Inspirational quotes for kids in school

I love encouraging and uplifting quotes. Recently, I also love motivational quotes for kids that I can send in their lunchboxes.

Each Monday I send a “Monday Motivation” quote for my kids’ lunchbox notes. These are short, inspirational quotes for kids in school from mom — a.k.a me!

You can use these quotes for your own lunchbox notes or however works best for inspiring your children!

Short motivational quotes for kids

“Try to be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud.” — Maya Angelou

“People see God every day; they just don’t recognize Him.” — Pearl Bailey

“No one is perfect — that’s why pencils have erasers.” — Wolfgang Reibe

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” — Mahatma Gandhi

“If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours.” — Dolly Parton

“It doesn’t matter how slow you go as long as you don’t stop.” — Confucius

“Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.” — Albert Einstein

“Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Hope for tomorrow.” — Albert Einstein

“Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.” — Randy Pausch

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’” – Mr. Fred Rogers

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” — Theodore Roosevelt

“Be silly. Be honest. Be Kind.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” — Mahatma Gandhi

“God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.” — Augustine

“Don’t just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will never grow from it.” — Jim Rohn

“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

“It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matter.” — Epictetus

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” — Aesop

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” — Oscar Wilde

“If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.