Life is a near-death experience.
George CarlinRead
[On School Uniforms] Don't these schools do enough damage making all these kids think alike, now they have to make them look alike too? It's not a new idea, either. I first saw it in old newsreels from the 1930s, but it was hard to understand because the narration was in German.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote critiques school uniforms as a way to suppress individuality among students.
George Carlin's quote highlights the detrimental effects of school uniforms on children's ability to express their individuality. By likening the expectation for students to look alike to the historical context of conformity, Carlin emphasizes that uniformity may not promote a healthy educational environment where diverse thoughts and personalities can thrive.
Themes
SchoolUniformsIndividualityConformityEducation
In practice
Example use cases
A teacher might use this quote to discuss the importance of individual expression in the classroom.
More from George Carlin
All quotes →Here’s a bumper sticker I’d like to see: “We are the proud parents of a child who’s self-esteem is sufficient that he doesn’t need us promoting his minor scholastic achievements on the back of our car."
George CarlinRead
If you've got a cat and a leg, you've got a happy cat. If you've got a cat and two legs, you've got a party.
George CarlinRead
This is a lttle prayer dedicated to the separation of church and state. I guess if they are going to force those kids to pray in schools they might as well have a nice prayer like this: Our Father who art in heaven, and to the republic for which it stands, thy kingdom come, one nation indivisible as in heaven, give us this day as we forgive those who so proudly we hail. Crown thy good into temptation but deliver us from the twilight's last gleaming. Amen and Awomen.
George CarlinRead
Some people try to get out of jury duty by lying. You don't have to lie. Tell the judge the truth. Tell him you'd make a terrific juror because you can spot guilty people.
George CarlinRead
Intelligence tests are biased toward the literate.
George CarlinRead
Similar quotes
Students and scholars of all kinds and of every age aim, as a rule, only at information, not insight. They make it a point of honour to have information about everything, every stone, plant, battle, or experiment and about all books, collectively and individually. It never occurs to them that information is merely a means to insight, but in itself is of little or no value.
Arthur SchopenhauerRead
To maximise global social welfare, policymakers should strongly encourage the diffusion of knowledge from developed to developing countries.
Joseph StiglitzRead
In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education.
Earl WarrenRead
The problem in our society and in our schools is to inclulcate, without overdoing it, the notion of education, as in the Latin educere--to lead, to bring out what is in someone rather than merely to indoctrinate him/her from the outside. (89)
Joseph CampbellRead
You'll learn more in a day talking to customers than a week of brainstorming, a month of watching competitors, or a year of market research.
Aaron LevieRead
I just think that giving a child a chance and sharing what you have with a child is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, as well as a child.
Hillary ClintonRead