The intelligent sportsman avoids unnecessary effort.
— Désiré Mégot, gym teacher, Le Petit Spirou
So little Mr. Euglena spins his flagellum around, "Wiggle wiggle wiggle!" And Mr. Sun shines on him, so his chloroplasts make food! "Yum! Yum! Yum!" Then he reproduces asexually, "Yes! Yes!! Yes!!!" And then...
(to herself) Yeah, I got my PhD in polymicrofragilistic monoclonalexpialidocious so I could spend years in Bio 101, lecturing kids who don't want to be here any more than I do. Slick was right. My career is [BLEEP!]ed.
— Dr. Jean Poule, The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob!
"Now, some of you have been complaining that we spend too much time memorizing meaningless facts for the sole purpose of passing tests. Well, here's one more fact for you to memorize: nobody cares. Okay? I, I put in a full day, for low wages, and I don't need any guff! Okay, look, here's how it works. I pretend to teach, you pretend to learn. You pass the tests, the school keeps its funding, you move to the next grade, the process is repeated until you enter the workforce where hopefully no one will give you any GUFF!"
— Bernie Kropp, The Incredibles deleted scene
