63 Short Graduation Quotes

63 Short Graduation Quotes

Use these short graduation quotes in your cards and messages to the new graduate.

Short but inspiring quotes but full of wisdom. The graduate may remember the quote long after graduation. Inspire and motivate the graduate for years to come by using one of these short quotes!

    The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match, 
each one of you is a fuse. Ed Koch

  1. “The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match, each one of you is a fuse.” Ed Koch
    Graduation
  2. Graduates, we need you to save the world. Pierce Brosnan

  3. Graduates, we need you to save the world.Pierce Brosnan
    Short Inspirational
  4. Your schooling may be over, but remember that your education still continues.

  5. “Your schooling may be over, but remember that your education still continues.” Author Unknown
    School
  6. Do what you have to do resolutely, with all your heart.

  7. “Do what you have to do resolutely, with all your heart.” Buddha
    Famous
  8. Don't strive to make your presence noticed, just live to make your absence felt!  Author Unknown

  9. “Don’t strive to make your presence noticed, just live to make your absence felt!” Author Unknown
    Inspirational Quotes
  10. Do what you have to do resolutely, with all your heart.

  11. Be allergic to failure and addicted to success. Daniel Roberts
    Success
  12. All that stands between the graduate and the top of the ladder is the ladder.
Author Unknown

  13. “All that stands between the graduate and the top of the ladder is the ladder.” Author Unknown
    Graduation Congratulations
  14. Life is meant to have meaning and to be lived with purpose.  Dr. Ignatius K Otchere-Asamoah, Destined to Win

  15. Life is meant to have meaning and to be lived with purpose. Dr. Ignatius K Otchere-Asamoah, Destined to Win
    Meaningful
  16. Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.
   Vincent Van Gogh

  17. “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” Vincent Van Gogh
    Great Quotes about Life
  18. True happiness comes from designing a life that works for you.  Bill Burnett; Dave Evans, Designing Your Life

  19. “True happiness comes from designing a life that works for you.” Bill Burnett; Dave Evans, Designing Your Life
    Happiness
  20.  Don't underestimate the power of your dreams.  Corinna Kong, Train For Joy

  21. “If you can believe it, the mind can achieve it.” Ronnie Lott
    Believe
  22.  Don't underestimate the power of your dreams.  Corinna Kong, Train For Joy

  23. Don’t underestimate the power of your dreams. Corinna Kong, Train For Joy
    Dream
  24.  I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance.  Lee Ann Womack, I Hope You Dance

  25. “I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
    Never settle for the path of least resistance.”
    Lee Ann Womack, I Hope You Dance
    Hope
  26. Purpose is what drives you. It offers the deepest sense of fulfillment.   Joanna Barsh, Grow Wherever You Work

  27. Purpose is what drives you. It offers the deepest sense of fulfillment. Joanna Barsh, Grow Wherever You Work
    Purpose
  28. Everyone learns more from your actions than from what you say. 
 Barb Bailey

  29. Everyone learns more from your actions than from what you say. Barb Bailey, How to Detach from Negative People
    Actions Speak Louder Than Words
  30. Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version

  31. “Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.of somebody else.” Judy Garland
    Best
  32. Education, is the ability to meet life's situations.  Dr. John G. Hibben

  33. “Education, is the ability to meet life’s situations.” Dr. John G. Hibben
    Inspirational Quotes about Life
  34. Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.  Wendy Wasserstein

  35. “Don’t live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.” Wendy Wasserstein
    Amazing
  36. Surround yourself with doers. Be around people who demonstrate their 
boldness. Wayne W. Dyer

  37. “Surround yourself with doers. Be around people who demonstrate their boldness.” Wayne W. Dyer
    Bold
  38. Whatever you conceive in your thought world, 
and express through words, you bring into being.  Joyce Kramer

  39. “Whatever you conceive in your thought world, and express through words, you bring into being.” Joyce Kramer
    Mindset
  40. Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
 Seneca

  41. “Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.” Seneca
    Challenge
  42. “When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy.” Samuel Goldwyn
    Good
  43. Education is something we have to keep pursuing day after day.
  Premier Brian Gallant

