“If you want success for your children, endeavor to be successful yourself.”
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.
Education with humility leads to wisdom; without humility, it leads to arrogance.
I feel like the starting point of success is acceptance of reality.
Success seems like it’s overnight but, obviously, it’s really years of work.
Controlling the leakage of information is always the key to success in counterintelligence.
Only thing that keeps a man going is to believe in his dreams and keep moving.
Sure, you can live out your dreams, but it’ll only turn you into a monster.
No matter how tough the challenge may seem, never give up on your dreams.
Pursue your dreams, and be patient because not everything will be given to you.
"Write your own book instead of reading someone else's book about success."
"Power, infrastructure, education, security and the rule of law must take precedence."
Education makes machines which act like men and produces men who act like machines.
The most pitiful among men is he who turns his dreams into silver and gold.