Best wishes for graduation day

Picking the gift can be the easy part. What should you write in the graduation card? In this post, you’ll find 78 ready to use wishes, messages, quotes, and sentiments, plus tips for customizing what to write in a graduation card. Plus some tips about what to avoid. Let’s get started!

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What to Write in a Graduation Card (Quick Quote Guide)

You’re proud of a special graduate, and congratulations are in order, but what to write in a graduation card? You want to say just the right thing to let your graduate know you wish them well, but you’re not exactly a wordsmith.

So, what do you do? We’ve got the solution for you right here!

Refer to this guide that we’ve organized with 78 quotes from across the web. Whether it’s general well-wishes, funny quotes, personal messages for a family member, or sentimental expressions, we’ve got it covered for you.

78 graduation quotes? Yes, I know – that’s a lot. If you want a shortcut, just choose the one bolded message in each section. These are my favorites and should make the process much faster.

15 Graduation Wishes and Congratulations

1. “Wishing you the very best on your graduation day and beyond. Congratulations!”
2. “Congratulations on your graduation and best wishes for your next adventure!”
3. “Great results come from hard work. Well done!”
4. “Congrats on your successful graduation.”
5. “We’re proud of all of your accomplishments. Congratulations graduate!”
6. “Best wishes for your future. Congratulations.”
7. “Congrats on graduating! I wish you the very best in all your future endeavors. May success always find you.”
8. “Cheers to the new graduate – let’s celebrate your success! I’m sending you my best wishes for a successful future.”
9. “I wish you the best as you step ahead towards new challenges in life. Congrats and may all your other dreams be fulfilled.”
10. “Congrats on your outstanding achievement. Wishing you all the best for the future and all its challenges and opportunities.”
11. “Job well done! Here’s to your exciting new future and all the happiness that comes with it.”
12. “Congratulations graduate! I am confident you will continue to succeed in life. Keep up the good work.”
13. “Kudos for completing this important life step. Remember to always keep climbing the staircase.”
14. “Today is your day. Wishing you all the best for what life now has in store for you.”
15. “Wishing you many more successes in the future. Congratulations graduate!”

10 Funny Graduation Messages

1. “Hard work: check! Good grades: check! Make some money: more checks!”
2. “Congratulations on your graduation. Education is the key to unlocking your potential. The diploma helps a little too.”
3. “We’re all so proud of you. Now that you’ve got your degree, you’ll be buying the beer, right?”
4. “You’ve worked so hard and successfully completed your studies. Now the real work begins with your new teacher – LIFE!”
5. “Congratulations! Now you can finally start getting paid for all your hard work.”
6. “Good looks, brains, heart, and now a diploma too? You’ve really got it all! Congrats!”
7. “Don’t forget to thank those who were always there for you during your time at school: Caffeine, Ramen, and Wikipedia.”
8. “My hope for you is that your amazing college memories last longer than your student loans.”
9. “Congratulations on getting through the easier part of life! Best wishes on the road ahead.”
10. “Your brain is now worth thousands! You have the receipt to prove it!”

10 Card Messages for High School Grads

1. “High school graduation isn’t the end of a tough journey. It is the beginning of a beautiful one…”
2. “Congrats! [Future college] should be thrilled to have you!”
3. “[College/ trade school/ job] will be such an exciting endeavor. Congratulations!”
4. “Even with the added stress of [list their extra-curricular activities], you succeeded with flying colors. Congratulations!”
5. “High school graduation is an exciting time. It marks both an ending and a beginning; it’s warm memories of the past and big dreams for the future.”
6. “Congratulations on your high school graduation! We can’t wait to see what exciting things you’ll do next.”
7. “We’re very proud of you for graduating high school, and happy about your college acceptance! Best of wishes on the road ahead.”
8. “Congratulations on your high school graduation! It’s been an honor to watch you learn and grow, and we are very proud of the young woman/man that you are today.”
9. “Congratulations on graduating high school. All the best starting college this fall, and be sure to visit us when you’re back in town!”
10. “There are few times in life when you’ll put as much work into a single accomplishment as you did for the last four years. Celebrate!”

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11 Wishes for College Graduation Cards

1. “Congratulations on completing your college degree. Your hard work and determination is inspiring.”
2. “May your degree unlock many doors to the success you very well deserve. Congratulations!”
3. “A hearty congratulations on your college graduation and wishing you the best for the new beginning in life. May you reach all your goals.”
4. “Congratulations on your outstanding achievement! Looking back, it was all worth it. Wishing you the best in the wonderful career you have chosen.”
5. “Be proud of yourself. Many people never even start college, and many of those who do don’t finish. You did.”
6. “For all the lack of sleep, late-night studies and hard work, your reward is here. Congratulations to you.”
7. “This degree is a stepping stone to assist you in realizing your full potential. Congratulations!”
8. “You worked so hard for this degree, but it is everything that you learned that will propel you to success.”
9. “Congratulations on your hard-earned degree. As is often said, ‘Find a job you love, and you’ll never have to work a day in your life’.” We hope you find just the right job for YOU!”
10. “Congrats on your college graduation! Wishing you all the best in your chosen vocation.”
11. “Can’t wait to celebrate your college graduation! You probably have a great bash planned, especially with all the experience under your belt.”

