Quotes About Commencement

I've always found," said Dr. Fisher, springing from his chair, "that all you had to do to start a thing was to—begin.

say, every journey begins with a single step.

Freedom is not an end. Freedom is a beginning.

Freedom is always at the beginning and not at the end.

The alphabet begins with ABC, numbers begin with 123, music begins with do-re-mi, and friendship begins with you and me.

It was a good way to begin. I've found that almost everything is better when it starts with a joke and a mouthful of really great food.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. —AGATHA CHRISTIE, MYSTERY AUTHOR

If I were asked to give a commencement speech (which I'll never be), I'd say basically: They're all gonna laugh at you. Life is pretty much like Carrie's prom. So ... stay secret.

If that was the last event of the night, it would have made a terrible ending. It was just the beginning, though.

There is a good reason they call these ceremonies 'commencement exercises'. Graduation is not the end, it's the beginning.

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.

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

There is a woman at the beginning of all great things.

but gave birth to one,

The beginning is always today.

The hours passed as they did the rest of the year, until whatever it was we were waiting for commenced.

But there's always a first time for everything

Start by starting.

September 1st

Chapter One Chapter

Beginnings are delicate times.

The historical manifestations of the covenant of redemption can be categorized according to their specific emphases: Adam: the covenant of commencement Noah: the covenant of preservation Abraham: the covenant of promise Moses: the covenant of law David: the covenant of the kingdom Christ the covenant of consummation.

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

Many lose through never starting. A job well begun is half done.