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Jonas Salk Quotes

The worst tragedy that could have befallen me was my success. I knew right away that I was through - cast out.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: american
Birth: October 28, 1914 - June 23, 1995

Topics

Success Me Tragedy Worst Right Out

Those powers that control the tent are not threatened at all by any activity that you engage in, in the shadows, that's not moving toward the tent. And I am rather convinced that we have a generation that is so preoccupied with life in the shadows, they never even focus on getting to the sunlight where you open up the big tent.

Life Focus I Am Moving Control You

In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes.

Great Mistakes Pride Bottom General

I've always been a big supporter of the Surfrider Foundation. I started my own foundation, Rob Machado Foundation, which focuses on environmental education for the little people of the world.

Education People Environmental World

It's not necessary with your friends to discuss something you know you will disagree profoundly on.

Friends You Know Will Disagree Your

We were the only black family in my neighborhood for many years. Wherever we lived, we were often the only black family, and certainly the only Haitian family. But my parents were really great at providing a loving home where we could feel safe and secure.

Family Home Great Parents Black

It has been an incredibly rewarding experience to work with so many dedicated SEC staff who strive every day to protect investors and ensure our markets operate with integrity.

Work Integrity Experience Day Strive

You know what I would like to do: make a film with actors standing in empty space so that the spectator would have to imagine the background of the characters.

Michelangelo Antonioni

Space You Know Empty Standing Film

Stanley Kubrick knew we had good graphics around MIT and came to my lab to find out how to do it. We had some really good stuff. I was very impressed with Kubrick; he knew all the graphics work I had ever heard of, and probably more.

Work Good Find More Out Stuff

Pigs prefer to wallow in clean mud, but if nothing else is available, they will frequently wallow in their own urine, giving rise to the notion that they are dirty animals.

Giving Rise Dirty Animals Nothing

There is no royal road to anything, one thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slowly, endures.

Josiah Gilbert Holland

Time Road Fast Royal Anything

Space, time, matter, energy and biological life may be the result of a Source Field that is conscious and alive in its own unique way - on a scale far too vast for the finite mind to fathom.

Life Time Space Mind Energy Result

I rely on my iPad for on-the-go entertainment. I stock it with TV shows, like 'Parks and Recreation' and the British version of 'The Office.' I'm reading a Charles Manson biography on it too, since I'm weirdly into true crime.

Reading True Entertainment Office

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