Graduation is one of the most important transitions we go through in our lifetime. With all the pomp and circumstance, it can be a time of great excitement, and it can also be a little scary. After becoming so familiar with our surroundings, what comes next in our story? Are we ready? From preschool to high school and beyond, these wonderfully inspirational graduation quotes are perfect for sharing with students as they step into the future.
Preschool and Kindergarten Graduation Quotes
1. All our dreams can come true—if we have the courage to pursue them. —Walt Disney
2. Wherever you go, go with all your heart. —Unknown
![Wherever you go, go with all your heart. —Unknown Wherever you go, go with all your heart. —Unknown](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/2-76.jpg)
3. Be bold, be courageous, be your best. —Gabrielle Giffords
![25 Inspirational Graduation Quotes To Celebrate Students of All Ages Graduation Quotes: Be bold, be courageous, be your best. - Gabrielle Giffords- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Graduation-Quotes-3_v2-800x800.jpg)
4. Believe you can, and you can. Belief is one of the most powerful of all problem dissolvers. When you believe that a difficulty can be overcome, you are more than halfway to victory over it already. —Norman Vincent Peale
![Believe you can, and you can. Belief is one of the most powerful of all problem dissolvers. When you believe that a difficulty can be overcome, you are more than halfway to victory over it already. —Norman Vincent Peale Believe you can, and you can. Belief is one of the most powerful of all problem dissolvers. When you believe that a difficulty can be overcome, you are more than halfway to victory over it already. —Norman Vincent Peale](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/4-72.jpg)
5. Above all, watch with glittering eyes the world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. —Roald Dahl
![25 Inspirational Graduation Quotes To Celebrate Students of All Ages Above all, watch with glittering eyes the world around you—because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. —Roald Dahl](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Graduation-Quotes-5-800x800.jpg)
6. Promise me you’ll remember: You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. —A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
![25 Inspirational Graduation Quotes To Celebrate Students of All Ages Graduation Quotes: Promise me you’ll remember: You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. —A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Graduation-Quotes-6-800x800.jpg)
7. The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it. —J.M. Barrie
![25 Inspirational Graduation Quotes To Celebrate Students of All Ages The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it. —J.M. Barrie- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Graduation-Quotes-7-800x800.jpg)
Middle School Graduation Quotes
8. Shoot for the moon today, because even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars. —Les Brown
![Shoot for the moon today, because even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars. —Les Brown Shoot for the moon today, because even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars. —Les Brown](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/10-68.jpg)
9. Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. —Dale Carnegie
![25 Inspirational Graduation Quotes To Celebrate Students of All Ages Graduation Quotes: Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. —Dale Carnegie](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Graduation-Quotes-11-800x800.jpg)
10. I will not follow where the path may lead, but I will go where there is no path, and I will leave a trail. —Muriel Strode
![I will not follow where the path may lead, but I will go where there is no path, and I will leave a trail. I will not follow where the path may lead, but I will go where there is no path, and I will leave a trail.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/12-71.jpg)
11. Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education. —Martin Luther King Jr.
![25 Inspirational Graduation Quotes To Celebrate Students of All Ages Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education. —Martin Luther King Jr.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Graduation-Quotes-13-800x800.jpg)
12. If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. —Henry David Thoreau
![If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. —Henry David Thoreau If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. —Henry David Thoreau](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/14-69.jpg)
13. There are two great days in a person’s life—the day we are born and the day we discover why. —Anonymous
![There are two great days in a person’s life—the day we are born and the day we discover why. —Anonymous There are two great days in a person’s life—the day we are born and the day we discover why. —Anonymous](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/15-66.jpg)
14. Be Bright. Be Brave. Be Bold. Be Beautiful. Be Brilliant. Be You. —Paulo Coelho
![25 Inspirational Graduation Quotes To Celebrate Students of All Ages Be Bright. Be Brave. Be Bold. Be Beautiful. Be Brilliant. Be You. —Paulo Coelho](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Graduation-Quotes-16-800x800.jpg)
High School Graduation Quotes
15. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. —Lao Tzu
![A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. —Lao Tzu A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. —Lao Tzu](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/17-61.jpg)
16. The old rules are crumbling and nobody knows what the new rules are. So make up your own rules. —Neil Gaiman
![25 Inspirational Graduation Quotes To Celebrate Students of All Ages The old rules are crumbling and nobody knows what the new rules are. So make up your own rules. —Neil Gaiman](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Graduation-Quotes-18-800x800.jpg)
17. Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. —Arthur Ashe
![25 Inspirational Graduation Quotes To Celebrate Students of All Ages Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. —Arthur Ashe- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Graduation-Quotes-20-800x800.jpg)
18. Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. —John Dewey
![25 Inspirational Graduation Quotes To Celebrate Students of All Ages Graduation Quotes: Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. —John Dewey](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Graduation-Quotes-21-800x800.jpg)
19. There are better things ahead than any we leave behind. —C.S. Lewis
