“School’s out forever.” ~ Alice Cooper, “School’s Out.” Mid-Term Graduation quotes help mark the end of one era and the beginning of a new one for your grad. These inspirational sayings and motivational quotes help mid-term graduates and their families put their excitement and the range of emotions into words. We applaud your motivation and courage. These words help you take excitement and turn it into a mindset that embraces the grand future that awaits you – our young entrepreneurs and those in every position are ready to succeed!
Graduation is a wonderful milestone!
No matter what time of year it is, or when your young entrepreneur or young professional following their dream will walk across that stage, graduation is an incredible achievement!
Put your feelings into words, and consider just what this milestone means in life through the best graduation quotes out there. No matter the school or your age, it’s deeply personal and incredibly meaningful.
Sometimes we want to quietly keep it all in and reflect, and sometimes we cannot wait to create an Instagram caption for our diploma!
These words of wisdom from influential people across the globe help you honor this moment and your grad.
“Celebrate endings — for they precede new beginnings.” ~ Jonathan Lockwood Huie
“There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
“You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the water slide overthinking it. You have to go down the chute.” ~ Tina Fey
“The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory.” ~ Les Brown
“A star is a rock that never gave up on its dream to rise.” ~ Matshona Dhliwayo
“Success is loving life and daring to live it.” ~ Maya Angelou
“Your education is a dress rehearsal for a life that is yours to lead.” ~ Nora Ephron
“Through discipline comes freedom.” ~ Aristotle
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” ~ Robert Collier
“What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
They’re more than simply words of wisdom!
“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” ~ John D. Rockefeller
“Nothing is impossible. The word itself says, ‘I’m possible!’” ~ Audrey Hepburn
“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” ~ Neale Donald Walsch
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” ~ Mark Twain
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” ~ Nelson Mandela
“Success is not the absence of failure; it’s the persistence through failure.” ~ Aisha Tyler
“Accept no one’s definition of your life, define yourself.” ~ Harvey Fierstein
“Today’s accomplishments were yesterday’s impossibilities.” ~ Robert H. Schuller
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
Can’t find that right card for your graduate? Create your own!
These quotes for graduation can be re-written into a graduation card.
“What we learn with pleasure we never forget.” ~ Alfred Mercier
“The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.” ~ Arthur C. Clarke
“It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great.” ~ Jimmy Dugan, “A League of Their Own”
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” ~ Lao Tzu
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt
“Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up because they’re looking for ideas.” ~ Paula Poundstone
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement; nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” ~ Helen Keller
“Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.” ~ Albert Einstein
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” ~ Ferris Bueller, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”
Graduation wishes include wisdom quotes And funny quotes!
“I look to the future because that is where I’m going to spend the rest of my life.” ~ George Burns
“Try not to have a good time … This is supposed to be educational.” ~ Lucy Van Pelt, “Peanuts”
“People don’t turn down money. It’s what separates us from the animals.” ~ Jerry Seinfeld
“Summer vacation does kind of set up an adulthood of disappointment. That first job, you’re like, ‘I have to go to work in July? What is this, Russia?'” ~ Jim Gaffigan, “Cinco”
“Tonight we are young, so, let’s set the world on fire. We can burn brighter than the sun.” ~ Fun, “We Are Young”
“A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it is not open.” ~ Frank Zappa
“You’re only given a little spark of madness, you mustn’t lose it.” ~ Robin Williams
“All my life, I always wanted to be somebody. Now I see that I should have been more specific.” ~ Jane Wagner
“If at first you don’t succeed, then skydiving definitely isn’t for you.” ~ Steven Wright
Find a perfect picture, choose a great saying, and create your own caption!
Bring out your own entrepreneurial spirit and feel their passion!
