Subject: Education (Page 6)

A lot of fellows nowadays have a B.A., M.D., or Ph.D. – unfortunately, they don’t have a J.O.B.

(1928 – ) American R&B and rock & roll singer-songwriter

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

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

I had just received my degree in Calcium Anthropology… the study of milkmen.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

I took a physics course that was so hard I couldn't find the classroom.

comedian

The philosophy exam was a piece of cake… which was a bit of a surprise, actually, because I was expecting some questions on a sheet of paper.

I failed math so many times in school, I can’t even count.

Canadian stand-up comedian, actor & writer

I was thrown out of NYU my freshman year for cheating on my metaphysics final; I looked into the soul of the boy sitting next to me.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

He reminds me of the kid in fifth grade who reminded the teacher she forgot to give the homework.

writer & comedian

Going back to school was the best thing I ever done.

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

(1949 – ) American boxing champion

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

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

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

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

Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.


We learn something every day, and lots of times it’s that what we learned the day before was wrong.

(1915 – 1977) columnist, writer & actor

It is amazing how quickly the kids learn to drive a car, yet are unable to understand the lawnmower, snowblower or vacuum cleaner.

Adolescence is the time in life when a youngster is well informed about anything he doesn’t have to study.

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

(1903 – 1966) English writer

The Romans would never have found time to conquer the world if they had been obliged first to learn Latin.

(1797 – 1856) German critic & poet

If we keep on learning at this rate well soon know nothing at all.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist