Subject: Education (Page 2)

Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.

(1874 – 1936) English author & mystery novelist

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

Colleges spend more money on the promotion of the Heisman than the Pentagon spends on toilets.

(1931 – 2012) American college football historian & television commentator

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

Experience is what you get when you don’t get what you wanted.

(1918 – 2002) advice columnist

They say you never forget your first school teacher, I had mine like 4 years in a row… I was dating her by the time I got out of that joint.

American actor & stand-up comedian

I think TV is very educational; every time someone turns on a TV, I go in the other room and read.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

When I went to college, my parents threw a going away party for me, according to the letter.

(1956 – ) American comedian

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

American basketball coach & executive

The more trivial your research, the more people will read it and agree.
Corollary: The more vital your research, the less people will understand it.

Professor: A person whose job is to tell students how to solve the problems of life he avoided by becoming a professor.

He not only overflowed with learning, but stood in the slop.

(1771 – 1845) English writer & Anglican clergyman

Sex doesn’t have to be taught; it’s something most of us are born with.

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

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

(1874 – 1963) American poet

Doctors bury their mistakes, but mine are still on scholarship.

(1922 – 2002) American college basketball coach

If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.

What we learn after we know it all, is what counts.

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

My recipe for bad grades: don't study.

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

A teacher is someone who talks in our sleep!

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine