Yearbooks capture the essence of a school year and serve as lasting reminders of the laughs, lessons, and friendships formed. Picking the right quote to accompany your yearbook photo is an art that involves balancing humor, wisdom, and individuality. Below, you’ll discover a collection of inspiring, funny, and heartfelt quotes that make for memorable yearbook entries. Each category offers a variety of choices ensuring that whether you’re the class clown, the scholar, or the dreamer, there’s a perfect quote for you. Dive in and select one (or more) that resonates with your journey and celebrates your time in school.
Wise Yearbook Quotes
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." — Eleanor Roosevelt
"Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today." — Malcolm X
"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success." — Albert Schweitzer
"The best way to predict the future is to create it." — Abraham Lincoln
"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today." — James Dean
"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." — Albert Einstein
"Life is what you make it, always has been, always will be." — Eleanor Roosevelt
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do." — Steve Jobs
"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." — William James
"It is never too late to be what you might have been." — George Eliot
"You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take." — Wayne Gretzky
"Believe you can and you're halfway there." — Theodore Roosevelt
Funny Yearbook Quotes
"I’m not a complete idiot, some parts are missing."
"I’ll definitely make a name for myself in the detention hall."
"If I was funny, I would have a good quote."
"I was so much smarter when I was younger."
"I’m not arguing, I’m just explaining why I’m right."
"Just because you’re trash doesn’t mean you can’t do great things. It’s called garbage can, not garbage cannot."
"I finally got here after a countless number of detentions."
"Enjoy the little things, like my incredibly tiny attention span."
"Remember to always be yourself, unless you suck. Then pretend to be someone else."
"My life's a mess, but yours is probably messier."
"Proof I wasn’t just a nerd; I also made everyone laugh."
"I went through school with no absences… mostly because I was never really here."
Inspirational Yearbook Quotes
"Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life." — Steve Jobs
"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today." — Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you." — Walt Whitman
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." — George Bernard Shaw
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." — Eleanor Roosevelt
"The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude." — Oprah Winfrey
"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." — C.S. Lewis
"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." — T.S. Eliot
"Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going." — Sam Levenson
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." — Lao Tzu
"Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." — Winston Churchill
Thoughtful Yearbook Quotes
"It's not the years in your life that count; it's the life in your years." — Abraham Lincoln
"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending." — Maria Robinson
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Our life is what our thoughts make it." — Marcus Aurelius
"What we think, we become." — Buddha
"Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing." — Seneca
"The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance." — Alan Watts
"Each person must live their life as a model for others." — Rosa Parks
"The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work." — Richard Bach
"The purpose of life is a life of purpose." — Robert Byrne
"Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart." — Roy T. Bennett
"The only impossible journey is the one you never begin." — Tony Robbins
Motivational Yearbook Quotes
"Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going." — Sam Levenson
"The secret of getting ahead is getting started." — Mark Twain
"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." — Arthur Ashe
"Fall seven times, stand up eight." — Japanese Proverb
"Act like what you do makes a difference. Because it does." — William James
"Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great." — John D. Rockefeller
"Opportunities don’t happen, you create them." — Chris Grosser
"Learn as if you will live forever, live like you will die tomorrow." — Mahatma Gandhi
"The best revenge is massive success." — Frank Sinatra
"Life’s trials will test you, and shape you, but don’t let them change who you are." — Maya Angelou
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." — Oscar Wilde
"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today." — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Classical Yearbook Quotes
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals." — Zig Ziglar
"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated." — Confucius
"The best way to predict your future is to create it." — Abraham Lincoln
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." — Lao Tzu
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." — Franklin D. Roosevelt
"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." — Confucius
"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." — Mahatma Gandhi
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." — Mahatma Gandhi
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." — Confucius
"In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." — Abraham Lincoln
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Unique Yearbook Quotes
"Life is like photography; you need negatives to develop." — Unknown
"A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds." — Francis Bacon
"When it rains, look for rainbows; when it’s dark, look for stars." — Unknown
"Creativity is intelligence having fun." — Albert Einstein
"You must do the things you think you cannot do." — Eleanor Roosevelt
"My life is my message." — Mahatma Gandhi
"Life is short, and it is up to you to make it sweet." — Sarah Louise Delany
"The most important things in life aren’t things." — Unknown
"Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will." — Suzy Kassem
"To be happy, you must be your own sunshine." — C.E. Jerninghan
"Don’t count the days, make the days count." — Muhammad Ali
"Don’t expect a different result if you continue to do the same thing." — Albert Einstein
Famous Yearbook Quotes
"To thine own self be true." — William Shakespeare
"The bravery to face the unknown is what made great explorers of yesterday the heroes we remember today." — Unknown
"The essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well." — Baron de Coubertin
"Imagination is more important than knowledge." — Albert Einstein
"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." — Walt Disney
"The journey is the reward." — Chinese Proverb
"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new." — Albert Einstein
"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars." — Les Brown
"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none." — William Shakespeare
"All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players." — William Shakespeare
"Success is not just about making money. It's about making a difference." — Unknown
"To be prepared is half the victory." — Miguel de Cervantes
Heartfelt Yearbook Quotes
"You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you." — Brian Tracy
"Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open." — John Barrymore
"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart." — Helen Keller
"Where there is love there is life." — Mahatma Gandhi
"Understanding is the heart of healing." — Unknown
"The greatest wealth is to live content with little." — Plato
"Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory." — Mahatma Gandhi
"The richest man is not he who has the most, but he who needs the least." — Unknown
"Let your light shine always." — Unknown
"A heart that loves is always young." — Unknown
"Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit." — Khalil Gibran
"Wherever you go, go with all your heart." — Confucius
Legendary Yearbook Quotes
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." — Martin Luther King, Jr.
"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"To the world, you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world." — Dr. Seuss
"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all." — Helen Keller
"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love." — Lao Tzu
"A champion is defined not by their wins, but by how they can recover when they fall." — Serena Williams
"All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated." — Confucius
"The only impossible journey is the one you never begin." — Tony Robbins
"You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take." — Wayne Gretzky
"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination." — Albert Einstein
"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." — Eleanor Roosevelt
Final words
The selection of a yearbook quote is a deeply personal choice that can serve as a reflection of who you are and who you aspire to be in the future. Whether you opted for wisdom, humor, inspiration, or heartfelt sentiment, the quote you choose can encapsulate your journey through the academic year and beyond. Just like the precious memories preserved in your yearbook, these quotes can continue to resonate, influence, and inspire long after graduation. Let them remind you of the potential to be kind, brave, and to dare greatly. As your new journey begins, embrace these words as guideposts and let them fuel your pursuit of dreams and aspirations in the chapters yet to be written in your personal narrative.
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