Inspirational Quotes for Kids about Peer Pressure

Here is our latest collection of inspirational quotes for kids about peer pressure, fitting in and standing out!

Now more than ever, kids are faced with peer pressure, media influences and bad information from all angles. As Emerson said, ‘one of the biggest achievements we can have in life is to be who we really are.’

Here are some amazing inspirational quotes for kids about peer pressure, being yourself and standing out from the crowd.

As an educator, this topic is dear to my heart and I look forward to hearing from you about it. Don’t forget to also check out our compilation of inspirational teenager quotes that will brighten your day.

Inspirational Quotes for Kids about Peer Pressure and Decisions

1. “I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.” ― Bruce Lee

2. “What kind of peer pressure you receive says a lot about your peer group.”

3. “Peer pressure is pressure you put on yourself to fit in!” – Jeff Moore

4. “The ugly reality is that peer pressure reaches its greatest intensity at just the age when kids tend to be most insensitive and cruel.” – Walt Mueller

5. “There’s one advantage to being 102. There’s no peer pressure.” – Dennis Wolfberg

6. “Not all peer pressure is bad. If you have peers who are pushing you to go further in life and believe in your dreams. Man, you got it made!” – Jeff Moore

7. “Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.” – Alexander Hamilton

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8. “You would have no peer pressure if you cared less about the opinions of others.” – Jeff Moore

9. “Why fit in when you were born to stand out.” – Dr. Seuss

10. “Take your self, your self-respect, and self-image to a point where people won’t even ask you to do low-level stuff.”

11. “Be true to who you are and proud of who you’re becoming. I never met a critic who was doing better than me.” – Jeff Moore

12. “The more you give into peer pressure, the more people will ask you to do what they want to do. The less you give into it, the less they will ask you.”

13. “People either inspire you or they drain you, choose wisely.”

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14. “The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche

15. “Stay true to yourself. An original is worth more than a copy.” ― Suzy Kassem

16. “Most people want so desperately to be an individual yet are so easily shaped by the media.” ― Criss Jami

17. “Conformity is not an admirable trait. Conformity is a copout. It threatens self-awareness. It can lead groups to enforce rigid and arbitrary rules.” ― Alexandra Robbins

18. “Too many people in this world are being pressured into feeling apologetic about who they actually are.” ― Scarlet Jei Saoirse

19. “Peer pressure has many redeeming qualities. It is the pressure of our peers, after all, that gives us the support to try things we otherwise wouldn’t have.” ― Bill Treasurer

20.  “Peer pressure becomes more powerful when our children are away from our influence and when their defenses are weakened late at night. If you have ever felt uneasy about an overnight activity, don’t be afraid to respond to that warning voice inside. Always be prayerful when it comes to protecting your precious children.” ― Larry R. Lawrence

21. “The stress of resisting unhealthy peer pressure can be buffered by good family relationships and a high self-esteem, and it is often those adolescents with neither who succumb to unhealthy pressure from their peers.” ― L. Eugene Arnold

22. “No child is immune to peer pressure.” ― Kath Hudson

23. “At any given point you can release your greatest self. Don’t let anyone hold you back. Don’t let anyone dilute you. Don’t be peer pressured into being less than you are.” ― Steve Maraboli

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24. “The most important thing in your life is to live your life with integrity and to not give in to peer pressure to try to be something that you’re not.” ― Ellen DeGeneres

25. “Ultimately peer pressure can lead people to bully, but peer pressure can also say bullying is not acceptable.” ― Barack Obama

26. “No one intends to make serious mistakes. They come when you compromise your standards to be more accepted by others. You be the strong one. You be the leader. Choose good friends and resist peer pressure together.” ― Richard G. Scott

27.”Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds.” ―  Paul the Apostle

28. “You can’t blend in when you were born to stand out.” ― R. J. Palacio

29. “If you associate yourself with peer pressure or complacency, you’re destined for failure.” ― Kevin Gates

30. “At the end of the day, just know that God made you, so you can be your own individual, and don’t let people give you that peer pressure.” ― Wyclef Jean

31. “Most conduct is guided by norms rather than by laws. Norms are voluntary and are effective because they are enforced by peer pressure.” ― Paul Collier

32. “I think that no matter what you’re doing as a teenager, you’re going to be presented with peer pressure.” ― Sara Paxton

33. “Certain peer pressures encourage little fingers to learn how to hold a football instead of a crayon. I confess to having yielded to these pressures.” ― Chris Van Allsburg

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