160 Positive Quotes for Kids, Words to Inspire Them

When it comes to expression, what can be better to point to the right direction than positive words? Kids always copy our way of expressing ourselves, but the rhythm of everyday life can sometimes skew our intentions and distort the true messages we try to get across.

This collection of positive quotes for kids will help you read and share some truly optimistic thoughts with them. The wisdom of these famous people will come in handy at any age as the best advice one could give to children.

Positive Quotes for Kids About Life and Dreams

Inspiring Quotes to Spread Positivity to Kids
Confidence Quotes for Kids to Build Self Esteem
Encouraging and Positive Quotes for Kids to Help Them Cope with Challenges

Motivational Positive Quotes for Kids Which Will Move Them Forward

Positive Quotes for Kids About Life and Dreams

Share these inspiring quotes to help them reach for the stars as they grow up.

Think, Believe, Dream, and Dare. Walt Disney

Believe you can and you’re halfway there. Theodore Roosevelt
Everything you can imagine is real. Pablo Picasso
There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million. Walt Streightiff

Start each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart. Roy T. Bennett
Give the world the best you have, and the best will come to you. Madeline Bridge
Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see. Arthur Schopenhauer

Positivity always wins…Always. Gary Vaynerchuk
If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way. Martin Luther King Jr.
Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much. Francis Bacon

Keep calm and keep learning. Lailah Gifty Akita
Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale. Hans Christen Andersen
In the end, everything will be okay. If it’s not okay, it’s not yet the end. Fernando Sabino

Today is the first day of the rest of your life. Charles Dederich
If you can dream it, you can do it. Walt Disney
Pretty much all the honest truth-telling there is in the world is done by children. Oliver Wendell Holmes

No kid is unsmart. Every kid’s a genius at something. Our job is to find it. And then encourage it. Robin Sharma
You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn how to surf. Jon Kabat-Zinn

Positive quote for kids. — You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn how to surf. Jon Kabat-Zinn

The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled. Plutarch

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says I’m possible! Audrey Hepburn
Whatever you are, be a good one. Abraham Lincoln
When one door of happiness closes, another opens. Helen Keller

Learn from yesterday, live for today, look to tomorrow, rest this afternoon. Charlie Brown
You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. Maya Angelou
Row, row, row your boat. Gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream. Alice Munro

Play is our brain’s favorite way of learning. Diane Ackerman
Only where children gather is there any real chance of fun. Mignon McLaughlin
Time to rise. Time for school! Open your eyes. Tammie Jones

Maturity is when you stop complaining and making excuses, and start making changes. Roy T. Bennett
Every child you encounter is a divine appointment. Wess Stafford
If you hang out with chickens, you’re going to cluck and if you hang out with eagles, you’re going to fly. Steve Maraboli

If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales. Albert Einstein
Don’t just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will never grow from it. Jim Rohn
Don’t let what you can’t do stop you from doing what you can do. John Wooden

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence. Ovid

Happiness [is] only real when shared. Jon Krakauer
I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn’t learn something from him. Galileo Galilei

I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be. Albert Einstein
A child can ask questions that a wise man cannot answer. Unknown
All students can learn and succeed, but not on the same day in the same way. William Spady

All you really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt. Charlie Brown
Always chase your dreams instead of running from your fears. Anonymous
An investment in knowledge pays the best dividends. Benjamin Franklin

Anything is possible. Anything can be. Shel Silverstein
Children make your life important. Erma Bombeck
Children must be taught how to think, not what to think. Margaret Mead

Do what is right, not what is easy nor what is popular. Roy T. Bennett
I don’t love studying. I hate studying. I like learning. Learning is beautiful. Natalie Portman

Inspiring Quotes to Spread Positivity to Kids

Children often need to learn something they hadn’t heard before to get propelled to a fascinating new direction.

Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see. Neil Postman
The dreamers are the saviors of the world. James Allen
Children are not things to be molded, but are people to be unfolded. Jess Lair

You’ll never find a rainbow if you’re looking down. Charlie Chaplin
You must be the change you wish to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi
Do all the good you can,
By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the people you can,
As long as ever you can. John Wesley

It takes sunshine and rain to make a rainbow. There would be no rainbows without sunshine and rain. Roy T. Bennett
No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dreams that you wish will come true. Walt Disney Company
Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires and a touch that never hurts. Charles Dickens

The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit. Moliere
To the world you may be one person but to one person you may be the world. Bill Wilson
It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Success means we go to sleep at night knowing that our talents and abilities were used in a way that served others. Marianne Williamson
The duty of youth is to challenge corruption. Kurt Cobain
Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow. Anthony J. D’Angelo

Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude. Zig Ziglar
The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life. John Lennon

We are the music-makers,
And we are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea-breakers,
And sitting by desolate streams.
World-losers and world-forsakers,
Upon whom the pale moon gleams;
Yet we are the movers and shakers,
Of the world forever, it seems.
Arthur O’Shaughnessy
Choose your friends with caution, plan your future with purpose, and frame your life with faith. Thomas S. Monson
Just when the caterpillar thought the world was ending, he turned into a butterfly. Proverb

Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten. Neil Gaiman
I don’t think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains. Anne Frank

I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it. Mae West

Miracles happen to those who believe in them. Bernhard Berenson
No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world. Robin Williams
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why we call it ‘The Present’. Eleanor Roosevelt

Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me… Anything can happen, child. Anything can be. Shel Silverstein
Wise people learn when they can; fools learn when they must. Arthur Wellesley

Confidence Quotes for Kids to Build Self Esteem

When those little ones need some encouragement, it’s sometimes hard to find the exact words to say. These quotes will definitely boost their confidence.

