Short Hilarious Graduation Captions for Instagram Laughs

Graduation is an exciting time, full of fun and camaraderie and laughter, so we have put together a list of all the best hilarious graduation captions for Instagram for you to share. And if you’re looking for short funny graduation quotes for captions, we also have you covered.

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Hilarious Graduation Captions and Quotes for Instagram

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On to my next adventure.

Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.

There’s no need to try to fit in, when you were born to stand out.

“What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the human soul.” —Joseph Addison

Here’s to a bright future.

Live all of your life. Understand it, see it, appreciate it. and have fun.

Call me a chemistry cylinder because I am graduated.

I usually wear a crown, but today, I guess this cap will do.

I owe my diploma to coffee.

“Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education.” —Martin Luther King Jr.

One step closer.

She laughs without fear of the future.

Behind you is every memory you have. On your face is everything you dream of.

Time to walk across the stage in my weird little hat and wizard robe unto the future.

Well, I am not usually one for speeches, so goodbye.

Wherever life plants you, bloom with grace.

“I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.” —Harry S. Truman

I want to thank Google, Wikipedia, and whoever invented copy and paste.

I’m sure today will be only the first of many proud, successful moments for you.

“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” —Mark Twain

“The road to success is always under construction.” —Lily Tomlin

“Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” —Malcolm X

Now, everything awaits me.

“Graduation is only a concept. In real life every day you graduate. Graduation is a process that goes on until the last day of your life. If you can grasp that, you’ll make a difference.” —Arie Pencovici

Last but not least, I express my gratitude to Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V.

I’m so glad I could spend all those years and money for THIS piece of paper.

“The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs . . . one step at a time.” —Joe Girard

The world is your oyster.

“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.” – Paulo Coelho

Graduation, aka the day your parents start collecting interest.

Be bold. Be courageous. Be your best.

“The highest result of education is tolerance.” —Helen Keller

Some graduate with honors, I am just honored to graduate.

“A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car, but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.” —Theodore Roosevelt

Now, it’s hotter in here by one degree.

I’m 100% certain that I am zero percent sure of what I’m going to do.

“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.” —Confucius

“A person soon learns how little he knows when a child begins to ask questions.” —Richard L. Evans

Sunset over city with short inspirational life quotes by Coelho

“There are no regrets in life. Just lessons.” —Jennifer Aniston

“It’s okay to look at the past and the future. Just don’t stare.” – Benjamin Dover

“The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces.” – Will Rogers

With brave wings, she flies.

“Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia.” —Charles Schulz

“Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door.” —Kyle Chandler

“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” —Confucius

I believed I could, so I did.

I dreamt it. I did it!

It’s about damn time.

The tassel was worth the hassle.

“Instruction ends in the schoolroom, but education ends only with life.” —Frederick W. Robertson

“The old rules are crumbling and nobody knows what the new rules are. So make up your own rules.” —Neil Gaiman

May your cap fly high

“An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.” —Benjamin Franklin

“Your education is a dress rehearsal for a life that is yours to lead.” —Nora Ephron

You can graduate with honors. I’m just honored to graduate.

I owe my diploma to coffee.

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well neither does bathing; that’s why we recommend it daily.” —Zig Ziglar

“Do not let making a living prevent you from making a life.” —John Wooden

There is no elevator to success, you need to take the stairs.

The smell of opportunities.

What feels like the end is often the beginning.

This is my fancy piece of paper so I can finally earn some green paper.

Once you become fearless, life becomes limitless.

Now, who is going to pay off these loans?

You’re off to great places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way!

“Get busy living or get busy dying.” —Stephen King

Many dream, some try, but I achieved.

Very proud, very tired.

“Education makes a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive: easy to govern, but impossible to enslave.” —Henry Peter Brougham

“Now go, and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for you being here. Make good art.” —Neil Gaiman

“It is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.” —George Burns

Explore. Dream. Discover.” —Mark Twain

When you lean into your passions, you can’t go wrong.

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” —Henry David Thoreau

Reach for the stars. You might become one.

The future is so bright, I have gotta wear shades!

What, like it’s hard?

“The only thing you can do in this life is pursue your passions, celebrate your bloopers and never stop following your fear.” —Grace Helbig

“You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world.” —Tom Brokaw

“The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.” —B.B. King

Never stop dreaming and never lose your spirit.

“If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in the dark with a mosquito.” —Betty Reese

Now, everything awaits me.

Pick me. Choose me. Hire me.

Make today your day.

Follow your heart.

I laugh without fear of the future.

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” —Steve Jobs

Whatever is good for your soul, that’s what you should do.

Call me a chemistry cylinder because I am graduated.

“Nothing is impossible. The word itself says ‘I’m possible!’” —Audrey Hepburn

“It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all—in which case, you fail by default.” —J.K. Rowling

The tassel was worth the hassle.

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” —Thomas Edison

The first step is just showing up.

“Graduation is not the end; it’s the beginning.” —Senator Orrin Hatch

I was here. I lived, I loved. I was here.

Sunset with short funny graduation quotes for Instagram

The things we are racing towards are better than what we leave behind.

“To those of you who received honors, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you too may one day be president of the United States.” —George W. Bush

Con-grad-ulations.

No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers’ dirty looks.

