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I hated Geography… because it’s just like History… except without people and dates.

(1956 – ) American entertainer & comedian

If all the girls who attended the Yale prom were laid end to end, I wouldn't be a bit surprised.

(1893 – 1967) writer, humorist & poet

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

(1980 – ) cartoonist

The more studying you did for the exam, the less sure you are as to which answer they want.

Economists report that a college education adds many thousands of dollars to a man's lifetime income… which he then spends sending his son to college.

(1915 – 1977) columnist, writer & actor

If you're confident after you've just finished an exam, it's because you don't know enough to know better.

80% of the final exam will be based on the one lecture you missed and the one book you didn't read.

University: A modern school where football is taught.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Can’t anything be done about calling these guys student athletes? … That’s like referring to Attila the Hun’s cavalry as “weekend warriors.”

(1925 – ) columnist & journalist

If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.

A diploma only proves that you know how to look up an answer.

David Gerrold (1944 – ) science fiction author

Everywhere I go I’m asked if I think the university stifles writers; my opinion is that they don’t stifle enough of them.


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

If school had started at 4:00 in the afternoon, I'd be a college graduate today.

(1949 – ) American boxing champion

I am returning this otherwise good typing paper to you because someone has printed gibberish all over it and put your name at the top.

A school without football is in danger of deteriorating into a medieval study hall.

American basketball coach & executive

Lecture: A process by which the notes of the professor become the notes of the student, without passing through the minds of either.

I learned law so well, the day I graduated I sued the college, won the case, and got my tuition back.

(1894 – 1956) American radio 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

College: A four-year period when parents are permitted access to the telephone.

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