Subject: Education (Page 9)

University: A college with a stadium seating more than sixty thousand.

If you think that education is expensive, try ignorance.

(1930 – ) American lawyer & educator

In the school I went to, they asked a kid to prove the law of gravity and he threw the teacher out of the window.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

A prerequisite for a desired course will be offered only during the following semester.

You never catch on until after the test.

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

True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.

(1922 – 2007) American novelist

Some drink deeply from the river of knowledge… others only gargle.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

The one course you must take to graduate will not be offered during your last semester.

An education was a bit like a communicable sexual disease; it made you unsuitable for a lot of jobs and then you had the urge to pass it on.

(1948 – ) English novelist

If, while you are in school, there is a shortage of qualified personnel in a particular field, then by the time you graduate with the necessary qualifications, that field's employment is glutted.


A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that 'individuality' is the key to success.

(1927 – ) magician & comedy writer

How can you tell if a Korean broke into your house?… your dog is missing, and your homework is done.

(1962 – ) American television host, actress & comedian

Don't try to teach men how to do anything in public; they can learn in private; in public they have to know.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

Dan Quayle is going around the country giving C students a bad name.

American comedian, writer, producer & actor

A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

I'm from one of those places where the whole number system consists of one, two and a shitload.

(1955 – ) American actor, stand-up comedian & impressionist

College seems like a pretty expensive way to become an alcoholic.

(1974 – ) American comedian

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper.

(1874 – 1963) American poet

The amount of education you have determines your loot in life.

Bachelor's degrees make pretty good placemats if you get 'em laminated.

(1980 – ) cartoonist