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“I always wanted to have my own album released before I graduated from high school.”
Christina Aguilera
“I am not impressed by the Ivy League establishments. Of course they graduate the best -- it's all they'll take, leaving to others the problem of educating the country. They will give you an education the way the banks will give you money -- provided you can prove to their satisfaction that you don't need it.”
Peter De Vries
“From kindergarten to graduation, I went to public schools, and I know that they are a key to being sure that every child has a chance to succeed and to rise in the world.”
Dick Cheney
“I used to tell women graduate students, half-seriously, that the role of slightly rebellious daughter was one of the better roles for women living in patriarchy.”
Carol Gilligan
“At my graduation, I thought we had to marry what we wished to become. Now you are becoming the men you once would have wished to marry.”
Gloria Steinem
“When I was a graduate student at Harvard, I learned about showers and central heating. Ten years later, I learned about breakfast meetings. These are America's three great contributions to civilization.”
Mervyn A. King
“Think about it. If you are single, after graduation there isn't one occasion where people celebrate you. ... Hallmark doesn't make a "congratulations, you didn't marry the wrong guy" card. And where's the flatware for going on vacation alone?”
Sarah Jessica Parker
“Each year India and China produce four million graduates compared with just over 250,000 in Britain.”
Gordon Brown
“I didn't graduate from any of them (Colleges) and look at me now mom!”
Billie Joe Armstrong
“We always see a few orders for wedding invitations with wedding dates around college graduation time, but this year there has been a sharp increase. It looks like couples are planning their weddings so they can honeymoon before they begin a new career.”
Deborah Gomia