Each year as summer draws to a close, teachers, parents, and students alike all begin their back to school preparations. Profoundly inspirational back to school quotes will get you through anything when the going gets tough and help you succeed in every aspect of life.
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Famous Back to School Quotes
If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. — Milton Berle
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. — Eleanor Roosevelt
I care not what subject is taught, if only it be taught well. — T. H. Huxley
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. — Albert Einstein
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. — Benjamin Franklin
The only difference between success and failure is the ability to take action. — Alexander Graham Bell
Learning is treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. — Chinese Proverb
You must do the things you think you cannot do. — Eleanor Roosevelt
I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework. — Lily Tomlin
You can get all A’s and still flunk life. — Walker Percy
You can lead a boy to college, but you cannot make him think. — Elbert Hubbard
What was previously perceived as nerdy is now viewed as original. What I like about nerdiness, geekiness, is it doesn’t really matter what you’re into. It just means you’re not a follower. — Kristen Bell
Intelligence plus character—that is the true goal of education. — Martin Luther King
I loved school so much that most of my classmates considered me a dork. — Natalie Portman
Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don’t. — Lydia Child
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. — Albert Einstein
Work hard, be kind and amazing things will happen. — Conan O’Brien
You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over. — Richard Branson
Take your risks now. As you grow older, you become more fearful and less flexible. And I mean that literally. I hurt my knee this week on the treadmill, and it wasn’t even on. — Amy Poehler
When we empower girls hungry for education, we cultivate women who are emboldened to effect change within their communities and globally. — Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex
Books are the ultimate dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back. — John Green
Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom. — Oprah Winfrey
This is a new year. A new beginning. And things will change. — Taylor Swift
A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters. — George Herbert
Be curious, not cool. — Ken Burns
Don’t try so hard to fit in, and certainly don’t try so hard to be different…Just try hard to be you. — Zendaya
Be so good, they can’t ignore you. — Steve Martin
I’m not telling you it’s going to be easy—I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it. — Art Williams
You can never be overdressed or overeducated. — Oscar Wilde
I’ve always loved the first day of school better than the last day of school. Firsts are best because they are beginnings. — Jenny Han
Don’t try so hard to fit in, and certainly don’t try so hard to be different … just try hard to be you. — Zendaya
When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven’t. — Thomas Edison
Belonging starts with self-acceptance … Believing that you’re enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic, vulnerable and imperfect. — Brene Brown
A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it is not open. — Frank Zappa
At school, nobody thought I was smart, and I became smart. Nobody wanted to be my friend, and then I had lots of friends. — Rebel Wilson
You learn something every day if you pay attention. — Ray LeBlond
Respect your parents. They passed school without Google. — Anonymous
A good education is a foundation for a better future. — Elizabeth Warren
He who opens a school door, closes a prison. — Victor Hugo
The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live. — Mortimer Adler
I’m not going to school just for the academics. I wanted to share ideas, to be around people who are passionate about learning. — Emma Watson
With every book, you go back to school. You become a student. You become an investigative reporter. You spend a little time learning what it’s like to live in someone else’s shoes. — John Irving
One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world. — Malala Yousafzai
When a teacher calls a boy by his entire name, it means trouble. — Mark Twain
The most effective way to do it is to do it. — Amelia Earhart
All the world is a laboratory to the inquiring mind. — Martin H. Fischer
Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. — Will Durant
Education is the movement from darkness to light. — Allan Bloom
You have to stay in school. You have to. You have to go to college. You have to get your degree. Because that’s the one thing people can’t take away from you is your education. And it is worth the investment. — Michelle Obama
Some students drink at the fountain of knowledge. Others just gargle. — E.C. McKenzie
Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it. — Edmund Burke
Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. — John Dewey
The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living differ from the dead. — Aristotle
If you think your teacher is tough, wait ‘til you get a boss. — Bill Gates
The difference between school and life? In school, you’re taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you’re given a test that teaches you a lesson. — Tom Bodett
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. — Dr. Seuss
We don’t stop going to school when we graduate. — Carol Burnett
Believe you can and you are halfway there. — Theodore Roosevelt
In a global economy, where the most valuable skill you can sell is your knowledge, a good education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity, it is a prerequisite. — Barack Obama
Work hard, nap hard. — Demi Lovato
Labor Day is a glorious holiday because your child will be going back to school the next day. It would have been called Independence Day, but that name was already taken. — Bill Dodds
Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world. — Malala Yousafzai
Sending your child off to school for the first time in their life is terrifying. — Arabella Weir
Education is the most powerful weapon to use to change the world. — Nelson Mandela
First day of school! Wake up! Come on. First day of school. — Finding Nemo
Education costs money, but then so does ignorance. — Claus Moser
Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom. — Oprah Winfrey
