London was asleep…but London never sleeps deeply, and its dreams are uneasy.
Graduation Quotes
Two of the most popular graduation lines are flagged. “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself” is a paraphrase of John Dewey, not a quotation. The one about education being what remains after you have forgotten what you learned in school is credited to Einstein and flagged as misattributed.
The page is assembled from the pages on education, success, the future, dreams and learning. It has no graduation speeches in it, but it does have a lot of quotes that get used in them. If you are writing a speech, use the sourced entries; the label will tell you which is which.
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.
Everything, alas, is an abyss, — actions, desires, dreams,
Words!
Ant-swarming city, city abounding in dreams,
Where ghosts in broad daylight accost the passerby!
We've removed the ceiling above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams.
I have dreams, and I have nightmares. I overcame the nightmares because of my dreams.
Care not for time and success. Act out thy part, whether it be to fail or to prosper.