Graduation is one of the most important milestones in a person’s lifetime, and with it can come a mix of emotions. Whether graduating preschool or college, one who is approaching graduation can feel excited, afraid, proud, and unsure all at the same time. Here are the top ten quotes to give just those right words of encouragement and strength to your graduate of any age.
If your preschooler is graduating, there is no better person to quote that he can identify with than Dr. Seuss. This quote can be added to a preschool scrapbook or photo frame with a picture of your proud little kindergartener to be…
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.”~Dr. Seuss
Your child had a fairly short stint in preschool and kindergarten. Elementary school lasted just long enough for her to feel like she was getting the hang of things. Leaving elementary school can be a very frightening time for her, so remind her that life as she knows it is not ending, it is just changing. Give her a card or make her a plaque for her room with this quote from U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch…
“There is a good reason they call these ceremonies ‘commencement exercises’. Graduation is not the end, it’s the beginning.” ~Orrin Hatch
Leaving high school is a huge moment in your graduate’s transition from adolescence to adulthood. One of the most important things to remember about this time in his life is the fear of losing lifelong friendships and the need to hang on to these memories. Here are the top three quotes to add to a memory scrapbook, being sure to not only include a lot of photos of his last days of high school, but of all of his friends as well…
“Never forget the days I spent with you. Continue to be my friend, as you will always find me yours.”~Ludwig Van Beethoven
“Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.”~Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
“Don’t be dismayed at goodbyes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetime, is certain for those who are friends.”~Richard Bach
College graduates are coming to the realization that school days are finally, once and for all, over, and the world awaits. The following three quotes can help the college graduate know that she is not alone in the fear that she may feel at taking the world head on, and has been shared by even the most successful…
“The truth is, I was afraid the day I walked into Stanford, and I was afraid the day I walked out.” ~Carly Fiorina (Executive and president of Hewlett-Packard Co. in 1999. Chairwoman in 2000.)
“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
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
The last two quotes are for those that have endured all of the graduations through all of the years, all with emotions that are overlooked. These are for you, the parents. Place them in a scrapbook of your own, or just read them on that day you go to celebrate the person you helped make into the adult you are proud of today…
“Graduation day is tough for adults. They go to the ceremony as parents. They come home as contemporaries. After twenty-two years of child-raising, they are unemployed.” ~Erma Bombeck
“There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.” ~Henry Ward Beecher
