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4 Responses to “What are some good inspirational poems/quotes for a grad party?”

1. Byron Blackmail, on July 9th, 2009 at 9:25 am Said:

   I may, I might, I must

   If you will tell me why the fen

   appears impassable, I then

   will tell you why I think that I

   can get across it if I try.

   Marianne Moore
   References :
   I LOVE IT!!!

2. P.J., on July 9th, 2009 at 9:45 am Said:

   It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, "Always do what you are afraid to do."
   Ralph Waldo Emerson
   We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired to glory.
   Cicero
   We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities.
   Ralph Waldo Emerson
   The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.
   Arthur C. Clarke
   Knowing is not enough; we must apply.
   Willing is not enough; we must do.
   Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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3. Tarynnnn, on July 9th, 2009 at 10:06 am Said:

   There are many!!!!!!!!
   "Doubt whom you will, but never yourself!"
   "Be the change you want to see in the world!"
   There is a Dr. Suess poem that goes something like "You have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes, You can go in any direction you choose, etc…"
   Have fun at your graduation party!
   References :
   Graduated last year

4. Jo W, on July 9th, 2009 at 10:11 am Said:

   Here are some excellent quotes representing graduation –

   “Yesterday is but today’s memory, tomorrow is today’s dream.” – Kahlil Gibran

   “The heart that truly loves never forgets.” – Proverb

   “Memory is a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose.” – Kevin Arnold

   “It was a dream come true. It’s probably one of my favorite memories of all time.” – Matt Hasselbeck

   “It’s been so much fun. That’s why I hate when I’m asked to pick my favorite memory. It’s tough to pick just one.” – Alfee Reft

   “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

   “To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” – Anatole France

   “Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.” – Pamela Vaull Starr

   “You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not?’” – George Bernard Shaw

   “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” – Thomas Alva Edison

   “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” – Albert Einstein

   “He is able who thinks he is able.” – Buddha

   “Recognition is the greatest motivator.” – Gerard C. Eakedale

   “Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.” – Albert Einstein

   “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar

   Here are the sources –

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/946286/kahlil-gibran/yesterday-is-but-todays-memory-tomorrow-is-todays

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/950016/proverb/the-heart-that-truly-loves-never-forgets

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/981420/kevin-arnold/memory-is-a-way-of-holding-on-to-the-things-you-love

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/1110587/matt-hasselbeck/it-was-a-dream-come-true-its-probably-one-of-my-favorite

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/22804/alfee-reft/its-been-so-much-fun-thats-why-i-hate-when-im-asked
   References :
   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/280615/winston-churchill/success-is-not-final-failure-is-not-fatal-it-is-the

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/38274/anatole-france/to-accomplish-great-things-we-must-not-only-act-but

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/800216/pamela-vaull-starr/reach-high-for-stars-lie-hidden-in-your-soul-dream

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/514342/george-bernard-shaw/you-see-things-and-you-say-why-but-i-dream-things

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/343126/thomas-alva-edison/genius-is-one-percent-inspiration-and-ninety-nine

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/1184849/albert-einstein/anyone-who-has-never-made-a-mistake-has-never-tried

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/1247632/buddha/he-is-able-who-thinks-he-is-able

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/544274/gerard-c-eakedale/recognition-is-the-greatest-motivator

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/1184797/albert-einstein/weakness-of-attitude-becomes-weakness-of-character

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/214927/zig-ziglar/people-often-say-that-motivation-doesnt-last-well

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