• "People in my family and camp who grew up listening to rap music love 'We Are Young.' I've heard it play at weddings. I've heard it in graduation parties. It's a big idea and big song." - Janelle Monae Tweet
• "Knowledge is invariably a matter of degree: you cannot put your finger upon even the simplest datum and say this we know." - T. S. Eliot Tweet
• "I disagree with a lot of those changes, however at the end of the day - I go down to recruit graduation at least once or twice a year." - R. Lee Ermey Tweet
• "College atheletes used to get a degree in bringing your pencil." - Ruby Wax Tweet
• "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 Tweet
• "One half who graduate from college never read another book." - G. M. Trevelyan Tweet
• "When I graduated from Santa Monica High in 1927, I was voted the girl most likely to succeed. I didn't realize it would take so long." - Gloria Stuart Tweet
• "My main objective is to prepare candidates for professional baseball however, the majority of our graduates will go home as much better qualified amateurs." - Jim Evans Tweet
• "I fell in love with theater there, and after graduation I moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting." - Olivia Wilde Tweet
• "I have actually five honorary degrees." - Katherine Dunham Tweet