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.
He knew something of the emotion the artist must feel when his dreams become reality.
If I die prematurely, at any rate I shall be saved from being bored by my own success.
Love is a golden bubble, full of dreams,
That waking breaks, and fills us with extremes.
Credentialing, not education, has become the primary business of North American universities.
The trouble with modern education is you never know how ignorant they are
What sweet, what happy days had I,
When dreams made Time Eternity!
Sometimes success needs interruption to regain focus and shake off complacency.
Education is the great equalizer, and shouldn’t be limited to the wealthiest few.
Glories
Of human greatness are but pleasing dreams,
And shadows soon decaying.
The balance you have between drive & patience may be your master key to success.
If one asks for success and prepares for failure, he will get the situation he has prepared for.