Just about a month from now I'm set adrift, with a diploma for a sail and lots of nerve for oars.
~ Richard Halliburton

There is a good reason they call these ceremonies "commencement exercises." Graduation is not the end; it's the beginning.
~ Orrin Hatch

Your families are extremely proud of you. You can't imagine the sense of relief they are experiencing. This would be a most opportune time to ask for money.
~ Gary Bolding

The tassel's worth the hassle!
~ Author Unknown

The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse.
~ Edward Koch

All that stands between the graduate and the top of the ladder is the ladder.
~ Author Unknown

Graduation is only a concept. In real life every day you graduate. Graduation is a process that goes on until the last day of your life. If you can grasp that, you'll make a difference.
~ Arie Pencovici

At commencement you wear your square-shaped mortarboards. My hope is that from time to time you will let your minds be bold, and wear sombreros.
~ Paul Freund

When you leave here, don't forget why you came.
~ Adlai Stevenson, to college graduates