15 Graduation Sentiments for Friends and Family

1. “We’re proud of your accomplishments and the person you’ve become. Congratulations.”
2. “Congrats on your graduation. We bet you feel like you can take on the world, and you can. But remember we’ll always be here for you.”
3. “From when you were a little kid until today, you have only given us reasons to hold our heads up in pride. We are so happy to have you in our life. Congratulations and best wishes for a successful career.”
4. “We are so amazed at how smart, caring and wonderful you are every day- we can not wait to see the places you go! You can do anything. We love you.”
5. “Congratulations on your graduation, son/daughter. We are so proud to see our little bundle of joy grow into such a fine, mature adult. Continue doing us proud. Best wishes in your future. We love you.”
6. “One degree = two happy parents! Congrats!”
7. “Today you have made your uncle/aunt proud, my dear nephew/niece. I would like to congratulate you on the successful completion of your graduation.”
8. “I still remember when your parents brought you home. Now I get the chance to remember this incredible milestone in your life. Congratulations on your graduation! I am so proud of you.”
9. “What a wonderful young woman/man you have become! Calling you a graduate is a proud occasion, and I know that your future is brightest of them all. Congratulations on this special time in your life.”
10. “Congratulations my friend on being a graduate. I hope that this is just the foundation of many accomplishments to come. It’s time for you to celebrate because today is the day you graduate.”
11. “All of your hard work is paying off my friend. Congrats and let’s celebrate.”
12. “We believed. You achieved. Way to go kiddo!”
13. “This wasn’t the first, and it won’t be the last time we get to brag about you.”
14. “I’m so happy that our friendship survived through these hectic times. Congratulations, I am proud of you!”
15. “Know what makes your graduation extra special? It’s having watched you grow up, sharing amazing memories with you, and knowing all the challenges you’ve worked through to get to this day. You did it, kid.”

9 Sentimental Graduation Sentiments

1. “Remember that you can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. Congratulations on your graduation. We couldn’t be more proud.”
2. “Prayers and blessings on your graduation and for your future.”
3. “Take this great achievement and turn your dreams into your plans.”
4. “Happy graduation day. Always remember that you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think, and loved more than you’ll ever know. Congrats we love you.”
5. “Remember to embrace life with passion and keep reaching for the stars.”
6. “Chasing a dream requires hard work, passion, and many sacrifices. We can’t wait to see you accomplish everything your heart desires.”
7. “Today is only the first of many amazing moments and I know life has many more in store for you.”
8. “The journey of life brings both challenges and chances. May you snatch the chances and beat the challenges. Congratulations on graduating.”
9. “Graduation isn’t the end of a tough journey. It is the beginning of a beautiful one. Start each day believing in yourself and watch the magic happen.”

8 Sarcastic Graduation Quotes

1. “Now that you’ve graduated, maybe you will be smart enough to figure out how to pay back your student loans.”
2. “We don’t know how you managed to get your degree with all the partying, sports, sleeping, and extracurricular activities, but we’re glad you did. Congrats.”
3. “All that hard work for a piece of paper? Congratulations on getting your piece of paper.”
4. “It’s been such a long journey. Did you ever think the day would finally come? I didn’t either!”
5. “Congrats on filling a minimum job requirement!”
6. “Even though I’m upset about losing my bet, congratulations on graduating! Just kidding, I always knew you could do it.”
7. “Hate to break it to you, but that was the easiest part of your adult life.”
8. “Do you realize that now you’ll be PAID to work instead of paying to work?”

1. The graduate’s personality type

When deciding on what to write in a graduation card, it’s important to think about the graduate’s personality type. You don’t want to write a message that could be taken the wrong way.

One graduate may have a humorous personality and enjoy a funny quote while another may be more serious and appreciate a sentimental note.

2. Attending the commencement ceremony (or not)

Whether you’re attending the commencement ceremony or not has much bearing on your graduation card message. For example, if you are attending the ceremony, your message could be something like this:

• “Congratulations! It’s an honor to be a part of your graduation day and watch you walk across the stage to receive your diploma.”

If you can’t make it to the ceremony, you can still choose a message that lets the graduate know your thoughts are with them on their special day. For example:

• “Thinking of you with love and pride on your graduation day.”
• “Even though we’ll miss seeing you in your cap and gown, we would never miss this chance to tell you we’re proud of you.”

3. Words of encouragement

Graduation is an exciting time, but it can also be scary for the graduate as well because he/she is venturing into a whole new chapter of life. If you’re older or more experienced, your message can offer encouraging words to build the graduate up and give them direction.

• ‘Whatever you do, never stop learning, exploring, growing and challenging yourself to be your best.”
• “Wherever the road leads, remember we will always be there to support and cheer you on.”

4. When the graduate is a close friend or relative

Your message can be personal and extra special if the graduate is a close friend or relative because you can mention childhood memories or past experiences like this:

• “It seems like just yesterday you were just starting school and now, you’re receiving your diploma. It’s been a joy to watch you grow and achieve so much these past four years.”

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What NOT to Write in a Graduation Card: 4 Things

1. Don’t be bossy. A graduation card is an opportunity for you to encourage the graduate, so refrain from telling them what they should or shouldn’t do. Give them helpful advice without being bossy.

• “I hope you feel great about what you’ve accomplished, and I hope you’ll continue to be a person who shows up day in and day out for those things that are worthwhile and important in life.”

2. Don’t mention embarrassing memories. A graduate should feel confident and pleased with their accomplishments. Don’t bring up an embarrassing mistake they’ve made in the past.

3. Don’t use sarcasm or risky jokes unless you’re sure the graduate will take it in good humor.

4. Don’t tell the graduate what jobs to take. You may know of job openings or people with influence, but this is not what to write in a graduation card. Save it for another time.

