51 Inspirational Quotes for College Students

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College is a very exciting time but you also have to do a lot of hard work as a college student. Sometimes you can lose your motivation and need a little bit of help to get that motivation back. I have found 51 inspirational quotes for college students to help you keep that motivation all the way to graduation.

We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them–Albert Einstein

Learn as if you will live forever, live like you will die tomorrow–Mahatma Gandhi

Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts–Winston Churchill

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success–Dale Carnegie

Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable–John Wooder

I never dreamed about success. I worked for it–Estee Lauder

Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get–W.P. Kinsella

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.–Winston Churchill

Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today–Will Rogers

You learn more from failure than from success. Don’t let it stop you. Failure builds character.–Unknown

If you are working on something that you really care about you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.–Steve Jobs

Goal setting is the secret to a compelling future–Tony Robbins

Either you run the day or the day runs you–Jim Rohn

When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.–Paulo Coello

Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible–Tony Robbins

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.–Steve Jobs

Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness–Oprah Winfrey

The strongest actions for a women is to love herself, be herself and shine amongst those who never believed she could–Unknown

The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it–Roseanne Barr

No woman wants to be in submission to a man who isn’t in submission to God–T.D. Jakes

When a women becomes her own best friend life is easier– Diane Von Furstenberg

We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored–Sheryl Sandberg

It took me a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I’m not going to be silent–Madeleine Albright

He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior–Confucius

Try not to become a man of success, but rather become a man of value.–Albert Einstein

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes–Benjamin Disraeli

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him–David Brinkley

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has–Epictetus

You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction–George Lorimer

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world–Nelson Mandela

Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new–Augustine Ogmandino

The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs, one step at a time–Joe Girard

People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well neither does bathing-that’s why we recommend it daily–Zig Ziglar

Work until your bank account looks like a phone number–Unknown

Life is like a sewer…What you get out of it depends on what you put into it–Tom Lehrer

I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific–Lily Tomlin

Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day–Dalai Lama

Opportunities don’t happen, you create them–Chris Grosser

Love your family, work super hard, live your passion.–Gary Vagnerchuk

It is never too late to be what you might have been–George Eliot

Don’t let someone else’s opinion of you become your reality–Les Brown

I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.–Steven R. Covey

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes–William James

One of the differences between some successful and unsuccessful people is that one group is full of doers, while the other is full of wishers–Edmond Mbiaka

I’d rather regret the things i’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done–Lucille Ball

When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love…–Marcus Aurelius

Mondays are the start of the work week which off new beginnings 52 times a year!–David Dureck

Your Monday morning thoughts set the tone for your whole week. See yourself getting stronger, and living a fulfilling, happier and healthier life–Germany Vent

Every Friday, I like to high five myself for getting through another week on little more than caffeine, will power and inappropriate humor.–Nanea Hoffman

Inspiration does exist, but it must find you working–Pablo Picasso

Don’t settle for average. Bring your best to the moment. Then, whether it fails or succeeds, at least you know you gave it all you had–Angela Bassett.

There you have it, 51 inspirational quotes for college students. I hope these quotes have given you inspiration and motivation to finish out the semester.

I know sometimes going to school and working can cause your mental health to go down hill. If this is the case for you please check out How to Improve your Mental Health.