#graduation

I'm not impressed by someone's degree... I'm impressed by them making movies. ↗

— Richard King

#degree #i #impressed #making #movies

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

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

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

Even though I disagree with many of the changes, when I see the privates graduate at the end of the day, when they walk off that drill field at the end of the ceremony, they are still fine privates; outstanding, well motivated privates. ↗

— R. Lee Ermey

#ceremony #changes #day #disagree #drill

I disagree with a lot of those changes, however at the end of the day - I go down to recruit graduation at least once or twice a year. ↗

— R. Lee Ermey

#day #disagree #down #end #end of the day

Our record number of teenagers must become our record number of high school and college graduates and our record number of teachers, scientists, doctors, lawyers, and skilled professionals. ↗

— Ruben Hinojosa

#become #college #doctors #graduates #high

While I do commend the Administration on its commitment and focus on high school reform, I believe that we must focus on graduation as the key accountability measure. ↗

— Ruben Hinojosa

#administration #believe #commend #commitment #focus

The college graduate is presented with a sheepskin to cover his intellectual nakedness. ↗

— Robert M. Hutchins

#college #cover #graduate #his #intellectual