![There are better things ahead than any we leave behind. —C.S. Lewis There are better things ahead than any we leave behind. —C.S. Lewis](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/22-58.jpg)
20. To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. —Anatole France
![25 Inspirational Graduation Quotes To Celebrate Students of All Ages To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan but also believe. —Anatole France](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Graduation-Quotes-23-800x800.jpg)
21. What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. —Henry Stanley Haskins
![What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. —Henry Stanley Haskins What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. —Henry Stanley Haskins](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/24-56.jpg)
22. Imagination is everything. It is the preview of coming attractions. —Unknown
![Imagination is everything. It is the preview of coming attractions. —Unknown Imagination is everything. It is the preview of coming attractions. —Unknown](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/25-54.jpg)
More Graduation Quotes
23. Sunsets are proof endings can be beautiful too. —Beau Taplin
![Sunsets are proof endings can be beautiful too. —Beau Taplin Sunsets are proof endings can be beautiful too. —Beau Taplin](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/26-51.jpg)
24. Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out. —Robert Collier
![Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out. —Robert Collier Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out. —Robert Collier- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/27-49.jpg)
25. Do what you have to do, until you can do what you really want to do —Oprah Winfrey
![Do what you have to do, until you can do what you really want to do —Oprah Winfrey Do what you have to do, until you can do what you really want to do —Oprah Winfrey](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/28-52.jpg)
26. They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel. —Carl W. Buehner
![They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel. —Carl W. Buehner They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel. —Carl W. Buehner](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/29-51.jpg)
27. It is never too late to be what you might have been. —Unknown
![It is never too late to be what you might have been. —Unknown It is never too late to be what you might have been. —Unknown- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/30-49.jpg)
28. So often you find that the students you’re trying to inspire are the ones that end up inspiring you. —Sean Junkins
![So often you find that the students you’re trying to inspire are the ones that end up inspiring you. —Sean Junkins So often you find that the students you’re trying to inspire are the ones that end up inspiring you. —Sean Junkins](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/31-47.jpg)
29. Someone once told me not to bite off more than I could chew. I’d rather choke on greatness than nibble on mediocrity. —Unknown
![Someone once told me not to bite off more than I could chew. I’d rather choke on greatness than nibble on mediocrity. —Unknown Someone once told me not to bite off more than I could chew. I'd rather choke on greatness than nibble on mediocrity. —Unknown](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/32-46-800x800.jpg)
30. Your education is a dress rehearsal for a life that is yours to lead. —Nora Ephron
![Your education is a dress rehearsal for a life that is yours to lead. —Nora Ephron Your education is a dress rehearsal for a life that is yours to lead. —Nora Ephron- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/33-48.jpg)
31. What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the human soul. —Joseph Addison
![What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the human soul. —Joseph Addison What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the human soul. —Joseph Addison](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/34-46.jpg)
32. It always seems impossible until it’s done. —Nelson Mandela
![It always seems impossible until it’s done. —Nelson Mandela It always seems impossible until it's done. —Nelson Mandela](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/35-46.jpg)
33. Just because the past didn’t turn out like you wanted it to doesn’t mean your future can’t be better than you ever imagined. —Anonymous
![Just because the past didn’t turn out like you wanted it to doesn’t mean your future can’t be better than you ever imagined. —Anonymous Just because the past didn’t turn out like you wanted it to doesn’t mean your future can’t be better than you ever imagined. —Anonymous- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/36-48.jpg)
34. Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. —John F. Kennedy
![Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. —John F. Kennedy Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. —John F. Kennedy](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/37-48.jpg)
35. You can. End of story. —Cory Lewis
![You can. End of story. —Cory Lewis You can. End of story. —Cory Lewis](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/38-46.jpg)
36. It’s never crowded along the extra mile. —Wayne Dyer
![It’s never crowded along the extra mile. —Wayne Dyer It’s never crowded along the extra mile. —Wayne Dyer](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/39-46.jpg)
37. What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. —T.S. Eliot
![What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. —T.S. Eliot What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. —T.S. Eliot](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/40-47.jpg)
38. Always find time for the things that make you feel happy to be alive. —Matt Haig
![Always find time for the things that make you feel happy to be alive. —Matt Haig Always find time for the things that make you feel happy to be alive. —Matt Haig](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/41-46.jpg)
39. Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. —Thomas Edison
![Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. —Thomas Edison Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. —Thomas Edison- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/42-47.jpg)
40. People seldom see the halting and painful steps by which the most insignificant success is achieved. —Annie Sullivan
![People seldom see the halting and painful steps by which the most insignificant success is achieved. —Annie Sullivan People seldom see the halting and painful steps by which the most insignificant success is achieved. —Annie Sullivan](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/43-48.jpg)
