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I never would have predicted the level of deep discussion that our dinnertime inspiring quotes for kids have prompted. I've been itching to tell you about it since we begin. We're talking about these inspirational quotes at the dinner table every night. Each of us has our own quote book where we write down the quote and it's meaning.

Can I just tell you how wonderful this is? Not only are these quotes becoming touchstones for our daily lives, it's a great way for Jeff and I to share gems of parenting wisdom. Which we get from time to time. . . 🙂

Inspiring Quotes for Kids Family Activity

Our quote books developed from an activity a teacher friend told me about. We adopted it for a family time activity. Many people have table talk conversation starters. Our quote books have become our table talk because they prompt so much discussion.

Each person takes a week to be the quote picker. That person shares the quote with the family and we all write it down in our books.

Next, we discuss the quote. This is such an important thing to do. It allows the quote to be "unpacked" - for the kids and us to find meaning and the practical life application of the quote. Sometimes we give examples or ask questions. It's a good time to practice conversation skills such as listening and paraphrasing.

When we finish talking about the quote's meaning, we write down what it means in our own words in our quote journals.

Also, we draw a picture to illustrate the meaning of the quote in our own lives.

Of course, I like to share so I can see what everyone's thinking. My kids don't always want to share what they wrote or drew but that's okay.

Both writing about the quote in our own words and drawing the quote make the meaning so much more clear to all of us. It takes the inspiring quote that sounds lovely but can be confusing and translates it to real-life, translates it into our lives.

Quote Gifts for Kids

Recently my daughter turned 13. It's an in-between age of not quite being a teenager and not quite being a kid. I was struggling to know what to give her for a gift. Then I remembered how much she loves quotes. I'm talking LOVES. Like 600 quote pins on her Pinterest board!

So, I picked beautiful quotes, printed them out as pictures, and put them in a frame. She LOVED loved loved it - said it was her favorite gift, that I really understood and knew what she liked.

Here it is - with the addition of her favorite erasers. 🙂

The cool thing about this gift is that she can always change out the quotes as she finds new favorites!

I found the frame on Amazon here.

You can buy quote printables on Etsy like this gift I made her:

20 Inspirational Quotes for Kids

Call these motivational or inspirational, these quotes are some of our favorites:

Every object, every being, is a jar of delight. Be a connoisseur. - Rumi
Bloom where you are planted.
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. - Thomas Alva Edison

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud. - Maya Angelou

I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a products of my decisions. - Stephen Covey

Wonder is the beginning of wisdom. - Socrates

You are not meant for crawling. You have wings. Learn to use them. - Rumi

Not all who wander are lost. - Gandolf

It is our choices that show what we truly are far more than our abilities. - Albus Dumbledore

We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy. - Albus Dumbledore

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. - Robert Frost.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. - Maya Angelou

Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself. - Coco Chanel

Being different isn't a bad thing. It means you're brave enough to be yourself. - Luna Lovegood

Don't doubt your value. Don't run from who you are. - Aslan

Those who have a strong sense of love and belonging have the courage to be imperfect. - Brené Brown

We are what we repeatedly do. - Aristotle

If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one. - Mother Teresa

Sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think. -Rumi

If you're a faith-based family, include those sacred verses in your quote book as well.

You might like these beautiful, printable quotes for positive thinking and back to school here.

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Inspirational Quotes for Kids | Imagination Soup

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I never would have predicted the level of deep discussion that our dinnertime inspiring quotes for kids have prompted. I've been itching to tell you about it since we begin. We're talking about these inspirational quotes at the dinner table every night.

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This page is a collection of Inspirational Quotes for Kids.

The words below will guide them to be themselves, do their best, follow their dreams, and to be comfortable making mistakes. Use these quotes to help your children live an inspired life and focus on what's important.

Enjoy this page of Inspirational Quotes for Kids.

