Top 10 Hopeful Quotes

Helping young children keep a positive outlook can be a challenge. Maintaining a balance of a positive and practical mindset is important, but dismissing low emotions can negatively impact their well-being. In light of an uncertain news cycle and the upcoming SATs, we hope these hopeful quotes help inspire and bring a smile to your pupil or child’s day.

1. Help

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.'” – Fred Rogers

2. Perseverance 

“Fall down seven times, stand up eight.”- Japanese Proverb

3. Optimism

“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”- Albus Dumbledore

4. Hope

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” – Desmond Tutu

5. Awareness

“One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.”- Malala Yousafzai

6. Positivity 

“You’re braver than you believe and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”- A. A Milne

7. Possibility

“It always seems impossible until it is done.”- Nelson Mandela

8. Happiness

“Life is worth living as long as there’s a laugh in it.”- L.M Montgomery

9. Calm

“Worry is like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do but never gets you anywhere.”- Erma Bombeck

10. Friendship

“Anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you.”- Misty Copeland

 

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