277 Unforgettable Senior Class Quotes (2024 Yearbook)
Senior class quotes capture the essence of our journey, encapsulating years of memories, friendships, and lessons learned in a single line.
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- Best Senior Class Quotes
- Short Senior Class Quotes
- Funny Yearbook Quotes for Seniors
- Sentimental Quotes for Graduating Seniors
- Senior Class Quotes That Empower
- Inspiring Senior Class Quotes
- Encouraging Quotes for Graduates
- Senior Class Quotes About Success
Best Senior Class Quotes
I am ready to face any challenge that might be foolish enough to face me. Dwight Schrute
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive, and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. Maya Angelou
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. Mark Twain
I’m not great at senior quotes. Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment?
Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory. Dr. Seuss
Fight for what makes you optimistic about the world. Find it, insist on it, dig into it, go after it. Jennifer Garner Senior Class Quotes
All those adults that you used to think were in charge and knew what they were doing? It turns out they don’t have all the answers. A lot of them aren’t even asking the right questions. So, if the world’s going to get better, it’s going to be up to you. Barack Obama
If talent is the floor and character the ceiling, then workethic is the altitude of personal achievement. Orrin Woodward
I am here to tell you that whatever you think your dream is now, it will probably change. And that’s okay. Conan O’Brien
Don’t be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered. Michelle Obama
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. Muhammad Ali
Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion. Jack Kerouac
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourselves! Chanakya
Have the end in mind and every day make sure you’re working towards it. Ryan Allis
Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. Steve Jobs
Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished If you’re alive it isn’t. Richard Bach
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Don’t ever confuse the two, your life and your work. The second is only part of the first. Anna Quindlen
Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs. Farrah Gray
I’m continually trying to make choices that put me out of my own comfort zone. As long as you’re uncomfortable it means you’re growing. Ashton Kutcher
Cynicism has never won a war, or cured a disease, or started a business, or fed a young mind, or sent men into space. Cynicism is a choice. Hope is a better choice. Barack Obama
Short Senior Class Quotes
Don’t blink, life goes faster than you think. Kenny Chesney Senior Class Quotes
Futures don’t make themselves, you have to create them.
Don’t just assume the answer is no. Ask the question!
Hold the vision, trust the process.
Aspire to inspire before we expire. Eugene Bell Jr.
Dwell in possibility. Emily Dickinson
Do. Or do not. There is no try. Yoda
You will screw it up sometimes. Taylor Swift
Impossible is just an opinion. Paulo Coelho
I choose happiness as my motto in life.
Dream big and dare to fail. Norman Vaughan
What will your essential service be? Oprah Winfrey
Goodbye past, hello future!
Funny Yearbook Quotes for Seniors
Remember to always be yourself, unless you suck. Then pretend to be someone else. Mitchel Wieland Senior Class Quotes
I listen to Taylor Swift more than I listen to my teachers.
I want to thank Google, Wikipedia, and whoever invented copy and paste. Thank you. Stephanie Flores
I finally learned how to right good.
Here’s to not knowing what I’m doing with the rest of my life!
I used to be jealous of Harry Potter for being able to talk to snakes, but it turns out I’ve been doing it for years.
That wasn’t like High School Musical at all.
Just because you’re trash doesn’t mean you can’t do great things. It’s called garbage can, not garbage cannot.
Opinions are like mixtapes. I don’t want to hear yours.
I don’t always graduate, but when I do, I barely graduate.
I don’t always have time to study, but when I do, I still don’t.
I know what you’re all thinking, ’How did I pass this guy up?’
And now the ACTUAL hard work starts.
Follow your passion, stay true to yourself, never follow someone else’s path unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost and you see a path then by all means you should follow that. Ellen DeGeneres
Cheaters never win, but I just graduated. Richard Gilot
I am always right, except when I’m wrong, which is often.