41. You don’t want to look back and know you could’ve done better. —Unknown
![You don’t want to look back and know you could’ve done better. —Unknown You don’t want to look back and know you could’ve done better. —Unknown](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/44-46.jpg)
42. Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future. —Hannah Arendt
![Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future. —Hannah Arendt Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future. —Hannah Arendt](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/45-46.jpg)
43. Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas. —Charles Kettering
![Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas. —Charles Kettering Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas. —Charles Kettering](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/46-45.jpg)
44. I attribute my success to this—I never gave or took any excuse. —Florence Nightingale
![I attribute my success to this—I never gave or took any excuse. —Florence Nightingale I attribute my success to this—I never gave or took any excuse. —Florence Nightingale- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/47-45.jpg)
45. What I remember most about high school are the memories I created with my friends. —J.J. Watt
![What I remember most about high school are the memories I created with my friends. —J.J. Watt What I remember most about high school are the memories I created with my friends. —J.J. Watt](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/48-46.jpg)
46. Life—a culmination of the past, an awareness of the present, an indication of a future beyond knowledge, the quality that gives a touch of divinity to matter. —Charles Lindbergh
![Life—a culmination of the past, an awareness of the present, an indication of a future beyond knowledge, the quality that gives a touch of divinity to matter. —Charles Lindbergh Life—a culmination of the past, an awareness of the present, an indication of a future beyond knowledge, the quality that gives a touch of divinity to matter. —Charles Lindbergh](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/49-46.jpg)
47. We may be together for another six months—a year—there’s no knowing. At the end we’re certain to be apart. Do you realize how utterly alone we shall be? —George Orwell
![We may be together for another six months—a year—there’s no knowing. At the end we’re certain to be apart. Do you realize how utterly alone we shall be? —George Orwell We may be together for another six months—a year—there's no knowing. At the end we're certain to be apart. Do you realize how utterly alone we shall be? —George Orwell](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/50-45.jpg)
48. No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind. —Taylor Swift
![No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind. —Taylor Swift No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind. —Taylor Swift- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/51-39.jpg)
49. We don’t see the end of the tunnel, but I must say I don’t think it is darker than it was a year ago, and in some ways lighter. —John F. Kennedy
![We don’t see the end of the tunnel, but I must say I don’t think it is darker than it was a year ago, and in some ways lighter. —John F. Kennedy We don't see the end of the tunnel, but I must say I don't think it is darker than it was a year ago, and in some ways lighter. —John F. Kennedy](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/52-40.jpg)
50. Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay. —Simone de Beauvoir
![Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay. —Simone de Beauvoir Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay. —Simone de Beauvoir](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/53-41.jpg)
51. It is reasonable that a man should be something worthier at the end of the year than he was at the beginning. —Henry David Thoreau
![It is reasonable that a man should be something worthier at the end of the year than he was at the beginning. —Henry David Thoreau It is reasonable that a man should be something worthier at the end of the year than he was at the beginning. —Henry David Thoreau- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/54-40.jpg)
52. Success is more a function of consistent common sense than it is of genius. —An Wang
![Success is more a function of consistent common sense than it is of genius. —An Wang Success is more a function of consistent common sense than it is of genius. —An Wang](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/55-40.jpg)
53. Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men. —Miyamoto Musashi
![Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men. —Miyamoto Musashi Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men. —Miyamoto Musashi](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/56-39.jpg)
54. The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge. —Bertrand Russell
![The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge. —Bertrand Russell The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge. —Bertrand Russell - Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/57-39.jpg)
55. We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don’t like? —Jean Cocteau
![We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don’t like? —Jean Cocteau We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don't like? —Jean Cocteau](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/58-37.jpg)
56. Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. —Samuel Johnson
![Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. —Samuel Johnson Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. —Samuel Johnson](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/59-37.jpg)
57. These success encourages: they can because they think they can. —Virgil
![These success encourages: they can because they think they can. —Virgil These success encourages: they can because they think they can. —Virgil- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/60-37.jpg)
60. Nothing succeeds, they say, like success. And certainly nothing fails like failure. —Margaret Drabble
![Nothing succeeds, they say, like success. And certainly nothing fails like failure. —Margaret Drabble Nothing succeeds, they say, like success. And certainly nothing fails like failure. —Margaret Drabble](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/61-35.jpg)
61. Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. —Barack Obama
![Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. —Barack Obama Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. —Barack Obama](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/62-36.jpg)
62. Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. —Nelson Mandela
![Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. —Nelson Mandela Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. —Nelson Mandela- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/63-35.jpg)
63. The secret in the search for meaning is to find your passion and pursue it. —Gail Sheehy
![The secret in the search for meaning is to find your passion and pursue it. —Gail Sheehy The secret in the search for meaning is to find your passion and pursue it. —Gail Sheehy](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/64-35.jpg)
64. Life is a succession of crises and moments when we have to rediscover who we are and what we really want. —Jean Vanier
![Life is a succession of crises and moments when we have to rediscover who we are and what we really want. —Jean Vanier Life is a succession of crises and moments when we have to rediscover who we are and what we really want. —Jean Vanier](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/65-35.jpg)
65. Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely. —Auguste Rodin
![Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely. —Auguste Rodin Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely. —Auguste Rodin- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/66-34.jpg)
66. In every adversity there lies the seed of an equivalent advantage. In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next time. —Robert Collier
![In every adversity there lies the seed of an equivalent advantage. In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next time. —Robert Collier In every adversity there lies the seed of an equivalent advantage. In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next time. —Robert Collier](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/67-35.jpg)
67. A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle. —Kahlil Gibran
![A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle. —Kahlil Gibran A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle. —Kahlil Gibran- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/68-33.jpg)
68. Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose. —Bill Gates
![Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose. —Bill Gates Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose. —Bill Gates](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/69-33.jpg)
69. They always say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. —Andy Warhol
![They always say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. —Andy Warhol They always say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. —Andy Warhol](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/70-33.jpg)
70. Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats. —Og Mandino
![Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats. —Og Mandino Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats. —Og Mandino](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/71-32.jpg)
71. Education is a private matter between the person and the world of knowledge and experience, and has little to do with school or college. —Lillian Smith
![Education is a private matter between the person and the world of knowledge and experience, and has little to do with school or college. —Lillian Smith Education is a private matter between the person and the world of knowledge and experience, and has little to do with school or college. —Lillian Smith](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/72-33.jpg)
72. You must act as if everything depended on your individual efforts. The secret of success is constancy of purpose. —Benjamin Disraeli
![You must act as if everything depended on your individual efforts. The secret of success is constancy of purpose. —Benjamin Disraeli You must act as if everything depended on your individual efforts. The secret of success is constancy of purpose. —Benjamin Disraeli](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/73-32.jpg)
73. Just when I think I have learned the way to live, life changes. —Hugh Prather
![Just when I think I have learned the way to live, life changes. —Hugh Prather Just when I think I have learned the way to live, life changes. —Hugh Prather](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/74-32.jpg)
74. If we would have new knowledge, we must get us a whole world of new questions. —Susanne Langer
![If we would have new knowledge, we must get us a whole world of new questions. —Susanne Langer If we would have new knowledge, we must get us a whole world of new questions. —Susanne Langer](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/75-31.jpg)
75. Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear. —Baruch Spinoza
![Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear. —Baruch Spinoza Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear. —Baruch Spinoza- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/76-31.jpg)
76. Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory. —George S. Patton
![Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory. —George S. Patton Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory. —George S. Patton](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/77-30.jpg)
77. Success is the necessary misfortune of life, but it is only to the very unfortunate that it comes early. —Anthony Trollope
![Success is the necessary misfortune of life, but it is only to the very unfortunate that it comes early. —Anthony Trollope Success is the necessary misfortune of life, but it is only to the very unfortunate that it comes early. —Anthony Trollope](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/78-30.jpg)
78. The will to conquer is the first condition of victory. —Ferdinand Foch
![The will to conquer is the first condition of victory. —Ferdinand Foch The will to conquer is the first condition of victory. —Ferdinand Foch](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/79-30.jpg)
79. Experience is a dim lamp, which only lights the one who bears it. —Louis-Ferdinand Céline
![Experience is a dim lamp, which only lights the one who bears it. —Louis-Ferdinand Céline Experience is a dim lamp, which only lights the one who bears it. —Louis-Ferdinand Céline- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/80-30.jpg)
80. Knowledge is soon changed, then lost in the mist, an echo half-heard. —Gene Wolfe
![Knowledge is soon changed, then lost in the mist, an echo half-heard. —Gene Wolfe Knowledge is soon changed, then lost in the mist, an echo half-heard. —Gene Wolfe](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/81-30.jpg)
81. Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies.
