45 Best Graduation Quotes for Daughters That Will Inspire Her Like No Other

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Graduation is one of those milestones that will hit home for both students and their parents. Especially moms and dads who have daughters, because seeing your little girl grow up right before your eyes is truly a bittersweet feeling! Even Ree Drummond can relate to this. "I was crying and my heart felt like it would break into a million pieces," Ree said of her experience dropping Paige off to college for the first time. But when she graduated, she made sure to emphasize that there were "no tears this time— just happiness!" See? It's a feeling that's truly hard to describe. So, when you're somewhat at a loss for words, these graduation quotes made especially for daughters are here to save the day.

These beautiful quotes are just the thing to add to a graduation card, and they're equally meaningful when spoken aloud at the graduation dinner toast. And where else are you going to find a graduation Instagram caption that really speaks to what you're feeling? Take these words from Jennifer Garner, for instance: "Fight for what makes you optimistic about the world. Find it, insist on it, dig into it, go after it." They're practically a graduation gift in their own right. Read on for more inspiring graduation quotes and help your new graduate feel ready to take on the world! If you've got more than one graduation to celebrate this spring, be sure to check out our graduation quotes for sons, too.

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Rascal Flatts, “My Wish”

best graduation quotes for daughters

The Pioneer Woman

“My wish for you is that this life becomes all that you want it to.”

Mark Twain

best graduation quotes for daughters

The Pioneer Woman

“There are two great days in a person’s life – the day we are born and the day we discover why.”