“- Sammy: How was school today?
- Rudy: Stupid.”
Laura Linney - Sammy
Rory Culkin - Rudy

“- Maxine: It's really quite something to see you all grown-up like this, Enid. I'd love to know what you're doing now. I can't help but feel I had some small part in how you turned out. What are you studying? You were always such a smart little girl.
- Enid: I'm taking a remedial high school art class for fuck-ups and retards.”
Teri Garr - Maxine
Thora Birch - Enid

“Reaganomics, man. That's what this shit is! All them public education cutbacks, now poor white motherfuckers like this can't even read!”
Michael Jai White - Odell Williams

“- Sherman McCoy: I understand you went to Yale.
- Tom Killian: Yeah. You, too. Huh?
- Sherman McCoy: What did you think of it?
- Tom Killian: It was okay. As law schools go. They give you the scholarly view. You know. It's terrific for anything you want to do - as long as it doesn't involve real people.”
Tom Hanks - Sherman McCoy
Kevin Dunn - Tom Killian

“- Matilda: I want to go to school.
- Mr. Wormwood: School? It's out of the question. Who would be here to sign for the packages? We can't leave valuable packages sitting out on the doorstep. Now go watch TV like a good kid.”
Mara Wilson - Matilda
Danny DeVito - Mr. Wormwood