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title: "34 Valedictorian Quotes by 24 authors"
description: "Browse 34 Valedictorian quotes by 24 authors. Discover the best Valedictorian sayings and thoughts."
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> [I was actually valedictorian of my class.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-sweeney/i-was-actually-valedictorian-of-my-class/)

[Sydney Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-sweeney/)

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> [Being #1 on MSN is like being Valedictorian of summer school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-mcdonald/being-1-on-msn-is-like-being-valedictorian-of-summer-school/)

[Craig McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-mcdonald/)

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> [I go to school where basic bitches can be valedictorian because our school won't go above a 4.0.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-go-to-school-where-basic-bitches-can-be-valedictorian-because-our/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I was a very, very serious child... I was valedictorian of my kindergarten and eighth-grade class.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-lavin/i-was-a-very-very-serious-child-i-was-valedictorian-of-my/)

[Christine Lavin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-lavin/)

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> [One of my proudest moments in life was earning the valedictorian medal in high school. I worked so hard for it!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-carlson/one-of-my-proudest-moments-in-life-was-earning-the-valedictorian/)

[Gretchen Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-carlson/)

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> [If I put the same amount of time I spent on twitter into my homework, I'd be valedictorian and so smart I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-i-put-the-same-amount-of-time-i-spent-on-twitter-into-my-homework/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Good morning, look at valedictorian. Scared of the future while I hop in the DeLorean!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/good-morning-look-at-valedictorian-scared-of-the-future-while-i-hop/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [When I was in high school at the age of 17 - I graduated from high school in Decatur, Georgia, as valedictorian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-abrams/when-i-was-in-high-school-at-the-age-of-17-i-graduated-from-high/)

[Stacey Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-abrams/)

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> [I wasn't creative or theatrical. I was just doing everything. I was head cheerleader, valedictorian - it was ridiculous!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-gilliam/i-wasn-t-creative-or-theatrical-i-was-just-doing-everything-i-was/)

[Terry Gilliam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-gilliam/)

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> [If I really payed any attention in school, I would be valedictorian. But I mean, YOLO.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-i-really-payed-any-attention-in-school-i-would-be-valedictorian/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I gave the graduation speech at my high school. Not because I was valedictorian but because the grade voted for me to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-kroll/i-gave-the-graduation-speech-at-my-high-school-not-because-i-was/)

[Nick Kroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-kroll/)

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> [My mother grew up in abject poverty in Mississippi, an elementary school dropout. Yet, with the support of women around her, she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-abrams/my-mother-grew-up-in-abject-poverty-in-mississippi-an-elementary/)

[Stacey Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-abrams/)

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> [I graduated college valedictorian, got an M.A. from Columbia University in Spanish literature at the age of twenty-two, and still couldn't answer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jedediah-bila/i-graduated-college-valedictorian-got-an-m-a-from-columbia-university/)

[Jedediah Bila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jedediah-bila/)

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> [“Quite an impressive file you've amassed, Sophia." Clasping his hands, he added, "If Hecate offered classes in complete mayhem, I have no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/quite-an-impressive-file-you-ve-amassed-sophia-clasping-his-hands-he/)

[Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/)

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> [I think I'm a bit more of a rule-breaker than my mom. She's very sweet and very worried. She was valedictorian. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kaia-gerber/i-think-i-m-a-bit-more-of-a-rule-breaker-than-my-mom-she-s-very-sweet/)

[Kaia Gerber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kaia-gerber/)

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> [I was going to be valedictorian in elementary school, but I got into too many fights, and they made me salutatorian. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlon-wayans/i-was-going-to-be-valedictorian-in-elementary-school-but-i-got-into/)

[Marlon Wayans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlon-wayans/)

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> [It's about a young girl who will stop at nothing to be the valedictorian of her class. It's very dark and very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-williamson/it-s-about-a-young-girl-who-will-stop-at-nothing-to-be-the/)

[Kevin Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-williamson/)

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> [My parents raised me with a never-give-up attitude, telling me I could be anything I wanted to be. I was a serious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-carlson/my-parents-raised-me-with-a-never-give-up-attitude-telling-me-i-could/)

[Gretchen Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-carlson/)

