Subject: Education (Page 11)

If what you don't know can't hurt you, she's practically invulnerable.

Learn of the skillful; he that teaches himself, has a fool for his master.

(1706 – 1790) American statesman, author, scientist & inventor

Doctors bury their mistakes, but mine are still on scholarship.

(1922 – 2002) American college basketball coach

With one or two exceptions, colleges expect their players of games to be reasonably literate.

(1898 – 1971) English classical scholar & academic

Dancing is a wonderful training for girls, it’s the first way you learn to guess what a man is going to do before he does it.

(1890 – 1957) author & journalist

Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.

(1803 – 1869) French Romantic composer

If you were forced to read the book in high school, you’ll probably hate the movie too.

I could have been a Rhodes Scholar, except for my grades.

(1915 – 1987) American football player and coach

When I went to school I was so smart my teacher was in my class for five years.

(1895 – 1964) comedian (wife & partner of George Burns)

In our school you were searched for guns and knifes on the way in and if you didn’t have any, they gave you some.

(1956 – ) American comedian

I have never been jealous; not even when my dad finished fifth grade a year before I did.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

To learn that all I really need to know I learned in kindergarten, I needed to go to grad school.


A lot of people think kids say the darnedest things, but so would you if you had no education.

(1974 – ) Russian-born American comedian, writer & filmmaker

If you are given a take-home exam, you will forget where you live.

As long as there are tests, there will be prayer in schools.

Interviewer: Auburn is a pretty good school; to graduate from there I suppose you really need to work hard and put forth maximum effort.

(1963 – ) American professional basketball player & sports personality

Education is the process of moving from cocksure ignorance to thoughtful uncertainty.

You live and learn… at any rate, you live.

(1952 – 2001) English writer, dramatist, & musician

A statesman is any politician it’s considered safe to name a school after.

(1915 – 1977) columnist, writer & actor

Every instructor assumes that you have nothing else to do except study for that instructor’s course.

My school was so tough the school newspaper had an obituary section.

(1927 – ) American comedian