100 Positive Thinking Quotes for Students

You can think positive only when you read or listen inspirational and motivational books or speeches.

In this article, I’ve shared as many as one hundred positive thinking quotes for students that will inspire you to study more and keep you motivated.

Whether you’re studying at school or pursuing for a college degree, these positive mindset quotes will reduce exam anxiety, enhance your focus on study, and help you excel in your career.

100 Best Positive Thinking Quotes for Students

1. “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” —Malcolm X

2. “Teachers can open the door, but you must enter it yourself.” —Chinese proverb

3. “The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.” — B.B. King

4. “It is often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring about the most lasting change.” — Queen Elizabeth II

5. “The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be ignited.” —Plutarch

6. “Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” — John Wooden

7. “Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.” — Zig Ziglar

8. “Your positive action combined with positive thinking results in success.” — Shiv Khera

9. “Positive thinking is more than just a tagline. It changes the way we behave. And I firmly believe that when I am positive, it not only makes me better, but it also makes those around me better.” — Harvey Mackay

10. “Positive thinking is a valuable tool that can help you overcome obstacles, deal with pain, and reach new goals.” — Amy Morin

11. “Positive thinking is the notion that if you think good thoughts, things will work out well. Optimism is the feeling of thinking things will be well and be hopeful.” — Martin E. P. Seligman

12. “The power of positive thinking can change your life.” — Devin McCourty

13. “Whenever something bad happens, keep calm, take a few deep breaths and shift the focus to something positive.” ― Roy T. Bennett

14. “When things do not go your way, remember that every challenge — every adversity — contains within it the seeds of opportunity and growth.” ― Roy T. Bennett

15. “If you are positive, you’ll see opportunities instead of obstacles.” – Widad Akrawi

16. “Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.” – Ray Kroc

17. “A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results.”— Wade Boggs

18. “It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts.”— Robert H. Schuller

19. “Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” —Willie Nelson

20. “Positive anything is better than negative nothing.” — Elbert Hubbard

21. “In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.” — Les Brown

22. “Say something positive, and you’ll see something positive.” – Jim Thompson

23. “Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive good things and good people will be drawn to you.” – Mary Lou Retton

24. “Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive.” — Matt Cameron

25. “Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.” – Michael Jordan

26. “You’re going to go through tough times – that’s life. But I say, ‘Nothing happens to you, it happens for you.’ See the positive in negative events.” — Joel Osteen

27. “Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.” ― Roy T. Bennett

28. “The earlier you start working on something, the earlier you will see results.” ― Unknown

29. “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” ― Maria Robinson

30. “Start each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart.” ― Roy T. Bennett

31. “Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson

32. “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.” – Steve Jobs

33. “Positive thinking leads to positive outcomes. Keep your thoughts positive, and your life will follow suit.” – Anonymous

34. “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” ― Thomas Edison

35. “Life becomes easier and more beautiful when we can see the good in other people.” ― Roy T. Bennett

36. Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going. Tough situations build strong people in the end.” ― Roy T. Bennett

37. “you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.” ― Stephen King

38. “Do not set aside your happiness. Do not wait to be happy in the future. The best time to be happy is always now.” ― Roy T. Bennett

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

40. “Dream big, work hard, stay focused, and surround yourself with good people.” – Anonymous

41. “The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.”

42. “Focus on your goal. Don’t look in any direction but ahead.” – Anonymous

43. “Don’t try to be perfect. Just try to be better than you were yesterday.” – Anonymous

44. “Keep going. Everything you need will come to you at the perfect time.” – Anonymous

45. “A little progress each day adds up to big results.” – Satya Nani

46. “It’s not about having time. It’s about making time.” – Anonymous

47. “Losers quit when they’re tired. Winners quit when they’ve won.” – Anonymous

48. “Life is like a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” – Albert Einstein

49. “Only in the darkness can you see the stars.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

50. “Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman

51. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

52. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis

53.  “Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” – Og Mandino

54. “If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.” – Thomas J. Watson

55. “You may only succeed if you desire succeeding; you may only fail if you do not mind failing.” – Philippos

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

57. “To be successful you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can’t just accept the ones you like.” – Mike Gafka

58. “Success doesn’t come to you, you’ve got to go to it.” – Marva Collins

59. “Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.” – John Maxwell

60. “Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be.” – George Sheehan

61. “Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” – Tony Robbins

62. “Strong people have a strong sense of self-worth and self-awareness; they don’t need the approval of others.” ― Roy T. Bennett

63. “A smile puts you on the right track. A smile makes the world a beautiful place. When you lose your smile, you lose your way in the chaos of life.” ― Roy T. Bennett

64. “If you have a strong purpose in life, you don’t have to be pushed. Your passion will drive you there.” ― Roy T. Bennett

65. “Guard well your thoughts when alone and your words when accompanied.” ― Roy T. Bennett

66. “You cannot change anyone, but you can be the reason someone changes.”
― Roy T. Bennett

67. “The surest way to make your dreams come true is to live them.” ― Roy T. Bennett

68. “To have what you have never had, you have to do what you have never done.”
― Roy T. Bennett

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

70. “If you want to succeed as much as you want to breathe, then you will be successful.” – Eric Thoma

71. “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get back up.” – Vince Lombardi

72. “There will be doubters, there will be obstacles, there will be mistakes. But, with hard work, there are no limits.” – Michael Phelps

73. “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” – Helen Keller

74. “Success is most often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.” – Coco Chanel

75. “You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control the way you think about all the events. You always have a choice. You can choose to face them with a positive mental attitude.” ― Roy T. Bennett

76. “For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

77. “The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change their future by merely changing their attitude.” – Oprah Winfrey

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

79. “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” – John D. Rockefeller

80. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius

81. “We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” – Maya Angelou

82. “The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” – Oprah Winfrey

83. “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss

84. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

86. “You have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” – Harriet Tubman

87. “If you don’t give up on something you truly believe in, you will find a way.” ― Roy T. Bennett

88. “Never let hard lessons harden your heart; the hard lessons of life are meant to make you better, not bitter.” ― Roy T. Bennett

89. “Turn your obstacles into opportunities and your problems into possibilities.”― Roy T. Bennett

90. “If you have a dream, don’t just sit there. Gather courage to believe that you can succeed and leave no stone unturned to make it a reality.” ― Dr Roopleen

91. “Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.” – Don Marquis

92.  “Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.” – George Washington Carver

93. “I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.” – Thomas Jefferson

94. “Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.” – Stephen Hawking

95. “Work as hard as you can and then be happy in the knowledge you couldn’t have done anymore.” – Anonymous

96. “A winner is a dreamer who never gave up.” – Nelson Mandela

97. “Sometimes, when things are falling apart, they may actually be falling into place.” – Anonymous

98. “All your dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Anonymous

99. “Pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it.” – Paulo Coelho

100. “Your thoughts are the seeds of your future. Plant them with positivity, nurture them with optimism, and watch your life blossom with success and happiness.” – Anonymous