“I was a lesbian for a semester at Wesleyan - it was a graduation requirement.”
Graduation is an ending that feels like a beginning. These quotes capture the excitement, uncertainty, and wide-open possibility of stepping into whatever comes next — perfect for cards, speeches, or quiet moments of reflection.
“I always wanted to have my own album released before I graduated from high school.”
“I was a lesbian for a semester at Wesleyan - it was a graduation requirement.”
“I was the first boy in the Kennedy family to graduate from college.”
“This man used to go to school with his dog. Then they were separated. His dog graduated!”
“I got all my work done to graduate in two months and then they were like, I'm sorry, you have to take driver's ed. I just kind of went, Oh, forget it.”
“I always wanted to have my own album released before I graduated from high school.”
“It is virtually impossible to compete in today's global economy without a college degree.”
“Everybody wants you to do good things, but in a small town you pretty much graduate and get married. Mostly you marry, have children and go to their football games.”
“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.”
“From kindergarten to graduation, I went to public schools, and I know that they are a key to being sure that every child has a chance to succeed and to rise in the world.”
“Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.”
“I learned law so well, the day I graduated I sued the college, won the case, and got my tuition back.”
“For a man to attain to an eminent degree in learning costs him time, watching, hunger, nakedness, dizziness in the head, weakness in the stomach, and other inconveniences.”
“We don't stop going to school when we graduate.”
“Earlier today, Arnold Schwarzenegger criticized the California school system, calling it disastrous. Arnold says California's schools are so bad that its graduates are willing to vote for me.”
“I'm not retiring. I am graduating. Today is my graduation day. Retirement means that you'll just go ahead and live on your laurels and surf all day in Oceanside. It ain't going to happen.”