Every year, many, many stupid people graduate. And if they can do it, so can you. John Green
Do I have a plan? I don’t even have a plan. Phoebe Buffay
If movies have taught me anything, now the real fun starts.
I went through a lot of hassle to earn this tassel.
Can I please stay another year? said no one.
High school was easy. It was like riding a bike, except the bike was on fire, and the ground was on fire, and everything was on fire because it was hell.
You can’t have everything. Where would you put it? Steven Wright
I had to put my grades up for adoption because I couldn’t raise them. Irfan Imthias
What’s the best cure for senioritis? Graduation!
Is it too late to be a freshman again?
Be wise, because the world needs wisdom. If you cannot be wise, pretend to be someone who is wise, and then just behave like they would. Neil Gaiman
I wish there was a way to know you are in the good old days before you have actually left them.
Hannah Montana said nobody’s perfect, but here I am.
High School Musical is pretty unrealistic.
The best advice I can give anybody about going out into the world is this: Don’t do it. I have been out there. It is a mess. Russell Baker
If you’re seeing this quote in the yearbook, I got all four math credits. Trust me, that means you can too. Gabriela Willis
Always laugh when you can, it is cheap medicine. Lord Byron
I bequeath my locker to my younger brother.
God knew I would be too powerful if I could do Math.
Mama always said, Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know if you are gonna graduate.
Commencement speeches were invented largely in the belief that outgoing students should never be released into the world until they have been properly sedated. Gary Trudeau
I’m officially a retired class clown.
Education is important but big biceps are importanter. Eric Gomez
Goodbye old boyfriends. Hello new boyfriends!
I don’t wish I was Beyonce; Beyonce wishes she was me.
Sentimental Quotes for Graduating Seniors
I want to graduate and finish high school, but I don’t want to leave my friends.
I’ll never forget these great years with all of you!
If you’re going into your senior year of high school, it’s going to go faster than you think. And you’re going to wish it went slower.
It’s something unpredictable, but in the end is right. I hope you had the time of your life. Green Day Senior Class Quotes
I was told in high school that the last game during your senior year stays with you forever, which is true. Jim Otto
Nothing lasts forever but at least we’ve got these memories.
As we go on, we remember all the times we spent together and as our lives change, come whatever, we will still be friends forever.
Those of you starting your senior year of high school, enjoy it. In a year you’ll be saying bye to your best friends, make your time count.
I’ve learned from the bad times and was humbled by the good. Thank you for all of the great life lessons.
If I had to do high school again, I’d want you along for the ride.
Because it is senior year I have begun to see things as potential absences. The things I love will become the things I’ll miss. David Levithan
It was a time of learning, having fun, and meeting friends. Now is the time to start conquering the world.
True friends like you don’t come along often. The memories we have of high school will always remind me of how lucky I am to have met you.
Real friendship doesn’t fade away, it just gets stronger with time. I know that no matter where our futures take us, we’ll always be there for each other.
A year from now we’ll all be gone/ All our friends will move away/ And they’re going to better places/ But our friends will be gone away. Rivers and Roads
Don’t cry because it’s over; smile because it happened. Dr. Seuss
Senior Class Quotes That Empower
People will never forget how you made them feel. Maya Angelou Senior Class Quotes
I Spent 113,880 Hours Of My Life For A Paper And A Handshake.
Be the change that you wish to see in the world. Arleen Lorrance
The ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do. Steve Jobs
My wish for you is that this life becomes all that you want it to. Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small and that you never need to carry more than you can hold. Rascal Flatts
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. Henry David Thoreau
If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily. Gerald Good
Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today. James Dean
Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. Les Brown
Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it. Greg Anderson
If you always hike on the same trail, you might miss a world of beauty. Be bold, and dare to try new paths.
