Motivational Quotes For School

Back-to-school season always brings up so many emotions. Excitement fills the air as kids get their first day outfits ready and test out their backpacks. Don't forget the fun of picking out new folders, pencils and pens and every school supply on their assigned list. While kids and parents are preparing at home, teachers are hard at work setting up their classrooms and formulating their lesson plans to engage and inspire their students.

It often happens that all the running around, stress and everything else that late August and early September brings can overshadow the importance of setting up our kids for success at school. If you need to remind yourself (or your kids!) just how much education matters, we've got a list of back-t0-school quotes to get everybody's head in the game. From inspirational sayings about school to funny messages about going back to class, at least some of these quotes are bound to speak to you. Parents can stick one in their kid's lunch box and teachers can start the day off with an encouraging line to get their pupils pumped.

The purpose of education, finally, is to create in a person the ability to look at the world for himself, to make his own decisions.

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Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.

I've always loved the first day of school better than the last day of school. Firsts are best because they are beginnings.

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To get them in the school spirit, sneak some funny and inspirational words of wisdom (from the likes of Taylor Swift, Zendaya and Amy Poehler) into their notebook—it may win you brownie points. Fortunately, we found 50 back-to-school quotes to motivate your kids for the academic year ahead, so they can reach their full potential.

2. “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” — Dr. Seuss

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5. “Take your risks now. As you grow older, you become more fearful and less flexible. And I mean that literally. I hurt my knee this week on the treadmill, and it wasn’t even on.” — Amy Poehler

12. “I’ve always loved the first day of school better than the last day of school. Firsts are best because they are beginnings.” — Jenny Han

16. “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 Watson

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18. “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.” — Michelle Obama

20. “Fall is here, hear the yell. Back to school, ring the bell. Brand new shoes, walking blues. Climb the fence, books and pens. I can tell that we are going to be friends. I can tell that we are going to be friends.” — “We’re Going to Be Friends” by The White Stripes

21. “When we empower girls hungry for education, we cultivate women who are emboldened to effect change within their communities and globally.” — Meghan Markle

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23. “I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message.” — Steve Irwin

24. “Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids to work together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.” — Bill Gates

28. “Don’t try hard to fit in, and certainly don’t try so hard to be different...just try hard to be you.” — Zendaya

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30. “High school is about finding who you are, because that’s more important than trying to be someone else.” — Nick Jonas

32. “Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.” — Pelé

33. “I had the feeling that to get into a schoolhouse and study...would be about the same as getting into paradise.” — Booker T. Washington

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34. “I know I can be what I wanna be. If I work hard at it, I’ll be where I wanna be.” — “I Can” by Nas

35. “Education is not just about going to school and getting a degree. It’s about widening your knowledge and absorbing the truth about life.” — Shakuntala Devi

39. “The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice.” — Brian Herbert

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41. “I don’t know everything. I know a fraction of what there is to know, and I don’t think I will ever know everything, but it’s important to me to constantly challenge myself.” — Yara Shahidi

44. “I came to understand the value of education, not just to enable me to make a good living, but to enable me to make a worthwhile life.” – Ruth Simmons

45. “If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you.” — Zig Ziglar

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