You’ve probably spent the previous years thinking about the graduating day to come.
Finally, you did it! You open a new chapter in life, There’s gonna be ups and downs in your life but you have to stay strong. We’ve scoured the web, and put together a collection of graduation quotes to inspire you!
Here’s a collection of the most inspiring graduation quotes:
45 Inspiring Graduation Quotes
1. “To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream; not only plan but also believe.” – Anatole France
2. “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” — Sam Levenson
3. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
4. “I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.” –Leonardo da Vinci
5. “What is considered impossible is someone else’s opinion. What is possible is my decision.”― Idowu Koyenikan
6. “A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.” – Mahatma Gandhi
7. “Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
8. “Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.” – Dale Carnegie
9. “Once in a while it really hits people that they don’t have to experience the world in the way they have been told.” – Alan Keightley
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10. “Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.” – Buddha
11. “I didn’t get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it.” – Estée Lauder
12. “If you can dream it, you can do it.” – Walt Disney
13. “Don’t give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.” – John Wooden
14. “When you find yourself in the thickness of pursuing a goal or dream, stop only to rest. Momentum builds success.”― Suzy Kassem
15. “I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear.” – Rosa Parks
16. “Why should you continue going after your dreams? Because seeing the look on the faces of the people who said you couldn’t… will be priceless.” — Kevin Ngo
17. “Difficult roads always lead to beautiful destinations.” – Zig Ziglar
18. “The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself.” – Mark Caine
19. “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” – Jim Ryun
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20. “Life is a journey, and if you fall in love with the journey, you will be in love forever.” – Peter Hagerty
21. “You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.” – Michael Phelps
22. “Certain things catch your eye, but pursue only those that capture the heart.” – Ancient Indian Proverb
23. “Dreams don’t work unless you do.” – John C. Maxwell
24. “Tough times don’t last. Tough people do.” – Robert H. Schuller
25. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” — Arthur Ashe
26. “We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.” – Kenji Miyazawa
27. “We aim above the mark to hit the mark.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
28. “Life is a teacher. We are the student.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita
29. “If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.” – Napoleon Hill
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30. “You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” – Margaret Thatcher
31. “Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.” – Og Mandino
32. “I have lots of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly.” – Oprah Winfrey
33. “To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.” – Kahlil Gibran
34. “No matter where you’re from, your dreams are valid.” – Lupita Nyong’o
35. “If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less than excellent work.” – Thomas J. Watson
36. “You will never find time for anything. You must make it.” – Charles Buxton
37. “Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” —Harriet Beecher Stow
38. “The key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he’s dead.” – Bette Davis
39. “Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.” – J.M. Barrie
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40. “It is not speed that matters, it’s persistence.”― Abhijit Naskar
41. “Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay.” — Simone de Beauvoir
42. “Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination.” – Mae Jemison
43. “Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.” – Albert Einstein
44. “What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
45. “Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.” – Stephen Covey
Summary
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