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. You are the guy who’ll decide where to go.
—Theodor Seuss Geisel (‘Dr. Seuss’) (1904–91) American Children’s Books Writer, Writer, Cartoonist, Animator
All that stands between the graduate and the top of the ladder is the ladder.
—Unknown
Behind every success is endeavor…Behind endeavor, ability…Behind ability, knowledge…Behind knowledge, a seeker.
—Unknown
Hitch your wagon to a star. Let us not fag in paltry works which serve our pot and bag alone.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
The trouble with learning from experience is that you never graduate.
—Doug Larson (1926–2017) American Columnist
Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) German Poet
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
—Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) South African Political leader
Do not ask if a man has been through college; ask if a college has been through him—if he is a walking university.
—Edwin Hubbell Chapin (1814–80) American Preacher, Poet
The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future.
—Plato (428 BCE–347 BCE) Ancient Greek Philosopher, Mathematician, Educator
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
—Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) American First Lady, Diplomat, Humanitarian
You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
—John Wooden (1910–2010) American Sportsperson
One thing about the school of experience is that it will repeat the lesson if you flunk the first time.
—Unknown
Some men see things as they are and say, “Why?” I dream things that never were, and say, “Why not?”
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish Playwright
Don’t be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated; you can’t cross a chasm in two small jumps.
—David Lloyd George (1863–1945) British Liberal Statesman
There are three schoolmasters for everybody that will employ them – the senses, intelligent companions, and books.
—Henry Ward Beecher (1813–87) American Clergyman, Writer
A wise man will make more opportunities, than he finds.
—Francis Bacon (1561–1626) English Philosopher
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
—Vittorio Alfieri (1749–1803) Italian Poet, Dramatist
Life is my college. May I graduate well, and earn some honors.
—Louisa May Alcott (1832–88) American Novelist
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
—William Arthur Ward (1921–94) American Author
If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.
—Milton Berle (1908–2002) American Comedian, Actor
The tassel’s worth the hassle!
—Unknown
Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.
—Buddhist Teaching
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.
—Unknown
When you leave here, don’t forget why you came.
—Adlai Stevenson (1900–65) American Diplomat, Politician, Orator
Education is the best provision for old age.
—Aristotle (384BCE–322BCE) Ancient Greek Philosopher, Scholar
The horizon leans forward, offering you space to place new steps of change.
—Maya Angelou (1928–2014) American Poet
The wit of a graduate student is like champagne. Canadian champagne.
—Robertson Davies (1913–95) Canadian Novelist, Playwright, Essayist
The republic is a dream.
Nothing happens unless first a dream.
—Carl Sandburg (1878–1967) American Biographer, Novelist, Socialist
I’m carrying on a tradition. But I’d rather be a first-rate version of myself than a second-rate version of somebody else. I’m proud of my parents, and the only way that I can prove it to them is to take what they gave me and work my head off.
—Liza Minnelli (b.1946) American Singer, Actress
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
—Wayne Dyer (1940–2015) American Self-Help Author