Think of it as your ticket to change the world.
You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world.
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own, and you know what you know. And you are the guy who'll decide where to go.
Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.
Graduation is not the end; it's the beginning.
Harry taught me that death isn't the end, it's the beginning.
Openness isn't the end. It's the beginning.
You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.
The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse.
You are the guy who'll decide where to go.
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
There is a good reason they call these ceremonies 'commencement exercises'. Graduation is not the end; it's the beginning.
Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them.
Do not follow where the path may lead.
Just about a month from now I'm set adrift, with a diploma for a sail and lots of nerve for oars.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.
Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
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