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.
Young people need real-life examples of where their education could take them
My advice to them is to work hard. Keep on pushing. Because success does not come without hard work.
But love is a universal theme, as is pursuing your dreams and overcoming life’s struggles
I started football as a young girl with big dreams and I’m proud of how far it has taken me
I have had a lifetime commitment and advocacy to access quality education and gender equality.
The MFA program as a course of study, extending one’s education in the arts, was fairly new.