Quotes about graduation
graduation running opportunity
Don't be afraid of fear. Because it sharpens you, it challenges you, it makes you stronger; and when you run away from fear, you also run away from the opportunity to be your best possible self. Ed Helms
graduation dumb screw-ups
It's a combination of life being unpredictable, and you being super dumb. Aaron Sorkin
graduation mistake memorable
Make no mistake about it, you are dumb. You're a group of incredibly, well-educated dumb people. I was there. We all were there. You're barely functional. There are some screw-ups headed your way. I wish I could tell you that there was a trick to avoiding the screw-ups, but the screw-ups, they're a-coming for ya. It's a combination of life being unpredictable, and you being super dumb. Aaron Sorkin
graduation fall numbers
You're going to fall down, but the world doesn't care how many times you fall down, as long as it's one fewer than the numbers of times you get back up. Aaron Sorkin
graduation becoming speed
As I am becoming older, the only thing that speeds up is time. Alan Alda
graduation basketball country
Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class. Al McGuire
graduation creativity keys
Curiosity is the key to creativity. Akio Morita
graduation emotional heads-or-tails
I could tell you that when you have trouble making up your mind about something, tell yourself you'll settle it by flipping a coin. But don't go by how the coin flips; go by your emotional reaction to the coin flip. Are you happy or sad it came up heads or tails? David Brooks
graduation dinner-with-friends daily-activities
The daily activity that contributes most to happiness is having dinner with friends. The daily activity that detracts most from happiness is commuting. Eat more. Commute less. David Brooks
graduation knows
You're not going to get very far in life based on what you already know. You're going to advance in life by what you're going to learn after you leave here. Charlie Munger
graduation too-short employers
Life's too short to be an asshole, as an employer or as an employee. Louis C. K.
graduation real moving
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. Madeleine Albright
graduation real world
So, what's it like in the real world? Well, the food is better, but beyond that, I don't recommend it. Bill Watterson
graduation business people
We can make market forces work better for the poor if we can develop a more creative capitalism-if we can stretch the reach of market forces so that more people can make a profit, or at least make a living, serving people who are suffering from the worst inequities. ... You have more than we had; you must start sooner, and carry on longer. Bill Gates
graduation jobs dad
I've been waiting more than 30 years to say this: 'Dad, I always told you I'd come back and get my degree.' I want to thank Harvard for this honor. I'll be changing my job next year and it will be nice to finally have a college degree on my resume! Bill Gates
graduation greater immediate impact improvement numbers students
We feel the immediate improvement will be greater numbers of African-American students this fall. The long-term impact will be better recruitment and graduation rates. Terry Allen
graduation left york
I left for New York three days after graduation.
graduation people planning spend time wedding
In general, many people spend more time planning a graduation day or wedding day than planning their retirement. And that's only one day. People should spend time planning for their retirement.
graduation encouraging being-single
You are the guy who'll decide where to go. Dr. Seuss
graduation
Oh, the places you will go. Dr. Seuss
graduation being-single self-confidence
You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. Dr. Seuss
graduation stay trouble
I just stay out of trouble to stay out of trouble. I do it so I can graduate, so I can get out of here. Chris Thompson
graduation fighting way
It takes a while. It's gonna take you a while. It's normal to take a while. You just have to fight your way through that. Ira Glass
graduation business two
In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later. Harold Geneen
graduation high school top unlike
I'll tell you this much, it can be worn. Unlike many of the championship rings, this does not look like a high school graduation ring. It doesn't have any writing on the top of it. Jerry Reinsdorf
graduation leaning nba plan toward
I am undecided on my major, but I'm leaning toward psychology, ... I plan on graduating, even if the NBA comes calling. I am going to graduate.
graduation mistake mean
I hope you'll make mistakes. If you're making mistakes, it means you're out there doing something. Neil Gaiman
graduation mistake graduates
Make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Neil Gaiman
graduation crumbling nobody-knows
The old rules are crumbling and nobody knows what the new rules are...so make up your own rules. Neil Gaiman
graduation wise world
Be wise, because the world needs more wisdom. And if you cannot be wise, pretend to be someone who is wise, and then just behave like they would. Neil Gaiman
graduation stars eye
We want men who will fix their eyes on the stars, but who will not forget that their feet must walk on the ground. Theodore Roosevelt
graduation senior education
A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad. Theodore Roosevelt
graduation senior college
Openness isn't the end; it's the beginning. Margaret Heffernan