And be it gash or gold it will not come
Again in this identical disguise.
—Gwendolyn Brooks
![Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies. And be it gash or gold it will not come Again in this identical disguise. —Gwendolyn Brooks Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies.
And be it gash or gold it will not come
Again in this identical disguise.
—Gwendolyn Brooks](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/82-28.jpg)
82. The scene changes but the aspirations of men of good will persist. —Vannevar Bush
![The scene changes but the aspirations of men of good will persist. —Vannevar Bush The scene changes but the aspirations of men of good will persist. —Vannevar Bush- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/83-28.jpg)
83. There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. —Colin Powell
![There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. —Colin Powell There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. —Colin Powell](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/84-27.jpg)
84. Victory is not won in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later win a little more. —Louis L’Amour
![Victory is not won in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later win a little more. —Louis L’Amour Victory is not won in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later win a little more. —Louis L'Amour](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/85-27.jpg)
85. Victory after all, I suppose! Well, it seems a very gloomy business. —J.R.R. Tolkien
![Victory after all, I suppose! Well, it seems a very gloomy business. —J.R.R. Tolkien Victory after all, I suppose! Well, it seems a very gloomy business. —J.R.R. Tolkien- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/86-25.jpg)
86. Experience is a good school. But the fees are high. —Heinrich Heine
![Experience is a good school. But the fees are high. —Heinrich Heine Experience is a good school. But the fees are high. —Heinrich Heine](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/87-25.jpg)
87. Without struggle, no progress and no result. Every breaking of habit produces a change in the machine. —G.I. Gurdjieff
![Without struggle, no progress and no result. Every breaking of habit produces a change in the machine. —G.I. Gurdjieff Without struggle, no progress and no result. Every breaking of habit produces a change in the machine. —G.I. Gurdjieff- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/88-26.jpg)
88. The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. —Vince Lombardi
![The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. —Vince Lombardi The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. —Vince Lombardi](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/89-25.jpg)
89. Each moment in time we have it all, even when we think we don’t. —Melody Beattie
![Each moment in time we have it all, even when we think we don’t. —Melody Beattie Each moment in time we have it all, even when we think we don't. —Melody Beattie](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/90-24.jpg)
90. If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we are not really living. Growth demands a temporary surrender of security. —Gail Sheehy
![If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we are not really living. Growth demands a temporary surrender of security. —Gail Sheehy If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we are not really living. Growth demands a temporary surrender of security. —Gail Sheehy](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/91-24.jpg)
91. Great success in examinations does naturally not as a rule go with originality of thought. —Edward Carpenter
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92. As soon as I did my first five minutes of stand-up, I knew that I would rather be a failure at comedy than a success in marketing. —Jimmy Carr
![As soon as I did my first five minutes of stand-up, I knew that I would rather be a failure at comedy than a success in marketing. —Jimmy Carr As soon as I did my first five minutes of stand-up, I knew that I would rather be a failure at comedy than a success in marketing. —Jimmy Carr](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/93-26.jpg)
93. What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself. —Abraham Maslow
![What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself. —Abraham Maslow What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself. —Abraham Maslow](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/94-25.jpg)
94. Success is like a liberation or the first phase of a love affair. —Jeanne Moreau
![Success is like a liberation or the first phase of a love affair. —Jeanne Moreau Success is like a liberation or the first phase of a love affair. —Jeanne Moreau- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/95-25.jpg)
95. It’s a moment that I’m after, a fleeting moment, but not a frozen moment. —Andrew Wyeth
![It’s a moment that I’m after, a fleeting moment, but not a frozen moment. —Andrew Wyeth It's a moment that I'm after, a fleeting moment, but not a frozen moment. —Andrew Wyeth](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/96-24.jpg)
96. Never forget: This very moment, we can change our lives. There never was a moment, and never will be, when we are without the power to alter our destiny. —Steven Pressfield
![Never forget: This very moment, we can change our lives. There never was a moment, and never will be, when we are without the power to alter our destiny. —Steven Pressfield Never forget: This very moment, we can change our lives. There never was a moment, and never will be, when we are without the power to alter our destiny. —Steven Pressfield](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/97-24.jpg)
97. Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive. —Andrew Grove
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98. Success on any major scale requires you to accept responsibility. —Michael Korda
![Success on any major scale requires you to accept responsibility. —Michael Korda Success on any major scale requires you to accept responsibility. —Michael Korda](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/99-23.jpg)
99. Goals allow you to control the direction of change in your favor. —Brian Tracy
![Goals allow you to control the direction of change in your favor. —Brian Tracy Goals allow you to control the direction of change in your favor. —Brian Tracy](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/100-21.jpg)
100. Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster. —Theodore Roosevelt
![Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster. —Theodore Roosevelt Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster. —Theodore Roosevelt- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/101-22.jpg)
