40 Motivational Quotes For Students

Author: Teacherr Blog

Ah, students. They’re more often than not beaten down by mountain-high expectations, may it be academically or socially. Sometimes, the peer and parental pressure piles up, so much so that they feel like giving up. So what can you, their teacher, do to motivate them and set a spark to their dormant ambitions?

Let them know some wise words, of course! If you’re confused about what to say, we at Teacherr have got you covered! The following quotations are sure to make your students ponder about their lives and inspire them to strive for success!

Monday Motivation?1) "You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you." — Brian Tracy

  1. We must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope" — Martin Luther King
  2. We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us." — A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
  3. To succeed you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can’t just accept the ones you like" — Mike Gafka
  4. Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today" — Malcolm X

Beating the Tuesday Blues6) "Our greatest fear should not be of failure…but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter." — Francis Chan

  1. If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much." — Jim Rohn
  2. It always seems impossible until it’s done." — Nelson Mandela
  3. If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough." — Albert Einstein
  4. Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday." — Don Marquis

Wednesday Inspiration for Your Students!11) "Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it." — Stephen Hawking

  1. Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending." — Maria Robinson
  2. Work as hard as you can and then be happy in the knowledge you couldn’t have done any more." — Unknown
  3. Be stronger than your excuses." — Anonymous
  4. Thinking should become your capital asset, no matter whatever ups and downs you come across in your life." — Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

Trampling Thursday’s Troubles16) "There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure." — Colin Powell

  1. The expert in anything was once a beginner." — Helen Hayes
  2. Whoso neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future." — Euripides
  3. What we learn with pleasure we never forget." — Alfred Mercier
  4. Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail." — Confucius