160 Inspirational Quotes For Teens To Cheer Yourself Up

Being a teenager isn’t always easy. You’re discovering who you are, facing new challenges, and trying to figure out your place in the world.

Sometimes the right words at the right moment can help light the way forward or give you the courage to keep going.

If you’re looking for wisdom and inspiration to help guide you through these transformative years, you’ve come to the right place.

We’ve gathered the most powerful and uplifting quotes to encourage, motivate and inspire teens on their journey

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Our Favorite Inspirational Quotes for Teens

“A person can achieve everything by being simple and humble.” – The Vedas

“Everyone you admire was once a beginner.” – Jack Butcher

“Young people willing to push super hard to make something happen are among the most powerful forces in the world.” – Sam Altman

“Judge nothing, you will be happy. Forgive everything, you will be happier. Love everything, you will be happiest.” – Sri Chinmoy

“Ignore those who tell you which way to go without first understanding where you are.” – James Pierce

“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” – E. E. Cummings

“When people try to tell you who you are, don’t believe them.” – Maria Popova

“Do nothing for prestige or status or money or approval alone.” – Maria Popova

“You’re never going to be happy being anyone other than yourself.” – Thibaut

“If we are not regularly deeply embarrassed by who we are, the journey to self-knowledge hasn’t begun.” – Alain de Botton

“Life will never conform to all of our desires. Ever.” – Mark Manson

“Don’t hope for a life without problems. There’s no such thing. Instead, hope for a life full of good problems.” – Mark Manson

“Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.” – Stephen Hawking

“Beautiful people are not always good, but good people are always beautiful.” – Imam Ali

“If you’re making mistakes it means you’re out there doing something.” – Neil Gaiman

“Don’t be afraid to be an idealist.” – Maria Popova

“Keep true to the dreams of your youth.” – Friedrich Schiller

“You are your own teacher. Investigate yourself to find the truth – inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important.” – Ajahn Chah

“Know yourself. Accept yourself for who you are, right where you are. And then create some boundaries in your routine that aren’t serving you today in order to get closer to the life and work you truly desire.” – Mel Robbins

“Do things for joy or for learning, not for attention.” – @dailyzen

“You really don’t want to be famous. Read the biography of any famous person.” – Kevin Kelly

“Many people undermine success in the long-term by optimizing for status in the short-term.” – James Clear

“Improvement at anything is based on thousands of tiny failures, and the magnitude of your success is based on how many times you’ve failed at something.” – Mark Manson

“Pleasure is not happiness. Pleasure is what’s marketed to us. It’s what we fixate on. It’s what we use to numb and distract ourselves.” – Mark Manson

“You’ll stop caring what people think about you when you realize how seldom they do.” – David Foster Wallace

“Chances are you’re starting to give too many fucks about too many unnecessary things.” – Mark Manson

“You can’t stop people from saying bad things about you. All you can do is make them liars.” – Thomas Sowell

“If you want to be average, focus on the performance. If you want to be the best, focus on making practice harder than performance.” – Shane Parrish

“The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones that do.” – Steve Jobs

“The person seeking to learn wins what the person seeking to impress loses.” – Angela Jiang

“Daily silence and solitude is what you need to stop caring what they think.” – Maxime Lagacé

“Stop relying on praise from others to feel good about yourself.” – Thibaut

“The world always needs new heroes.” – Jordan Peterson

“The older I get, the more I understand that it’s okay to live a life others don’t understand.” – Jenna Woginrich

“You have to be authentic, you have to be true, and you have to believe in your heart.” – Howard Schultz

“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of someone else.” – Judy Garland

“Don’t listen to the person who has the answers; listen to the person who has the questions.” – Albert Einstein

“In order to control myself I must first accept myself by going with and not against my nature.” – Bruce Lee

“Learn how to get stuff done.” – Barack Obama

“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.” – Jim Rohn

“There’s no substitute for hard work.” – Thomas A. Edison

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” – Dr. Seuss

“There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.” – Mark Twain

“There is nothing quite so tragic as a young cynic, because it means the person has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.” – Maya Angelou

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.” – Benjamin Franklin

“The enemy is a very good teacher.” – 14th Dalai Lama

“Happiness and confidence are the prettiest things you can wear.” – Taylor Swift

“We must tell girls their voices are important.” – Malala Yousafzai

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

“The difference between winning and losing is most often not quitting.” – Walt Disney

“Everyone should be their own biggest fan.” – Kanye West

“Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you have already.” – Marcus Aurelius

“Every day, you have the power to choose our better history — by opening your hearts and minds, by speaking up for what you know is right.” – Michelle Obama

“If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress.” – Barack Obama

“Everything will be ok in the end. If it’s not ok, it’s not the end.” – John Lennon

Short Inspirational Quotes For Teens

“The humble are beautiful.” – Maxime Lagacé

“Real resonates.” – Jack Butcher

“Turn the pain into power.” – Unknown

“Quit talking and being doing.” – Unknown

“Attachment leads to suffering.” – Buddha

“Mainstream news is mental programming.” – Preethi Kasireddy

“Be a student of the world, not a judge.” – @dailyzen

“Don’t trade your authenticity for approval.” – Kanye West

“Life is a balance of holding on and letting go.” – Rumi

“Have conviction. It makes you irresistible.” – Preethi Kasireddy

“Time ripens all things, no man is born wise.” – Miguel de Cervantes

“Be brave enough to suck at something new.” – Unknown

“Don’t let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.” – 14th Dalai Lama

“The more something scares you, the more you should do it.” – Mark Manson

“You must either modify your dreams or magnify your skills.” – Jim Rohn

“Don’t take advice from someone who’s never played the part.” – Preethi Kasireddy

Motivational And Positive Quotes For Teens

“Youth comes but once in a lifetime.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Howard Thurman

“Be a good steward of your gifts. Protect your time. Feed your inner life. Avoid too much noise. Read good books, have good sentences in your ears. Be by yourself as often as you can. Walk.” – Jane Kenyon

“The world is a very malleable place. If you know what you want, and you go for it with maximum energy and drive and passion, the world will often reconfigure itself around you much more quickly and easily than you would think.” – Marc Andreessen

“If you are in your twenties and scared of failing, you are failing. No one expects anything from you. Go out there. Explore. Try. Fail. You will be grateful in your thirties.” – @orangebook_

“There’s something inside that’s ready to bloom if you can just care enough, and I know you can.” – Maxime Lagacé

“The world is kind to young people who are driven and curious.” – David Perell

“If you don’t forgive your parents, you become them.” – Tiago Forte

“Promote what you love instead of bashing what you hate.” – Ed Latimore

“You have nothing to lose in your twenties, except for your self-esteem if you take no risk.” – @orangebook_

“A self that goes on changing is a self that goes on living.” – Virginia Woolf

“Everyone learns by imitation. Don’t be afraid to copy the shit out of your idols when you are just getting started. Over time, you can add your own style and flavor.” – Preethi Kasireddy

“You can accomplish anything if you can prioritize ruthlessly and control your attention. Both of these have become particularly hard in the present age. As such those who can control these two critical factors will rule the world.” – @TheAncientSage