1. 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

毕业典礼就是演讲人对着几千名头戴一样帽子、身穿统一制服的学生说“个性”是成功的关键。

2. Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine. - Anthony J. D'Angelo

不管你去往何方，不管将来迎接你的是什么，请你带着阳光般的心情启程。

3. Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. - Susan B. Anthony

总有一天，我们会发现我们生命中那些重要的时刻并不是人们所一直宣称的那些：生日、毕业、婚礼等，也不是我们奋斗的目标实现的时刻。真正的人生转折点可能要普通得多。

4. School's out, memories past, Don't ever doubt, Our friendship will last. - Unknown

毕业了，曾经的点滴变成了回忆。但是请相信，我们的友谊将长存。

5. Life is my college. May I graduate well, and earn some honors. - Louisa May Alcott

生活就是我的大学，我希望我能顺利毕业，赢得“奖学金”。

6. Just about a month from now I'm set adrift, with a diploma for a sail and lots of nerve for oars. - Richard Halliburton

一个月之后，我就要扬帆起航了，我将以学识做帆，勇气为桨。

7. Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten. - B.F. Skinner

教育是经历了学习和遗忘仍保留下来的东西。

8. It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. - Aristotle

受教育的标志是你可以不接受一种观点，但你能够容纳它。

9.There is a good reason they call these ceremonies "commencement exercises." Graduation is not the end; it's the beginning. - Orrin Hatch

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人们把毕业典礼称为“commencement exercises”的原因是：毕业不是旅程的终结，而是开始。

10. 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

毕业只是一个抽象的概念而已，在现实生活中，我们每天都在毕业，直到生命的最后一刻。如果你能领会这句话的意思，你将会有一个不一样的人生。