Jonas Salk

Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.

Scientific discovery is not a linear process; it is a dance with uncertainty.

Compassion is the chief law of human existence.

The pursuit of truth is the ultimate goal of science.

We must nurture the seeds of peace in every heart.

Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength.

The joy of discovery is the true reward of the scientist.

Wisdom comes from experience, but experience is the name we give our mistakes.

Humanity's greatest challenge is to balance progress with ethics.

Every experiment is a story waiting to be told.

Love and knowledge are the two most beautiful things in life.

The vaccine against polio was not just a scientific achievement; it was a humanitarian one.

In the laboratory of life, we are all experimenters.

Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.

The evolution of man is the evolution of his conscience.

To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

What people think of as the moment of discovery is really the discovery of the question.

If all the insects were to disappear from the Earth, within 50 years all life on Earth would disappear. If all humans were to disappear from the Earth, within 50 years all forms of life would flourish.

The most important question we can ask is, 'What is the nature of life?'

I have had a dream, and it has come true. I have seen the end of polio.