“Congratulations!Today is your dayYou’re off to great placesYou’re off and awayYou’ve got brains in your headYou’ve got feet in your shoesYou can steer yourself anyDirection you chooseYou’re on your ownAnd you know what you knowAnd you are the guyWho’ll decide where you goOut there things can happenAnd frequently doTo people as brainyAnd footsy as youAnd will you succeed?Yes you will indeed!(98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed)You’re off to great placesToday is your dayYour mountain is waitingGo, get on your way!”

“Just about a month from now I’m set adrift, with a diploma for a sail and lots of nerve for oars.”

“I’ve told my children that when I die, to release balloons in the sky to celebrate that I graduated. For me, death is a graduation.”

“Your need for acceptance can make you invisible in this world. Don’t let anything stand in the way of the light that shines through this form. Risk being seen in all of your glory.”