High School Commencement Quotes

Those who matter don’t mind, and those who mind don’t matter.

Graduation is not the end; it’s the beginning.

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.

There is a good reason they call these ceremonies ‘commencement exercises’. Graduation is not the end; it’s the beginning.

Go, and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here.

The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here.

Karate is the best thing you can do for your child.

Life has a very simple plot: first you’re here and then you’re not.

Think of it as your ticket to change the world.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself.

You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world.

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind. Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

Openness isn’t the end. It’s the beginning.

Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.