Commencement Quote by John Kenneth Galbraith

The whole point of a commencement speech is to say something encouraging.

— Pamela Druckerman

The commencement speech is not, I think, a wholly satisfactory manifestation of our culture.

— John Kenneth Galbraith

Commencement speeches were invented largely in the belief that outgoing college students should never be released into the world until they have been properly…

— Garry Trudeau

I've had the honor of speaking at many commencements.

— Kamala Harris

“Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice." [ Stanford University commencement speech , 2005]”

— Steve Jobs

There happen to be whole large parts of adult American life that nobody talks about in commencement speeches. One such part involves boredom, routine,…

— David Foster Wallace

As a life-long liberal who has engaged in protests against the government and for civil rights, I am saddened at efforts by some of…

— Bob Beckel

“Too often we hold fast to the clichés of our forebears. We subject all facts to a prefabricated set of interpretations. We enjoy the…

— John F. Kennedy

Speeches in our culture are the vacuum that fills a vacuum.

— John Kenneth Galbraith

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

Commencement addresses are usually garbage. They're for colleges seeking publicity.

— Greg Gutfeld

A great speech can make you remember something about what you believe, about who you are, about who you want to be. It's rare…

— Jon Lovett