Graduation is a time of completion, of finishing, of an ending, however, it is also a time of celebration of achievement and a beginning for the new graduate.
- Catherine Pulsifer

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.
- Albert Einstein

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
- Beverly Sills

There is a good reason they call these ceremonies 'commencement exercises'. Graduation is not the end, it's the beginning.
- Orrin Hatch

Your schooling may be over, but remember that your education still continues.
- Unknown

Nothing is predestined: The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings.
- Ralph Blum

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. You are the guy who'll decide where to go.
- Dr. Seuss

You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world.
- Tom Brokaw

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
- Eleanor Roosevelt

All our dreams can come true...if we have the courage to pursue them.
- Walt Disney

Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
- Wayne Dyer

Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.
- Wendy Wasserstein

The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match, each one of you is a fuse.
- Ed Koch

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
- Henry David Thoreau