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Graduation Quotes

Celebrating the finish line and the start.

These graduation quotes mark the milestone moment of finishing school and stepping into what comes next. For messages to share, see Wishes.

A few months after graduation I was working in films. It took off pretty quick.

Quotes by Moira Kelly

I went through withdrawal when I got out of graduate school. It's what you learn, what you think. That's all that counts.

Quotes by Maya Lin

I was the first boy in the Kennedy family to graduate from college.

Quotes by Mark Kennedy

When I was a graduate student, the leading spirits at Harvard were interested in the history of ideas.

Quotes by M. H. Abrams

When I graduated college I had a series of just humiliating jobs that I couldn't believe I was at.

Quotes by Lena Dunham

Americans in particular are myopic. They're not traveling as much. When you were a college student, the next thing you would do on graduation was to take a year off and travel. That's what I did. I went to Indonesia.

Quotes by Julie Taymor

It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds. A Harvard education and a Yale degree.

Quotes by John F. Kennedy

I didn't get my degree at NYU; I got it later, they gave me an honourary one.

Quotes by Jim Jarmusch

One of the most difficult speeches to prepare is an address to a graduation class, which is why I don't often do them.

Quotes by Jerry Moran

I left for New York three days after graduation.

Quotes by Jenn Lyon

Yale places great stress on undergraduate and graduate teaching. I like teaching, and I do a lot of it.

Quotes by James Tobin

I dropped out of school for a semester, transferred to another college, switched to an art major, graduated, got married, and for a while worked as a graphic designer.

Quotes by James Green Somerville

Each year India and China produce four million graduates compared with just over 250,000 in Britain.

Quotes by Gordon Brown

I received my undergraduate degree in engineering in 1939 and a Master of Science degree in mathematical physics in 1941 at Steven Institute of Technology.

Quotes by Frederick Reines

When I was going for my graduate degree, I decided I was going to make a feature film as my thesis. That's what I was famous for-that I had my thesis film be a feature film, which was 'You're a...

Quotes by Francis Ford Coppola

Yeah, I spent about 20 years in a dorm room. It took me a while to graduate.

Quotes by Douglas Wilson

After graduating in the summer of 1980, I knew I wanted my life to count.

Quotes by Donna Rice

I wrote a novel for my degree, and I'm very happy I didn't submit that to a publisher. I sympathize with my professors who had to read it.

Quotes by David Eddings

I attended an evangelical Christian university on the outskirts of suburban Los Angeles and by the time of my graduation was neither evangelical nor Christian.

Quotes by Daniel Mallory Ortberg

I did graduate with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1948.

Quotes by Daniel J. Evans

Frequently Asked Questions

What milestones do graduation quotes usually mark?
The transition from school into new opportunities, like being courted by several organizations almost immediately after commencement or landing a first paying job.
Do graduation quotes touch on film or entertainment careers?
Yes, one recalls doing a first film shortly before finishing their studies, still feeling like a kid unfamiliar with the industry.
Is there a connection between truancy and graduation mentioned?
Yes, one quote points out that students who skip school often see lower completion rates, tying regular attendance to graduation outcomes.
What was a typical early salary after graduation, according to these quotes?
One speaker recalls earning $100 per week starting out at a newspaper right after graduation.
Where can I find graduation messages to share?
See Wishes for shareable graduation messages to go with these quotes.

From first paychecks to first film roles, graduation often opens unexpected doors. Continue with Captions or Speeches.