Quotes from James Bryant Conant

He who enters a university walks on hallowed ground.

Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

Behavior which appears superficially correct but is intrinsically corrupt always irritates those who see below the surface.

There is only one proved method of assisting the advancement of pure science-that of picking men of genius, backing them heavily, and leaving them to direct themselves.

The dignity of man is vindicated as much by the thinker and poet as by the statesman and soldier.

Science advances, not by the accumulation of new facts, but by the continuous development of new concepts.

Every vital organization owes its birth and life to an exciting and daring idea.

Each honest calling, each walk of life, has its own elite, its own aristocracy based on excellence.

Democracy is a small hard core of common agreement, surrounded by a rich variety of individual differences.

Each honest calling, each walk of life, has its own elite, its own aristocracy based on excellence of performance.

Education is what is left after all that has been learnt is forgotten.

A Harvard education consists of what you learn at Harvard while you are not studying.