Harvard Quotes
On Harvard, prestige and staying humble about it.
This page gathers quotes reflecting on Harvard, from feeling intimidated and out of one's league there, to holding an economics degree from the university. One quote offers a playful piece of advice: rather than saying you went to Harvard, say you schooled in the Boston area. Related reflections on achievement can be found in our Excellence quotes collection.
Harvard was the most intimidating experience. I felt so out of my league there.
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I blew the college boards, and to ease the snub from Harvard made a tour of Europe.
When Princeton plays Harvard, I'm rooting for Princeton, of course. Go Tigers!
Education Quotes
From 1958 to 1966, I was in exile. I just wandered around teaching, waiting for an offer from Harvard.
I was one of those dorky kids who'd wanted to go to Harvard since the fifth grade.
Emotion Quotes
When Harvard men say they have graduated from Radcliffe, then we've made it.
Harvard takes perfectly good plums as students, and turns them into prunes.
Excellence Quotes
I had studied at Harvard and MIT astronomy and a lot about the heavens and the star system and so forth.
I was at Harvard when Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook, and I begged him not to do it.
Legacy Quotes
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Another quote recalls not being admitted to Harvard and instead touring Europe to soften the disappointment. For more, browse our Education quotes page.
