8th Grade Graduation Inspirational Quotes

#1. You can't appreciate the world you live in and know if it's better or worse than previous generations unless you know your history.

Chris Dietzel

#2. In light of the attacks on mass transit systems in other countries, shouldn't we be beefing up? ... Clearly more could be done.

Susan Collins

#3. Every NASCAR driver watches Formula One in the morning; they are well informed.

Mario Andretti

#4. When my nose finally stops bleeding and I've disposed of the bloody paper towels, Teddy Barnes insists on driving me home in his ancient Honda Civic, a car that refuses to die and that Teddy, cheap as he is, refuses to trade in.

Richard Russo

#5. You are not crazy. You are just ready to change.

Nnedi Okorafor

#6. The idea of the past is as useless as the idea of the future. Both could be invoked by anybody about anything. There is never any more beauty than there is now. There is no more joy or wonder or sorrow than there is now, nor perfection, nor any more evil nor any more good than there is now.

Richard Flanagan

#7. The asteroid was longer on the inside than it was on the outside. The seventh chamber went on forever.

Greg Bear

#8. In the year 2025, the best men don't run for president, they run for their lives ...

Stephen King

#9. The greatest directors are the greatest users. They use people's talents to tell the story that they want to tell.

Janusz Kaminski

#10. to do with thieves. I don't know, the boy said. They killed the thief

Natalia Smirnova

#11. People overthink flowers. They are afraid to mix and match, so they don't do anything!

Clinton Smith

#12. My Alma mater is the Chicago Public Library.

David Mamet

#13. I never feel lonely if I've got a book - they're like old friends. Even if you're not reading them over and over again, you know they are there. And they're part of your history. They sort of tell a story about your journey through life.

Emilia Fox

#14. I should think people would be disappointed if they watched that kind of movie and then came to see us dance and none of us slit our wrists onstage or made ourselves vomit or got on the backs of motorcycles while wearing tutus and started fucking each other.

Meg Howrey

#15. Show me the story. I just want to tell a story that pulls me forward.

Debra Winger