Julie Andrews Getty Images "Use your knowledge, and your heart, to stand up for those who can't stand, speak for those who can't speak, be a beacon of light for those whose lives have become dark."

Maya Angelou AP "People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel."

George W. Bush Getty Images "To those of you who received honors, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States."

Judy Garland MGM "Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else."

Horace, Roman poet Wikimedia Commons "Carpe diem." (Seize the day.)

Steve Jobs DAPD "Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice."

Rachel Maddow YouTube "After we graduate tonight, we no longer have to let society happen to us. We get to create our own."

Olivia Newton-John Getty Images "I don't know what my path is yet. I'm just walking on it."

Barack Obama Getty Images "Because as tough as things have been, I am convinced you are tougher. I’ve seen your passion and I’ve seen your service ... I’ve seen a generation eager — impatient even — to step into the rushing waters of history and change its course."

Eleanor Roosevelt Getty Images "Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life."

J.K. Rowling AFP "We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better."

Homer Simpson Fox via Getty Images "The three little sentences that will get you through life. Number one: cover for me. Number two: oh, good idea, boss! Number three: it was like that when I got here."

Mother Teresa PA "Don't look for big things, just do small things with great love. ...The smaller the thing, the greater must be our love."

Oscar Wilde Wikimedia Commons "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."