Never let the odds keep you from doing
what you know in your heart you were meant to do.
-H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Only surround yourself with people who will lift you higher.
-Oprah Winfrey

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
-Theodore Roosevelt

Always be a first-rate version of yourself,
instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
-Judy Garland

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
-Eleanor Roosevelt

Don't let life discourage you;
everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.
-Richard L. Evans

Wise people learn when they can;
fools learn when they must.
-Arthur Wellesley

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions.
Small people always do that,
but the really great make you feel that you, too,
can become great.
-Mark Twain

Use what talents you possess;
The woods would be very silent
if no birds sang there except those that sang best.
-Henry Van Dyke

Don't let what you can't do
stop you from doing what you can do.
-John Wooden

Accept everything about yourself, I mean everything,
You are you and that is the beginning and the end,
no apologies, no regrets.
-Clark Moustakas

It's not what happens to you,
but how you react to it that matters.
-Epictetus

You always pass failure on the way to success.
-Mickey Rooney

You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind,
but you can change yourself.
That is something you have.
-Jim Rohn

Many of life's failures
are people who did not realize
how close they were to success when they gave up.
-Thomas Edison

Make each day your masterpiece.
-John Wooden

Remember, happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have;
it depends solely upon what you think.
-Dale Carnegie

Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul.
Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.
-Ralph Vaull Starr

Twenty years from now
you will be more disappointed
by the things that you didn't do
than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines.
Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover.
-Mark Twain

The world has the habit of making room
for the man whose words and actions
show that he knows where he is going.
-Napoleon Hill

It is the mark of an educated mind
to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
-Aristotle

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This page is a collection of Inspirational Quotes for Kids. The words below will guide them to be themselves, do their best, follow their dreams, and to be comfortable making mistakes. Use these quotes to help your children live an inspired life and focus on what's important.

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What's the big deal about motivational children quotes, anyway?

Kids need to be equipped with positive self-talk just as much as anybody else. While children build their identity, question the world around them and identify their strengths - how they talk to themselves is a major factor when it comes to determining the life they will lead. With children incorporating many of their parent's values, beliefs, favorite phrases and so on, let's make sure they get their healthy dose of motivational quotes as well! These motivational quotes for kids are for children of all ages. Enjoy!

Motivational Quotes for Kids of all ages about success, life, and happiness

1.) "Don't let what you can't do stop you from doing what you can do." - John Wooden
Sometimes we make things more complicated than they really are. Sometimes we focus on all the wrong things. Focus on what you can do, right now, where you are.

2.) "We all can dance when we find music we love." - Giles Andreae
Anyone can dance! Anyone can move their body to a rhythm that makes them feel good. Focus on feeling good and the dance will come naturally. As they say, 'dance like no one is watching'. In regard to being successful, just like finding the right songs, YOU must find YOUR THING! Explore. Learn. Discover. Then when you find YOUR THING, OWN IT!

We've been fooled into thinking that receiving makes us happy. Try giving more and see how you feel.

Positive quotes for kids to motivate them

4.) "I think I can. I know I can."

6.) "Being kind is never wasted."
How people treat you is THEIR path, how you treat people is YOURS. Walk a path that will make you better and make you proud!

Learn to be the best version of yourself. Learn how to handle tough situations. Learn how to tell whether a friend is good for you or not. Learn how to focus on the positive in your life. Learn how to believe in yourself. Learn how to imagine a life better than your current situation. Learn to love yourself.

8.) "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." - Theodore Roosevelt

9.) "You always pass failure on the way to success." - Mickey Rooney

10.) "Make each day your masterpiece." - John Wooden
Every living moment do your best. The rewards will be amazing. It's just that simple.

Inspirational quotes for kids about life and dreams

11.) "Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal." - Pamela Vaull Starr

12.) "No one is perfect - that's why pencils have erasers." - Wolfgang Riebe
Love yourself....your whole self. You are not here to be perfect, you are here to be you. Be who you are and you will attract the right people around you.

13.) "Never waste a minute thinking of anyone you don't like." - Eisenhower
People you don't like or people who don't like you are not worth your headspace. You can only think about 1 thing at a time, so why waste it. Use each moment to love yourself and to become better. Do you have the courage to get rid of the toxic people in your life? We all have them. One of the most important things we can do is surround ourselves with people who believe in us, support us and love us unconditionally. If your friends don't meet that criteria, then it might be time to find some new friends.

15.) "Why fit in when you were born to stand out?" -
When it seems like everyone is trying to fit in, standing out can be a bit scary. As a kid, I was scared to stand out and be who I really was. I was concerned and caught up with what other people thought of me. When I got past that, my whole life changed for the better and I started doing things, achieving things and experiencing things; I could have only dreamed of.

16.) "Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do." - H. Jackson Brown
Anything great that has ever been accomplished...was seen at the time as 'unrealistic'. Whether it's flying a plane, creating the lightbulb, becoming valedictorian, coming up with a cure for a disease...nothing special is realistic. It's always born from a new way of thinking. When we settle for realistic, we often settle to be average. You have greatness inside of you.

