“Some people get an education without going to college. The rest get it after they get out.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
“Don't go to college, unless to get knowledge.”
"Telfer campaign" (March 2003)
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“If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library.”
Frank Zappa (1940–1993) American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer
Henry Charles Beeching (1859–1919) English clergyman, author and poet
The Masque of Balliol http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poem/2735.html (1880)
“I was attorney general; my name is Meese. I say, go to college. Don't carry a piece.”
Edwin Meese III (1931) American presidential advisor
As quoted in "Law" http://imdb.com/title/tt0508520/quotes?qt=qt1867438 (21 February 2003), Da Ali G. Show. <br class="br">2000s, 2003
“Is all your knowledge to go so utterly for nothing unless other people know that you possess it?”
Usque adeone<br/>scire tuum nihil est, nisi te scire hoc sciat alter?
Persius (34–62) ancient latin poet
Usque adeone
scire tuum nihil est, nisi te scire hoc sciat alter?
Satire I, line 26.
The Satires
“A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.”
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, 26th president of the United States
As quoted in Stepping Stones : The Complete Bible Narratives (1941)
Disputed
Karl Pilkington (1972) English television personality, social commentator, actor, author and former radio producer
Podcast Series 2 Episode 3
On Biology
Timothy Leary (1920–1996) American psychologist
CBC Documentary: How To Go Out of Your Mind: The LSD Crisis (1966)
Context: We always have urged people: Don't take LSD unless you are very well prepared, unless you are specifically prepared to go out of your mind. Don't take it unless you have someone that's very experienced with you to guide you through it. And don't take it unless you are ready to have your perspective on yourself and your life radically changed, because you're gonna be a different person, and you should be ready to face this possibility.
Leonardo DiCaprio (1974) American actor and film producer
http://www.flixster.com/actor/leonardo-di-caprio/leonardo-dicaprio-quotes
“Get in, get out. Don't linger. Go on.”
Raymond Carver (1938–1988) American short story author and poet