Watching my sweet Kindergartener walk across the stage as he graduated brought memories of my graduation as a senior in high school and then college. To celebrate this inspirational achievement, I’ve collected a list of Congratulations Graduation Messages for you to use in your greeting cards and notes! I’ve also included my favorite Graduation Quotes because I love finding inspiration from others… how do these qoutes about graduation inspire you?
From Kindergarten graduation and beyond, accomplishing goals and setting off on new adventures is an exciting time in life! Celebrate your loved ones with inspirational graduation quotes that say exactly what you wish the graduate to hear…
Congratulations Graduation Messages
On this important day, I want you to know how very proud I am of you. You have done so well.
You have reached a major milestone in your life. I am so proud of you for all that you have accomplished. Congratulations and best wishes for the future.
We have always known that you could do whatever you set your mind to. Congratulations on your graduation. May you have a bright and prosperous future.
Wishing you success as you pursue your dreams and goals. Here’s to making dreams come true!
Your hard work is on full display as you graduate today!
Good luck on your next adventure!
Of all the things a person can be, you can now say you’re a graduate!
This is 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!
If you keep on believing, the dreams that you wish will come true!
Congratulations on being the first in our family to get a college degree. We are all so very proud of you. Well done. Best wishes for the future.
You are graduating today. We always knew that you could do it!
My best wishes to you for anything you decide to do – now and in the future. Congratulations on a job well done. I am proud of you.
I want you to remember that the peak is your starting point. Congratulations on your achievements today.
You are moving on to a new and exciting chapter in your life. I wish you all the best for the future that lies ahead. Congratulations on your graduation.
It was a long journey, but you made it to graduation!
Did you ever think that this day would come? It seems that only yesterday you were in Kindergarten and now you are graduating.
My feelings of joy and pride at seeing you graduate has brought tears to my eyes. You have worked so hard and done so well.
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College Graduation Quotes
Quotes about Kindergarten
“All I really need to know… I learned in kindergarten.” – Robert Fulghum
“The only picture I have of my childhood is the picture of me in kindergarten. I have this expression on my face – it’s not a smile, it’s not a frown. I swear to you, that’s the girl who wakes up in the morning and who looks around her house and her life saying, ‘I cannot believe how God has blessed me.'” – Viola Davis
“I think about the milestones from my childhood and what it will be like to watch our kids go through them. Taking Riley to her first day of school was a whirlwind. I can’t imagine what middle school is going to be like, and high school, and graduation.” – Stephen Curry
“Let’s teach kids, at the kindergarten level, what the contributions of people of color were to building the United States of America.” – Dolores Huerta
One of the first times I ever performed in front of a big group of people was at my kindergarten graduation. I did, like, a Michael Jackson impersonation as, like, a five-year-old. I had the suit and blazer, the glove and the fedora, and I just performed a whole Michael Jackson song. I’m sure it was ‘Smooth Criminal.'” – Chance The Rapper
“We’ve been trained since kindergarten: Be nice, be kind, share, put on a smile. So we’re conditioned to squash our natural selfish instincts, and that’s the right thing for society.” – Bryan Cranston
Cute Kindergarten Quotes
“The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it its own peculiar lesson.” – Orison Swett Marden
“I did kindergarten twice because I was so shy.” – Zendaya
“My mom dressed me in silk to go to elementary school. In kindergarten, they sent me home because I couldn’t do finger painting in my dress.” – Allegra Versace
“The girls in kindergarten would chase us boys around trying to kiss us. I’m proud to say I was the first to stop running.” – Jonathan Keltz
“By the time I got to kindergarten, I was surprised to find out I was the only kid with a turkey vulture.” – Jean Craighead George
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Congratulations Message for Graduation
Graduation Quotes
“We don’t stop going to school when we graduate.” – Carol Burnett
“The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values.: – William S. Burroughs
“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.” – Tom Brokaw
“It makes little difference how many university courses or degrees a person may own. If he cannot use words to move an idea from one point to another, his education is incomplete.” – Norman Cousins
“In this outward and physical ceremony, we attest once again to the inner and spiritual strength of our Nation. As my high school teacher, Miss Julia Coleman, used to say: ‘We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.'” – Jimmy Carter
Congratulation On Your Graduation
“It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds. A Harvard education and a Yale degree.” – John F. Kennedy
“Having a college degree gave me the opportunity to be… well-rounded. Also, the people I met at the university, most of them are still my colleagues now. People I’ve known for years are all in the industry together.” – Jon Secada
“For many, graduation marks the end of formal student life – the end of long spring breaks and of thinking that a 10 A.M. class is far too early.” – Alexa Von Tobel
“After graduation, I discovered that I’d hit the limit of what I could learn from the women in my family. On top of that, in the workforce, all of the things that mattered in college suddenly weren’t enough.” – Caroline Ghosn
“When my mother took her turn to sit in a gown at her graduation, she thought she only had two career options: nursing and teaching. She raised me and my sister to believe that we could do anything, and we believed her. – Sheryl Sandberg
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