Graduation Quotes - Page 5

• Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never leave. Our lives are measured by these.

  Susan B. Anthony

  Love, Life, Birthday

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• From kindergarten to graduation, I went to public schools, and I know that they are a key to being sure that every child has a chance to succeed and to rise in the world.

  Dick Cheney

  Inspirational, Funny, Children

  2004 Republican National Convention Address, delivered 1 September 2004, Madison Square Garden, New York

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• To the uneducated, an A is just three sticks.

  A. A. Milne

  Education, Memorable, Gambling

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• It was only when I finished the course and left my graduation diploma on the bus that I realized I'd become an actor.

  James D'arcy

  Inspirational, Funny, Actors

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• It takes most men five years to recover from a college education, and to learn that poetry is as vital to thinking as knowledge.

  Brooks Atkinson

  College, Men, Thinking

  Brooks Atkinson (1951). “Once around the sun”

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• Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.

  Louisa May Alcott

  Love, Inspirational, Motivational

  Louisa May Alcott (2009). “Work: A Story of Experience: Easyread Large Bold Edition”, p.305, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• There is nothing like a dream to create the future.

  Victor Hugo

  Inspirational, Life, Dream

  Victor Hugo (1862). “Marius”, p.49

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• Spread joy. Chase your wildest dreams.

  Patch Adams

  Happiness, Success, Dream

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• Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Education

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• The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life.

  Plato

  Education, Appreciation, Teacher

  Plato, Julius A. Sigler (1997). “Education: Ends and Means”, p.12, University Press of America

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• When I was a graduate student, the leading spirits at Harvard were interested in the history of ideas.

  M. H. Abrams

  Inspirational, Funny, Ideas

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• It is virtually impossible to compete in today's global economy without a college degree.

  Bobby Scott

  Inspirational, Funny, College

  Congressional Record, Government Printing Office, September 29, 2004.

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• My personal advice is to go to school first and get a liberal arts education, and then if you want to pursue acting, go to graduate school.

  Jillian Bach

  Inspirational, Funny, Art

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• I am terminally sentimental about graduations. They are more individual than weddings, more conscious than christenings, or bar mitzvahs or bat mitzvahs. They are almost as much a step into the unknown as funerals-though I assure you, there is life after graduation.

  Gloria Steinem

  Memorable, Funeral, Bats

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• I just listened to that inner voice. By the way, it's always a good move to listen to that inner voice... if it doesn't lead to a crime

  Lisa Kudrow

  Inspirational, Moving, Voice

  FaceBook post by Lisa Kudrow from Jun 24, 2011

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• Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• Try never to be the smartest person in the room. And if you are, I suggest you invite smarter people... or find a different room. In professional circles it's called networking. In organizations it's called team building. And in life it's called family, friends, and community. We are all gifts to each other, and my own growth as a leader has shown me again and again that the most rewarding experiences come from my relationships.

  Michael Dell

  Team, Memorable, Circles

  Michael Dell's commencement address to University of Texas at Austin, www.graduationwisdom.com. May 2003.

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• Catholic school graduates exhibit a wide variety of qualities that will not only help them in their careers but also in their family and community lives.

  Joe Baca

  Inspirational, Funny, School

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• While I do commend the Administration on its commitment and focus on high school reform, I believe that we must focus on graduation as the key accountability measure.

  Ruben Hinojosa

  Inspirational, Funny, Believe

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• I went to my son's graduation this weekend, and I heard a great quote I've never heard before from Albert Einstein. It was that the greatest danger to the world is not the bad people but it's the good people who don't speak out.

  Hamilton Jordan

  Inspirational, Funny, Son

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• One half who graduate from college never read another book.

  G. M. Trevelyan

  Inspirational, Funny, Book

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• Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.

  Marianne Williamson

  Inspirational, Life, Encouraging

  A Return to Love ch. 7 (1992). Frequently misattributed to Nelson Mandela.

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• I’ve been waiting more than 30 years to say this: “Dad, I always told you I’d come back and get my degree.” I want to thank Harvard for this timely honor. I’ll be changing my job next year … and it will be nice to finally have a college degree on my resume.

  Bill Gates

  Jobs, Dad, Nice

  Bill Gates' Commencement Address at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, news.harvard.edu. June 7, 2007.

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• This is your time and it feels normal to you, but really, there is no normal. There's only change and resistance to it and then more change.

  Meryl Streep

  Inspirational, Change, Resistance

  "Meryl Streep Barnard Graduation: ‘You Just Have To Make Your Mother And Father Proud’". Barnard College Commencement Speech, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 18, 2010.

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• You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own.

  Michelle Obama

  Positive, Hope, Women

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