“Never follow anyone else’s path. Unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost and you see a path; then, by all means, you should follow that path.” ~ Ellen DeGeneres
“Persistence is the most powerful force on earth, it can move mountains.” ~ Albert Einstein
“You’re still here? It’s over. Go home. Go.” Ferris Bueller, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”
“The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.” ~ Arthur C. Clarke
“That’s a great motto for all of us — find somebody to be successful for. Raise their hopes. Rise to their needs.” ~ Barack Obama, Arizona State University commencement speech 2009
“Look back on the journey that brought you here. What moments challenged you most? When were you asked to step outside of your familiar territory in order to rise to the occasion of your potential? I want you to remember those moments because they will embolden you.” ~ Kerry Washington, George Washington University commencement speech 2013
“Just because you don’t know what you want yet, it doesn’t mean that there’s nothing to want.” ~ Emily Henry, “The Love That Split the Wind”
A sprinkling of Dr. Seuss throughout each page is perfect for graduation season!
“You’ll be on your way up! You’ll be seeing great sights! You’ll join the high fliers who soar to high heights.” ~ Dr. Seuss, “Oh the Places You’ll Go”
“Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights. You will make a better person of yourself, a greater nation of your country, and a finer world to live in.” ~ Martin Luther King, March for Integrated Schools
Light-hearted graduation quotes bring out the entrepreneur in all of us!
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” — Dr. Seuss, “Happy Birthday to You!”
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go…” ~ Dr. Seuss, “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!”
“Do not take life too seriously – you will never get out of it alive.” ~ Elbert Hubbard
“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” ~ Henry David Thoreau, “Walden”
“It is you, the young and fearless at heart, the most diverse and educated generation in our history, who the nation is waiting to follow.” ~ Barack Obama, Selma Anniversary speech 2015
“It’s opener, out there, in the wide, open air.” ~ Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” ~ Dr. Seuss
Motivational quotes and graduation insight comes from mentors across the globe!
“Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” ~ Malcolm X
“It is our failure to become of perceived ideal that ultimately defines us and makes us unique.” ~ Conan O’Brien, 2011 Dartmouth College commencement address
“Your education has prepared you for what lies ahead.” ~ Conan O’Brien, 2020 Harvard commencement
“Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.” ~ Bill Bradley
“There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed.” ~ Ray Goforth
“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” ~ Walt Disney
“Becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. The journey doesn’t end.” ~ Michelle Obama, “Becoming”
“I am a firm believer that you don’t achieve greatness on your own. There is always someone there to lend a hand.” ~ Greg Louganis
As you travel onward and upward, appreciate the sound of your own music!
“I’ll spread my wings, and I’ll learn how to fly. I’ll do what it takes ‘til I touch the sky, and I’ll make a wish, take a chance, make a change and breakaway.” ~ Kelly Clarkson, “Breakaway”
“As we go on, we remember / All the times we had together / And as our lives change / Come whatever / We will still be friends forever.” ~ Vitamin C, “Graduation (Friends Forever)
“And I’ll be gone, gone tonight. The ground beneath my feet is open wide.” ~ One Direction, “Story of My Life’
“Ain’t about how fast I get there. Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side. It’s the climb.” ~ Miley Cyrus, “The Climb”
“I am unwritten. Can’t read my mind. I’m undefined. I’m just beginning. The pen’s in my hand, Ending unplanned.” ~ Natasha Bedingfield, “Unwritten”
“You just gotta ignite the light and let it shine. Just own the night, like the Fourth of July.” ~ Katy Perry, “Firework”
“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”
“It’s something unpredictable, but in the end, it’s right. I hope you had the time of your life.” ~ Green Day, “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)”
YOUR GRAND FUTURE AWAITS!
“A great accomplishment shouldn’t be the end of the road, just the starting point for the next leap forward.” ~ Harvey Mackay
“Let your dreams be wings!” ~Unknown
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life that you have imagined.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
“Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away!” ~ Dr. Seuss, “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!”
“Be so good they can’t ignore you.” ~ Steve Martin
It’s not about how many words you can say to your awesome, mid-term graduates. Short graduation quotes often nail it, so most importantly, say what’s in your heart. Shout from a rooftop! Your new master of their future trade and your young entrepreneur got here! They persevered and pulled it all off – and now they are proud and ready.
What you want to convey is this: You got this, Grad!
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