100 Best College Quotes To Motivate Students

Why College quotes?

College is one of the best times in any individual's life. It is extremely important in shaping a child's future.

By the time students are done with college, they become young adults ready to take on the world with curious zeal. This is why the time spent in college has to be cherished.

Every moment is precious. Along with gaining knowledge, one gets ready to earn their own money and lead a good life. Motivational quotes can help ease stress and ease any uncertainties on the journey from high school to freshman year in college.

These quotes about college life can give an insight into what’s expected and how to handle life in college. In this article we take a look at a few encouraging, motivational and heart-warming college quotes about education, friendship and college life.

What Parents Should Know

• College education is one part of the college experience. It is the best time for children to explore and discover their passions and interests.
• College is also a great time for children to step out of their comfort zones and live an independent life. They are now growing up and finding their own place in the world.
• Is it important for children to know that they aren't alone in this new chapter of their life. Being surrounded by family and friends helps them gain the required courage to step out of their comfort zones.

What To Discuss With Children

• Talking about your college experiences is a great way of starting a conversation about some sensitive topics like safety and responsibility.
• It is important to discuss their passions and interest with equal zeal.
• This crucial rite of passage is a fun and educational journey. When children spend every moment in gratitude, they can learn important life lessons along the way.

The Best College Quotes

1. “Invest in yourself, you can afford it, trust me.” - Rashon Carraway.

2. “No, sky is not the limit. It is only the beginning.” - Donovan Livingston.

3. “The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living differ from the dead.” – Aristotle.

4. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” – Benjamin Franklin.

5. “Invest in yourself or no one else will.” - Unknown*.

6. “Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.” - Jim Rohn.

7. “An investment in education is an investment in our future.” - David Wasinger.

8. “To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.” - Anatole France.

9. “The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it from you.” - B.B. King.

10. “Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day-in and day-out.” – Robert Collier.

11. “There is no secret to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” - General Colin Powell.

12. “There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs.” - Zig Ziglar.

13. “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.” – Pele.

14. “A college degree is not a sign that one is a finished product but an indication a person is prepared for life.” – Edward A Malloy.

15. “The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life.” - Plato.

Funny College Quotes About Going To College

16. “College is the reward for surviving high school.” - Judd Apatow.

17. “By the end of high school, I was not, of course, an educated man, but I knew how to try to become one.” – Clifton Fadiman.

18. “The road to success is always under construction.” - Lily Tomlin.

19. "The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces." - Will Rogers.

20. “Every year, many, many stupid people graduate from college. And if they can do it, so can you.” - John Green, ‘Who's The Slow Learner? Adventures In Independence’.

21. “Work hard, nap hard.” – Demi Lovato.

22. “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” -Thomas A. Edison.

23. “Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.” - Daniel J. Boorstin.

24. “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” - Les Brown.

25. “You’re going to fall down, but the world doesn’t care how many times you fall down, as long as it’s one fewer than the number of times you get back up.” - Aaron Sorkin.

26. “When you get to the end of the rope, tie a knot and hang on.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt.

27. “The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.” – Sydney J. Harris.

Beautiful Quotes About College

28. “Struggling to decide what to do after graduation is… a sort of rite of passage to the next phase of your life.” - Gloria Davidson.

29. “The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.” – Aristotle.

30. “Your families are extremely proud of you… This would be a most opportune time to ask for money.” - Gary Bolding.

31. “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” – Albert Einstein.

32. “Definition of a college professor: someone who talks in other people's sleep.” – W.H. Auden.

33. “College is a refuge from hasty judgment.” – Robert Frost.

Inspirational Quotes For Every College Student

34. “Educating yourself does not mean you were stupid in the first place, it means that you are intelligent enough to know that there is plenty left to learn.” - Melanie Joy.

35. “Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.” - Salvador Dali.

36. “Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement.” – W. Clement Stone.

37. “What we love in our books are the depths of many marvelous moments seen all at once.” - Kurt Vonnegut.

38. “With the realization of one’s own potential and self-confidence in one’s ability, one can build a better world.” – Dalai Lama.

39. “When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful.” – Eric Thomas.

40. “You can’t have a better tomorrow if you’re still thinking about yesterday.” - Charles F. Kettering.

