28 quotes
I think of the need for more wisdom in the world, to deal with the knowledge that we have. At one time we had wisdom, but little knowledge. Now we have a great deal of knowledge, but do we have enough wisdom to deal with that knowledge?
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.
Academy of Achievement interview (1991)
Risks, I like to say, always pay off. You learn what to do, or what not to do.
Academy of Achievement interview (1991)
The art of science is as important as so-called technical science. You need both. It's this combination that must be recognized and acknowledged and valued.
Academy of Achievement interview (1991)
Reason alone will not serve. Intuition alone can be improved by reason, but reason alone without intuition can easily lead the wrong way. They both are necessary.
Academy of Achievement interview (1991)
The idea of being constructive, creative, positive, in trying to bring out the best in one's own self and the best in others follows from what I've just been saying.
Academy of Achievement interview (1991)
Nothing happens quite by chance. It's a question of accretion of information and experience … it's just chance that I happened to be here at this particular time when there was available and at my disposal the great experience of all the investigators who plodded along for a number of years.
Breakthrough : The Saga of Jonas Salk (1966)
Why did Mozart compose music?