Ok World, Here I Come!: Inspiring Advice for the Day After Graduation

OK, World, Here I Come! is an invaluable book for graduates as they launch into the next chapter of life. Organized by themes such as Self-Care, Success & Failure, Work Ethic, and more, each quote is carefully selected to evoke confidence, motivation, and encouragement for the reader.

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."--MAYA ANGELOU

"Do not lose your sense of humor. You can have no idea at this point in your life how much you are going to need it to get through.... Humor is the most powerful, most survival-essential quality you will ever have or need to navigate through the human experience."--JERRY SEINFELD [Duke 2024]

"Don't wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope. You will fill yourself with hope."--BARACK OBAMA

"Do what you have to do that allows the most space for what you want to do." --LIN MANUEL-MIRANDA [Hunter College 2023]

"There is no stronger motivation than knowing that when you're not practicing, someone else is."--MICHELLE KWAN