Subject: Education » School (Page 5)

Anyone who has been to an English public school will always feel comparatively at home in prison.

(1903 – 1966) English writer

I had a terrible education… I attended a school for emotionally disturbed teachers.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

After I failed my second test, I grabbed my teacher by the front of the shirt and said “Are you ‘trying’ to keep this shit a secret?”

(1948 – ) stand-up comedian, actor, author & playwright

Anatomy: A class that sounds vaguely risqué until you find out what it really involves.

They put me in Special Ed because they thought I was slow, but I stayed in Special Ed for the ladies.

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

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

(1949 – ) American boxing champion

In public school my daughter was voted most likely to conceive.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

Son, looks to me like you’re spending too much time on one subject.

college basketball coach

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

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.


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

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

(1915 – 1977) columnist, writer & actor

I won't say ours was a tough school, but we had our own coroner.

(1923 – 1966) stand-up comedian, writer, social critic & satirist

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

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

(1980 – ) cartoonist

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

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

You never catch on until after the test.

If you are given an open-book exam, you will forget your book.

Describing her first day back in grade school after a long absence, a teacher said, it was like trying to hold 35 corks under water at the same time.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

Don’t marry a man to reform him; that’s what reform schools are for.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol