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90 Best Yearbook Quotes for Seniors to Leave Their Mark

Help your soon-to-be-graduate choose a yearbook quote that suits them best!

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Just like your Chatbooks photo books, senior yearbooks are filled with memories of the people and places your kids will want to remember (especially that “on-trend” hairstyle your son insisted was cool). Graduating from school feels like the end of an era, one where your kids grew and learned so much without realizing it — and I'm not talking about his refusal to see a math tutor. These printed reminders are a great way for all your kids’ peers to remember each other (and scribble their 18-year-old signatures), so when it’s time for them to choose the right quote to represent the end of their high school career, they're going to need some options. Whether your graduate is looking for a quote that leaves a laugh or makes an impression, these senior quotes will leave a mark. Remember: You can also create a personalized yearbook for your senior with our Yearbook photo books. 

Each school year seems to pass by faster than the last, so if you feel the sudden urge to go through their baby photos — or even print every school year photo on Canvas Wall Tiles to hang on the wall — you're not alone. Parents everywhere are feeling the urge to turn back time. And, hey, maybe this is a great opportunity to dig up your old yearbooks, too!

Funny Yearbook Quotes

  • "I spent 113,880 hours of my life for a paper and a handshake."
  • “I bequeath my locker to my younger brother.”
  • “#nofilter #girl #senior #TBT #ImOut”
  • “Wow! I’m glad that’s over!”
  • “The roof is not my son, but I will raise it.” —Anonymous
  • “No more homework, no more books! No more teacher’s dirty looks!”
  • “Don’t follow your dreams, follow my Twitter [insert handle].”
  • “This was so easy a caveman could do it.”
  • “We made it! #YOLO”
  • “Can I please stay another year? – said no one.”
  • “Donuts are always the answer.”
  • “I finally learned how to right good.”
  • “See you all at the 10 year reunion!”
  • “See kids? I told you I was good looking in high school.”
  • “I’m way cuter in person.”
  • “Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow. It’ll soon be here.”
  • “If you like water, you already like 72% of me.”
  • “What can I say about school? I laughed. I cried. My parents tell me it was fun.”
  • “They asked me to write something. So here it is: Something.”
  • “Why fall in love when you can fall asleep.”
  • “One day I will rule the world.”
  • “High School Musical is pretty unrealistic.”
  • "No, Miranda, your senior quote can't be 'Fries before guys.'" —Dad
  • “Any pizza is a personal pizza if you try hard enough.”
  • “Goodbye old boyfriends. Hello new boyfriends!”
  • "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 wasn’t easy."
  • “I know what you’re all thinking, ’How did I pass this guy up?’”
  • "You're all gonna regret not dating me in high school."
  • “If I still look this good in 10 years, I’ll be happy.”
  • For twins: “My senior project was to make a clone.” “A+”
  • "It's called garbage can, not garbage cannot."

Memorable Yearbook Quotes

  • “You can’t move forward without saying goodbye to the past.”
  • “If you follow your dreams, you are capable of anything.”
  • “Your future is only as good as the work you put into it.”
  • “The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.”
  • “I’ve learned from the bad times and was humbled by the good. Thank you for all of the great life lessons.”
  • “Futures don’t make themselves, you have to create them.”
  • “When the last bell rings, I might actually miss this place.”
  • “I haven’t even begun to peak.” —Dennis Reynolds
  • “Don’t live someone else’s dream, find your own.”
  • “If you’re reading this, future me, put down this book and do something more productive.”
  • “When’s this due?”
  • “Nothing in life is impossible as long as you take that first step.”
  • “Thanks Mom and Dad! I couldn’t have done it without you!”
  • “Don’t assume the answer is no before you ask the question.”
  • “All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.”
  • “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”
  • “Yesterday is what brought you to today.”
  • “Graduation is the first step of the next chapter of your life.”
  • “Dear future self, ’Always remember who got you where you are today.’”
  • “Thanks for all of the memories. I had the time of my life! Miss you all!”

Pop Culture Yearbook Quotes

  • "I did my waiting! 12 years of it! In Azkaban." —Sirius Black
  • "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." —Dr. Seuss
  • “Hannah Montana said nobody’s perfect, but here I am.”
  • “Onions have layers.” —Shrek
  • "Honey! Where is my super suit!!!" —Frozone, The Incredibles
  • “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know if you’re gonna graduate.”
  • "Oh, the places you'll go." –Dr. Seuss
  • "Once you grow up, you can't come back!" —Peter Pan

Celebrity Yearbook Quotes

  • “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
  • "There are no traffic jams along the extra mile." —Roger Staubach
  • “Don’t feel stupid if you don’t like what everyone else pretends to love.” —Emma Watson
  • “You can only become truly accomplished at something you love.” —Maya Angelou
  • "In your life, you'll do things greater than dating the boy on the football team. I didn't know it at fifteen." —Fifteen, Taylor Swift
  • “If you can do what you do best and be happy, you are further along in life than most people.” —Leonardo DiCaprio
  • "Seek to understand before you seek to be understood." —Stephen Covey
  • “Failure is a great teacher and, if you are open to it, every mistake has a lesson to offer.” —Oprah Winfrey
  • "Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them." —Warren G. Bennis
  • “I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself.” —Emma Stone
  • “You’ve got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.” —Diana Ross
  • "Your destiny is the story of your life, ad you get to tell the story your way." —Scott Allan
  • “I’m a big believer in accepting yourself and not really worrying about it.” —Jennifer Lawrence
  • “Live your life as if you already are where you want to be.” —Russell Simmons
  • “I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story—I will.” —Amy Schumer
  • "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." —Theodore Roosevelt
  • "Do a little more each day than you think you possibly can." —Lowell Thomas
  • “Don’t spend all of your time trying to be like someone else because you can never be them and they can never be you.” —Raven
  • “Never worry about bad press: All that matters is if they spell your name right.” —Kate Hudson
  • "You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing." —E.B. White
  • “You have to believe in your heart what you know to be true about yourself.” —Mary J. Blige
  • “Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road to mediocrity.” —Will Smith
  • "Invest in yourself. Become the best you that you can possibly be." —William Scaec
  • “There are no regrets in life. Just lessons.” —Jennifer Aniston
  • "Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud." —Maya Angelou
  • “Try and fail, but never fail to try.” —Jared Leto
  • "Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible!'" —Audrey Hepburn
  • “No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.” —Taylor Swift
  • "Dwell in possibility." —Emily Dickinson
  • "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life." —Steve Jobs
  • "We all have ability, the difference is how we use it." —Stevie Wonder

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