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.
The lover of education labors first of all to educate himself.
Where it is the chief aim to teach many things, little education is given or received.
Participate in your own dreams, don't just say what you want or complain about what you don't have.
"The road to success is paved with ethical intentions and commitments, not shortcuts."
What’s the use of a high school education if you can’t recall it when needed later on?
The age which we live in is not suited to idle complacency or to pleasant dreams of past greatness.
When the people have to leave a place, their dreams leave first.
You mark and celebrate errors, transforming failures into successes.