102 Quotes by Jonas Salk

I overcame the nightmares because of my dreams.

One of the greatest rewards for doing can be the chances it gives to do some more - even better.

I have the impression that the new generation of young people, are coming up on the scene with a sense "ancestorhood", and with more wisdom than was evident before.

My job is to help people see what I see. If it's of value, fine. And, if it's not of value, then at least I've done what I can do.

When I worked on the polio vaccine, I had a theory. I guided each [experiment] by imagining myself in the phenomenon in which I was interested. The intuitive realm . . . the realm of the imagination guides my thinking.

A wisdom deficit - fewer elders and even fewer people who listen to them.

Solutions come through evolution. They come through asking the right questions, because the answers pre-exist. It is the questions that we must define and discover. You don't invent the answer-you reveal the answer.

I think of evolution as an error-making and error-correcting process, and we are constantly learning from experience.

Evolution favors the survival of the wisest.