Graduation Day is not just about square-shaped mortarboard, over-sized gowns, receiving an academic, and lots of motivational and touching speeches.
Here is a collection of 11 graduation sayings and advice to graduates.
“There is a good reason they call these ceremonies 'commencement exercises'. Graduation is not the end, it's the beginning.” - Orrin Hatch
good, reason, ceremonies, commencement, beginning
"An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest." - Benjamin Franklin
investment, knowledge, interest
“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.” - Aristotle
root, education, bitter, fruit, sweet
“Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.” - Wayne Dyer
now, future, promise
"Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out." - Art Linkletter
best, people
"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
follow, path, trail
"The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse." - Edward Koch
fireworks, today, match, fuse
"All our dreams can come true...if we have the courage to pursue them." - Walt Disney
dreams, true, courage, pursue
"The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for that circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them.” - George Bernard Shaw
people, world, circumstances
"As you start your journey, the first thing you should do is throw away that store-bought map and begin to draw your own." - Michael Dell
journey, map, draw
"Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying." - Brian Dyson
nothing, moment, stop, trying