101. Constant practice devoted to one subject often prevails over both ability and skill. —Cicero
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102. To know ourselves, is agreed by all to be the most useful Learning; the first Lessons, therefore, given us ought to be on that Subject. —Eliza Haywood
![To know ourselves, is agreed by all to be the most useful Learning; the first Lessons, therefore, given us ought to be on that Subject. —Eliza Haywood To know ourselves, is agreed by all to be the most useful Learning; the first Lessons, therefore, given us ought to be on that Subject. —Eliza Haywood](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/103-18.jpg)
103. Throw in the intensity of emotions that come with that bittersweet summer sandwiched between high school graduation and the rest of your life … —Emily Giffin
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104. The important thing is to keep on drawing when you start to paint. Never graduate from drawing. —John Sloan
![The important thing is to keep on drawing when you start to paint. Never graduate from drawing. —John Sloan The important thing is to keep on drawing when you start to paint. Never graduate from drawing. —John Sloan](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/105-17.jpg)
105. Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared. —Eddie Rickenbacker
![Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared. —Eddie Rickenbacker Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared. —Eddie Rickenbacker](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/106-16.jpg)
106. The excitement of learning separates youth from old age. As long as you’re learning, you’re not old. —Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
![The excitement of learning separates youth from old age. As long as you’re learning, you’re not old. —Rosalyn Sussman Yalow The excitement of learning separates youth from old age. As long as you're learning, you're not old. —Rosalyn Sussman Yalow- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/107-15.jpg)
107. If a little day-dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time. —Marcel Proust
![If a little day-dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time. —Marcel Proust If a little day-dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time. —Marcel Proust](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/108-15.jpg)
108. When I think of vision, I have in mind the ability to see above and beyond the majority. —Chuck Swindoll
![When I think of vision, I have in mind the ability to see above and beyond the majority. —Chuck Swindoll When I think of vision, I have in mind the ability to see above and beyond the majority. —Chuck Swindoll](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/109-14.jpg)
109. Life is about learning; when you stop learning, you die. —Tom Clancy
![Life is about learning; when you stop learning, you die. —Tom Clancy Life is about learning; when you stop learning, you die. —Tom Clancy- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/110-14.jpg)
110. We never graduate from first grade. Over and over, we have to go back to the beginning. —Natalie Goldberg
![We never graduate from first grade. Over and over, we have to go back to the beginning. —Natalie Goldberg We never graduate from first grade. Over and over, we have to go back to the beginning. —Natalie Goldberg](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/111-14.jpg)
111. Most of us won’t see one another after graduation, and even if we do, it will be different. We’ll be different. We’ll be adults—cured, tagged and labeled and paired and identified and placed neatly on our life path, perfectly round marbles set to roll down even, well-defined slopes. —Lauren Oliver
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112. Let us go forth with fear and courage and rage to save the world. —Grace Paley
![Let us go forth with fear and courage and rage to save the world. —Grace Paley Let us go forth with fear and courage and rage to save the world. —Grace Paley- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/113-14.jpg)
113. Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them. —John Updike
![Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them. —John Updike Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them. —John Updike](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/114-14.jpg)
114. The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance, and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning. —Oprah Winfrey
![The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance, and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning. —Oprah Winfrey The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance, and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning. —Oprah Winfrey- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/115-16.jpg)
115. Courage will now be your best defence against the storm that is at hand—that and such hope as I bring. —J.R.R. Tolkien
![Courage will now be your best defence against the storm that is at hand—that and such hope as I bring. —J.R.R. Tolkien Courage will now be your best defence against the storm that is at hand—that and such hope as I bring. —J.R.R. Tolkien](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/116-16.jpg)
116. The day you graduate from childhood to adulthood is the day you take full responsibility for your life. —Darren Hardy
![The day you graduate from childhood to adulthood is the day you take full responsibility for your life. —Darren Hardy The day you graduate from childhood to adulthood is the day you take full responsibility for your life. —Darren Hardy](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/117-15.jpg)
117. If you have ability in a certain area, why not capitalize on it and improve it and use it? —Wilt Chamberlain
![If you have ability in a certain area, why not capitalize on it and improve it and use it? —Wilt Chamberlain If you have ability in a certain area, why not capitalize on it and improve it and use it? —Wilt Chamberlain](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/118-15.jpg)
118. That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you’ve understood all your life, but in a new way. —Doris Lessing
![That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you’ve understood all your life, but in a new way. —Doris Lessing That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but in a new way. —Doris Lessing- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/119-15.jpg)
119. My dreams were all my own; I accounted for them to nobody; they were my refuge when annoyed—my dearest pleasure when free. —Mary Shelley