6 Tips About Writing a Graduation Card

1. Polish and fix mistakes

Before you pen your message in the graduation card, handwrite it on paper or type it in a word processor so that you can edit and polish it. You might even go one step further and use a grammar tool, like Grammarly, to get your message just right.

2. Tell them you’re proud of them

Let the graduate know you are happy and proud of them for doing what it took to reach graduation.

• “You are an achiever. You have made us all proud; keep up the good work. Congratulations on graduation.”

3. Be specific

Mention distinguished awards and accomplishments. Describe how much the graduate has grown and flourished over the time you’ve known them.

• “Congratulations on graduating with honors. We’re so proud of you!”
• “You’ve always been a hard worker driven by your passions and dreams. Congratulations!”

4. Personalize the message

Mention the name of the graduate’s college or degree that they earned.

• “Congratulations on earning your bachelor degree. We know you worked so hard for it.”

5. Be reassuring

Reassure them of their future with encouraging words and wise advice.

• “Congratulations! Make sure that you treat your education as a springboard and not a finish line.”
• “Congrats on your outstanding achievement. Wishing you all the best for the future and all its challenges and opportunities.”

6. End with a personal expression

Send them off with love and well-wishes for future success and happiness.

• “To a happy ending and a new beginning. Wishing you the best on your new chapter. Congratulations!”

Sign off with sincere and heartfelt phrases such as:

• “Lots of love,”
• “Wishing you the best in life,”
• “With love and pride today and always!”
• “You did it! Wishing you all the best!”

Note: Some of the graduation quotes are from/inspired by the following sources: Shutterfly, Greeting Card Poet, Hallmark, Gifts.com, Good Housekeeping, American Greetings, and Leanin’ Tree.

Your turn

Whether it’s a sibling, child, grandchild, niece or nephew, friend or neighbor, chances are there’s always someone you know who is graduating soon.

Keep this guide of 78 quotes handy, and you’ll never need to worry again about what to write in a graduation card.

Have a tip or graduation message to add? Let us know below!

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Our Congratulations Graduation Quotes provide the perfect words for the graduates in your life.

Graduation is one of the biggest achievements in anyone’s life. It is the culmination of one sweet chapter in your life and the beginning of another great chapter where you can write a new story. The importance of graduation is not only recognizing an important accomplishment, but also it’s viewed by many as the gateway to an important stage in life. Whether it’s your loved one’s graduation day or your own, it is a time to celebrate.

Graduation is a major life event, something most folks will never forget. It is a milestone that will be embedded forever in your own memories and the memories of your loved one. And you will cherish it forever. If someone around you has graduated, this is the best time to make them feel special. Here are some congratulations graduation quotes and messages for graduation day to make someone’s day even brighter!

Congratulations Graduate Quotes

New beginning, new goals, new opportunities… Congrats!

You can fix my grammar now that you is smart!
Ain’t that what graduates are for?
Congratulations on being a graduate!

Wishing you much success as you pursue your dreams and goals! Here’s to making dreams come true!

Keep calm because you’re seniors now! Congratulations!

Hooray! Good for you! You did it! Outstanding!

Good luck on your next adventure!

Congrats! It’s your time to shine!

Guess what? Life’s got just a little harder now that you’ve graduated!

Congratulations on being a graduate!
I wish that this is going to be just the beginning of many bigger achievements in your life!

My wish for you is that this life becomes all that you want it to!
Your dreams shall always stay big!

If you keep on believing, the dreams that you wish will come true!

You Did It!

A brand new start,
a new beginning,
a new life.
Make it a successful one!
Happy graduation!
You have a bright future!

Congrats on graduating but remember – who you were, who you are, and who you will be are three different people!

You’ve earned it, now own it.
It pays to study!

The journey of life brings both challenges and chances.
May you carry your spirit to snatch the chances and beat the challenges.
Congratulations on your graduation.
May you live a proud life.

Always aim for the stars! Happy graduation!
I wish you the best in life!

Nothing can stop you now!
You have a ticket to your dreams come true.
Although, I hope your weird and scary dreams don’t come true! Congratulations on your graduation!

Now you are standing on the edge of a whole new life!
You have a bright future and the only way is up from here!
Congratulations on your graduation!

Congrats and best wishes for success in your brand new life!
I knew that you would do this!

This is the day when you stopped being a student and entered professional life!
We are so happy for you!

Congratulations on your graduation!

I didn’t know you had such a big brain!
I couldn’t be more proud of you!
Congrats on graduating!

Congratulations! Now I hate you!

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams and live the life you imagined!

Congratulations Graduation Sayings

Congratulations! You are brilliant, able and ambitious!
You shall always walk the glory road.
Happy graduation!

Congratulations on your graduation!
We know that you have worked hard and we look forward to seeing you reap the benefits!

It’s time to enjoy your life to the most!
Its time to step into your brand new life!
Congratulations on being a graduate!

Your new diploma is your ticket to a bright future!
Congratulations on your graduation!

Congrats! You are an inspiration to us!
It is time for you to spread your wings and start flying!

We wish your dreams take you to the best places you heart has always aspired!

Always trust your gut.
It knows what your head hasn’t yet figured out!
Congratulations on graduation!

Go into the world and do well!
But more importantly, go into the world and do good!

Every possibility begins with the courage to imagine!
Congratulations on making one thing possible in your life!

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The Time of Your Life

Congratulations on your graduation!
Four years of college is now history. Remember, if you graduate today and stop learning tomorrow, you stay uneducated the day after!

