94 Movie Quotes about Education (+ Sound Clips) - page 3

Updated: Mar 23, 2026

Memorable quotes about education, selected from famous or less known movies by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

21 Were you programmed to bug me? -No, sir, to educate you.

Roddy McDowall as VINCENT LF-396 in The Black Hole (1979)

22 I'd like to read this book, but I'm kind of afraid. I had a grandfather who didn't think much of reading. He always said if you read too many books, your head would fall off. -You start the first chapter, sir, and I'll hold on to your head.

Marcie From Charlie Brown in It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown

23 I didn't make it all the way through third grade for nothing.

George C. Scott as Percival C. McLeach in The Rescuers Down Under (1990)

24 Who the hell do you think you are? You think your secular education gives you the right to question the church? Sit down! Sit!

James Brolin as George Lutz in The Amityville Horror (1979)

25 Ooo, yeah. Now listen up. You got a lot to learn and if you don't learn you don't eat.

Billy Joel as Dodger in Oliver & Company (1988)

26 We must work untiringly so that our children are obliged to learn the truth, because it is only through knowledge that we can safely protect them.

Dorothy Short as Mary Lane in Reefer Madness (1936)

27 Teaching children the art of death and destruction, the cruelties, the tortures? -Ah, he's gotta know these things exist. Then he can fight against 'em when it's his turn.

Sterling Hayden as Sheriff Tod Shaw in Suddenly (1954)

28 You know, a fella could get an education just listening' to this guy.

Frank Sinatra as John Baron in Suddenly (1954)

29 Well it proves one thing. Proves that you wealthy college boys don't have the education enough to admit if you're wrong.

Robert Shaw as Captain Quint in Jaws

30 There were three blank lines after high school to list more education. I didn't need that many lines.

Will Smith as Chris Gardner in The Pursuit of Happyness