Always keep your eyes open. Keep watching. Because whatever you see can inspire you. Grace Coddington
Be kind to yourself a little more every day. Dua Lipa
All progress takes place outside the comfort zone. Michael John Bobak
Live your life as if you already are where you want to be. Russell Simmons
The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot. Michael Altschuler
Don’t be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered. Michelle Obama
Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear. George Addair
If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done. Thomas Jefferson
Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while you might miss it. Ferris Bueller
Every day is a new opportunity to change your life and be who you want to be. Demi Lovato
Don’t let anything stand in the way of the light that shines through this form. Risk being seen in all of your glory. Jim Carrey
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
Don’t tell me the sky’s the limit, there are footprints on the moon. Paul Brandt
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. Beverly Sills
Don’t ever doubt yourselves or waste a second of your life. It’s too short and you’re too special. Ariana Grande
School is filled with ups and downs, heartache and joy, laughter and tears. Some days it felt like a struggle, but each experience has helped shape you into the incredible person you have become.
Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today. Will Rogers
Do a little more each day than you think you possibly can. Lowell Thomas
The meaning of life is to find your gift, the purpose of life is to give it away. Joy J. Golliver
Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail. Charles Kettering
Say no to instant gratification so you can say yes to massive longterm gains. Maxime Lagacé
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. Albert Einstein
Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it! Maya Angelou
You already have everything you need inside of you right now, today. Alicia Keys
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. Søren Kierkegaard
It is often easier to make progress on megaambitious dreams. I know that sounds completely nuts. But, since no one else is crazy enough to do it, you have little competition. Larry Page
There will be times when your best isn’t good enough. There can be many reasons for this, but as long as you give your best you’ll be OK. Robert De Niro
In response to those who say to stop dreaming and face reality, I say keep dreaming and make reality. Kristian Kan
The only thing worse than starting something and failing … is not starting something. Seth Godin
Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay. Simone de Beauvoir
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Steve Jobs
You get in life what you have the courage to ask for. Oprah Winfrey
I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have. Thomas Jefferson
Do what you feel in your heart to be right for you’ll be criticized anyway.
Inspiring Senior Class Quotes
Don’t allow people to dim your shine because they are blinded. Tell them to put on sunglasses. Lady Gaga Senior Class Quotes
There is no passion to be found in playing small in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. Nelson Mandela
The only impossible journey is the one you never begin. Anthony Robbins
Go forth and change the world, but remember where you got your start.
Be bold, be courageous, be your best. Gabrielle Giffords
Experience is not what happens to you; it’s what you do with what happens to you. Aldous Huxley
Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle. Christian D. Larson
Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat. F. Scott Fitzgerald
Don’t feel stupid if you don’t like what everyone else pretends to love. Emma Watson
Don’t dwell on yesterday, for it’s is what brought you to today.
Life is in ourselves and not in the external. Fyodor Dostoevsky
There’s always going to be someone who doesn’t like you. Ariana Grande
Drench yourself in words unspoken. Live your life with arms wide open Natasha Bedingfield
I challenge you to choose freedom over fear. Janelle Monáe
Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement. Matt Bondi
All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare. Baruch Spinoza
Be the hardest working person you know. Because if you’re not, someone else will be. Ian Brennan
Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud. Maya Angelou
Change your thoughts and you change your world. Norman Vincent Peale
In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love. Mother Teresa
Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others. Robert Louis Stevenson
The only thing you can do in this life is pursue your passions, celebrate your bloopers and never stop following your fear. Grace Helbig
Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still. Chinese Proverb
For a future full of love and wisdom, follow your heart, but don’t forget to listen to your mind on occasion, too.
It takes less time to do things right than to explain why you did it wrong. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A setback is just an accomplishment in disguise. Push on when you encounter a setback, and your future will be stronger than ever.
