360 positive thought of the day quotes for children

Kids can learn from some of the smartest people in the world every day of the year with this list of positive thought of the day quotes for children.  These words of wisdom can motivate kids, encourage action, make kids think and boost their performance.  We have chosen our favorite inspirational quotes for kids for this list that can be used as a children’s quote of the day for good thoughts year round!  Print our free English thought of the Day calendar to make using this list easier at home or in the classroom.

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Favorite Thought of the Day Ideas for Kids

These are our favorite positive thought of the day that will help children start their day with a smile.

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1. “It’s okay not to know. It’s not okay to not try.” – Neil deGrasse Tyson
2. “Life is tough, but so are you.” – Stephanie Bennett Henry
3. “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
4. “Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one.” – Brad Paisley
5. “It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.” – Epictetus
6. “Know yourself, love yourself, trust yourself, be yourself.” – Ariel Paz
7. “Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” – Desmond Tutu
8. “Three things in human life are important: The first is to be kind; the second is to be kind, and the third is to be kind.” – Henry James
9. “Keep looking up. That’s the secret of life.” – Charlie Brown
10. “There’s a great big beautiful tomorrow shining at the end of every day.” – Walt Disney
11. “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
12. “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” – Jim Rohn
13. “If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.” – Virginia Woolf
14. “If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.” – Roald Dahl
15. “In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.” – Theodore Roosevelt
16. “Do a little more than you’re paid to. Give a little more than you have to. Try a little harder than you want to. Aim a little higher than you think possible, and give a lot of thanks to God for health, family, and friends.” – Art Linkletter
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18. “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.”– J.K. Rowling
19. “Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why we call it ‘The Present’.”- Eleanor Roosevelt
20. “The time is always right to do what is right.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
21. “Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” – Dr Seuss
22. “If you’re going to be able to look back on something and laugh about it, you might as well laugh about it now.” – Marie Osmond
23. “When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.” – George Washington Carver
24. “You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have.” – Jim Rohn
25. “In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.” – Les Brown
26. “The only time you fail is when you fall down and stay down.” – Stephen Richards
27. “Positive anything is better than negative nothing.” – Elbert Hubbard
28. “Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive good things and good people will be drawn to you.” – Mary Lou Retton
29. “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi
30. “A positive attitude can really make dreams come true – it did for me.” – David Bailey
31. “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”– Dr. Seuss
32. “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
33. “Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why we call it ‘The Present.’”– Eleanor Roosevelt
34. “Only surround yourself with people who will lift you higher.” – Oprah Winfrey

Favorite Small Thought of the Day Short Quotes

If you don’t have a lot of time, you can start the day with short, warming quotes instead.