#graduation

Coach said. "the quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor". ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#excellence #graduation #perseverance #quality #life

So, kiss the girl. Buy the dress. Take a vacation. Join the circus. Order the fried frog legs. Try out for the play. Learn to snowboard. Do something that scares the shit out of you. Or something that makes you happy. Or something that makes you cry. Whatever it is, do something that makes you feel. Because feeling nothing is no way to go through life. ↗

— Valérie Thomas

#motivational #life

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. ↗

— Robert Orben

#irony #identity

I always wanted to have my own album released before I graduated from high school. ↗

— Christina Aguilera

#album #always #before #graduated #high

I did get a degree in special education. ↗

— Clay Aiken

#degree #did #education #get #i

I learned law so well, the day I graduated I sued the college, won the case, and got my tuition back. ↗

— Fred Allen

#back #case #college #day #got

Catholic school graduates exhibit a wide variety of qualities that will not only help them in their careers but also in their family and community lives. ↗

— Joe Baca

#also #careers #catholic #catholic school #community

When I was a graduate student, the leading spirits at Harvard were interested in the history of ideas. ↗

— M. H. Abrams

#graduate #graduate student #harvard #history #i

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 of theater in new ways. ↗

— Laurie Anderson

#art #arts #degree #fantastic #get

The idea of winning a doctor's degree gradually assumed the aspect of a great moral struggle, and the moral fight possessed immense attraction for me. ↗

— Elizabeth Blackwell

#aspect #assumed #attraction #degree #doctor