Best 286 quotes in «graduation quotes» category

Name it... and if you can dream it... you can achieve it.

Never go to your high school reunion pregnant or they will think that is all you have done since you graduated.

Never give in, never give in, never give in.

Of course there's a lot of knowledge in universities: the freshmen bring a little in; the seniors don't take much away, so knowledge sort of accumulates.

Nothing worth knowing can be taught.

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.

People talk about getting lucky breaks in their careers. I’m living proof that the “lucky breaks” theory is simply wrong. You get to make your own luck... The world is run by those who show up…not those who wait to be asked.

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

Opportunities? They are all around us ... There is power lying latent everywhere waiting for the observant eye to discover it.

Our fearlessness shall be our secret weapon.

Pausing allows you to take a beat to take a breath in your life. As everybody else is rushing around like a lunatic out there, I dare you to do the opposite.

People will frighten you about a graduation....They use words you don't hear often.

One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.

Our record number of teenagers must become our record number of high school and college graduates and our record number of teachers, scientists, doctors, lawyers, and skilled professionals.

People are the stocks into which we are to invest our time ... the best of all investments you can make is to help people come to know Jesus as their Lord and Savior. You can make a commitment right here and now ... I'm asking you today not to graduate but commence a new life for God every step of the way.

People in my family and camp who grew up listening to rap music love 'We Are Young.' I've heard it play at weddings. I've heard it in graduation parties. It's a big idea and big song.

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

Put your future in good hands. Your own.

Pursue whatever it is that you want to do with your life. It is the only secret to happiness that I know except for maybe true love, that and maybe having the amazing health insurance plan that our congressmen have.

So many of us choose our path out of fear disguised as practicality.

Real courage is holding on to a still voice in your head that says, 'I must keep going.' It's that voice that says nothing is a failure if it is not final. That voice that says to you, 'Get out of bed. Keep going. I will not quit.'

Respect people with less power then you. I don’t care if you’re the most powerful cat in the room, I will judge you on how you treat the least powerful. So there.

So in my uncertainty, I went to graduate school and there it all happened.

Real leadership comes from the quiet nudging of an inner voice. It comes from realizing that the time has come to move beyond waiting to doing.

So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.

Sometimes just being still is the best thing you can do for yourself.

Success is often the result of taking a misstep in the right direction.

So, what's it like in the real world? Well, the food is better, but beyond that, I don't recommend it.

Stay fluid and roll with those changes. Life is just a big extended improvisation.

Sometimes the difference between winning and losing is will. The will to make it happen.

Sometimes you find out what you are supposed to be doing by doing the things you are not supposed to do.

Stay the course, light a star, Change the world where'er you are.

Students and invited speakers do not shed their constitutional rights when they step up to the graduation podium. Expressing faith in God does not disqualify a student from delivering a graduation message. Being designated as valedictorian or salutatorian is an honor, and students chosen for that honor should be free to share their gratitude to God with their fellow students and family members.

Success is like a mountain that keeps growing ahead of you as you hike it... Err in the direction of kindness.

Surround yourself with doers. Be around people who demonstrate thier boldness.

Take action. Every story you've ever connected with, every leader you've ever admired, every puny little thing that you've ever accomplished is the result of taking action. You have a choice. You can either be a passive victim of circumstance or you can be the active hero of your own life.

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.

The future is called 'perhaps,' which is the only possible thing to call the future. And the important thing is not to allow that to scare you.

That diploma you hold in your hands today is really just your learner's permit for the rest of the drive through life. Remember, you don't have to be smarter than the next person, all you have to do is be willing to work harder than the next person.

The definition of success changes. Success is to live your life with integrity and not give in to peer pressure to be something you're not. Follow your passion, stay true to yourself, never follow someone else's path; unless you're in the woods and you're lost and you see a path, then by all means, you should follow that.

The economy in the Valley will need to grow if students want to come back and work with their specialized degrees. We need to develop more to create more opportunities.

The golden opportunity you are seeking is within yourself.

The horizon leans forward, offering you space to place new steps of change.

The most important thing is to not stop questioning.

The knowledge of languages was very useful. I have a university degree in foreign languages and literature.

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.

The idea of winning a doctor's degree gradually assumed the aspect of a great moral struggle, and the moral fight possessed immense attraction for me.

The important thing is this: to be able, at any moment, to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.

The key is not to worry about being successful, but to instead to work toward being significant - and the success will naturally follow.

The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed.