1. “A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that “individuality” is the key to success.”
― Robert Orben
2. “Coach said. “the quality of a man’s life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor”.”
― Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time
3. “Just about a month from now I’m set adrift, with a diploma for a sail and lots of nerve for oars.”
― Richard Halliburton
4. “When you graduate from college, they tell you to follow your dreams. Does anyone say you have to wake up first?”
― Bill Cosby
5. “I’ve told my children that when I die, to release balloons in the sky to celebrate that I graduated. For me, death is a graduation.”
― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
6. “The best university in the world is neither Oxford nor Harvard. The best university is “youniversity”. YOU got the lecture halls of thoughts in YOU! You got everything you need to graduate with first class accomplishments put in you! YOU can do it!”
― Israelmore Ayivor, The Great Hand Book of Quotes
7. “Develop and protect a moral sensibility and demonstrate the character to apply it. Dream big. Work hard. Think for yourself. Love everything you love, everyone you love, with all your might. And do so, please, with a sense of urgency, for every tick of the clock subtracts from fewer and fewer.”
― David McCullough Jr.
8. “Be careful who you call crazy. Some of us think it’s a compliment.”
― Marilynn Dawson, Mom’s Little Black Book: Godly Advice for the High School Graduate “Read.
9. Read all the time. Read as a matter of principle, as a matter of self-respect. Read as a nourishing staple of life.” (Wellesly High School commencement speech, “You Are Not Special”, 6-12)”
― David McCullough
― Amit Kalantri
BY SHWETA TIWARI
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