A liberal education… frees a man from the prison-house of his class, race, time, place, background, family and even his nation. – Robert Maynard Hutchins

I have a degree in liberal arts. Do you want fries with that? – Author unknown, as seen on a T-shirt

The quality of a university is measured more by the kind of student it turns out than the kind it takes in. – Robert J. Kibbee

Even an ass can die with a degree. All it takes is four years and four thousand dollars. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)