This is your moment!
You are simply awesome!
This is your first step to the start of a future full of happiness and success!
Congrats on your graduation!

Congratulations! It’s amazing to see you graduating and rising in your life!

So proud of you! Well done you little star!

Congrats! Your hard work, sacrifices and dedication have been rewarded!

Congratulations graduate! You are going to do big things!

They can’t call you dumb anymore!
They’ll have to find bigger words now that you have graduated!
Congrats on being a graduate now!

Congrats! This is the beginning of anything you want!

Yay! You totally did it!

Congratulations!
Hard work always pays off!
And you have proven it!
Good going and wish you all the best!

You blew me away with your achievement!
Congratulations on graduating!

The best thing about graduation is that it gives you knowledge that you’ll carry for the rest of your life!
Make sure you don’t do the same with student loans!
Congratulations on graduating.

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The Tassel is worth the Hassle

It’s not your blue blood, your pedigree or your college degree. It’s what you do with your life that counts.
Millard Fuller – Founder of Habitat for Humanity

All our dreams can come true…if we have the courage to pursue them.
Walt Disney

Kid, you’ll move mountains.
Dr. Seuss

Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.
John Dewey

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

Every person you meet knows something you don’t; learn from them.
H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Sending you a day full of sunshine, a heaven filled with rainbows, and a pocket full of dreams. May the future ahead of you be as wonderful as you are.
Judith Wibberley

You’re off to great places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So…. Get on your way!
Dr. Suess

Never doubt you were born to do great things!
Catherine Pulsifer

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Happy Graduation Quotes

Congratulations! Well done. You deserve it!

ConGrads! You must be feeling on top of the world!

I’m glad to congratulate you on such an important and meaningful event!

Hearty congratulations on your graduation!
Wishing you good luck for the new beginning in your life!

Happy graduation day!
I wish you to dream your biggest!
For it is the biggest dreams that have the power to move the heart of man!

Happy graduation!
No matter how difficult you may have found the books,
the fruits of education are always sweet!

Finally you have completed your graduation!
The rewards you will get will bring your success and happiness!
I wish you all the success in your career!
Happy graduation!

The future lies before you like a field of driven snow, be careful how you tread it, for every step will show.
Unknown

Happy graduation!
All these four years you have done your best and it is time to enjoy the fruits of your sacrifices and hard work!

I can’t believe you are graduating! You are finally grown up!
Happy graduation day!

May you celebrate your graduation remembering special memories from your past and exciting dreams for your future!
Happy graduation!

Graduation is the beginning of a lifetime of learning!
Happy graduation day!

Hell yes!
We have to celebrate this!

Graduation is time for boldly looking into your future!
Happy graduation day!

Graduation Wishes Quotes

Eventually you have finished with your college!
Its time to put on that gown and cap!
All that hard work and dedication has paid off!
Let the ceremony get through so that we all can go crazy and celebrate!

I am so proud to have known someone so smart!
Congrats for your hard work paying off!

Here’s to an amazing student career!
Happy graduation day to someone who will continue breaking the boundaries!

Graduation is an exciting time!
Its both an ending and a beginning!
Wishing you the best for your future!

Congrats graduate!
We know this is only the beginning of your success story!
You will go far!

The gown and cap will be used just once, but don’t worry because your student loans will last long!
Congrats on being a graduate!

Go wild and have all the fun in the world!
Its your graduation day!

The destiny of hard work is always success!
You have done hard work and succeeded!
Congratulations on your massive success!

Congratulations Graduation Quotes

You have to be odd to be number one!
Congrats on graduating and best wishes for the future!

Congratulations on your well-deserved success!

Greet the future with anticipation!
Dream big and work hard!
Congratulations on graduating!

Don’t strive to make your presence noticed, just live to make your absence felt!
Unknown

Do what you love.
Love what you do.
What do you love.
You do love what.
That’s all I have to say about your bright future!
Congratulations on your graduation!

Caps off to you, Graduate! Well done!

You overcame every test. Done tons of homework. For all those years. Congratulations, you made it.
Danielle Duckery

Education is your key to unlock your talents!
Remember, you will need courage to become who you want to be!
Congratulations on being a graduate!

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The Best Graduation Wishes

Now that you’ve graduated it’s now up to you to take that knowledge and do something great with it.

Congratulations! Take some time today to think about what you learned outside the classroom. You’ll probably find that much more valuable than what you learned in it.

With love and pride today and always.

Looks, brains and now a degree? Watch out world – this grad has it all!

Congratulations! Though you may now consider yourself learned, always remember that it’s important to remain a learner. Make learning a lifelong practice.

Graduating is not the end of hard work – it’s just a break before you get into the new and bigger challenges in life. Good luck!

Graduation is a time for celebration, a time of reflection, and a time look ahead.  Wishing you a bright future.

Yes!

I am wishing you a great sense of accomplishment as you celebrate your hard work.

I knew you could do it, and I am proud of you. Congratulations!

I never doubted even for a moment that you would make it. Congratulations for making us proud! You did it!

You’re on the right path to a wonderful life. Congratulations graduate!

It’s clear you’re on the way to the top! Stay humble and remember us normal human beings.

If you’re wondering how the last four years went so fast, you should see how quickly the rest of life flies by. Enjoy this moment. Congratulations.

Just remember that like college, all things that are worth it take time and effort. Continue to follow your dreams.

