7 Inspirational Quotes for COVID-19 Graduates

Maren Montalbano
2 min readMay 19, 2020
Photo by Andre Hunter on Unsplash

This month, schools all over the country are graduating the Class of 2020 via online commencement exercises, a ritual nobody had anticipated when they matriculated only a few years prior.

Although many schools hosted their own Zoom graduation ceremonies, none was more talked about this weekend than Obama’s speech for the High School Class of 2020 Commencement, which was full of hope and a healthy dose of realism for the students entering adult life in uncertain times.

Below are some quotes from that speech, as well as a few more words of inspiration to help students of all ages navigate the uncharted waters of COVID-19.

“Our society and democracy only work when we think not just about ourselves, but about each other.”

— Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States of America

“We have a chance to do something extraordinary. As we head out of this pandemic we can change the world…let love and kindness be our roadmap.”

— Johnny Corn, Comedian

“From caring comes courage.” — Lao Tzu…

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Maren Montalbano

Mezzo-soprano & business coach for creatives. Singer, dreamer, Ren Faire nerd. You can hear me on 3 GRAMMY-winning albums. https://marenmontalbano.com/links