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School Graduation Quotes

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

“Do not follow where the path may lead.”

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

“You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.”

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

“The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.”

“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.”

“Those who matter don't mind, and those who mind don't matter.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Was it the act of giving birth that made you a mother? Did you lose that label when you relinquished your child? If people were measured by their deeds, on the one hand, I had a woman who had chosen to give me up; on the other, I had a woman who'd sat up with me at night when I was sick as a child, who'd cried with me over boyfriends, who'd clapped fiercely at my law school graduation. Which acts made you more of a mother? Both, I realized. Being a parent wasn't just about bearing a child. It was about bearing witness to its life.”

“The things taught in schools & colleges are not an education but the means of education.”

“To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say, well done. And to the C students, I say, you too can be president of the United States.”

“Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.”

“Make glorious and fantastic mistakes.”

“Go, and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here.”

“Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here.”

“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.”

“Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.”

“It is clear the future holds great opportunities. It also holds pitfalls. The trick will be to avoid the pitfalls, seize the opportunities, and get back home by six o'clock.”

“Life is an improvisation. You have no idea what's going to happen next and you are mostly just making things up as you go along.”

“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.”

“Just about a month from now I'm set adrift, with a diploma for a sail and lots of nerve for oars.”

“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.”

“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”

“My favorite animal is the turtle. The reason is that in order for the turtle to move, it has to stick its neck out.”

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

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

“Try not to become a man of success, but a man of value. Look around at how people want to get more out of life than they put in. A man of value will give more than he receives. Be creative, but make sure that what you create is not a curse for mankind.”