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There is hope in dreams, imagination, and in the courage of those who wish to make those dreams a reality.
Jonas Salk
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Jonas Salk
Age: 80 †
Born: 1914
Born: October 28
Died: 1995
Died: June 23
Biologist
Epidemiologist
Immunologist
Inventor
Medical Researcher
Physician
Virologist
New York City
New York
Jonas Edward Salk
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As a child I was not interested in science. I was merely interested in things human, the human side of nature, if you like, and I continue to be interested in that. That's what motivates me.
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If all insects disappeared, all life on earth would perish. If all humans disappeared, all life on earth would flourish.
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When you inoculate children with a polio vaccine, you don't sleep well for two or three months.
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It is said to await certainty is to await eternity.
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I have had dreams and I have had nightmares, but I have conquered my nightmares because of my dreams.
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