“The three short years I spent at Harvard, where I lived with excellent...” — Jorge Paulo Lemann Quote

“The three short years I spent at Harvard, where I lived with excellent people, taught me not only that I must know how to choose my partners but also that choosing excellent partners is a skill you can learn. Obviously, when you spend time with the best, you learn how to choose among them.”

“I always say, 'To have a big dream requires the same effort as having a small dream. Dream big!'”

“Maybe I was accepted to Harvard only because of my tennis skills, since I definitively had no great academic achievements. I was 17 and only thought about surfing and playing tennis. I had almost never left Rio de Janeiro and had never been to the United States.”

“Among my European ancestors were piano builders, goldsmiths, and vintners but, to the best of my knowledge, no professionals of any kind.”

“I'm honored to be recognized among generations of astronauts who were at the forefront of exploring our universe for the benefit of humankind.”

“I was a child among the lions. Now I want to be one of those lions.”