Subject: Education » School (Page 5)

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

She was old too, when she went to school they didn’t have history.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

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

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

college basketball coach

The average Ph.D. thesis is nothing but a transference of bones from one graveyard to another.

(1888 – 1964) American folklorist, writer & newspaper columnist

I believe that we parents must encourage our children to become educated, so they can get into a good college that we cannot afford.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

Colleges are like old-age homes, except for the fact that more people die in colleges.

(1941 – ) American singer & songwriter

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

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

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

If law school is so hard to get through… how come there are so many lawyers?

(1935 – ) columnist, journalist & novelist

When reviewing your notes before an exam, the most important will be illegible.

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

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

(1903 – 1966) English writer

I never graduated from Iowa. I was only there for two terms – Truman's and Eisenhower's.

(1935 – 2012) American football player, sports announcer & actor

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

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.


Teaching Latin to someone like me in high school was somewhat like trying to teach a pig to dance; it’s a waste of the teacher’s time and it irritates the pig.

U.S. Senator (1942 – 2015) U.S. senator (Tennessee) & actor

The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off.

(1922 – 2002) American college basketball coach

My recipe for bad grades: don't study.

(1964 – ) American stand-up comedian, actor & voice actor

Cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

Every child has a right to go to high school and end up with a third grade education.

(1927 – 1997) Am. comedian & satirist notable for mock presidential campaign