The young graduate is discovering
that among the necessaries of life, the most important is living
Author: Anonymous
There is a good reason they call
these ceremonies "commencement exercises." Graduation is not the
end; it's the beginning
Author: Orrin Hatch
There is no need to reach high
for the stars. They are already within you - just reach deep into yourself!
Author: Anonymous
To the uneducated, an A is just
three sticks.
Author: A. A. Milne
Whenever it is possible, a boy
should choose some occupation which he should do even if he did not need
the money.
Author: William Lyon Phelps
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.
Author: Tom Brokaw
Your families are extremely proud
of you. You can't imagine the sense of relief they are experiencing. This
would be a most opportune time to ask for money.
Author: Gary Bolding
our schooling may be over, but
remember that your education still continues.
Author: Anonymous
Just about a month from now I'm
set adrift, with a diploma for a sail and lots of nerve for oars.
Author: Richard Halliburton
Life is my college. May I graduate
well, and earn some honors!
Author: Louisa May Alcott
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
Author: Susan B. Anthony
The advantage of a classical
education is that it enables you to despise the wealth that it prevents
you from achieving.
Author: Russell Green
The elective system ... offered
a bewildering freedom of choice, leaving some graduates with the impression
that they had nibbled at dozens of canapés of knowledge and never
had their fill."
Author: Ted Morgan
The fireworks begin today. Each
diploma is a lighted match,
each one of you is a fuse
Author: Ed Koch
