Quotes of Graduation - somelinesforyou

“ 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. ”

- Robert Orben

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

- Orrin Hatch

“ I hope your dreams take you to the corners of your smiles, to the highest of your hopes, to the windows of your opportunities, and to the most special places your heart has ever known. ”

- Unknown

“ Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are moving, We must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it. ”

- Unknown

“ Excellence is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, skilful execution and the ability to see obstacles as opportunities. ”

- Unknown

“ There is no need to reach high for the stars. They are already within you - just reach deep into yourself! ”

- Unknown

“ The tassel's worth the hassle! ”

- Unknown

“ The purpose of a liberal education is to make you philosophical enough to accept the fact that you will never make much money. ”

- Unknown

“ The young graduate is discovering that among the necessaries of life, the most important is living. ”

- Unknown

“ A fellow told me he was going to hang-glider school. He said, 'I've been going for three months.' I said, 'How many successful jumps do you need to make before you graduate?' He said, 'All of them.'. ”

- Red Skelton

“ Things may happen and often do to people as brainy and footsy as you. ”

- Dr. Seuss

“ I think sleeping was my problem in school. If school had started at 4:00 in the afternoon, I'd be a college graduate today. ”

- George Foreman

“ A milestone passed, new things begun, dreams as shining as the sun, a goal achieved, a victory won!That's Graduation. ”

- Unknown

“ School's out, Memories past, Don't ever doubt, Our friendship will last. ”

- Unknown

“ It takes 10,000 hours of preparation to experience one moment of glory. ”

- Unknown

“ Take the initiative and lead the way, You can make the difference. ”

- Unknown

“ Do not ask if a man has been through college; ask if a college has been through him; if he is a walking university. ”

- Edwin Hubbel Chapin

“ The elective system offered a bewildering freedom of choice, leaving some graduates with the impression that they had nibbled at dozens of canapes of knowledge and never had their fill. ”

- Ted Morgan

“ I was at my nephews graduation from Harvard Business School. ”

- Gary Hirshberg

“ I have a daughter who is a sophomore in college and another who is in the 11th grade of high school. ”

- Thomas Friedman

“ I got a gymnastics scholarship to college, fell in love with my true love of my whole life - who I'm married to now - and he was a virgin too. It was very romantic. ”

- Victoria Jackson

“ People will frighten you about a graduation…They use words you don't hear often… And we wish you Godspeed. It is a warning, Godpeed. It means you are no longer welcome here at these prices. ”

- Bill Cosby

“ If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it. ”

- William Arthur Ward

“ Graduation day is tough for adults. They go to the ceremony as parents. They come home as contemporaries. After twenty-two years of child-raising, they are unemployed. ”

- Erma Bombeck

“ Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler. ”

- Henry David Thoreau

“ 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. ”

- Tom Brokaw

“ An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. ”

- Unknown

“ Life is my college. May I graduate well, and earn some honors. ”

- Louisa May Alcott

“ All that stands between the graduate and the top of the ladder is the ladder. ”

- Unknown

“ Commencement speeches were invented largely in the belief that outgoing college students should never be released into the world until they have been properly sedated. ”

- Garry Trudeau
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