Quotes About College for Every Student out There

Believe it or not, college days are usually the happiest ones. However, you should enjoy every day of your life, especially when you are young. College doesn't bring only knowledge, but all kinds of experiences as well. Inspirational quotes for students in college are there to remind you of how important those days are in your life, no matter if you are new to college or if you will graduate soon. Sometimes it's tough, but nothing can be perfect. It's totally understandable to feel a bit lost from time to time, or even a bit anxious, so you shouldn't worry about that. You are a student, and you should make the most of that time. If you want to motivate yourself then check out these college quotes because I am sure they will be helpful.

Motivational and Inspirational Quotes for College Students

Everybody needs a bit of motivation when things in college don't go smoothly. Don't be discouraged, and let these quotes help you stay motivated and inspired.

• "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." ― Winston Churchill.

• "Every year, many, many stupid people graduate from college. And if they can do it, so can you." ― John Green.

• "Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma, which is living the result of other people's thinking." ― Steve Jobs.

• "When one door closes, another opens. But we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us." ― Alexander Graham Bell.

• "Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein." ― H. Jackson Brown Jr.

• "Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." ― Thomas A. Edison.

• "If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place." ― Nora Roberts.

• "Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle." ― Christian D. Larson.

• "In college, books assigned for the class were read as a competitive sport - the more critically, the better." ― Pamela Paul.

• "There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind." ― C.S. Lewis.

• "If you hear a voice within you say "you cannot paint", then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced." ― Vincent Van Gogh.

• "Few things are more important than learning how to learn." ― Richie Norton.

• "Your comfort zone is a place where you keep yourself in a self-illusion and nothing can grow there but your potentiality can grow only when you can think and grow out of that zone." ― Rashedur Ryan Rahman.

• "If the college you visit has a bookstore filled with T-shirts rather than books, find another college." ― Albert Mohler Jr.

• "Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition, they somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary." ― Steve Jobs.

• "Self-education is lifelong curiosity." ― Lailah Gifty Akita.

• "The greatest memories we have are usually related to college life. It's okay to have some bad experiences as well, but here they can teach you a lot and prepare you for adulthood." ― Unknown.

• "Months are different in college, especially freshman year. Too much happens. Every freshman month equals six regular months. They're like dog months." ― Rainbow Rowell.

• "My advice to writers just starting out? Don't use semicolons! They are transvestite hermaphrodites, representing exactly nothing. All they do is suggest you might have gone to college." ― Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

• "But if you tell folks you're a college student, folks are so impressed. You can be a student in anything and not have to know anything. Just say toxicology or marine biokinesis, and the person you're talking to will change the subject to himself. If this doesn't work, mention the neural synapses of embryonic pigeons." ― Chuck Palahniuk.

• "College is the best time of your life. When else are your parents going to spend several thousand dollars a year just for you to go to a strange town and get drunk every night?" ― David Wood.

• "Usually when you ask somebody in college why they are there, they'll tell you it's to get an education. The truth of it is, they are there to get the degree so that they can get ahead in the rat race. Too many college radicals are two-timing punks." ― Abbie Hoffman.

• "You see, in this country are a number of youths who do not like to work, and a college is an excellent place for them." ― L. Frank Baum.

• "A university is just a group of buildings gathered around a library." ― Shelby Foote.

• "I've learned one thing, and that's to quit worrying about stupid things. You have four years to be irresponsible here, relax. Work is for people with jobs. You'll never remember class time, but you'll remember the time you wasted hanging out with your friends." ― Tom Petty.

• "Her college years felt like freedom to her." ― Ian McEwan.

• "I didn't give it much thought back then. I just wanted to get all the words straight and collect my A." ― Gayle Forman.

• "When you're in college you haven't had that much life. Parents, school, assorted youth activities- that's about it." ― Martha Moody.

• "I think my degrees in Theology and Psychology qualified me for nothing, but probably prepared me for everything." ― Brooke Bida.

• "Take a limitation and turn it into an opportunity. Take an opportunity and turn it into an adventure by dreaming big!" ― Jo Franz.

• "Stay out late. Go out with your friends on a Tuesday when you have a paper due on Wednesday. Spend money you don't have. Drink 'til sunrise. The work never ends, but college does." ―Tom Petty.

• "A whale-ship was my Yale College and my Harvard." ― Herman Melville.

• "The only reason you should be in college is to destroy it." ― Abbie Hoffman.

• "Christ, seven years of college, down the drain." ― John Belushi.

Summary

College life changes everyone, there is no doubt about that. It's full of new and unexpected experiences, ups and downs and new and valuable friendships. Maybe some days weren't as bright as expected, but they can be a good life lesson as well. These inspirational quotes for students in college exist to remind you of how fun college life is. Even if you will graduate soon, remind yourself of your college life and some beautiful memories.