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Upon graduation from high school, following my brother by a couple of years, I joined the U.S. Air Force.
Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.
The important thing is this: to be able, at any moment, to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.
Take pride in how far you've come. Have faith in how far you can go. But don't forget to enjoy the journey.
The knowledge of languages was very useful. I have a university degree in foreign languages and literature.
I don't remember at all what was said at my college graduation, and I think that's the case for many people.
It's not your blue blood, your pedigree or your college degree. It's what you do with your life that counts.
A truly equal world would be one where women ran half our countries and companies and men ran half our homes.
I was into movies before my graduation results got out. In fact, I was on location of a movie when they came.
To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.
You can't make a cloudy day a sunny day, but can embrace it and decide it's going to be a good day after all.
Graduation speeches force you to reflect. They are about consciousness. Nothing is better than consciousness.
After graduation, I was floundering in L.A., doing stand-up comedy and working in a shoe store in the Valley.
Let your life yield a sweet, winsome melody that this old world needs so desperately. Yes you can if you will.
Success is like a mountain that keeps growing ahead of you as you hike it... Err in the direction of kindness.
I see myself being a great-grandmother at my great-grandson's graduation from a school that has my name on it.
Not only can you not plan the impact you're going to have, you often won't recognize it when you're having it.
I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.
Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.
When you graduate from college, they tell you to follow your dreams. Does anyone say you have to wake up first?
Never go to your high school reunion pregnant or they will think that is all you have done since you graduated.
If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
Don't just get involved. Fight for your seat at the table. Better yet, fight for a seat at the head of the table.
We want men who will fix their eyes on the stars, but who will not forget that their feet must walk on the ground.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.
Life is not about discovering our talents; it is about pushing our talents to the limit and discovering our genius.
Do not ask if a man has been through college; ask if a college has been through him; if he is a walking university.
We all go through life bristling at our external limitations, but the most difficult chains to break are inside us.
It was only when I finished the course and left my graduation diploma on the bus that I realised I'd become an actor.
If you want to play a game, go to where it's played and find a way to get in. Things happen when you get in the game.
It was only when I finished the course and left my graduation diploma on the bus that I realized I'd become an actor.
Our promise to our children should be this: if you do well in school, we will pay for you to obtain a college degree.
Every successive generation becomes a living memorial of our public schools, and a living example of their excellence.
Don't look for big things, just do small things with great love...the smaller the thing, the greater must be our love.
One of the most difficult speeches to prepare is an address to a graduation class, which is why I don't often do them.
I missed out on a few proms, homecomings, might miss my graduation. I wouldn't want it any other way... it's worth it.
In the game of life, when the final buzzer sounds, the only stat you carry with you is the number of assists you made.
I was the girl that didn't go to prom or my graduation because I was too busy working with producers and making music.
I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.
It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams.
You're young and you're bulletproof and invincible. But never underestimate the power of other people's love and prayer.
As citizens, we understand that it is not about what America may do for us. It's about what can be done by us, together.
For I dipped into the future, far as human eye could see, Saw the Vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be.
Knowledge is invariably a matter of degree: you cannot put your finger upon even the simplest datum and say this we know.
The morning after my high-school graduation found me up early job hunting. The dream of college I put on the back burner.
I went through withdrawal when I got out of graduate school. It's what you learn, what you think. That's all that counts.
Nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks. Fall forward. Every failed experiment is one step closer to success.
It takes a while. It's gonna take you a while. It's normal to take a while. You just have to fight your way through that.
There is a good reason they call these ceremonies 'commencement exercises'. Graduation is not the end; it's the beginning.
I think sleeping was my problem in school. If school had started at 4:00 in the afternoon, I'd be a college graduate today.