Graduation Quotes

669 Graduation quotes by 480 unique authors

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. — Frederick Reines
My father, who was from a wealthy family and highly educated, a lawyer, Yale and Columbia, walked out with the benefit of a healthy push… — George Weinberg
When I graduated from Santa Monica High in 1927, I was voted the girl most likely to succeed. I didn't realize it would take so… — Gloria Stuart
Each year India and China produce four million graduates compared with just over 250,000 in Britain. — Gordon Brown
Even though I didn't get a business degree, I enjoyed learning about economics. — Herb Ritts
I think young writers should get other degrees first, social sciences, arts degrees or even business degrees. What you learn is research skills, a necessity… — Irvine Welsh
My personal advice is to go to school first and get a liberal arts education, and then if you want to pursue acting, go to… — Jillian Bach
I have no problems with private schools. I graduated from one and so did my mother. Private schools are useful and we often use public… — Jim Clyburn
I didn't get my degree at NYU; I got it later, they gave me an honourary one. — Jim Jarmusch
I don't look to find an educated person in the ranks of university graduates, necessarily. Some of the most educated people I know have never… — John Keegan
I have actually five honorary degrees. — Katherine Dunham
I think women as well as men are concerned about jobs and the economy and spending and, and other issues. They're concerned that when their… — Ken Buck
At the School of Visual Arts in New York, you can get your degree in Net art, which is really a fantastic way of thinking… — Laurie Anderson
When I was a graduate student, the leading spirits at Harvard were interested in the history of ideas. — M H Abrams
In 1858 I received the degree of D. S. from the Lawrence Scientific School, and thereafter remained on the rolls of the university as a… — Simon Newcomb
In my second year in graduate school, I took a computer course and that was like lightening striking. — Ted Nelson
So in my uncertainty, I went to graduate school and there it all happened. — Ted Nelson
I teach one semester a year, and this year I'm just teaching one course during that semester, a writing workshop for older students in their… — Tobias Wolff
The essays in The Great Taos Bank Robbery were my project to win a Master of Arts degree in English when I quit being a… — Tony Hillerman
People in my family and camp who grew up listening to rap music love 'We Are Young.' I've heard it play at weddings. I've heard… — Janelle Monae
One of the most difficult speeches to prepare is an address to a graduation class, which is why I don't often do them. — Jerry Moran
I'm not retiring. I am graduating. Today is my graduation day. Retirement means that you'll just go ahead and live on your laurels and surf… — Junior Seau
A month before graduation I got an off-Broadway job. Then I did some commercials, including one for MCI. You can only see half of me,… — Lee Pace
I thought I should go to New York because it was the place to go to study. I went and tried to get an application… — Maureen Forrester
All my graduation money went to paying for bartending classes so I could have a side gig. I bartended for two months before I was… — Patina Miller

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