Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
In love it is only the commencement that charms. I am not surprised that we find pleasure in frequently recommencing. — Michel, 14th Prince of Ligne Copy Share Image
It is a warning, Godspeed. It means you are no longer welcome here at these prices. — Bill Cosby Copy Share Image
My favorite animal is the turtle. The reason is that in order for the turtle to move, it has to stick its… — Ruth Westheimer Copy Share Image
Nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks. Fall forward. Every failed experiment is one step closer to success. — Denzel Washington Copy Share Image
Death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life's change agent. It clears out the old to make… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
And so rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
At commencement you wear your square-shaped mortarboards.My hope is that from time to time you will let your minds be bold, and… — Paul A. Freund Copy Share Image
Early morning is the most privileged time as it oversees the commencement as well as end of the day. — Tasneem Hameed Copy Share Image
Whatever you choose, however many roads you travel, I hope that you choose not to be a lady. I hope you will… — Nora Ephron Copy Share Image
At his Philadelphia alma mater, Temple University, Cosby gave commencement addresses and attended games. He served on the university's board of trustees… — Chaka Fattah Copy Share Image
I don't believe complete assimilation is possible, at least not for anyone who has an active, open mind. Every step, every entry… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
The stunning part was that one time Neil McElroy the Secretary of Defense who was the father of one of our classmates… — Madeleine Albright Copy Share Image
The bow is tactically strong at the commencement of battle, especially battles on a moor, as it is possible to shoot quickly… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
I'm an artist. And I'm happy that I was there at the commencement of this music, this Jamaican music, to put my… — Jimmy Cliff Copy Share Image
Changing the world doesn't happen all at once. It isn't a big bang. It's an evolution, the sum of a billion tiny… — Katie Couric Copy Share Image
“The beginning seems bitter to you, but the end is sweeter for you. However, you can’t get through to the end without… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
The profession of a prostitute is the only career in which the maximum income is paid to the newest apprentice. It is… — William Booth Copy Share Image
One may decide that the nipple most nearly resembles a newly ripened raspberry (never, be it noted, the plonk of water on… — William H. Gass Copy Share Image
The science of constructing a commonwealth or renovating it, or reforming it, is...not to be taught a priori...That which in the first… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
I did work well with Hillary Clinton when she was my colleague in the Senate, and I certainly don't bear her any… — Susan Collins Copy Share Image
We are, all of us, exploring a world none of us understands...searching for a more immediate, ecstatic, and penetrating mode of living...for… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
One must search diligently to find laudatory comments on education (other than those pious platitudes which are fodder for commencement speeches). It… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
Upon the whole, therefore, she found, what has been sometimes found before, that an event to which she had looked forward with… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
If this day means anything, it means that you are now in the contingent of the responsible. You must be kind, yes,… — David Remnick Copy Share Image
Harry taught me that death isn't the end, it's the beginning. — Jennifer Love Hewitt Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction. — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
People will frighten you about a graduation…They use words you don't hear often. — Bill Cosby Copy Share Image
My favorite commencement addresses are the ones that get real and don't make too many promises. — Stephanie Ruhle Copy Share Image
