50 Colleges Quotes

Whether you’re a current student, a recent graduate, or a sentimental alum, these 50 College Quotes offer a distinct perspective on the college experience. These 50 college quotes contain something for everyone, from serious insights into the significance of education to lighter quips about the trials of student life. Thus, these are must-read whether you need a boost during finals week or want to reminisce about your glory days.

  1. Inspirational Quotes for college students
  2. Education Quotes
  3. Colleges Memories Quotes
  4. Graduation Quotes

Inspirational Quotes for college students

These inspirational quotes for college students will motivate you to endure, stay focused, and achieve your objectives, whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, disheartened, or simply need a little push to keep going.

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

PLUTARCH

“Do something now; your future self will thank you for later.”

ANONYMOUS

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

ANATOLE FRANC

“Set a goal so big that you can’t achieve it until you grow into the person who can.”

ANONYMOUS

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

STEVE JOBS

“If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.”

JIM ROHN

“Opportunities don’t happen. You create them.”

CHRIS GROSSER

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

ANONYMOUS

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

DR. SEUSS

“Wake up with determination. Go to bed with satisfaction.”

ANONYMOUS

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

DALAI LAMA

“Your life is your story, and the adventure ahead of you is the journey to fulfill your own purpose and potential.”

KERRY WASHINGTON

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

ANONYMOUS

“Discipline is just choosing between what you want now and what you want most.”

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

“Just remember, you can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.”

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying ‘I will try again tomorrow’.”

MARY ANNE RADMACHER
“A little progress each day adds up to big results.”
“A little progress each day adds up to big results.”

Education Quotes

The education quotes are a must-read for anybody who believes in the transformational power of learning, from practical tips on studying and learning to deep thoughts on the purpose and influence of education.

“Education is something we have to keep pursuing day after day.”

PREMIER BRIAN GALLANT

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

MALCOLM X

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

NELSON MANDELA

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

“Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.”

MARIAN WRIGHT

“The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.”

SYDNEY J. HARRIS

“Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.”

ALBERT EINSTEIN

“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”

JOHN DEWEY

“Education is a continual process, it’s like a bicycle… If you don’t pedal you don’t go forward.”

GEORGE WEAH

“Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.”

KOFI ANNAN

“Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.”

ROBERT FROST

“Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.”

CHANAKYA
"The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet."
“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.”

Colleges Memories Quotes

The college memories quotes are a nostalgic trip down memory lane filled with amusing, poignant, and realistic college quotations. These quotes encapsulate the distinct and remarkable events that define the college years, from late hours studying to wild dorm room pranks to life-changing friendships.

“We didn’t know we were making memories; we were just having fun.”

ANONYMOUS

“I miss the days in college when my alarm clock would be set in the P.M. Funny how angry I was then, and how funny it is now.”

ANONYMOUS

“I miss laughing until my stomach hurts. I miss the lakes and I miss my friends. I miss my best friends and the parties we attend or crash. I miss my college days when the world rotates around education.”

ANONYMOUS

“Now I understand why they say the friends you make in college will be your friends for life, I’ve met the best people while in college.”

ANONYMOUS

“You can make good friends back home, but you can’t compare them to college friends and the memories.”

ANONYMOUS

“Some days, life sucks so badly that I go through my old photos, remembering old conversations. And it makes me smile because college life was the simplest.”

ANONYMOUS

“Before going to college, I thought it will be a place where I’ll be forced to study. I studied and also lived life to the fullest.”

ANONYMOUS

“Campus life is that part of your life that you are going to relive in your memories till you breathe.”

ANONYMOUS

“Memories are always special… Sometimes we laugh by remembering the days we cried, and we cry by recalling the days we laughed.”

ANONYMOUS
"I miss those days when we all were friends… and walking around campus."
“I miss those days when we all were friends… and walking around campus.”

Graduation Quotes

The graduation quotes are a collection of meaningful sentiments for graduates that give congratulations, support, and wisdom for the next chapter of their life.

“Everything’s always ending. But everything’s always beginning, too.”

PATRICK NESS

“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”

DR. SEUSS

“Your life is your adventure. And the adventure ahead of you is a journey to fulfill your own purpose and potential.”

KERRY WASHINGTON

“You must have some vision for your life. Even if you don’t know the plan, you have to have a direction in which you choose to go.”

OPRAH

“Struggling to decide what to do after graduation is, and always will be, a sort of rite of passage to the next phase of your life.”

GLORIA DAVIDSON

“I’ve learned it’s important not to limit yourself. You can do whatever you really love to do, no matter what it is.”

RYAN GOSLING

“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have you, you will never, ever have enough.”

OPRAH

“Now go, and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here.” 

NEIL GAIMAN

“It’s your turn to choose and define what success means to you. Now, others will try to define it for you, but yours is the only voice that matters.” 

OCTAVIA SPENCER
“Now that you’ve graduated, just remember: Bosses don’t usually accept notes from your mother.”
“Now that you’ve graduated, just remember: Bosses don’t usually accept notes from your mother.”

So, what are you waiting for? Go and share these quotes with your fellow graduates or alumni. And if you are feeling overwhelmed about the challenges or the nostalgia kicks in, these 50 college quotes will surely bring some relie.

Luke Franklin

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