TOP 50 Inspirational College Graduation Quotes That Will Get You EXCITED!

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Congrats to graduating college! What a HUGE milestone! 

If you are looking for inspirational college graduation quotes, whether it’s for Instagram graduation captions or just because you want to feel motivated and inspired, you are in the right place. 

This post is THE PERFECT place where you will find 52 meaningful and inspirational college graduation quotes!

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College Graduation Quotes

College Graduation Quotes:

“She Believed She Could So She DID” – Unknown

“Started from the bottom, and now we’re here” – Drake

“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed” – Michael Jordan

“You miss 100% of the shots you never take.” – Wayne Gretzky

“Don’t be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered” – Michelle Obama

“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great” – Zig Ziglar

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker

“We do not need magic to change the world, we can carry all the power we need inside ourselves already” – JK Rowling

“Follow your passion. It will lead to your purpose.” – Oprah

“Your self worth is determined by you. You don’t have to depend on someone telling you who you are.” – Beyoncé

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela

“Every day is a new opportunity to change your life and be who you want to be.” – Demi Lovato

“My dear terrified graduates, you are about to enter the most uncertain and thrilling period of your lives.” – Lin-Manuel Miranda

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu

“You are never too old to set another gold or dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis

“You already have everything you need inside of you right now, today.” – Alicia Keys

“It’s the choice. You have to wake up every day and say ‘there’s no reason today can’t be the best day of my life’.” – Blake Lively

“I’m continually trying to make choices that put me out of my own comfort zone. As long as you’re uncomfortable it means you’re growing.” – Ashton Kutcher

“No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.” – Taylor Swift

“The reality is on most matters, somebody is going to make the decision – so what not let it be you?” – Kamala Harris

“There’s something so special about a woman who dominates in a man’s world. It takes a certain grace, strength, intelligence, fearlessness, and the nerve to never take no for an answer.” – Rihanna

“Sometimes you find out what you are supposed to be doing by doing the things you are not supposed to do.” – Oprah

“Your life is your story, and the adventure ahead of you is the journey to fulfill your own purpose and potential.” – Kerry Washington

“Success is nothing if you don’t have the right people to share it with; you’re just going to end up lonely.” – Selena Gomez

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau

“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.” – Søren Kierkegaard 

“Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.” – Steve Jobs

“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” – Jimmy Johnson

“The mind is everything. What you think you become.” – Buddha

“Frustration, although quite painful at times, is a very positive and essential part of success.” – Bo Bennett

“You can never be the best. The only thing you can be the best at is developing yourself.” – Natalie Portman

“If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.” – James Freeman Clarke

“There is no such thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction.” – Oprah

“Don’t ever doubt yourselves or waste a second of your life. It’s too short and you’re too special.” – Ariana Grande

“Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own.” – Michelle Obama

“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” – E. E. Cummings

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” – Arleen Lorrance

“You don’t have to be famous. You just have to make your mother and father proud of you, and you already have.” – Meryl Streep

“It is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.” – George Burns

“All of our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney

“She turned her cant’s into cans and her dreams into plans.” – Kobi Yamada

“Nothing is impossible. The word itself says ‘I’m possible’.” – Audrey Hepburn

“You will screw it up sometimes.” – Taylor Swift

“When you have a dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go.” – Carol Burnett

“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” – Zig Ziglar

“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory.” – Dr. Seuss

“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” – Michael Altschuler

“Life is my college. May I graduate well, and earn some honors!” – Louisa May Alcott

And that’s it for today! I hope you got inspired and motivated with these quotes 🙂

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