Graduation Quotes


I learned law so well, the day I graduated I sued the college, won the case, and got my tuition back. Fred Allen Graduation 108
Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree. Marian Wright Edelman Graduation 102
For a man to attain to an eminent degree in learning costs him time, watching, hunger, nakedness, dizziness in the head, weakness in the stomach, and other inconveniences. Miguel de Cervantes Graduation 86
When nearly a third of our high school students do not graduate on time with their peers, we have work to do. We must design our middle and high schools so that no student gets lost in the crowd and disconnected from his or her own potential. Christine Gregoire Graduation 85
I always wanted to have my own album released before I graduated from high school. Christina Aguilera Graduation 83
I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won a gold medal. Scott Hamilton Graduation 81
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. Norman Cousins Graduation 79
I've told my children that when I die, to release balloons in the sky to celebrate that I graduated. For me, death is a graduation. Elisabeth Kubler Ross Graduation 78
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 Graduation 76
I don't look to find an educated person in the ranks of university graduates, necessarily. Some of the most educated people I know have never been near a university. John Keegan Graduation 76
I went to college at the University of Kansas, where I got a degree in political science. Sara Paretsky Graduation 76
I was the first boy in the Kennedy family to graduate from college. Mark Kennedy Graduation 75
I dropped out of school for a semester, transferred to another college, switched to an art major, graduated, got married, and for a while worked as a graphic designer. James Green Somerville Graduation 75
When I was a graduate student, the leading spirits at Harvard were interested in the history of ideas. M. H. Abrams Graduation 74
I went to military college in Canada and graduated as an officer in the Navy but also as an engineer. Marc Garneau Graduation 74
Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class. Al McGuire Graduation 74
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. R. Lee Ermey Graduation 72
I disagree with a lot of those changes, however at the end of the day - I go down to recruit graduation at least once or twice a year. R. Lee Ermey Graduation 72
I'm not impressed by someone's degree... I'm impressed by them making movies. Richard King Graduation 72
Never go to your high school reunion pregnant or they will think that is all you have done since you graduated. Erma Bombeck Graduation 72
It is virtually impossible to compete in today's global economy without a college degree. Bobby Scott Graduation 70
The morning after my high-school graduation found me up early job hunting. The dream of college I put on the back burner. Martha Reeves Graduation 70
I first became interested in women and religion when I was one of the few women doing graduate work in Religious Studies at Yale University in the late 1960's. Carol P. Christ Graduation 68
Yeah, I spent about 20 years in a dorm room. It took me a while to graduate. Douglas Wilson Graduation 67
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. Patrick J. Kennedy Graduation 67
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. Jon Secada Graduation 67
I took three years off. I differentiated myself from the industry. Found my identity - sort of... I haven't graduated yet. I'm not legitimately educated yet, but maybe one day. Claire Danes Graduation 67
This man used to go to school with his dog. Then they were separated. His dog graduated! Henny Youngman Graduation 67
I received my undergraduate degree in engineering in 1939 and a Master of Science degree in mathematical physics in 1941 at Steven Institute of Technology. Frederick Reines Graduation 67
God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars. Elbert Hubbard Graduation 65
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. Ruben Hinojosa Graduation 63
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. Frank Murphy Graduation 63
The essays in The Great Taos Bank Robbery were my project to win a Master of Arts degree in English when I quit being a newspaper editor and went back to college. Tony Hillerman Graduation 61
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. George Weinberg Graduation 61
We had times in '66 and '67 when we would pick up a platoon of privates out of the receiving barracks the week before we even graduated the platoon that we were on! R. Lee Ermey Graduation 60
Yale places great stress on undergraduate and graduate teaching. I like teaching, and I do a lot of it. James Tobin Graduation 60
Even though I didn't get a business degree, I enjoyed learning about economics. Herb Ritts Graduation 58
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. Peter Gallagher Graduation 58
One half who graduate from college never read another book. G. M. Trevelyan Graduation 58
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 Graduation 57
You must realize that honorary degrees are given generally to people whose SAT scores were too low to get them into schools the regular way. As a matter of fact, it was my SAT scores that led me into my present vocation in life, comedy. Neil Simon Graduation 57
I got all my work done to graduate in two months and then they were like, I'm sorry, you have to take driver's ed. I just kind of went, Oh, forget it. Fiona Apple Graduation 57
Everybody wants you to do good things, but in a small town you pretty much graduate and get married. Mostly you marry, have children and go to their football games. Faith Hill Graduation 57
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. Gloria Stuart Graduation 56
When I was going for my graduate degree, I decided I was going to make a feature film as my thesis. That's what I was famous for-that I had my thesis film be a feature film, which was 'You're a Big Boy Now.' Francis Ford Coppola Graduation 56
I didn't get my degree at NYU; I got it later, they gave me an honourary one. Jim Jarmusch Graduation 56
One of the most difficult speeches to prepare is an address to a graduation class, which is why I don't often do them. Jerry Moran Graduation 56
It is soooooo necessary to get the basic skills, because by the time you graduate, undergraduate or graduate, that field would have totally changed from your first day of school. Leigh Steinberg Graduation 56
College atheletes used to get a degree in bringing your pencil. Ruby Wax Graduation 56
I fell in love with theater there, and after graduation I moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting. Olivia Wilde Graduation 53

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