Graduation Quotes - Page 3

For students today, only 10 percent of children from working-class families graduate from college by the age of 24 as compared to 58 percent of upper-middle-class and wealthy families.

My father, who was from a wealthy family and highly educated, a lawyer, Yale and Columbia, walked out with the benefit of a healthy push from my mother, a seventh grade graduate, who took a typing course and got a secretarial job as fast as she could.

I always wanted to have my own album released befo... -Christina Aguilera

I always wanted to have my own album released before I graduated from high school.

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It reveals the speaker's desire to release their own album before graduating from high school, indicating their passion for music and aspirations for early artistic accomplishments.

I was about to get a degree in economics when I accepted that I'd be a lousy businessman, and if I didn't give acting a try I'd regret it for the rest of my life.

At graduation, I assumed I'd be in publishing, but first I went to England and got a master's degree in English Literature. And then I came back to New York and had a series of publishing jobs, the way one does.

I had a chance to win $2 million, a week after high school graduation, and if I turned pro, the sponsor was going to financially support me.

Even though I disagree with many of the changes, when I see the privates graduate at the end of the day, when they walk off that drill field at the end of the ceremony, they are still fine privates; outstanding, well motivated privates.

Being considerate of others will take your childre... -Marian Wright Edelman

Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.

All my graduation money went to paying for bartending classes so I could have a side gig. I bartended for two months before I was supposed to move to New York and then two months later I got the job as an understudy in 'Sister Act' and haven't looked back since.

Each year India and China produce four million gra... -Gordon Brown

Each year India and China produce four million graduates compared with just over 250,000 in Britain.

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

Even though I didn't get a business degree, I enjo... -Herb Ritts

Even though I didn't get a business degree, I enjoyed learning about economics.

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It implies that although the speaker did not pursue a formal business degree, they still found interest and enjoyment in studying economics, indicating a broad curiosity and passion for learning beyond their specific field of study.

There were a couple of months when I was approaching graduation where I started to think of graduating from college as the afterlife. Because it's this kind of crazy thing that you always know you're going to finish school inevitably, but nobody ever really tells you what happens afterwards.

Right after graduation, I married Samuel Fisher Babbitt, an academic administrator. I spent the next ten years in Connecticut, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C., raising our children, Christopher, Tom, and Lucy.

I was full of pride when President Obama talked about coding in his last State of the Union address. I was proud when Chicago recently made computer science mandatory as a requirement for graduation. To see this elevate to the level of a bigger conversation is progress.

After my graduation from Sydenham College with a degree in Commerce, I was spotted by late Sunil Dutt, my idol, to act in films.

After graduation, I wanted to work for 'Sassy', which I loved, but it had folded. So I wound up at 'Seventeen' for three years on staff and two as a contributor, and I wrote these great stories that nobody ever believes 'Seventeen' does. Serious stories for teens about social justice issues - gun control, migrant farm workers.

High levels of homeownership have been shown to foster greater involvement in school and civic organizations, higher graduation rates, and greater neighborhood stability.

I applied to only one college - the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania - and was fortunate to be accepted. After graduation, I headed to Wall Street and worked as I had dreamed.

I think about the milestones from my childhood and what it will be like to watch our kids go through them. Taking Riley to her first day of school was a whirlwind. I can't imagine what middle school is going to be like, and high school, and graduation.

I teach one semester a year, and this year I'm just teaching one course during that semester, a writing workshop for older students in their late 20s and early 30s, people in our graduate program who are already working on a manuscript and trying to bring it to completion.

What I like about graduation speeches is that they're an opportunity for someone to make sense of their life and to impart that wisdom to someone else. It's like a sanctioned self-help moment.

Yale places great stress on undergraduate and graduate teaching. I like teaching, and I do a lot of it.

One of the first times I ever performed in front of a big group of people was at my kindergarten graduation. I did, like, a Michael Jackson impersonation as, like, a five year old. I had the suit and blazer, the glove and the fedora, and I just performed a whole Michael Jackson song. I'm sure it was 'Smooth Criminal.'

School desegregation is associated with higher graduation rates, greater employability, higher earnings, and decreased rates of incarceration.

I love graduation speeches. I have always loved th... -Bruce Eric Kaplan

I love graduation speeches. I have always loved them; I will always love them.

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It expresses the speaker's fondness and appreciation for graduation speeches, indicating a longstanding enjoyment and admiration for the inspiring and motivational messages delivered during graduation ceremonies.

I think young writers should get other degrees first, social sciences, arts degrees or even business degrees. What you learn is research skills, a necessity because a lot of writing is about trying to find information.

College atheletes used to get a degree in bringing... -Ruby Wax

College atheletes used to get a degree in bringing your pencil.

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It humorously suggests that in the past, college athletes may not have prioritized their academic studies, with the quote implying that their focus was more on athletics rather than earning a traditional degree.

I didn't even walk for graduation - I did graduate, though. I got this homeschool deal. I didn't have to go to school because I was depressed, and my mom wrote all these essays for me. I didn't write one of them. She literally got me my diploma.

I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olymp... -Scott Hamilton

I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won a gold medal.

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It proudly states that the speaker achieved the highest rank within their class during the 1984 Olympic Games and received a gold medal, highlighting their exceptional performance and success in the athletic competition.

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