![My dreams were all my own; I accounted for them to nobody; they were my refuge when annoyed—my dearest pleasure when free. —Mary Shelley My dreams were all my own; I accounted for them to nobody; they were my refuge when annoyed—my dearest pleasure when free. —Mary Shelley](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/120-15.jpg)
120. The term is over: the holidays have begun. The dream is ended: this is the morning. —C.S. Lewis
![The term is over: the holidays have begun. The dream is ended: this is the morning. —C. S. Lewis The term is over: the holidays have begun. The dream is ended: this is the morning. —C. S. Lewis- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/121-15-800x800.jpg)
121. Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know—and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that we use it to destroy ourselves? Even if that is so, knowledge remains better than ignorance. —Isaac Asimov
![Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know—and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that we use it to destroy ourselves? Even if that is so, knowledge remains better than ignorance. —Isaac Asimov Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know—and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that we use it to destroy ourselves? Even if that is so, knowledge remains better than ignorance. —Isaac Asimov](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/122-13.jpg)
122. The dream, alone, is of interest. What is life without a dream? —Edmond Rostand
![The dream, alone, is of interest. What is life without a dream? —Edmond Rostand The dream, alone, is of interest. What is life without a dream? —Edmond Rostand- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/123-14.jpg)
123. Your determination, selflessness and courage have brought the freedom struggle towards its fulfillment. —Gerry Adams
![Your determination, selflessness and courage have brought the freedom struggle towards its fulfillment. —Gerry Adams Your determination, selflessness and courage have brought the freedom struggle towards its fulfillment. —Gerry Adams](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/124-13.jpg)
124. The supreme object of life is to live. Few people live. It is true life only to realize one’s own perfection, to make one’s every dream a reality. —Oscar Wilde
![The supreme object of life is to live. Few people live. It is true life only to realize one’s own perfection, to make one’s every dream a reality. —Oscar Wilde The supreme object of life is to live. Few people live. It is true life only to realize one's own perfection, to make one's every dream a reality. —Oscar Wilde](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/125-13.jpg)
125. As for courage and will—we cannot measure how much of each lies within us, we can only trust there will be sufficient to carry through trials which may lie ahead. —Andre Norton
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126. A dream will always triumph over reality, once it is given the chance. —Stanisław Lem
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127. Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. —Charles Buxton
![Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. —Charles Buxton Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. —Charles Buxton- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/128-12.jpg)
128. Taking charge of your own learning is a part of taking charge of your life, which is the sine qua non in becoming an integrated person. —Warren Bennis
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129. Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. —Carl Jung
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130. Everyone must dream. We dream to give ourselves hope. To stop dreaming—well, that’s like saying you can never change your fate. Isn’t that true? —Amy Tan
![Everyone must dream. We dream to give ourselves hope. To stop dreaming—well, that’s like saying you can never change your fate. Isn’t that true? —Amy Tan Everyone must dream. We dream to give ourselves hope. To stop dreaming—well, that's like saying you can never change your fate. Isn't that true? —Amy Tan- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/131-12.jpg)
131. You know that it is only through work that you can achieve anything, either in college or in the world. —Charles William Eliot
![You know that it is only through work that you can achieve anything, either in college or in the world. —Charles William Eliot You know that it is only through work that you can achieve anything, either in college or in the world. —Charles William Eliot](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/132-11.jpg)
132. If you are not afraid of the voices inside you, you will not fear the critics outside you. —Natalie Goldberg
![If you are not afraid of the voices inside you, you will not fear the critics outside you. —Natalie Goldberg If you are not afraid of the voices inside you, you will not fear the critics outside you. —Natalie Goldberg](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/133-11.jpg)
133. Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning. —Bill Gates
![Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning. —Bill Gates Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning. —Bill Gates- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/134-11.jpg)
134. Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. —William Faulkner
![Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. —William Faulkner Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. —William Faulkner](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/135-8.jpg)
135. Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use. —Ruth Gordon
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136. The armored cars of dreams contrived to let us do so many a dangerous thing. —Elizabeth Bishop
![The armored cars of dreams contrived to let us do so many a dangerous thing. —Elizabeth Bishop The armored cars of dreams contrived to let us do so many a dangerous thing. —Elizabeth Bishop- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/137-9.jpg)
137. To have courage for whatever comes in life—everything lies in that. —Teresa of Ávila
![To have courage for whatever comes in life—everything lies in that. —Teresa of Ávila To have courage for whatever comes in life—everything lies in that. —Teresa of Ávila](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/138-8.jpg)
138. Each of us has the potential to contribute. … You have a great opportunity to make a new shape of the world. —Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama
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139. Wanting to win isn’t enough. You have to go through a process to improve. That takes patience, perseverance, and intentionality. —John C. Maxwell
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140. Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer. —Rick Pitino
