A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that 'individuality' is the key to success.

They see a mayor getting killed here, policeman being blown up at a graduation ceremony there. If we can get the security situation right, we will unlock that population to build a new Iraq.

[After graduation, he encourages students to pursue their interests, despite external temptations.] Find what you really love, ... Don't go just for the social prestige or the money. Not that money isn't important, but the people who are doing things they really love are much happier.

Keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.

They originally talked about moving the prom to the night before either graduation or graduation practice, ... because if you don't show up to practice, you're not allowed to walk, which I thought was understandable. We'd have our prom, the next day show up to practice.

Students joining friends their age for graduation ceremonies can be a very special moment in their development, and the governor believes this bill has great merit.