off to great place, today is your day, your mountain is waiting, so get on your way!"
Martin Luther King
"Intelligence plus character—that is the true goal of education."
Steve Martin
"Be so good they can't ignore you."
Eleanor Roosevelt
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
Oscar Wilde
"You can never be overdressed or overeducated."
Joan of Arc
"I am not afraid. I was born to do this."
Unknown
"Sometimes you have to do what you don't love, so that you can do what you love."
Unknown
"Sometimes we're all too quick to count down the days that we forget to make the days count."
Unknown
"Be curious, not cool."
Unknown
"Make today so awesome yesterday gets jealous."
Unknown
"Be a flamingo in a flock of pigeons."
Unknown
"You can't start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one."
Unknown
"Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life."
Unknown
"If you want something you never had, you have to do something you've never done."
Unknown
"Don't be afraid to start over. It's a new chance to rebuild what you want."
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