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Funny Graduation Wishes

1. Congrats on getting through the easy part of life!
2. Welcome to the real world.
3. High school is so last year.
4. ConGRADulations!
5. May your great college memories last longer than your student loan payments.
6. Way to go Bro!
7. My deepest condolences on the end of your school life.
8. Call it graduation, call it commencement or in your case, call it a MIRACLE!
9. It just got real.
10. Congrats — now you’re old.

Greetings For Graduation

1. They say school is like toilet paper – you only miss it when it’s gone.
2. Just think: now you get to add some initials after your name on official publications.
3. No Child Left Behind really does work!
4. Grad: you can’t imagine the sense of relief we’re feeling right now.
5. I always sensed you would barely graduate. Congratulations grad!
6. Congratulations to me for sitting through that long graduation ceremony.
7. Graduation equals smart people wearing stupid hats!
8. Respect your elders. We graduated without Wikipedia.
9. Just remember, bosses don’t accept notes from your mother.
10. 4 years, 3 books, and 210 keggers! Congratulations big shooter!

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Short Graduation Wishes

Hip hip hooray for the graduate!

Congrats on your outstanding achievement!

Graduate to the finer things. Congrats buddy!

May today hold the promise of many great tomorrows!

Proceed with great purpose – but, first take some time to enjoy!

We’re so proud of the woman you’ve become.

A time to remember and a time to celebrate. Let’s get this party started!

An investment in yourself that will pay huge dividends.

Graduation is only the beginning! The sky is the limit!

Oh, the places you’ll go!

Best wishes for your future! Congratulations!

Good luck in all of your endeavors!

Hats off to graduation!

Serious accomplishment; silly hat! You go girl!

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Graduation Wishes and Greetings

Congratulations! We are very proud of you.

Congratulations! Your accomplishment and hard work has paid off.

Our pride inside is about to burst. Well done graduate!

Congratulations! You’ve shown that you can be a successful student. Now be sure to continue to be one in every aspect of your life.

Pursue your dreams and reach for the stars! You can do it!

The world ready for someone like you!

Continue to learn as a life learner, and you’ll graduate life successfully.

Be glad, be a grad.

We wish you courage as you steps towards new challenges in your life. Congrats.

You get to wear a funny hat. All your hard work has paid off, and now the hat is yours. Congratulations.

You Did It!

Your most significant learning from college: 24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Bam!

You have not only graduated from high school. You have graduated into adulthood. Wishing you the best things in your future to come. Congratulations graduate.

You once had a dream, but today you’re an achiever. Congratulations on this very special graduation day!

You studied hard and showed us how it’s done. Congratulations on your graduation.

We’re so proud of the person you’ve become.

It’s official: you’re now too cool for school!

Your combination of hard work, effort and passion enabled you to fulfill this dream. Congratulations.

Your graduation is a great achievement, but that’s nothing compared to what life has in store for you next with even bigger challenges and opportunities.

Your graduation is a momentous occasion that you will remember for the rest of your life. Congratulations and here’s to the next step!

Your graduation is only a glimpse of what lies ahead in your bright future. Wishing you the very best for the coming years.

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Graduation Wishes and Sayings

Dear (fill in name), you have made your family and friends very proud. I wish you the best of luck for the future. Hats off the graduate!

You not only graduated, you did it with flying colors! You’re the best!

Phinally
Done

Four years have gone by and you just keep getting better.

Good luck in all of your endeavors!

Spread your wings and fly!

You’ll be graduating to the finer things!

Graduation is only the beginning
It’s a time to learn, grow, and share. Congrats!

Today is your day, graduate!

Today we celebrate your achievement!

Welcome to the working world!

You’re now hotter by one degree!

Now this is the part where you find out who you are.

Shoot for the moon!

Success will be yours!

Graduation Card Sayings

The future awaits!

Looking forward to the future

Never forget your alma mater.

Pursue our dreams with your whole being.

The future is yours.

Your dreams will all come true!

Chase your dreams and continue to pursue excellence where you go. Congratulations!

Education is a remarkable tool – It enables you to do wonderful things that can catapult you to great success. Congratulations on your graduation and all the best for the future.

Getting up early for class, going to bed late after assignments, stressed by exams – but now all your effort and determination has paid off  Congratulations!

Graduating is certainly a milestone but life is the biggest learning experience of them all!  Congratulations on your accomplishment.

Graduation Wishes for College

We are so proud of all of what you’ve accomplished. March on!

The promise of future success is just around the corner.

To old friends and new beginnings!

Success will be yours. Keep on keeping on.

Always take pride in your work! Congrats!

Spread your wings and fly.

The tassel is worth the hassle.

Switch the tassel to the other side – you’ve done it!

The future just called and it’s waiting for YOU!

Today we celebrate your achievement. You deserve all the accolades!

We are so proud of you

Graduation Quotes and Card Messages

Take time to remember and a time to celebrate!

As one experience comes to an end, another begins.

You’ve done great and you’ll do great!

Believe in your dreams!

Best wishes for your future

To new beginnings!

You have arrived!

Reach for the stars!

Graduation Speech

(Editor’s Note:  This is the gold standard of all commencement addresses. Read and learn.)

Steven Jobs Commencement Address at Stanford in 2005

I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That’s it. No big deal. Just three stories.

The first story is about connecting the dots.

I dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 months, but then stayed around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before I really quit. So why did I drop out?

It started before I was born. My biological mother was a young, unwed college graduate student, and she decided to put me up for adoption. She felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates, so everything was all set for me to be adopted at birth by a lawyer and his wife. Except that when I popped out they decided at the last minute that they really wanted a girl.

So my parents, who were on a waiting list, got a call in the middle of the night asking: “We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?” They said: “Of course.” My biological mother later found out that my mother had never graduated from college and that my father had never graduated from high school. She refused to sign the final adoption papers. She only relented a few months later when my parents promised that I would someday go to college.

And 17 years later I did go to college. But I naively chose a college that was almost as expensive as Stanford, and all of my working-class parents’ savings were being spent on my college tuition. After six months, I couldn’t see the value in it. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and no idea how college was going to help me figure it out. And here I was spending all of the money my parents had saved their entire life. So I decided to drop out and trust that it would all work out OK. It was pretty scary at the time, but looking back it was one of the best decisions I ever made. The minute I dropped out I could stop taking the required classes that didn’t interest me, and begin dropping in on the ones that looked interesting.

Cont.

It wasn’t all romantic. I didn’t have a dorm room, so I slept on the floor in friends’ rooms, I returned coke bottles for the 5¢ deposits to buy food with, and I would walk the 7 miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple. I loved it. And much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on. Let me give you one example:

Reed College at that time offered perhaps the best calligraphy instruction in the country. Throughout the campus every poster, every label on every drawer, was beautifully hand calligraphed. Because I had dropped out and didn’t have to take the normal classes, I decided to take a calligraphy class to learn how to do this. I learned about serif and san serif typefaces, about varying the amount of space between different letter combinations, about what makes great typography great. It was beautiful, historical, artistically subtle in a way that science can’t capture, and I found it fascinating.

None of this had even a hope of any practical application in my life. But ten years later, when we were designing the first Macintosh computer, it all came back to me. And we designed it all into the Mac. It was the first computer with beautiful typography. If I had never dropped in on that single course in college, the Mac would have never had multiple typefaces or proportionally spaced fonts. And since Windows just copied the Mac, it’s likely that no personal computer would have them. If I had never dropped out, I would have never dropped in on this calligraphy class, and personal computers might not have the wonderful typography that they do. Of course it was impossible to connect the dots looking forward when I was in college. But it was very, very clear looking backwards ten years later.

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Again, you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

My second story is about love and loss.

I was lucky – I found what I loved to do early in life. Woz and I started Apple in my parents garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and in 10 years Apple had grown from just the two of us in a garage into a $2 billion company with over 4000 employees. We had just released our finest creation – the Macintosh – a year earlier, and I had just turned 30. And then I got fired.

How can you get fired from a company you started? Well, as Apple grew we hired someone who I thought was very talented to run the company with me, and for the first year or so things went well. But then our visions of the future began to diverge and eventually we had a falling out. When we did, our Board of Directors sided with him. So at 30 I was out. And very publicly out. What had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating.

Uncertainty

I really didn’t know what to do for a few months – I felt that I had let the previous generation of entrepreneurs down – that I had dropped the baton as it was being passed to me. I met with David Packard and Bob Noyce and tried to apologize for screwing up so badly – I was a very public failure, and I even thought about running away from the valley. But something slowly began to dawn on me — I still loved what I did. The turn of events at Apple had not changed that one bit. I had been rejected, but I was still in love. And so I decided to start over.

I didn’t see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.

During the next five years, I started a company named NeXT, another company named Pixar, and fell in love with an amazing woman who would become my wife. Pixar went on to create the worlds first computer animated feature film, Toy Story, and is now the most successful animation studio in the world. In a remarkable turn of events, Apple bought NeXT, I returned to Apple, and the technology we developed at NeXT is at the heart of Apple’s current renaissance. And Laurene and I have a wonderful family together.

Etc.

I’m pretty sure none of this would have happened if I hadn’t been fired from Apple. It was awful tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it. Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers.

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And 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. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle.

Third Story

My third story is about death.

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

Cancer

About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. I had a scan at 7:30 in the morning, and it clearly showed a tumor on my pancreas. I didn’t even know what a pancreas was. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable, and that I should expect to live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is doctor’s code for prepare to die. It means to try to tell your kids everything you thought you’d have the next 10 years to tell them in just a few months. It means to make sure everything is buttoned up so that it will be as easy as possible for your family – It means to say your goodbyes.

I lived with that diagnosis all day. Later that evening I had a biopsy, where they stuck an endoscope down my throat, through my stomach and into my intestines, put a needle into my pancreas and got a few cells from the tumor. I was sedated, but my wife, who was there, told me that when they viewed the cells under a microscope the doctors started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I’m fine now.

This was the closest I’ve been to facing death, and I hope it’s the closest I get for a few more decades. Having lived through it, I can now say this to you with a bit more certainty than when death was a useful but purely intellectual concept:

No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.

(Cont.)

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

When I was young, there was an amazing publication called The Whole Earth Catalog, which was one of the bibles of my generation. It was created by a fellow named Stewart Brand not far from here in Menlo Park, and he brought it to life with his poetic touch. This was in the late 1960’s, before personal computers and desktop publishing, so it was all made with typewriters, scissors, and Polaroid cameras. It was sort of like Google in paperback form, 35 years before Google came along: it was idealistic, and overflowing with neat tools and great notions.

Stewart and his team put out several issues of The Whole Earth Catalog, and then when it had run its course, they put out a final issue. It was the mid-1970s, and I was your age. On the back cover of their final issue was a photograph of an early morning country road, the kind you might find yourself hitchhiking on if you were so adventurous. Beneath it were the words: “Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.” It was their farewell message as they signed off – 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.

Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

Thank you all very much.

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Graduation Messages

1. Thinking of you on your Graduation, and wishing you happiness always!
2. Many dream, some try, but only a few achieve. You are an achiever. You have made us all proud, keep up the good work. Congratulations on your graduation.
3. Congratulations on your graduation. Education is the key to unlocking your potential. The diploma helps a little too.
4. All your hard work is over, you have graduated. Well, maybe all your hard work isn’t over just yet. Congratulations and good luck!
5. Follow your dreams for they will always lead you in the right direction
6. Happy Graduation. All the best for your new life. Make it a successful one.
7. All the best for a bright future ahead of you!
8. One degree equals two happy parents. Congratulations on your Graduation!
9. You have not only graduated from high school. You have graduated into adulthood. Wishing you the best things in your future to come. Congratulations graduate.
10. You did it. Now it’s time to celebrate!
11. May God continue to bless you and your abilities, graduate.
12. You did it! Now it’s all over, or it’s all beginning depending on which way you look at it. Not everyone is a graduate!
13. You’ve graduated but never forget what you have learnt.
14. Your graduation proves all of your hard work and determination. Congratulations!
15. School may be over but in life learning stops on the day stop breathing. Happy Graduation.
16. Graduating is certainly a milestone but Life is the biggest learning experience of them all! You’re now about to find out what learning really means. Wishing you all the best on this special day and good luck for the future.
17. Your graduation is a great achievement, but that’s nothing compared to what life has in store for you next with even bigger challenges and opportunities.
18. Today is a route marker. It tells you how far you’ve come, not that you have finished your journey. Keep learning, keep trying, and keep accomplishing. Congratulations.
19. Congratulations on your graduation! Just remember the things may not always go the way you want them to, but life has a way of taking those new directions and turning them into opportunities. All the best and good luck for the future.
20. Congrats you did it! But who lied to you that the hard work ends here? It’s only just begun! Ha ha ha.
21. Today you’re a step closer to your dream and will soon be reaping the fruits of your hard work. Congratulations!
22. Accomplishing the small things is the first step in achieving greatness – graduating shows that you’re well on your way!
23. You studied hard and showed us how it’s done. Congratulations on your graduation 🙂
24. Congratulations on completing this part of your education. Just remember that learning shouldn’t stop just because your academic career did.
25. Education is a remarkable tool – It enables you to do wonderful things that can catapult you to great success. Congratulations on your graduation and all the best for the future.
26. Looking back, wasn’t it all worth it? I’m sure you’re nodding your head in agreement – great job!
27. Wishing you the very best on your graduation day and beyond. Congratulations! We’re very proud of you.
28. Graduating is not the end of hard work – it’s just a break before you get into the new and bigger challenges in life. Good luck!
29. Be proud of this moment – you deserve it for all the effort and passion you invested. Thumbs up for your great performance.
30. Now that you’ve completed the goals other people set for you, make sure that you have a list of your own. Now you can pursue them knowing that you can accomplish great things. Congratulations!
31. Learning everyday is the ultimate key to success. Don’t ever stop learning, dreaming and achieving. Go get ‘em, graduate!
32. If you’re wondering how the last four years went so fast, you should see how quickly the rest of life flies by. Enjoy this moment because you won’t get it back. Congratulations.
33. The future holds no promises, but rather mysteries and surprises. What you’ve learned in school will prepare you for both. Congratulations this great milestone and all the best for the future.
34. The piece of paper may be about academics, but the experience was a lesson in life. Congratulations on learning so much in the last [ number ] of years.
35. We’re very proud of you and your success. Your graduation is tremendous accomplishment. Well done 🙂
36. I wish you courage as you step ahead towards new challenges in life. Congrats and may all your other dreams be fulfilled.
37. Your graduation is only a glimpse of what lies ahead in your bright future. Wishing you the very best for the coming years.
38. Now that you’ve graduated follow your heart and embrace what dreams are important to you. Cherish them. Own them. And pursue them with all of your might.
39. Congrats on your outstanding achievement. Wishing you all the best for the future and all its challenges and opportunities.
40. We’re proud of the grades you got, but we’re much prouder of the person you’ve become. Congratulations.
41. If you work as hard for the rest of your life as you did for these last four years, you’re guaranteed to be successful. Congratulations!
42. We’re so happy that you’ve achieved this great milestone – Wishing you great success with your dreams and career aspirations.
43. To a happy ending and a new beginning, new chapter, new endeavors and new challenges. Congratulations!
44. When you think about the last four years, you’ll probably remember that your greatest lessons came outside the classroom. It’s a good reminder that learning doesn’t stop just because you got a diploma.
45. You’ve worked hard and it’s time now to reap the benefits! Your family and friends wish you nothing but the very best.
46. Congratulations on finishing what you started. I hope that you continue to do so for the rest of your life.
47. Congrats on graduating! I wish you the very best of luck in all your future endeavors. May success always find you.
48. We don’t know how you managed to get your degree with all the partying, drinking, socializing, and extracurricular activities, but we’re glad you did. Congrats.
49. Your combination of hard work, effort and passion is what enabled you to fulfill this dream. Congrats graduate – hats off to you!
50. Your hard work over the last [ number of years ] years has inspired me to learn as much as I can too. Thank you and congratulations.
51. We know that the last [ number of years ] years weren’t easy for you. Nothing that’s worth it ever is! Congratulations.
52. The door to learning was open when you arrived. Now that you’ve graduated, don’t close it behind you.
