A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that 'individuality' is the key to success. — Robert Orben
Commencement speeches were invented largely in the belief that outgoing college students should never be released into the world until they have been properly sedated. — Garry Trudeau
The lecturer should give the audience full reason to believe that all his powers have been exerted for their pleasure and instruction. — Michael Faraday
There is a good reason they call these ceremonies 'commencement exercises'. Graduation is not the end; it's the beginning. — Orrin Hatch
A smooth lecture... may be pleasant; a good teacher challenges, asks, irritates and maintains high standards - all that is generally not pleasant. — Paul Halmos
Graduation is not the end; it's the beginning. — Orrin Hatch
Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish. And I have always wished that for myself. And now, as you graduate to begin anew, I wish that for you. — Steve Jobs
Education never ends, Watson. It is a series of lessons, with the greatest for the last. — Arthur Conan Doyle
I leave you love. I leave you hope. I leave you the challenge of developing confidence in one another. I leave you respect for the use of power. I leave you faith. I leave you racial dignity. — Mary Mcleod Bethune
Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never fail to keep the attention of their listeners. — Dale Carnegie
The modern school without systematic lectures turns out many graduates who lack retention. No sooner has the sound of the word left their teacher's lips, the subject has been forgotten. — Arturo Alfonso Schomburg
The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending, then having the two as close together as possible. — George Burns
Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. — John Dewey
Life is like a confused teacher...first she gives the test and then teaches the lesson — Drake
Last Lecture Image Quotes
You can't rush something you want to last forever.
The Last Lecture Quotes
The key question to keep asking is, Are you spending your time on the right things? Because time is all you have. — Randy Pausch
Last year I gave several lectures on "Intelligence and Musicality among Animals" ... Today I am going to speak to you about "Intelligence and Musicality among Critics" ... The subject is much the same, with some modifications, of course. — Erik Satie
Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other. — Randy Pausch
Embarrassment lasts a moment, regrets last a lifetime.
The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures. The person who knows only success can be more oblivious to all the pitfalls. — Randy Pausch
Too many people go through life complaining about their problems. I've always believed that if you took one tenth the enrgy you put into complaining and applied it to solving the problem, you'd be surprised by how well things can work out. — Randy Pausch
A lot of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work hard. — Randy Pausch
Don't give up. Normally it is the last key on the ring that opens the door.
I discover that some of the Eastern papers represent me as a great blasphemer, because I said, in my lecture on Marriage, at our last Conference, that Jesus Christ was married at Cana of Galilee, that Mary, Martha, and others were his wives, and that he begat children. — Orson Pratt
A good apology is like antibiotic, a bad apology is like rubbing salt in the wound. — Randy Pausch
I heard Professor Cannon lecture last night, going partly on your account. His subject was a physiological substitute for war-which is international sports and I suppose motorcycle races-to encourage the secretion of the adrenal glands! — James McKeen Cattell
Find the best in everybody. Just keep waiting no matter how long it takes. No one is all evil. Everybody has a good side, just keep waiting, it will come out. — Randy Pausch
Last Song Quotes
But life is just a party, and parties weren't meant to last. — Prince
I mean, if the relationship can't survive the long term, why on earth would it be worth my time and energy for the short term? — Nicholas Sparks
A tune is more lasting than the song of the birds, and a word more lasting than the wealth of the world. — Irish Proverbs
Your best teacher is your last mistake
I'd written a lot of songs with hummingbirds in them. None of them ever came to anything, but I did write a few lines last month. It went like this: 'Listen to the hummingbird whose wings you cannot see. Listen to the hummingbird, don't listen to me'. — Leonard Cohen
Spring's last-born darling, clear-eyed, sweet,
Pauses a moment, with white twinkling feet,
And golden locks in breezy play,
Half teasing and half tender, to repeat
Her song of May. — Sarah Chauncey Woolsey
Love can touch us one time And last for a life time And never let go till We're gone. — Celine Dion
Always tell someone how you feel, because opportunities are lost in the blink of an eye but regrets can last for a lifetime.
Everybody finished the song at different times. At last, only the Weasley twins were left singing along to a very slow funeral march. — J. K. Rowling
If you surveyed a hundred typical middle-aged Americans, I bet you'd find that only two of them could tell you their blood types, but every last one of them would know the theme song from the Beverly Hillbillies. — Dave Barry
At last my love has come along. My lonely days are over and life is like a song. — Etta James
To me, songwriting is the backbone of Nashville. Looks can go, fads can go, but a good song lasts forever. — Alan Jackson
Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.
One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose. — Randy Pausch
When we're connected to others, we become better people. — Randy Pausch
We have a finite amount of time. Whether short or long, it doesn't matter. Life is to be lived. — Randy Pausch
You just have to decide if you're a Tigger or an Eeyore. — Randy Pausch
When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you. — Randy Pausch
Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. — Randy Pausch
I'm dying and I'm having fun. And I'm going to keep having fun every day I have left. — Randy Pausch
Find the best in everybody. Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you. It might even take years, but people will show you their good side. Just keep waiting. — Randy Pausch
You may not want to hear it, but your critics are often the ones telling you they still love you and care about you, and want to make you better. — Randy Pausch
When you see yourself doing something badly and nobody's bothering to tell you anymore, that's a very bad place to be. Your critics are the ones telling you they still love you and care. — Randy Pausch
It's very important to know when you're in a pissing match. And it's very important to get out of it as quickly as possible. — Randy Pausch
Never lose the child-like wonder. It’s just too important. It’s what drives us. Help others. — Randy Pausch
Remember brick walls let us show our dedication. They are there to separate us from the people who don't really want to achieve their childhood dreams. — Randy Pausch
I'll take an earnest person over a hip person every day, because hip is short-term, earnest is long term. — Randy Pausch
It's not how hard you hit. It's how hard you get hit... and keep moving forward. — Randy Pausch
Be good at something. It makes you valuable. Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome. — Randy Pausch
The questions are always more important than the answers. — Randy Pausch
Its important to have specific dreams. Dream Big. Dream without fear. — Randy Pausch
You can't get there alone. People have to help you, and I do believe in karma. I believe in paybacks. You get people to help you by telling the truth, by being earnest. — Randy Pausch
Experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer. — Randy Pausch
Wait long enough and people will surprise and impress you. — Randy Pausch
Be good at something. It makes you valuable. — Randy Pausch
If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy? — Randy Pausch
Apologize when you screw up and focus on other people, not on yourself. — Randy Pausch
No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse. — Randy Pausch
People are more important than things. — Randy Pausch
Look, I'm going to find a way to be happy, and I'd really love to be happy with you, but if I can't be happy with you, then I'll find a way to be happy without you. — Randy Pausch
Fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals. You’ve got to get the fundamentals down because otherwise the fancy stuff isn’t going to work. — Randy Pausch
Time is all you have and you may find one day that you have less than you think. — Randy Pausch
My colleague told me: "It took a long time, but I finally figured it out. When it comes to men who are romantically interested in you, it's really simple. Just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do. — Randy Pausch
Never underestimate the importance of having fun. I'm dying and I'm having fun. And I'm going to keep having fun every day because there's no other way to play it. — Randy Pausch
When you do the right thing, good stuff has a way of happening. — Randy Pausch
Luck is indeed where preparation meets opportunity. — Randy Pausch
Just because you're in the driver's seat, doesn't mean you have to run people over. — Randy Pausch
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