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“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.”

“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.”

“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.”

“So here you are, in your twenties, thinking that you'll have another 40 years to go. Four decades in which to live long and prosper.Bad news. Read the papers. There are people dropping dead when they're 50, 40, 30 years old. Or quite possibly just after finishing their convocation. They would be very disappointed that they didn't meet their life expectancy.I'm here to tell you this. Forget about your life expectancy.”

“Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.”

“A protest meeting on the issue of environmental abuse is not a convocation of accusers, it is a convocation of the guilty. The realization ought to clear the smog of self-righteousness that has always conventionally hovered over these occasions, and let us see the work that is to be done.”

“Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.”

“The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse.”

“If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.”

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

“There are obviously two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.”

“A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that 'individuality' is the key to success.”

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”

“A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.”

“Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.”

“Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.”

“You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world.”

“Harry taught me that death isn't the end, it's the beginning.”

“There is a good reason they call these ceremonies 'commencement exercises'. Graduation is not the end; it's the beginning.”

“At commencement you wear your square-shaped mortarboards.My hope is that from time to time you will let your minds be bold, and wear sombreros.”

“The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.”

“All successful people, men and women, are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose.”

“Always be a first-rate version of yourself.”

“Graduation is not the end; it's the beginning.”

“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”

“All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them.”

“Openness isn't the end. It's the beginning.”

“Think of it as your ticket to change the world.”

“Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.”