53. Congratulations on completing these [ number of years ] years that have set you up for the rest of your life. Just remember that like university, all things that are worth it take time and effort.
54. Many dream, some try, but only a few achieve. You have achieved! Good luck and happy graduation!
55. We could tell you that we’re proud of you, and we are, but it’s more important that you’re proud of yourself. Take a minute today to let what you’ve done set in.
56. Congrats graduate, you have really outdone yourself! Your family and friends wish you nothing but the very best.
57. Congratulations on your graduation. Be confident that you’re now fully prepared for what life has in store for you. All the best 🙂
58. Getting up early for class, going to bed late after assignments, stressed by exams – but now all your effort and determination has paid off 🙂 Congratulations!
59. Did you ever think this day would come? We didn’t think so either! Congratulations!
60. Now that you’ve graduated here’s to reaching for the stars and beyond. You’re a brilliant [ son / daughter / friend ] with so much potential and heart. Good Luck in all your endeavors.
61. You’re a graduate! We’re all really excited for you. You’ve accomplished something worth celebrating!
62. Congratulations on completing this important life step. Remember to always keep climbing the staircase.
63. If you think you learned a lot in the last four years, get ready for the next four. It doesn’t get any easier, so you need to continue becoming better.
64. I wish you all the best for your future. Congratulations and let’s celebrate that new piece of paper!
65. You once had a dream, but today you’re an achiever. Congratulations on this very special graduation day!
66. Congratulations! Though you may now consider yourself learned, always remember that it’s important to remain a learner. Make learning a lifelong practice.
67. Just because you’re a graduate doesn’t mean that you know everything – it just means that now you’re better prepared to learn what life has in store for you.
68. Be proud of yourself. Many people never even start college, and many of those who do don’t finish. You did.
69. Your graduation merely provides you with a piece of paper. It’s the lessons you’ve learned along the way which will forever guide your life – Congratulations
70. Congratulations Graduate on a job well done! Here’s to your exciting new future and all the happiness that comes with it.
71. Congrats on your graduation. You should feel ready to take on the world because you are, but remember we’ll always be here for you, so call us any time.
72. Today is your day. Take the time to reflect on what you’ve done and relish in your accomplishment. Wishing you all the best for what life now has in store for you.
73. This is a time for celebrating all your achievements, preparing for a future full of opportunities and embracing a world filled with infinite possibilities. All the best.
74. Your whole life is ahead of you. Whatever you do, don’t spend it chasing after somebody else’s dream. Be brave and follow your own – Congratulations on your graduation.
75. Congratulations on your graduation. While you should always value the education that your degree represents, make sure that it inspires you to learn more rather than represents an end to your education.
76. Dear [ name ], you have made your family and friends very proud. I wish you the best of luck for the future, Congratulations.
77. I’m so very proud of you on your graduation day, We always knew you’d make it this far. Best wishes!
78. Nobody ever said that the last [ number of years ] years would be easy, and you certainly proved that they weren’t 😉 You did, however, get through them. Congratulations!
79. Congratulations! Now you can finally start getting paid to work rather than having to pay to do it.
80. Anything is possible – all you have to do is believe in yourself and with your graduation you’ve proven it. Wishing you all the best in what lies ahead and good luck.
81. Congratulations! Take some time today to think about what you learned outside the classroom. You’ll probably find that much more valuable than what you learned in it.
82. We’re all so proud of you. Now that you’ve got your degree, you’ll be buying the beer, right?
83. Although your graduation may mark the completion of your schooling, don’t ever stop pursuing knowledge. Wishing you all the best on graduation
84. You dreamt big, reached far and now you’re a star! Congrats on your graduation. May the next chapter of your life bring you joy, passion and inspiration.
85. Now that you’re a graduate, it’s time to be courageous. Life is full of lessons that will challenge you all along the way. Congratulations and all the best.
86. You entered this school with much bigger dreams and aspirations. Now that you’ve graduated it’s time to go get them. Wishing you all the best.
87. Appreciate the congratulations coming from all directions right now, but don’t let it stop you from realizing yourself just how great of an accomplishment this is.
88. Truly, you are deserving of this success. It’s now time to set newer and higher goals and don’t stop until you reach the top!
89. What a great feeling to be on top of the world! It’s time to celebrate your graduation day. This is YOUR day!
90. Congratulations! You’ve shown that you can be a successful student. Now be sure to continue to be one in every aspect of your life.
91. Graduation is a time for celebration, a time of reflection, and a time to contemplate your great future that lies ahead. Wishing you a all the best for what lies ahead.
92. You’ve worked so hard and successfully completed your studies. Now the real work beings with you’re new teacher – LIFE!
93. Your graduation is a momentous occasion that you will remember for the rest of your life. Congratulations and here’s to the next step!
94. Here’s hoping that your degree will unlock even more doors to the success you very well deserve. Congratulations!
95. Congratulations! You may think that you’ve completed something, but really it has only just begun. Make sure that you treat your education as a springboard, not a finish line.
96. Remember this day. Remember the sense of pride and accomplishment that you take from it, and use that to move toward your next big goal. Congrats.
97. Congratulations! Now that you’ve graduated it’s now up to you to take that knowledge and do something great with it.
98. I never doubted even for a moment that you would make it. Congratulations [ name ] for making us proud! You did it!
99. There are few times in life when you’ll put as much work into a single accomplishment as you did for the last four years. Congratulations on finishing what you started.
100. Cheers to the new graduate – let’s celebrate your success! I’m sending you my best wishes for a successful future.

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