Graduation Quotes

Small: I got all my work done to graduate in two months and then they were like, Im sorry, you have to take drivers e
"I got all my work done to graduate in two months and then they were like, I'm sorry, you have to take driver's ed. I just kind of went, Oh, forget it"
Fiona Apple, Musician
Small: So in my uncertainty, I went to graduate school and there it all happened
"So in my uncertainty, I went to graduate school and there it all happened"
Ted Nelson, Author
Small: Yeah, I spent about 20 years in a dorm room. It took me a while to graduate
"Yeah, I spent about 20 years in a dorm room. It took me a while to graduate"
Douglas Wilson, Entertainer
Small: I first became interested in women and religion when I was one of the few women doing graduate work in Religio
"I first became interested in women and religion when I was one of the few women doing graduate work in Religious Studies at Yale University in the late 1960's"
Carol P. Christ, Educator
Small: I graduated a the top of my class in the 84 Olympic Games I won a gold medal
"I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won a gold medal"
Scott Hamilton, Athlete
Small: Everybody wants you to do good things, but in a small town you pretty much graduate and get married. Mostly yo
"Everybody wants you to do good things, but in a small town you pretty much graduate and get married. Mostly you marry, have children and go to their football games"
Faith Hill, Musician
Small: I have no problems with private schools. I graduated from one and so did my mother. Private schools are useful
"I have no problems with private schools. I graduated from one and so did my mother. Private schools are useful and we often use public funds to pay for their infrastructures and other common needs"
Jim Clyburn, Politician
Small: The college graduate is presented with a sheepskin to cover his intellectual nakedness
"The college graduate is presented with a sheepskin to cover his intellectual nakedness"
Robert M. Hutchins, Educator
Small: I received my undergraduate degree in engineering in 1939 and a Master of Science degree in mathematical physi
"I received my undergraduate degree in engineering in 1939 and a Master of Science degree in mathematical physics in 1941 at Steven Institute of Technology"
Frederick Reines, Physicist
Small: Some go on to trade schools or get further training for jobs they are interested in. Some go into the arts, so
"Some go on to trade schools or get further training for jobs they are interested in. Some go into the arts, some are craftsmen, some take a little time out to travel, and some start their own businesses. But our graduates find and work at what they want to do"
Daniel Greenberg, Educator
Small: Even though I didnt get a business degree, I enjoyed learning about economics
Herb Ritts
"Even though I didn't get a business degree, I enjoyed learning about economics"
Herb Ritts, Photographer
Small: I dont look to find an educated person in the ranks of university graduates, necessarily. Some of the most edu
"I don't look to find an educated person in the ranks of university graduates, necessarily. Some of the most educated people I know have never been near a university"
John Keegan, Historian
Small: Each year India and China produce four million graduates compared with just over 250,000 in Britain
"Each year India and China produce four million graduates compared with just over 250,000 in Britain"
Gordon Brown, Politician
Small: A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identi
"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, Entertainer
Small: You must realize that honorary degrees are given generally to people whose SAT scores were too low to get them
"You must realize that honorary degrees are given generally to people whose SAT scores were too low to get them into schools the regular way. As a matter of fact, it was my SAT scores that led me into my present vocation in life, comedy"
Neil Simon, Playwright
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