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Graduates Quotes

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These graduates quotes look at what comes after commencement, from channeling fresh talent into ambitious work to reflecting on how far a graduate has come. Explore Education quotes for more.

Law graduates have always ended up in business, government, journalism and other fields. Law schools could do more to build these subjects into their coursework.

Quotes by Adam Cohen

Imagine how different those classrooms could be if hundreds of Nigeria's most talented recent graduates and professionals channeled their energy not only into the country's banks, but into making education in the country a force for transformation.

Quotes by Wendy Kopp

As a founder of two organizations that recruit top college graduates to expand educational opportunity, I've spent a lot of time examining what's at work in successful classrooms and schools over the past two decades.

Quotes by Wendy Kopp

I wasn't handsome. I didn't have good clothes. I used to wonder why people would hire me when they could get college graduates and Oxford scholars. Then it became apparent that when I got up on a stage, people actually...

Quotes by Walter Matthau

College Quotes

All of my contemporaries in L.A. are all graduates of either Yale, Julliard, Trinity. The best of the bunch come from that.

Quotes by Tony Todd

Like the graduates of some notorious boot camp, my brothers and sisters and I look back with a sort of perverse glee at the rigors of our Catholicism. My oldest sister, Mary, was so convinced of the church's omnipotence that...

Quotes by Stephen J. Dubner

I have been out of drama school for 13 years, so there are 13 years' worth of graduates behind me.

Quotes by Samuel Barnett

Certification programs for social media are blossoming as a response to the demand for more social media training. Both industry professionals and recent graduates are tapping into tactical training programs to help them stay up to date as the industry...

Quotes by Ryan Holmes

Our record number of teenagers must become our record number of high school and college graduates and our record number of teachers, scientists, doctors, lawyers, and skilled professionals.

Quotes by Ruben Hinojosa

Education Quotes

Everyone has relationships. Breakups are hard. Everyone graduates from school.

Quotes by Roger Ross Williams

In the 1960s, reaching for the moon meant just that. It was a metaphor for attempting the impossible, and we attempted it, and we did it. And it inspired millions of people in every way. The number of science graduates...

Quotes by Robert Zubrin

Bankruptcy laws allow companies to smoothly reorganize, but not college graduates burdened by student loans.

Quotes by Robert Reich

When a kid graduates from being the youngest in a family to being a big brother or sister, there's an amazing transformation. They have to make a big effort, and when they accept their new position in the family, everybody...

Quotes by Peggy Rathmann

College graduates should not have to live out their 20s in their childhood bedrooms, staring up at fading Obama posters and wondering when they can move out and get going with life.

Quotes by Paul Ryan

Family Quotes

As far as YU faculty and students are concerned, the love for Israel is very strong. Probably about three thousand of our graduates have settled in Israel. On average, every year 650 male and female students study in Israel for...

Quotes by Norman Lamm

It graduates to 'our state is better than your state', and 'our nation is better than your nation.' And it circles all the way around to where it started: 'Our God is better than your God.'

Quotes by Neale Donald Walsch

Teaching theater, I felt very lucky. In a world where there's few options for someone who graduates with a theater degree, trying to figure out how to make rent and pay the bills, I always gravitated towards teaching jobs and...

Quotes by Natasha Rothwell

Just the example Delaware State University graduates set by the way they live their lives, should be an inspiration to other high school students to go to Delaware State.

Quotes by Michael N. Castle

This is a value-added college education if I have heard one described. And what is the most remarkable about Delaware State University graduates - is they just keeping giving back.

Quotes by Michael N. Castle

Good Quotes

It is U.S. workers who lose out when employers cannot get the high-tech graduates they need to compete with foreign companies in the 21st century economy.

Quotes by Kit Bond

Frequently Asked Questions

What themes run through these graduates quotes?
They cover the excitement of new opportunity, using fresh graduate talent to solve real problems, and reflecting on how personal drive can matter as much as formal credentials.
Is there a quote about hiring graduates for work?
Yes, one speaker recalls wondering why anyone would hire them over more credentialed graduates, only to realize hard work on stage mattered just as much.
Do the quotes touch on education broadly?
Many do, since graduating is closely tied to education itself. See Education quotes for a wider selection.
Are there quotes about graduates and their communities?
Yes, one reflects on graduates settling abroad and staying connected to a shared identity and cause.
Do any quotes mention channeling graduates into impactful careers?
Yes, one describes wanting talented recent graduates to build and improve education systems rather than only pursue conventional careers.

Some speak to the value of experience over degrees, others to graduates carrying their achievements into new communities and careers. See College and Good quotes for related themes.