A person’s a person, no matter how small. Dr. Seuss
Every child is born a genius. Richard Buckminster Fuller
Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear. George Addair

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. Oscar Wilde
Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine. Roy T. Bennett
Don’t doubt your value. Don’t run from who you are. Aslan

Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down. Roy T. Bennett
Although I’m only fourteen, I know quite well what I want, I know who is right and who is wrong. I have my opinions, my own ideas and principles, and although it may sound pretty mad from an adolescent, I feel more of a person than a child, I feel quite independent of anyone. Anne Frank
Being different isn’t a bad thing. It means you’re brave enough to be yourself. Luna Lovegood

We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today. Stacia Tauscher
Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal. Pamela Vaull Starr
Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself. Harvey Fierstein

Don’t be afraid of your fears. They’re not there to scare you. They’re there to let you know that something is worth it. C. JoyBell C.

Encouraging and Positive Quotes for Kids to Help Them Cope with Challenges

Obstacles are life lessons, but children usually lose heart and they might give up. Famous quotes like these will give them the encouragement they need.

Build upon strengths, and weaknesses will gradually take care of themselves. Joyce C. Lock

You’re off to great places. Today is your first day! Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way! Dr. Seuss
No one is perfect – that’s why pencils have erasers. Wolfgang Riebe
I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. Thomas Alva Edison

If you fell down yesterday, stand up today. H.G. Wells
You’re braver than you believe and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. A.A. Milne
Remember: Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up. Rocky Balboa

Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater. Albert Einstein
Winning doesn’t mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve done before. Bonnie Blair
Well, we all make mistakes, dear, so just put it behind you. We should regret our mistakes and learn from them, but never carry them forward into the future with us. L.M. Montgomery

We know what we are but know not what we may be. Shakespeare
Try again. Fail again. Fail better. Samuel Beckett
If people did not do silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done. Ludwig Wittgenstein

They laugh at me because I’m different; I laugh at them because they’re all the same. Kurt Cobain
Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. Paulo Coelho
The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything. Theodore Roosevelt

The expert in anything was once a beginner. Helen Hayes
Why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves back up. Batman
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. Herman Cain

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. Eleanor Roosevelt
It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog. Mark Twain
If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito. The Dalai Lama

In school we learn that mistakes are bad, and we are punished for making them. Yet, if you look at the way humans are designed to learn, we learn by making mistakes. We learn to walk by falling down. If we never fell down, we would never walk. Robert T. Kiyosaki
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. Confucius
If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced. Vincent Van Gogh

Never fear shadows. They simply mean that there’s a light somewhere nearby. Ruth E. Renkei

Motivational Positive Quotes for Kids Which Will Move Them Forward

When children seem unmotivated, it’s often a matter of inspiration. These positive quotes will help them be more alert and boost their creativity.

Fall seven times, stand up eight. Japanese Proverb

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. Theodore Roosevelt
Clear your mind of “cant”. Samuel Johnson
You never fail until you stop trying. Albert Einstein

A problem is a chance for you to do your best. Duke Ellington
Climb ev’ry mountain, Ford ev’ry stream, Follow ev’ry rainbow, ‘Till you find your dream. Unknown
You will either step forward into growth, or you will step backward into safety. Abraham Maslow

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. Mark Twain
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars. Norman Vincent Peale
You’ve got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. Irish Proverb

A goal without a plan is just a wish. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. Walt Disney
You are not meant for crawling. You have wings. Learn to use them. Rumi

All The Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas
Layin’ In The Sun,
Talkin’ ‘Bout The Things
They Woulda-Coulda-Shoulda Done…
But All Those Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas
All Ran Away And Hid
From One Little Did. Shel Silverstein
I want to live my life in such a way that when I get out of bed in the morning, the devil says, «aw shit, he’s up!» Steve Maraboli
Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein. H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it! John Anster
The most important thing in life is to stop saying «I wish» and start saying «Ι will». Charles Dickens
The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work. Mark Twain

Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not. Pablo Picasso
Nothing is particularly hard if you break it down into small jobs. Henry Ford
Never stop dreaming,
never stop believing,
never give up,
never stop trying, and
never stop learning. Roy T. Bennett

If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on. Sheryl Sandberg
If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never have it. If you don’t ask, the answer is always no. If you don’t step forward, you’re always in the same place. Nora Roberts
Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations. Zig Ziglar