"I wrote a letter to Harvard, explaining that I was having difficulty deciding between it and the University of Pennsylvania. Could I come and visit? Years later, the dean of students at Harvard told me that my letter had been posted in the deanâ€™s office for the amusement of the staff. Thus did I learn the measure of institutional arrogance."

Source : J. Michael BISHOP (2009). “How to Win the Nobel Prize”, p.43, Harvard University Press

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