Graduation Quotes

Celebrate the joyous occasion of graduation with a collection of inspiring graduation quotes that encapsulate the spirit of achievement and the anticipation of new beginnings.

These graduation quotes capture the essence of achievement, resilience, and the excitement of embracing the future. They serve as reminders that graduation is not just an endpoint but a stepping stone towards fulfilling dreams and making a positive impact in the world.

The doer alone learneth.

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It implies that practical experience and action are essential for learning and acquiring knowledge, suggesting that active engagement and hands-on involvement lead to deeper understanding and personal growth.

When my mother took her turn to sit in a gown at her graduation, she thought she only had two career options: nursing and teaching. She raised me and my sister to believe that we could do anything, and we believed her.

Having a college degree gave me the opportunity to be... well-rounded. Also, the people I met at the university, most of them are still my colleagues now. People I've known for years are all in the industry together.

North Dakota State. What do you have to do there t... -Bobby Heenan

North Dakota State. What do you have to do there to graduate? Milk a cow with your left hand?

I went through withdrawal when I got out of graduate school. It's what you learn, what you think. That's all that counts.

I attended an evangelical Christian university on the outskirts of suburban Los Angeles and by the time of my graduation was neither evangelical nor Christian.

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

Post my graduation, I really thought that acting was something I wanted to do. I simply took a chance and started auditioning, and I loved it.

Graduation is an important day. It is a significan... -Stephanie Ruhle

Graduation is an important day. It is a significant achievement.

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It emphasizes the significance of graduation as a milestone in one's educational journey, highlighting its importance and recognizing it as a notable accomplishment.

I received my draft notice right after graduation from college and had three months before going into the Army in September to think about it.

Since graduation, I have measured time in 4-by-5-inch pieces of paper, four days on the left and three on the right. Every social engagement, interview, reading, flight, doctor's appointment, birthday and dry-cleaning reminder has been handwritten between metal loops.

At the School of Visual Arts in New York, you can get your degree in Net art, which is really a fantastic way of thinking of theater in new ways.

I studied journalism at Binghamton University, even interning for NBC's longtime anchor Carol Jenkins. Before graduation, I told my parents I wanted to pursue broadcast journalism.

I have a 4-year-old and a 14-year-old, and think I missed a recital and a graduation, and they were like 'It's OK mommy, we'll take pictures.' It was my upset, though... they were just fine! I just give them a kiss and a hug and let them know that I love them every day.

The college graduate is presented with a sheepskin... -Robert M. Hutchins

The college graduate is presented with a sheepskin to cover his intellectual nakedness.

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It metaphorically suggests that the college graduate receives a diploma (referred to as "sheepskin") to symbolically conceal their intellectual inadequacy or lack of knowledge, emphasizing the need for continuous learning beyond formal education.

I think women as well as men are concerned about jobs and the economy and spending and, and other issues. They're concerned that when their kids graduate from college they have an economy and they have a future in this country and they, they have the same opportunity that we've had and our grandparents have had.

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.

I was in Mumbai pursuing my graduation in mass media; I was not sure what to do. I tried my hand at a couple of different things. I joined an acting school after that and eventually things fell in place.

I was the first boy in the Kennedy family to gradu... -Mark Kennedy

I was the first boy in the Kennedy family to graduate from college.

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It highlights the speaker's distinction of being the first male member in the Kennedy family to complete their college education, indicating a significant achievement within their prominent family lineage.

I did graduate with a bachelor's degree in civil e... -Daniel J. Evans

I did graduate with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1948.

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It states that the speaker successfully completed their bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1948, indicating their academic accomplishment in a specific field of study.

I was into movies before my graduation results got out. In fact, I was on location of a movie when they came.

When I graduated college I had a series of just hu... -Lena Dunham

When I graduated college I had a series of just humiliating jobs that I couldn't believe I was at.

You know what has made me the happiest I've ever been? Seeing my son and daughter graduate from college. More than wanting them to be educated, I wanted them to be nice people. To see that they have become both is just a wonderful thing.

While we should certainly be investing in our own STEM education, we should take advantage of the thousands of international students who come here to study and are ready to fill these gaps immediately upon graduation.

I was really desperate. I don't know if you can remember back that far, but when I went to graduate school they didn't want females in graduate school. They were very open about it. They didn't mince their words. But then I got in and I got my degree.

It makes little difference how many university courses or degrees a person may own. If he cannot use words to move an idea from one point to another, his education is incomplete.

When I graduated from Santa Monica High in 1927, I was voted the girl most likely to succeed. I didn't realize it would take so long.

One of the most difficult speeches to prepare is an address to a graduation class, which is why I don't often do them.

A few months after graduation I was working in fil... -Moira Kelly

A few months after graduation I was working in films. It took off pretty quick.

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It conveys that shortly after graduating, the speaker found employment in the film industry, indicating a rapid and successful start to their career in the film sector.

I was the girl that didn't go to prom or my graduation because I was too busy working with producers and making music.

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