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.
We don't have education, we have inspiration; if I was educated I would be a damn fool.
All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.
Take what you can from your dreams, make them as real as anything.
Till their own dreams at length decive 'em,
And oft repeating, they believe 'em.
Before your dreams can come true, you have to have those dreams.
The possibility of the impossible, dreams and illusions, are the subject of my novels.
It's nothing to do with us at all, our success is due to the taste of the public.
In this dream world
We doze
And talk of dreams —
Dream, dream on,
As much as you wish
The most powerful instruments of civilization are two - the Christian religion, and education.
First, learn enough to conquer your dreams, then keep learning.