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- School & Work Quotes -
"A pity they let the old punishment die. Was a time detention found you hanging by your thumbs in the dungeons... God, I miss the screaming."
-- Argus Filch, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"
"My grandfather's work was doodoo!"
-- "Young Frankenstein" (submitted by Bedivere)
Teacher: CALVIN, PAY ATTENTION!! We're studying GEOGRAPHY! Now what state do you live in?
Calvin: [smile] Denial.
Teacher: ...sighhhh.. I don't suppose I can argue with that...
-- Calvin & Hobbes
I am returning this otherwise good typing paper to you because someone has printed gibberish all over it and put your name at the top.
-- an English professor, Ohio University
When a thing has been said, and said well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.
-- Anatole France
The pen is mightier than the sword, and considerably easier to write with.
-- Marty Feldman
"Bad spellers of the world, UNTIE!"
-- Graffiti found in New York City
"If you steal from one author, it’s plagiarism. If you steal from many, it’s research."
-- Wilson Mizher
Jenny: You here again? You kids really dig on the library, don't you?
Buffy: We're literary.
Xander: To read English is makes our speaking English good.
-- "Buffy: The Vampire Slayer"
"If you try and don't succeed, cheat. Repeat until caught. Then lie."
-- Unknown
"Editors are failed writers. So are most writers."
-- T.S. Eliot
"You should, like, work harder. Otherwise you might get fired. Any questions?"
-- a motivational speaker in "Dilbert"
"Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills."
-- Minna Antrim
"Avoid the end of year rush - fail your exams now."
-- Unknown
"So... working hard? Or hardly working?"
-- Ratbert, "Dilbert"
Mary: It smells of children!
Winifred: It is a prison for children... [K-chan: Darn right!]
-- "Hocus Pocus" [3 witches are looking for children to eat, Mary has a very strong sense of smell...]
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