Browse Professor Quotes

It's not like I'm going to pick up a giant tube of vaseline and jump the next guy I see walking down the street.
—Dr. Miller, Phil 274, Logic, while discussing a legal argument about homosexuality and AIDS
I wouldn't need to wear a swimsuit; the rolls of fat would cover up all the important parts.
—Dr. Savitz, Biol 265 - Ecology, don't even ask what the hell he was talking about
You've all heard of PETA: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Well, I'm for the other PETA: People for Eating Tasty Animals.
—Dr. Savitz, Biol 265 - Ecology
Don't bother me. I'm trying to have an orgasm here!
—Mr. D'Amato, Theo 270 - Intro to the Study of Religion, explaining why the gods don't care about humans (i.e. they're engaged in a one billion year orgasm)
Trying to mix units is like trying to mix Apples and IBMs.
—Dr. Dykla - Phys 111, College Physics I
Centripetal motion has nothing to do with botany despite the fact that it has the word 'petal' in it
—Dr. Dykla, Phys 111 - College Physics I
I didn't do much drinking in college; I stuck strictly to psychotropic substances.
—Dr. D'Amato, Theo 270 - Intro to the Study of Religion
I won't stand for you dissing oak trees!
—Dr. Bannan, Phil 120 - Philosophy of Human Nature
We don't want to conform to society. We want to conform to terribly attractive, cool people.
—Dr. Posavac, PSYC 306 (Research Methods), on principles of advertising.
Achilles is back on the boat, kicking back and smoking some weed.
—Dr. Keenan, Clst 272 - Heroes & Classical Epics, in response to a student's question, "Where is Achilles the entire time?"
I must have been really desperate or high on Quaaludes when I was making this list.
—Dr. Keenan, Clst 272 - Heroes & Classical Epics, discussing his character list for an upcoming exam
It's obvious that that this is a physicist's cart. If it were a philosopher's cart, I'd have to draw the picture backwards and put Descartes before the horse
—Dr. Dykla, Phys 111 - College Physics I
Sometimes when students won't respond, I just have dialogues with myself. I used to do this as a child as well when I talked to my imaginary friends, but then they gave me some medication and that stopped.
—Dr. D'Amato - Theo 270, Intro to the Study of Religion, when no one would respond to his questions
I ain't never seen no camel nohow nowhere!
—Dr. vander Nat, Phil 274 - Logic, discussing double negation.
It's not homosexual today. It's not at all homosexual.
—Fr. O'Connell, PSYC 307 (Psychology of Language), on 2 similar-sounding German words, one dealing with weather and one meaning homosexual.
Odysseus sticks the stake, which represents a giant phallic symbol, into Polyphemus' eye, which represents the vaginal opening, and the Cyclops groans.
—Dr. Keenan, Clst 272 - Heroes & Classical Epics
Cm³ is secretly known as cc but we won't use that term because I don't speak Spanish.
—Dr. Dykla, Phys 111 - College Physics I, another one of Dr. Dykla's really bad jokes
I know that one of you knows how old I am, and you better keep your mouth shut or you're in big trouble!
—Dr. Sutter, Psyc 240 - Psych & Biol of Perception, uh oh
If I were going to use the rhythm method, I would want to be a rat.
—Dr. Leidahl, PSYC 305 (Brain & Behavior), explaining that the rhythm method is fairly foolproof in rats and unreliable in humans.
Size doesn't matter, and I'm going to show you why in just a moment.
—Dr. Dykla, Phys 111 - College Physics I, once again not realizing what he's saying, and also forgetting that we're all very immature :)
I'm going to talk about about the most conservative collisions. This does not mean that Rush Limbaugh is crashing into Dick Cheney.
—Dr. Dykla, Phys 111, College Physics I
My policy on make-up exams is that I don't give them. I won't be a cosmetologist.
—Dr. Dykla - Phys 111, on his grading policies.
This is the root that says, to put it bluntly, There hasn't been any damn collision!
—Dr. Dykla, Phys 111, College Physics I
Whether grand opera is an enhancement or a desecration of language remains to be seen.
—Fr. O'Connell, PSYC 307 (Psychology of Language), on his view of grand opera.
How do you explain to your children that grandma is losing her mind and is a few fries short of a happy meal?
—Dr. Johnson, Psyc 101 - General Psychology
After the collision, my balls are still perfectly round; they haven't been scrunched or deformed in any way.
—Dr. Dykla, Phys 111 - College Physics I, talking about a collision between pool balls
You missed quite a bit. We watched some videos of animals mating, and I'm sure you would've enjoyed them.
—Dr. Petzel, Psyc 301 - Comparative Psychology, in response to a student's question, "Did I miss anything last class?"
Most people can wear store-bought clothes. I, however, have to have a piece of canvas cut off the back of a truck in order to have pants that fit my thighs.
—Dr. Savitz, Biol 265 - Ecology
The acceleration due to gravity on Earth is 9.8 m/s². I could tell you what it is on my home planet, but that would violate the prime directive.
—Dr. Dykla - Phys 111, College Physics I, on a rant about gravity
I'm going to give you more homework and spoil your weekend. I probably should be wearing a button that says I'm an S.O.B.
—Dr. Dykla, Phys 111 - College Physics I
When I was 22 or 23 and was in the Galapagos, I was checking out the beautiful women on the beach. But when I went to South Beach, I had to be careful because it turned out that they weren't always women.
—Dr. Savitz - Biol 265, Ecology
I have the highest number of offspring of everyone in this room. Most of you have none. Well, too damn bad!
—Dr. Savitz, Biol 265 - Ecology, letting everyone know that he's such a stud
Is anyone familiar with the Jack-and-Jill organization? If you're not, I'm not going to tell you about it because we can't talk about that at a Catholic institution.
—Dr. Savitz, Biol 265 - Ecology, telling us about a lovely club (If you don't get it, go look it up).
Doesn't it scare you that my progeny will be the basis for the next generation?
—Dr. Savitz, Biol 265 - Ecology
Wouldn't Henle be a great name for a dog?
—Dr. Haas, Biol 125 - General Bio II, discussing the loop of Henle in the kidney