Famous Commencement Speeches Quotes & Sayings

My taking a seat on the Council of the Fathers caused a desperate fluttering among my ghosts. — Mason Cooley

By the time the anthem plays its final strains, all twenty-four of us stand in one unbroken line in what must be the first public show of unity among the districts since the Dark Days. You — Suzanne Collins

If an animal is designed by nature to have claws it ought to keep them, and if men come with quirks that they are incapable of changing, well, a certain amount of quietude and even peace can be achieved by just realizing that it's all inherent in the beast. [p. 173] — Carolyn G. Heilbrun

There it is, fog, atmospheric moisture still uncertain in destination, not quite weather and not altogether mood, yet partaking of both. — Hal Borland

I promise to be with you, stay with you, love you, and laugh with you. I promise to listen and always look for new ways to show you how much I care. Most of all, I promise to lean on God through life's trials, tragedies and triumphs. Because if I lean on Him, you can always lean on me. — Karen Kingsbury

But, to protect men, we must have the power of controlling them. We must first enslave them before we can protect them. — George Fitzhugh

I love touring, I love making records, but eventually all I want ... I want to score. I want people to ask me to score their film or use my songs in cinematic ways. I think the ultimate media is a story that you can watch and feel and have a musical moment to. I think it's my favorite. I love watching something when music is creating motion within the motion. — Justin Vernon

I could tell it was a popular move as a writer to walk down the bass lines while you were writing a song. — Gavin DeGraw

'Ten' by Pearl Jam is still by far one of my favorite albums and is a big part of what inspired me to learn guitar. — Mark Salling

I simply felt alone, one leaf sitting miles away from a giant, communal pile. — Dan Wells