30 Empowering Graduation Quotes For University, College, And School

Writing a good speech for your high school graduation or college graduation is a big responsibility and the task can be a little intimidating. With a few tips and some sample speeches to look at, you could quickly be on your way to writing a very engaging speech of your own.

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Always keep your speech short, simple and funny. Nobody wants to listen to a long and boring speech. Remember, always end your speech with a memorable quote.

Be prepared for the real world, it is not going to be easy. But you will make it, I know. Congratulations, kid!

This is the beginning of anything you want.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

And so the adventure begins.

Behind you, all your memories, before you, all your dreams, around you, all who love you, within you, all you need.

We didn’t realise they were making memories. They just knew they were having fun.

We must accept the end of something in order to begin to build something new.

What feels like the end is often the beginning.

Go into the world and do well, but more importantly go into the world and do good.

You’ve got a new story to write and it looks nothing like your past.

I don’t know where I’m going but I’m on my way.

Dear Past, thank you for all the lessons. Dear Future, I am ready.

I think I’m quite ready for another adventure.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

Your time as a caterpillar has expired. Your wings are ready.

You’re off to great places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, so… get on your way!

If they were meant to stay in one place, we’d have roots instead of feet.

Graduation is an exciting time. It’s both an ending and a beginning; it’s warm memories of the past and big dreams for the future.

And this is the part where you find out who you are.

The best is yet to come.

Go out there and do amazing things.

Behind you are the challenges you’ve met. Before you lies new possibilities. Today you choose the direction of your life.

Your wings already exist. All you have to do is fly.

Go into the world and do well, but more importantly, go into the world and do good.

Your time as a caterpillar has expired. Your wings are ready.

Take pride in how far you have come and have faith in how far you will go.

Dear Google, thank you for doing most of my homework for me. You’re amazing.

I want to thank Google, Wikipedia and whoever invented copy and paste.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.

There is a reason they call these ceremonies “Commencement exercise.” Graduation is not the end, it’s the beginning.

Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life’s setbacks — including death itself — at the university’s 114th Commencement on June 12, 2005.

Bill Gates Harvard Commencement Address 2007

Bill Gates addresses the Harvard Alumni Association in Tercentenary Theater at Harvard University’s 2007 Commencement Afternoon Exercises.