Inspirational Quotes for kids about being yourself

17.) "There is a voice inside of you, that whispers all day long, I feel this is right for me, or I know that this is wrong."
We all have a conscious, listen to yours. Always ask yourself, "Is this what my best looks like?" That one question alone will change your entire life.

18.) "You can steer yourself any direction you choose." - Dr. Suess
Your life is completely up to you. Many times when we are going through hard times, it doesn't feel like that, but it is. As we spoke about before, we can't control everything that happens to us, but the way we respond is ALWAYS up to us.

19.) "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." -Dr. Seuss

20.) "Anything is possible. Anything can be." - Shel Silverstein
Believe it's possible. Sometimes it's just that simple. Yet, some people will never truly believe. Have faith. But just because it's possible, doesn't mean it will be easy. Know that whatever life you want, the grades you want, the job you want, the reputation you want, friends you want...that it's possible. Nothing is off limits. Everything is within reach. Anything can be.

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Inspirational Quotes For Kids To Inspire Their Best Effort and Attitude

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What's the big deal about motivational children quotes, anyway? Kids need to be equipped with positive self-talk just as much as anybody else. While children build their identity, question the world around them and identify their strengths - how they talk to themselves is a major factor when it comes to determining the life they will lead.

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Inspiring the next generation of individuals is always crucial;

Most children never get the kind of inspiration that's given in quotes like these we're about to feature. They get told what they can and can't do. They get told what their limits are.

The media poisons their minds with negativity as soon as they can get a hold of them. Children don't need this. They need inspiration from us to help them go on to achieve amazing things.

They should be motivated to go after what they want, and not what others tell them to want. And they should also be taught all the valuable life lessons that the majority of successful and enlightened people live by.

We put together this collection of the most famous inspirational quotes for kids:

1. "We know what we are but know not what we may be." - Shakespeare

2. "What one can be one must be." - Unknown

3. "I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do." - Edward Everett Hale

4. "Every action in our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity." - Edwin Hubbel Chapin

5. "Do a little more than you're paid to. Give a little more than you have to. Try a little harder than you want to. Aim a little higher than you think possible, and give a lot of thanks to God for health, family, and friends." - Art Linkletter

6. "We grow great by dreams." - Woodrow Wilson

7. "I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world." - E.B. White

8. "Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart." - Confucious

9. "Life is a gift." - Unknown

10th of 33 Inspirational Quotes for Kids

"Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires and a touch that never hearts." - Charles Dickens

11. "In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing." - Theodore Roosevelt

12. "To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else." - Emily Dickensen

13. "So be sure when you step, Step with care and great tact. And remember that life's A Great Balancing Act. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed) Kid, you'll move mountains." ― Dr. Seuss

14. "To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man's life." - T.S. Eliot

15. "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." - Dr. Seuss

16. "Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something." - Henry David Thoreau

17. "May you live all the days of your life." - Jonathan Swift

18. "Time's fun when you're eating flies." - Kermit the Frog

19. "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined." - Henry David Thoreau

20. "Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale." - Hans Christen Andersen

21st of 33 Inspirational Quotes for Kids

"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life." - Confucious

22. "Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why we call it 'The Present'." - Eleanor Roosevelt

23. "You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was." - Irish Proverb

24. "You have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go..." - Dr. Seuss

25. "The years teach much the days never know." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

26. "It's good to have an end to journey toward, but it's the journey that matters in the end." - Ursula K. LeGuin

27. "To me every hour of the day and night is an unspeakably perfect miracle." - Walt Whitman

28. "Fall seven times, stand up eight." - Japanese Proverb

29. "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." - Winston Churchill

30. "The time is always right to do what is right." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

31. "Why fit in when you were born to stand out?" - Dr. Seuss

32. "Climb ev'ry mountain, Ford ev'ry stream, Follow ev'ry rainbow, 'Til you find your dream." - Sound of Music

33. "Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood." - Helen Keller

Summary

Inspire your children! Explain these quotes to them, and drill them into their minds. It's our duty to inspire kids and teach them all these amazing life lessons.

Do you have any other favorite inspirational quotes for kids? Leave a comment below.

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33 Famous Inspirational Quotes for Kids in School

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Inspiring the next generation of individuals is always crucial; Most children never get the kind of inspiration that's given in quotes like these we're about to feature. They get told what they can and can't do. They get told what their limits are.