Seek to understand before you seek to be understood. Stephen Covey
If you want to be the best, you have to do things other people aren’t willing to do. Michael Phelps
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. Dr. Seuss
And this is the part where you find out who you are. The Maine
The mind is everything. What you think you become. Buddha
If I must give any of you advice it would be say yes. Say yes, and create your own destiny. Maya Rudolph
Mistakes are the foundation of achievement. Steven Magee
Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again. Richard Branson
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. Anais Nin
Don’t underestimate the power of your dreams. Corinna Kong
You become what you believe. Oprah Winfrey
One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. Michelle Obama
The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams. Oprah Winfrey
Don’t live someone else’s dream, find your own.
Every next level of your life will demand a different you.
I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear. Rosa Parks
If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary. Jim Rohn
If you’re willing to bleed a little every day, you may win big later. Naval Ravikant
Encouraging Quotes for Graduates
To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart. Eleanor Roosevelt Senior Class Quotes
Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it. Charles Swindoll
If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you. Fred DeVito
You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. You have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. Steve Jobs
Limits, like fears, are often just an illusion. Michael Jordan
No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind. Taylor Swift
Big pay and little responsibility are circumstances seldom found together. Napoleon Hill
Go into the world and do well. But more importantly, go into the world and do good. Minor Myers, Jr.
Either you run the day, or the day runs you. Jim Rohn
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Intelligence plus character that is the goal of true education. Martin Luther King Jr.
Much of the stress that people feel doesn’t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they started. David Allen
Always do what you are afraid to do. Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you can do what you do best and be happy, you are further along in life than most people. Leonardo DiCaprio
I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise I won’t bore you. David Bowie
Don’t wish it were easier. Wish you were better. Jim Rohn
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. Alice Walker
As the sun knows; even the sky is not the limit…Rasheed Ogunlaru
Every person you meet knows something you don’t; learn from them. H Jackson Brown Jr.
I know that I will look back on these days as being the happiest of my life.
Whatever you choose for a career path, remember the struggles along the way are only meant to shape you for your purpose. Chadwick Boseman
Don’t regret the past, just learn from it. Ben Ipock
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. Robert Louis Stevenson
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
Ignore the naysayers. Really the only option is: head down and focus on the job. Chris Pine
Don’t ever think you have to compare yourself to others; your journey is uniquely yours, no matter where you go or how you travel it.
Realize, rise and act–make mistakes, fall hard, then rise again and try again. Abhijit Naskar
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. Thomas Edison
The reality is on most matters, somebody is going to make the decision so why not let it be you? Kamala Harris
Be content to act, and leave the talking to others. Baltasa
From error to error one discovers the entire truth. Sigmund Freud
There is no script. Live your life. Soak it all in. Dick Costolo
It’s amazing what you can get if you quietly, clearly and authoritatively demand it. Meryl Streep
If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. Booker T. Washington
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emerson
A single moment can change your life; be open to the amazing opportunities that lie ahead.
Failure is a great teacher and, if you are open to it, every mistake has a lesson to offer. Oprah Winfrey
The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you’ll make one. Elbert Hubbard
Be steady and well ordered in your life so that you can be fierce and original in your work. Gustave Flaubert
Don’t be afraid of fear. Because it sharpens you, it challenges you, it makes you stronger; and when you run away from fear, you also run away from the opportunity to be your best possible self. Ed Helms
You must do the thing you think you cannot do. Eleanor Roosevelt
So often in life things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great good fortune. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Commitment leads to action. Action brings your dream closer. Marcia Wieder
Senior Class Quotes About Success
Don’t settle, as with all matters of the heart you’ll know when you find it. Steve Jobs Senior Class Quotes
Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it. Maya Angelou
In a world full of spectators, be the player. Michael Bassey Johnson
If learning is like a sponge, don’t ever stop soaking it up. Never stop learning. Catherine Pulsifer
Your inexperience is an asset in that it will make you think in original, unconventional ways. Accept your lack of knowledge and use it as your asset. Natalie Portman
The only thing that will stop you from fulfilling your dreams is you. Tom Bradley
Be happy with what you have. Be excited about what you want. Alan Cohen