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> [“I've got a huge, terrible problem." Oh no! Not that horrible toenail fungus that takes six months to cure?" No, no, no.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-mcmann/i-ve-got-a-huge-terrible-problem-oh-no-not-that-horrible-toenail/)

[Lisa McMann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-mcmann/)

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> [How could I have been the valedictorian, the smartest, and never known Harlem existed? As a result, I began a lifelong learning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynne-stewart/how-could-i-have-been-the-valedictorian-the-smartest-and-never-known/)

[Lynne Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynne-stewart/)

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> [Students and invited speakers do not shed their constitutional rights when they step up to the graduation podium. Expressing faith in God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/students-and-invited-speakers-do-not-shed-their-constitutional-rights/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I rebelled by not getting straight A's and not following the path that my elder sister did. She was valedictorian and is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-garner/i-rebelled-by-not-getting-straight-a-s-and-not-following-the-path/)

[Jennifer Garner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-garner/)

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> [I got into medical school at the University of California in San Francisco and did well. A lot of smart kids in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-carmona/i-got-into-medical-school-at-the-university-of-california-in-san/)

[Richard Carmona](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-carmona/)

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> [“I got my grade back.” I slip the paper out of my pocket, holding it up. “I aced it.” And for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-chase/i-got-my-grade-back-i-slip-the-paper-out-of-my-pocket-holding-it-up-i/)

[Emma Chase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-chase/)

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> [I realized that the only way to get into a good college was to be valedictorian or salutatorian. So that was my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melinda-gates/i-realized-that-the-only-way-to-get-into-a-good-college-was-to-be/)

[Melinda Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melinda-gates/)

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> [I was voted valedictorian, and at my school it wasn't based on grades; that was the popular vote.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-middleditch/i-was-voted-valedictorian-and-at-my-school-it-wasn-t-based-on-grades/)

[Thomas Middleditch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-middleditch/)

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> [I had two parents who were doctors, and my mom was valedictorian in multiple classes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/i-had-two-parents-who-were-doctors-and-my-mom-was-valedictorian-in/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

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> [I was valedictorian. Did I enjoy going to school? I hated it. It wasn't a choice on my part, it was expected.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/twyla-tharp/i-was-valedictorian-did-i-enjoy-going-to-school-i-hated-it-it-wasn-t/)

[Twyla Tharp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/twyla-tharp/)

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> [America may be the best country in the world, but that's kind of like being the valedictorian of summer school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-miller/america-may-be-the-best-country-in-the-world-but-that-s-kind-of-like/)

[Dennis Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-miller/)

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> [Every time we get a new Asian student in my grade, I feel valedictorian slip through my fingers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/every-time-we-get-a-new-asian-student-in-my-grade-i-feel/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I wish my class had more kids but I came in second in the class. Like valedictorian runner up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-wish-my-class-had-more-kids-but-i-came-in-second-in-the-class-like/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [When I meet the president, I'll be like, 'hey, it's the valedictorian of the electoral college!' and he'll slap my back and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/when-i-meet-the-president-i-ll-be-like-hey-it-s-the-valedictorian-of/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [This valedictorian speech assignment is pointless for multiple reasons, the main being, I have no friends and will never be valedictorian.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/this-valedictorian-speech-assignment-is-pointless-for-multiple/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I was valedictorian of my class until I switched to a neighboring high school, but I maintained the grades and involvement. Switching…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-louderman/i-was-valedictorian-of-my-class-until-i-switched-to-a-neighboring/)

[Taylor Louderman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-louderman/)

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                        "text": "“I've got a huge, terrible problem.\" Oh no! Not that horrible toenail fungus that takes six months to cure?\" No, no, no. Much worse. This is shocking news. Are you sure I should tell you while you're driving?\" I've got my headset on. Both hands on the wheel. Windows rolled up. Go for it.\" Okay, here goes...Principal Abernethy called me this morning to let me know I'm in the running for valedictorian.\" There is silence. A rather loudish snort. And guffaws. Congratulations,\" she finally says, laughing. \"What ever are you going to do?\" Fail ever assignment from today onward.\" You won't be able to.\" Watch me.”",
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