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141. If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance. —Samuel Johnson
![If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance. —Samuel Johnson If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance. —Samuel Johnson- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/142-6.jpg)
142. Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. —Mitch Albom
![Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. —Mitch Albom Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. —Mitch Albom](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/143-6.jpg)
143. Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress. —Nicholas Murray Butler
![Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress. —Nicholas Murray Butler Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress. —Nicholas Murray Butler- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/144-6.jpg)
144. I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. —Nelson Mandela
![I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. —Nelson Mandela I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. —Nelson Mandela](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/145-6.jpg)
145. Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. —Newt Gingrich
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146. In essence, you make your choices, and then your choices make you. —Darren Hardy
![In essence, you make your choices, and then your choices make you. —Darren Hardy In essence, you make your choices, and then your choices make you. —Darren Hardy- Graduation Quotes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/147-7.jpg)
147. Innocence of heart and violence of feeling are necessary in any kind of superior achievement: The arts cannot exist without them. —Louise Bogan
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148. Most people, once they graduate from the School of Hard Knocks, automatically enroll in the University of Adversity. —Peter McWilliams
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149. Perseverance in object, though not by the most direct way, is often more laudable than perpetual changes, as often as the object shifts light. —Thomas Jefferson
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150. Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use. —Thomas J. Watson
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151. I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by a conscious effort. —Henry David Thoreau
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152. I never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is wonderful how often in such matters the mustard-seed germinates and roots itself. —Florence Nightingale
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153. The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow. —Jim Hightower
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154. Don’t gain the world and lose your soul
Wisdom is better than silver and gold.
—Bob Marley
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Wisdom is better than silver and gold.
—Bob Marley](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/155-5.jpg)
155. Lovely weather so far. I don’t know how long it will last, but I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship. —Louisa May Alcott
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156. Most things break, including hearts. The lessons of a life amount not to wisdom but to scar tissue and callus. —Wallace Stegner
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157. Life is like a school; one can learn, one can graduate, one can skip a grade or stay behind. —Elizabeth Lesser
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158. The follies which a man regrets most, in his life, are those which he didn’t commit when he had the opportunity. —Helen Rowland
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159. He dares to be a fool, and that is the first step in the direction of wisdom. —James Huneker
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160. Learning should be a joy and full of excitement. It is life’s greatest adventure; it is an illustrated excursion into the minds of the noble and the learned. —Taylor Caldwell
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161. You are not creating a new you; you are releasing a hidden you. The process is one of self-discovery. The hidden you that wants to emerge is in perfect balance. —Deepak Chopra
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162. Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality. —Warren Bennis
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163. Remember that the storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and their stability. —Ho Chi Minh
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164. To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all. —Peter McWilliams
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165. After all these years, I am still involved in the process of self-discovery. It’s better to explore life and make mistakes than to play it safe. Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life. —Sophia Loren
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166. Don’t necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership. —Donald Rumsfeld
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167. In university they don’t tell you that the greater part of the law is learning to tolerate fools. Doris Lessing
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168. A journey of self-discovery starts with a single step. … But so does falling down a flight of stairs. —Kathy Lette
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169. It’s not getting to the wall that counts; it’s what you do after you hit it. —Darren Hardy
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170. There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity. —Douglas MacArthur
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171. The secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage. —Thucydides
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172. Adventure can be an end in itself. Self-discovery is the secret ingredient that fuels daring. —Grace Lichtenstein
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173. The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history. —Carl Rowan
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174. Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with. Wear your learning, like your watch, in a private pocket: and do not pull it out and strike it; merely to show that you have one. —Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
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175. Life is my college. May I graduate well, and earn some honors! —Louisa May Alcott
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