Go forth and set the world on fire.

Graduate: (N.) A person who now has carpal tunnel from note-taking.

“Follow your passion. Stay true to yourself. Never follow someone else’s path, unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost and you see a path. By all means, you should follow that.” —Ellen DeGeneres

“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” —Henry Ford

See mom? I told you I didn’t just play video games all the day.

The sky’s the limit now.

Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.

Person on cliff looking out to sea with short funny inspirational quotes by Will Rogers

“You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it.” – Robin Williams

“You can never be overdressed or overeducated.” —Oscar Wilde

I graduated, and I am still clueless.

I’m 100% certain that I am zero percent sure of what I’m going to do.

Let me put that “hire me” sign on my front lawn now.

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson

Fill the world with sunshine.

“What we learn with pleasure we never forget.” —Alfred Mercier

I laugh without fear of the future.

I came, I saw, I conquered.

Caps off to you, Graduate! Well done!

There’s just no telling how far I’ll go.

I graduated, so now I’m like all smart and stuff.

Cap. Gown. It’s going down.

“Now that you’ve graduated, just remember: Bosses don’t usually accept notes from your mother.” —Melanie White

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.” —Dr. Seuss

This is what dreams are made of.

Next stop: Adulting

Hat’s off and fingers crossed, that we don’t need to zoom into graduation.

The future looks bright, and I will keep on shining.

“Your life is your story, and the adventure ahead of you is the journey to fulfill your own purpose and potential.” —Kerry Washington

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

“Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.” —Truman Capote

Every end has a new beginning.

“The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse.” —Edward Koch

I already forgot everything.

Blessed and stressed.

“Well, that was easy!” —no one ever.

“I learned many great lessons from my father, not the least of which was that you can fail at what you don’t want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.” —Jim Carrey

I’m ready to party!

“Life is my college. May I graduate well, and earn some honors!” —Louisa May Alcott

The future looks bright and I will keep on shining.

Behind you, all your memories. Before you, all your dreams. Around you, all who love you. Within you, all you need.

Make today your day.

“When you leave here, don’t forget why you came.” —Adlai E. Stevenson

Dream big, work hard, stay focused, and surround yourself with good people.

Cheers to the memories.

“There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” —C.S. Lewis

Proud of my B.S.

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. “Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.” —Winston Churchill

Can I take a nap now?

This isn’t goodbye, but see you later.

I got the skills to pay the bills.

Graduation time: Now it is real. Getting ready for the party.

“The only thing that ever sat its way to success was a hen.” —Sarah Brown

Beauty and brains.

I mean, finally!

“If you hear a voice within you say “you cannot paint,” then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.” —Vincent Van Gogh

Not letting anyone or anything stand in my way.

“Graduation day is tough for adults. They go to the ceremony as parents. They come home as contemporaries. After 22 years of child-raising, they are unemployed.” —Erma Bombeck

“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.” —Alexander Graham Bell

Take the risk, make the mistake. It’ll all be worth it.

“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” —Milton Berle

All good things must come to an end, but this is just the beginning.

Cheers to the memories.

Turns out I wasn’t too cool for school.

“Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won’t expect it back.” —Oscar Wilde

I took the road less traveled and that has made all the difference.

“Kid, you’ll move mountains.” —Dr. Seuss

Fasten your seatbelt, it’s about to be a wild ride.

Person on cliff by ocean with funny inspirational life quotes by Bohr

Class is dismissed…forever!

“If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done.” —Thomas Jefferson

And so the adventure begins.

Thank you Mom, Dad, and coffee.

I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.

This is the beginning of everything you want.

“We may live in an age of instant messaging, instant gratification and Instagram, but there is no way to short circuit the path to success.” —Tory Burch

Take time to savor the small moments.

As I graduate today, I’d like to thank those who got me here: Google, coffee, and a strong WiFi connection.

The only thing harder than getting through school was picking out my graduation outfit.

Let me put that “hire me” sign on my front lawn now.

“Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there.” —Will Rogers

“You have to dance a little bit before you step out into the world each day, because it changes the way you walk.” —Sandra Bullock

One step closer.

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” —Arthur Ashe

“Follow your fear.” —Tina Fey

The best feeling in the world is knowing your parents are smiling because of you.

May your cap fly as high as your dreams.

“Your families are extremely proud of you. You can’t imagine the sense of relief they are experiencing. This would be a most opportune time to ask for money.” —Gary Bolding

Take pictures. Take your time celebrating. Take it easy for a while. Then get ready to take on the world!

Graduation, aka the day your parents start collecting interest.

“In response to those who say to stop dreaming and face reality, I say keep dreaming and make reality.” —Kristian Kan

“There may be days when you’ll say to yourself, ‘I can’t. I literally can’t even.’ But you can! You can even!” —Katie Couric

Go forth and set the world on fire.

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

I graduated, so now I’m like all smart and stuff.

“Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.” – Niels Bohr

That’s all folks.

Wait, I passed?

Don’t compare me to others. There’s no competition. I’m one of a kind.

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” —Thomas Edison

If it excites you and scares you at the same time, it probably means you should do it.

It’s not a tiara, but it will do for now.

So that is it for our list of Funny Graduation Captions and Quotes. We hope you found the perfect one for you!

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