Iconic Yearbook Quotes and Captions for 2025

Yearbook quotes are a great way to leave your mark on your senior year as you say farewell and enter your next journey. You’ll want something memorable, something that screams ‘us’, without sounding like you’re trying too hard. 

Finding the perfect words to sum up your high school experience isn’t easy. We all want to leave a bit of our spirit behind in the yearbook, a reminder of the good times, the challenges you overcame, and the incredible journey you’ve been on together.

Inspirational Yearbook Quotes

There’s something special about ending your year with a quote that looks ahead. These are the kind of quotes that feel like a quiet pep talk a reminder that you’ve got so much potential and that the best part of your story is still being written. Even if you’re just happy to never take another group project again, it’s nice to leave your classmates with something a little hopeful.

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” – William James
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” – Dr. Seuss
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
“Dream big and dare to fail.” – Norman Vaughan
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” – Oscar Wilde
“Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” – George Addair
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman
“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi

Funny Yearbook Quotes

If you’ve made it through high school using sarcasm as a coping mechanism, same. A funny yearbook quote is the perfect way to end things on a light note. These are the quotes that get remembered because they made people laugh—and let’s be honest, humor ages better than a fake deep quote you found on Pinterest at midnight.

“I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying.” – Oscar Wilde
“Reality continues to ruin my life.” – Bill Watterson
“If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.” – Dalai Lama
“I can resist everything except temptation.” – Oscar Wilde
“Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.” – Mark Twain
“I’m not superstitious, but I am a little stitious.” – Michael Scott (The Office)
“Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth.” – Mallory Hopkins
“I intend to live forever. So far, so good.” – Steven Wright
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” – Thomas Edison
“Education is learning what you didn’t even know you didn’t know.” – Daniel J. Boorstin
“The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.” – Albert Einstein
“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” – Douglas Adams
“I never forget a face—but in your case, I’ll be glad to make an exception.” – Groucho Marx
“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.” – Steve Martin

Unique Yearbook Quotes

Sometimes the best senior quote is the one that makes people pause and go, “Wait, I love that.” These unique quotes are weird, clever, or totally off the beaten path, but they still say something real. If you were the kid who colored outside the lines, this is your section.

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde
“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” – Winston Churchill
“Stay hungry. Stay foolish.” – Steve Jobs
“To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone.” – Reba McEntire
“Normal is not something to aspire to, it’s something to get away from.” – Jodie Foster
“Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.” – Rumi
“You have to be odd to be number one.” – Dr. Seuss
“Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.” – Allen Ginsberg
“Do not fear mistakes—there are none.” – Miles Davis
“Only the gentle are ever really strong.” – James Dean
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” – Helen Keller
“Your weirdness will make you stronger. Your dark side will keep you whole.” – Amanda Palmer
“Don’t wait for permission to do something creative.” – Ava DuVernay
“You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it.” – Robin Williams
“Blessed are the weird people… the poets, misfits, writers, mystics, painters & troubadours.” – Jacob Nordby

Iconic Yearbook Quotes

There are some quotes that just never go out of style. They show up on posters, in speeches, in movies but they still feel powerful. If you want a quote that sounds smart, thoughtful, and timeless, these are some of the most well loved and well remembered ones out there.

“Do or do not. There is no try.” – Yoda
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” – Dr. Seuss
“May the Force be with you.” – Star Wars
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde
“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” – Abraham Lincoln
“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” – J.K. Rowling
“Not all those who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien
“I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.” – The Godfather
“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” – Albus Dumbledore
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
“Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” – John Lennon
“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
“Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground.” – Theodore Roosevelt
“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” – Walt Disney
“I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.” – William Ernest Henley

Remember that the perfect words can immortalize your high school journey. Choose a quote that truly speaks to you, one that captures the essence of your shared experiences, laughs, and challenges.

Here’s to the memories you’ve made and the adventures that await. May your yearbook quote be a lasting tribute to an unforgettable chapter.