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.
I need to focus on my education, it doesn’t matter which kind of education I get
I do feel one learns more from one's failures than from one's successes
There is even a how-to book, "Success With Science: The Winners' Guide to High School Research,"
One of my biggest dreams, of course, never having met my father, was to actually have a father
The school of life was my education — the only one I could have. I learnt on the move’
Mr. Sam was our father. He knew about our dreams and ambitions.
[Public education] gave me a broader exposure to people and that, I hope, makes me a better judge.
My work often reflects my resources and circumstances alongside my thoughts, dreams and memories