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Sep 24, 2025
At commencement you wear your square-shaped mortarboards.My hope is that from time to time you will let your minds be bold, and wear sombreros.
Never follow anyone else's path, unless you're in the woods and you're lost.
Life is an improvisation. You have no idea what's going to happen next and you are mostly just making things up as you go along.
Your education is a dress rehearsal for a life that is yours to lead.
Graduation is not the end; it's the beginning.
Harry taught me that death isn't the end, it's the beginning.
Openness isn't the end. It's the beginning.
The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse.
People will frighten you about a graduation....They use words you don't hear often.
People will frighten you about a graduation.... They use words you don't hear often: And we wish you Godspeed." It is a warning, Godspeed. It means you are no longer welcome here at these prices."
It is a warning, Godspeed. It means you are no longer welcome here at these prices.
Nothing worth knowing can be taught.
The things taught in schools & colleges are not an education but the means of education.
A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.
Just remember, you can't climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.
Think of it as your ticket to change the world.
There is a good reason they call these ceremonies 'commencement exercises'. Graduation is not the end; it's the beginning.
A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that 'individuality' is the key to success.
Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here.
Make glorious and fantastic mistakes.
Go, and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here.
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. And you are the guy who'll decide where to go.
You are the guy who'll decide where to go.
It is clear the future holds great opportunities. It also holds pitfalls. The trick will be to avoid the pitfalls, seize the opportunities, and get back home by six o'clock.
To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say, well done. And to the C students, I say, you too can be president of the United States.
You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure.
My favorite animal is the turtle. The reason is that in order for the turtle to move, it has to stick its neck out.
If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.
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.
If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.
You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.
Just about a month from now I'm set adrift, with a diploma for a sail and lots of nerve for oars.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.
Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.
Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
Always be a first-rate version of yourself.
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined...
It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.
Try not to become a man of success, but a man of value. Look around at how people want to get more out of life than they put in. A man of value will give more than he receives. Be creative, but make sure that what you create is not a curse for mankind.
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