Subject: Education (Page 2)

Some folks are so highly educated they can bore you on any subject.

A child can be taught not to do certain things, such as touch a hot stove, pull lamps off of tables, and wake Mommy before noon.

(1935 – 2014) American comedian, television personality, writer & director

Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra; in real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.

(1950 – ) writer & humorist

I took a physics course that was so hard I couldn't find the classroom.

comedian

I went to medical school here at Columbia; I got my M.D.; and was practicing out in Colorado, where I decided to quit and do stand-up – and not just because of the lawsuits.

(1971 – ) American comedian, actor, television host & former physician

When I was in college, we did mushrooms and acid… and did I mention acid?

(1956 – ) comedian, television host, social critic & political commentator

You never catch on until after the test.

I Have a Degree in Liberal Arts – Do You Want Fries With That?

All I know is, as long as I led the Southeastern Conference in scoring, my grades would be fine.

(1963 – ) American professional basketball player & sports personality

Teachers: United Mind Workers.

The book or periodical most vital to the completion of your term paper will be missing from the library.

Corollary: If it is available, the most important page will be torn out.

There’s always one teacher you had a crush on; for me, it’s my wife’s aerobics instructor.

comedian

The Romans would never have found time to conquer the world if they had been obliged first to learn Latin.

(1797 – 1856) German critic & poet

A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down.

(1889 – 1945) actor, author & humorist

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

We learn something every day, and lots of times it’s that what we learned the day before was wrong.

(1915 – 1977) columnist, writer & actor

I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

1. That which has not yet been taught directly can never be taught directly 2. If at first you don’t succeed, you will never succeed.

I took a course in speed waiting… now I can wait an hour in only ten minutes.


Fleas can be taught nearly anything a congressman can.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

[Caddyshack] was a six-million-dollar scholarship to film school.

(1944 – 2014) American actor, director & writer