A real book is not one that's read, but one that reads us. --W. H. Auden
Some people might say it's a question of style, but I think the vast majority of us agree with the key. --Mrs. F.
Personally, I am always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught. --Jacques Hadamard
When I was your age, television was called books. --Grandfather, Princess Bride
The job of the teacher is to translate the textbook into the vernacular. --Paul Halmos
Student: Can I ask a question?
Professor: You pay tuition; you can do whatever you want. --Dr. H.
Has it ever bothered you, John, that we're reading dead guys? --Dr. H., on the Romantic poets
I'm a teacher. I'm not supposed to use the word 'sexy.' --Dr. M.
Thoughts die the moment they are embodied by words. --Henri Poincare
But they have to get married; they hate each other. --H.S., on Pride and Prejudice
A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it. --William Styron
Of course I'm full of hot air. I'm a college professor. That's why they pay me. --Prof. W.
Quotations From Books
This must be Thursday," said Arthur musing to himself, sinking low over his beer, "I never could get the hang of Thursdays. --Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
Quotations Not Related to Books & Learning
Our generation has had no Great Depression, no Great War. Our war is spiritual. Our depression is our lives. --Tyler Durden, Fight Club
Give us the fortitude to endure the things which cannot be changed, and the courage to change the things which should be changed, and the wisdom to know one from the other. --Oliver J. Hart
There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path. --Morpheus, the Matrix
Instead of proverbs, we have media-generated truisms. --M.Q.
I will find a way. Or I will make one. --Seneca
Sillies
Student: This is my art. Professor: It's very suggestive. --Mr. A.
So that's a lantern... it's not a wastebasket. I'm liking the painting better. --Dr. H.
Nothing's gonna make you look fat--you're already there. --Dr. H
Better to live by yourself with cinnamon pop tarts than be a possession. --Dr. H.
How does Dr. H---- pronounce 'Dada'? --Dr. M.
I've moved beyond hugging with the trees. --Dr. M, on political correctness.
Today as in tonight, or today as in tomorrow? --"Moofer"
Some is... some, and all is... all. --Dr. S.
This guy's insane, and he's eating all these people. --Mr. T., on Goya
Let me tell you something, brother: when you get married, you don't blame your wife for anything. --Dr. W.