  44. “Education is something we have to keep pursuing day after day.” Premier Brian Gallant
    Knowledge
  45. “I make my weaknesses my strengths and my strengths stronger.” Lisa Fernadez
    Words of Encouragement
  46. “You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.” Rosalynn Smith Carter
    Confidence
  47. “Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn’t always have to be their top priority.” William Arthur Ward
    Wise
  48. Be the author, not the reader, of your own life. Paul Gibbons

  49. “Be the author, not the reader, of your own life.” Paul Gibbons, Reboot Your Life
    Famous Quotes about Life
  50. “We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.” Nelson Mandela
    Time
  51. “Curiosity is the key to creativity.” Akio Morita
    Creativity
  52. “Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.” John F. Kennedy
    Effort
  53. Look at education as a continuous life long journey.
 Catherine Pulsifer

  54. “Look at education as a continuous life long journey.” Catherine Pulsifer
    Journey
  55. “It is better to know and be disappointed, than to not know and always wonder.” Oscar Wilde
    Disappointment
  56. “Set your goals, take the action, live your dreams.” Catherine Pulsifer
    Goals
  57. “You may never know what results come of your action, but if you do nothing there will be no result.” Mahatma Ghandi
    Action
  58. “Either write something worth reading, or do something worth reading.” Benjamin Franklin
    Positive
  59. The important thing is not to stop questioning.  Albert Einstein

  60. “The important thing is not to stop questioning.” Albert Einstein
    Question
  61. “The noblest question in the world is: What good may I do in it?” Benjamin Franklin
    Helping Others
  62. “Man’s greatness consists in his ability to do, and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be done.” Frederick Douglass
    Greatness
  63. “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
    Future
  64. Together, we can inspire galaxies of greatness for generations to come. 
No, sky is not the limit. It is only the beginning.
  Donovan Livingston

  65. “Together, we can inspire galaxies of greatness for generations to come. No, sky is not the limit. It is only the beginning.” Donovan Livingston
    Inspiring Others
  66. “The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.” Sydney Harris
    Funny Quotes about Life
  67. “If you will analyze my definition of success you will see that there is no element of luck about it.” Andrew Carnegie
    Luck
  68. Do or do not. There is no try. Yoda

  69. “Do or do not. There is no try.” Yoda
    Short Quotes
  70. “It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” Edmund Hillary
    Mountain
  71. “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” Robert Louis Stevenson
    Motivational
  72. “Self confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.” Samuel Johnson
    Self Confidence
  73. Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire. Arnold H. Glasow

  74. “Success isn’t a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.” Arnold H. Glasow
    Enthusiasm
  75. “Never doubt your abilities, believe in yourself.” Catherine Pulsifer
    Believe In Yourself
  76. “Your education has prepared you for whatever happens.” Roderick Paige
    Preparation
  77. “An ounce of patience is worth a pound of brains.” Dutch Proverb
    Patience
  78. The most important thing in life is to stop saying I wish and start saying I will. Charles Dickens

  79. The most important thing in life is to stop saying “I wish” and start saying “I will”. Charles Dickens
    Wishes
  80. “The best helping hand that you will ever receive is the one at the end of your own arm.” Fred Dehner
    Cute Quotes
  81. “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” Confucius
    Attitude
  82. “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” Malcolm X
    Daily Motivation
  83. The voices of conformity speak so loudly. Don't listen to them. Anna Quindlen

  84. “The voices of conformity speak so loudly. Don’t listen to them.” Anna Quindlen
  85. “Character is a long-standing habit.” Plutarch
    Character
  86. “If you are willing to discipline yourself, the physical universe won’t need to discipline you.” Leonard Orr
    Discipline
  87. “Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” Dr. Seuss
    Cute Life Quotes
  88. No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.
  Robin Williams

  89. “No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.” Robin Williams
    Change The World
  90. No one looks out onto the world through your eyes. Your perspective is unique. It�s important and it counts. Glenn Close William & Mary’s 2019 Graduation Commencement Ceremony.
    Vision
  91. My husband always says: �If you see someone who has what you want, ask them how they got it.�Kristen BellUSC Commencement Speech 2019
    Moving Forward
  92. There are times we need to tell ourselves, “Good job!” when we know that is true.Charles Swindoll, Great Attitudes for Graduates
    Truth Quotes
  93. “You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” A.A. Milne
    Brave

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