50 Quotes for Graduation
A well-chosen quote lingers. The words unfurl into life wisdom expressed with beauty, creativity, even wit. Add substance to your graduation best wishes with a favorite author’s take on life, advice from an historic figure, or deep thoughts from Dr. Suess! Enough search engine results to make your head spin have been condensed into this varied collection of a manageable fifty quotes appropriate for graduates, arranged alphabetically by author. Short, funny, inspirational – your bases are covered. Pair your favorite quote with a congratulations text, ready and waiting in our graduation messages & wishes article.
“What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the human soul.”
“Some people drink from the fountain of knowledge, others just gargle.”
“There are no regrets in life. Just lessons.”
“You can’t control how smart you are, how funny you are, how good-looking you are. The one thing you can control in your life is how hard you work.”
“The Beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.”
“Every person you meet knows something you don’t; learn from them.”
“Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.”
“We don’t stop going to school when we graduate.”
“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.”
“Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door.”
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
“As you start your journey, the first thing you should do is throw away that store-bought map and begin to draw your own.”
“Spread joy. Chase your wildest dreams. “
“For the most important decisions in your life, trust your intuition, and then work with everything you have, to prove it right.”
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
“The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse.”
“Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.”
“The important thing is not to stop questioning.”
“Your imagination is your preview of life’s coming attractions.”
“Creativity is intelligence having fun.”
“What lies behind us, and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.”
“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail.”
“Your education is a dress rehearsal for a life that is yours to lead.”
“An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.”
“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.”
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
“You cannot authentically live anyone’s life but your own. That is the deal life offers us.”
“Be bold, be courageous, be your best.”
“As you graduate, as you deal with your excitement and your doubts today, I urge you to try and create the world you want to live in. Minister to the world in a way that can change it. Minister radically in a real, active, practical, get your hands dirty way.”
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams”
“You’ll find out that nothing that comes easy is worth a dime. As a matter of fact, I never saw a football player make a tackle with a smile on his face. Never.”
“Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know it when you find it.”
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”
“Take pride in how far you’ve come. Have faith in how far you can go. But don’t forget to enjoy the journey.”
“Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.”
“There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.”
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”
“Things turn out best for people who make the best out of the way things turn out.”
“If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap, but if you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.”
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
“Live in that sweet spot. Be present.”
“Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.”
“The great and curious truth of the human experience is that selflessness is the best thing you can do for yourself.”
“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing.”
“Don’t ever confuse the two, your life and your work. The second is only part of the first.”
“If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in the dark with a mosquito.”
“The old rules are crumbling and nobody knows what the new rules are. So make up your own rules.”
“Instruction ends in the schoolroom, but education ends only with life.”
“It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default.”
“Just remember, you can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.”
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.”