41. “It isn’t where you came from. It’s where you’re going that counts.” - Ella Fitzgerald.

42. “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill.

43. “Education is the passport to the future for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today." – Malcolm X.

Stunning College Quotes

44. “Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom.” - Oprah Winfrey.

45. “Successful people are not gifted; they just work hard, then succeed on purpose.” - G.K. Nielson.

46. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt.

47. “The path to success is to take massive, determined action.” – Tony Robbins.

48. “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” – Thomas A. Edison.

49. “Focus on doing the right things instead of a bunch of things.” – Mike Krieger.

50. "And will you succeed? Yes, you will indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed)." - Dr. Seuss.

51. “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” – William Butler Yeats.

52. “Develop a passion for learning… you will never cease to grow.” – Anthony J. D’Angelo.

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

54. "College has given me the confidence I need to fail." - Jarod Kintz, ‘This Book Has No Title.’

Cool Quotes About College

55. “Self-discipline is the magic power that makes you virtually unstoppable.” - Dan Kennedy.

56. “College inspired me to think differently.” - Lara Oleynik.

57. “Change your thoughts and you change your world.” – Norman Vincent Peale.

58. "The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match, each one of you is a fuse.” - Ed Koch.

59. “Whatever you are, be a good one.” – Abraham Lincoln.

60. “Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.” – Chinese proverb.

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

62. “Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” – Mary Anne Radmacher.

63. “Be bold, be courageous, be your best.” – Gabrielle Giffords.

College Life Quotations

64. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” - Arthur Ashe.

65. “Confidence is preparation. Everything else is beyond your control.” – Richard Kline

66. “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” - Albert Einstein.

67. “Take it all one day at a time and enjoy the journey.” - Kristi Barlett.

68. “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau.

69. “College is like a fountain of knowledge and the students are there to drink.” - Chuck Palahniuk.

70. “The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.” - Bruce Lee.

71. “Be so good they can't ignore you.” - Steve Martin.

72. “Discipline is just choosing between what you want now and what you want most.” - Abraham Lincoln.

73. “All progress takes place outside of your comfort zone.” – Michael John Bobak.

74. “Believe… Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson.

75. “Skill is only developed by hours and hours of work.” – Usain Bolt.

76. “There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” – Beverly Sills.

77. “Tough times don’t last. Tough people do.” – Robert H. Schuller.

78. “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs.

79. “The true success is the person who invented himself.” – Al Goldstein.

80. “Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.” – Ralph Marston.

81. “Procrastination is the thief of time.” – Edward Young.

82. “Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven’t planted.” – David Bly.

83. “It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” – Edmund Hillary.

84. “College is the best time of your life. When else are your parents going to spend several thousand dollars a year just for you to go to a strange town and get drunk every night?” - David Wood

85. “The aim of a college education is to teach you to know a good man when you see one.” – William James.

College Quotes about Friendship

86. "Some friends are not Really friends, they are FAMILY." - Unknown*.

87. "Here’s to the nights that turned into morning, with the friends that turned into family." - Unknown*.

88. "I have learned that friendship isn't about who you've known the longest, it's about who came and never left your side." - Yolanda Hadid

89. "Friends come and go like the waves of an ocean, but the real ones stick like Octopus on your face." - Unknown*.

90. "As we go on after college, we remember all the times we had together, and as our lives change, come whatever, we will still be friends forever." - Unknown*.

91. "My college friends are the most beloved friends that I have in my life and they’re the reason College was amazing!" - Unknown*.

92. "Keep it cool and simple and you will find the right friends in your college life to last a lifetime." - Unknown*.

93. "If you do not have friends ready to do anything with you, you missed out on College life." - Unknown*.

94. College is a place where you are going to make friends no matter how hard you try not to make one. - Unknown*.

95. "My college life is not complete without a bunch of crazy and hyper friends that made life exciting." - Unknown*.

96. "All kinds of first times in life are sometimes experience with college friends." - Unknown*.

97. "Can you imagine college with friends? it’s similar to plain bread." - Unknown*.

98. "College friends are really for keeps; they were the ones who are always there during your good and bad times." - Unknown*.

99. "Sometimes, you meet your true friends in College." - Unknown*.

100. "To pass a course in college, you only need; Books, Notes, and hardworking friends." - Unknown*.

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