Uplifting Senior Quotes for Boys and Bible Verses for Grads

Q: Did Mark Twain say “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed”?

No. The line comes from H. Jackson Brown Jr.’s 1990 book P.S. I Love You, where he credits his mother. It got pinned on Twain later.

Uplifting senior quotes for boys belong on the grad card, the cap, the party sign and the slideshow at the open house. These lean hopeful, with a few laughs and a short list of Bible verses for the guy heading out the door.

Famous lines are credited, lines nobody can trace are marked as popular sayings, and a few are our own. Need more for the card table? We keep a big list of inspirational quotes and sayings too.

A smiling young man in a blue graduation gown and cap on a yellow background under the words inspiring senior quotes for boys

Pick one that sounds like him, not like a poster.

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Quick Picks: Uplifting Senior Quotes for Boys

Five that fit almost any grad card.

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” (Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, 1990)
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” (Helen Keller, The Open Door, 1957)
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” (often credited to Dr. Seuss)
“Don’t assume the answer is no before you ask the question.” (popular saying)
“Next stop: everywhere.”

Nobody has found the “don’t cry” line in a Dr. Seuss book, so it is labeled often credited. The last one is an original 3BoysAndADog saying.

Uplifting Quotes About Chasing Dreams

For the guy with a plan, half a plan or a really good feeling about it.

Still building

“The road to success is always under construction.”
often credited to Arnold Palmer

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” (often credited to Theodore Roosevelt)
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” (often credited to Mark Twain, but it comes from H. Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love You, 1990)
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” (often credited to Abraham Lincoln and Peter Drucker)
“The future depends on what you do today.” (often credited to Mahatma Gandhi)
“Big plans. Bigger work ethic.”

The last one is an original 3BoysAndADog saying.

Lighthearted Senior Quotes for Boys

Uplifting does not have to mean serious.

“Once you grow up, you can’t come back!” (often credited to Disney’s Peter Pan)
“It took lots of late nights, early mornings and bucket loads of coffee to make it here.” (popular saying)
“Diploma: unlocked.”
“Officially out of excuses.”
“Left the nest. Taking the snacks.”

Peak season

“I haven’t even begun to peak.”
Dennis Reynolds, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

The last three are original 3BoysAndADog sayings.

Senior Quotes for Boys About Taking Chances

For the move across the country, the tryout or the job interview he is nervous about.

“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door.” (Bilbo, as Frodo remembers it, J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring)
“Don’t be afraid of change. You may lose something good, but you may also gain something great.” (popular saying)
“I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way.” (attributed to Carl Sandburg)
“If you can do what you do best and be happy, you are further along in life than most people.” (attributed to Leonardo DiCaprio)
“Brave is just scared with a plan.”

The last one is an original 3BoysAndADog saying.

Senior Quotes About Looking Back

For the guy who will miss home more than he lets on.

Heading home

“There’s no place like home.”
Dorothy, The Wizard of Oz, 1939

“Dear future self, always remember who got you where you are today.” (popular saying)
“Whatever you are, be a good one.” (attributed to Abraham Lincoln)
“Raised on Friday night lights and Sunday suppers.”
“Home is still the best place to come back to.”
“Four years down. A lifetime of stories to go.”

No one has found the Lincoln line in his writing, so it is labeled attributed. The last three are original 3BoysAndADog sayings.

Bible Verses for Senior Boys

For a faith-filled card or a verse on the inside of his cap. All are from the King James Version.

“Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” (Joshua 1:9, KJV)
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” (Jeremiah 29:11, KJV)
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” (Proverbs 3:5-6, KJV)
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” (Philippians 4:13, KJV)
“Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers.” (1 Timothy 4:12, KJV)