About Quote by Alexandra Petri Download Open image “Almost nothing anyone told me about Harvard has been accurate.” — Alexandra Petri ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare About Been Harvard Me Nothing
“The other day a patient told me that he had gotten into what was a very good college. 'It's not Harvard,' he said. 'Harvard's… — Mark Vonnegut Copy Share Image
I don't get a lot of "Hey, Harvard!" stuff. I think a lot of people who don't know me would be surprised to think… — Dean Norris Copy Share Image
Harvard graduates just cannot shake the idea that they know better than everyone else what's best for us and that they're capable of running… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
I don't get it. If you're saying, Tommy Lee, you don't fit the image of the East Coast, social elitist wealthy people who comprise… — Tommy Lee Jones Copy Share Image
Sometimes you have Harvard undergraduates who stun you with the depth of their knowledge. That is why it is great to be at a… — Athanasios Orphanides Copy Share Image
“What we're really sending you to Harvard for is to get a little of the educations that's so good and plenty there. When it's… — George Horace Lorimer Copy Share Image
I went into Harvard one way and came out a different person... It's the air at Harvard; it's like a Renaissance court. — Erich Segal Copy Share Image
The attraction to me was that Harvard was such a big community, with interesting things to do and interesting people, but you realise when… — Tyler Winklevoss Copy Share Image
Americans don't realize how difficult it is to create a Harvard. — Anand Giridharadas Copy Share Image
Standup comedy was my weird hobby. I would drag my poor parents out to the only open mics that were in coffee shops instead… — Alexandra Petri Copy Share Image
You can be brilliant in some ways and despicable in others. You can be a clean, upright, moral individual in your private life who… — Alexandra Petri Copy Share Image
Success is like food caught in your teeth: much more noticeable when it happens to other people. If it happens to you, other people… — Alexandra Petri Copy Share Image
I majored in extracurriculars, honestly. I joined the Harvard Stand Up Comedy Society, which is a ragtag band of misfits. I wrote for 'On… — Alexandra Petri Copy Share Image
Dull words are what make many bright sentences shine. They do not call attention to themselves. — Alexandra Petri Copy Share Image
Bills ought to be passed with deliberation by committees. Change should be achieved in a bipartisan manner. Incrementally, day by day, we should reach… — Alexandra Petri Copy Share Image
Although no one explicitly wants a president who could have a reliable fall back career in stand-up comedy, everyone shudders at the thought of… — Alexandra Petri Copy Share Image
George Washington didn't have to make us laugh; he just had to establish precedents and avoid chopping down more cherry trees than he could… — Alexandra Petri Copy Share Image
At Harvard, people like to impart the idea that you are a mover and shaker. — Alexandra Petri Copy Share Image
It's easier to find the joke in something when you think, 'This - this is ridiculous.' — Alexandra Petri Copy Share Image
The desire for attention has become a primal need along the lines of food, water, and clothing. — Alexandra Petri Copy Share Image
If you ask an introvert a question, wait until she thinks about it. Introverts think before speaking, not through speaking. If you want to… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
I talk to my mates about our kids, being too tired and being worn out. — Holly Willoughby Copy Share Image
With 'Pretty Girls,' I saw the opportunity to talk not just about crime but what crime leaves behind. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I write about presidents. That means I write about guys - so far. I'm interested in the people closest to them, the people they… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
That's something a lot of folks don't know about me - I'm pretty darn funny. — Michael Jai White Copy Share Image
I don't think about the press or the crowds or the other leaders of the race. The focus is only on myself. As soon… — Magdalena Neuner Copy Share Image
Sport is not just about entertainment. It is equally about winning and losing, pooling and galvanising the energy of the youth, upgrading people's physical… — Nita Ambani Copy Share Image
One of the ways that I discovered my confidence and my ability to overpower is becoming a mother. Suddenly, my world wasn't about myself… — Lights Copy Share Image
I didn't want to do 'Fashion Police' because I thought, 'This is stupid, this is beneath me, who wants to talk about fashion?' It… — Joan Rivers Copy Share Image
I just worried about my weight. Worried about my appearance and thought I wan't pretty enough to be a pop star. It was very… — Judith Durham Copy Share Image
