Funny Graduation Quotes from Various Personalities

“20 Funny Graduation Quotes to Make You Smile”

Graduation season is upon us, and what better way to celebrate than with some hilarious quotes to lighten the mood? Whether you’re a recent graduate or just looking for a good laugh, these funny graduation quotes are sure to put a smile on your face.

1. Robert Orben
“Life has no remote….get up and change it yourself.”

2. Patricia Akins
“Remember, when it comes to applying for jobs, books are judged by their cover!”

3. Mark A. Cooper
“If at first you don’t succeed, try to hide your astonishment.”

4. George Foreman
“I think sleeping was my problem in school. If school had started at 4:00 in the afternoon, I’d be a college graduate today.”

5. Harry Banks
“If at first you don’t succeed, try to hide your astonishment.”

6. Elbert Hubbard
“Do not take life too seriously — you will never get out of it alive.”

7. Sarah Brown
“The only thing that ever sat its way to success was a hen.”

8. Muhammad Ali
“If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.”

9. Thomas Dewar
“Minds are like parachutes — they only function when open.”

10. James E. Ryan
“Each year at graduation, I am obliged to offer a few “brief remarks,” which are usually not as brief as they should be.”

11. Erma Bombeck
“Graduation day is tough for adults. They go to the ceremony as parents. They come home as contemporaries. After 22 years of child-raising, they are unemployed.”

12. Lily Tomlin
“The road to success is always under construction.”

13. George W. Bush
“To those of you who are graduating this afternoon with high honors, awards and distinctions, I say, ‘Well done.’ And as I like to tell the C students: You too, can be president.”

14. Doug Larson
“The trouble with learning from experience is that you never graduate.”

15. Bette Reese
“If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito.”

16. Jon Stewart
“The unfortunate, yet truly exciting thing about your life, is that there is no core curriculum. The entire place is an elective.”

17. Frank A. Clark
“If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.”

18. John Green
“Every year, many, many stupid people graduate from college. And if they can do it, so can you.”

19. Andy Sorkin
“You’re going to fall down, but the world doesn’t care how many times you fall down, as long as it’s one fewer than the numbers of times you get back up.”

20. Neil Gaiman
“Be wise, because the world needs wisdom. If you cannot be wise, pretend to be someone who is wise, and then just behave like they would.”

These funny graduation quotes are a great way to celebrate the end of one chapter and the beginning of a new one. So go ahead, share them with your friends and family, and let the laughter begin!