Life is an error-making and an error-correctin g process, and nature in marking man's papers will grade him for wisdom as measured both by survival and by the quality of life of those who survive.
Jonas SalkRead
It is always with excitement that I wake up in the morning wondering what my intuition will toss up to me, like gifts from the sea. I work with it and rely on it. It's my partner.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of intuition in guiding our daily life and decision-making.
In this quote, Jonas Salk expresses a deep appreciation for the role of intuition in his life. He likens each morning to a surprise, where he eagerly anticipates what insights and inspirations his intuition will provide. Salk views his intuition as a cherished partner, suggesting that trusting one's instincts can lead to valuable discoveries and a fulfilling journey.
In practice
In a motivational speech about creativity and innovation.
Life is an error-making and an error-correctin g process, and nature in marking man's papers will grade him for wisdom as measured both by survival and by the quality of life of those who survive.
In my view, art and the approach to life through art, using it as a vehicle for education and even for doing science is so vital that it is part of a great new revolution that is taking place. I believe we are entering a whole new epoch.
There is hope in dreams, imagination, and in the courage of those who wish to make those dreams a reality.
Reply when questioned on the safety of the polio vaccine he developed: It is safe, and you can't get safer than safe.
I'm saying that we should trust our intuition. I believe that the principles of universal evolution are revealed to us through intuition. And I think that if we combine our intuition and our reason, we can respond in an evolutionary sound way to our problems.
There is a moment of conception and a moment of birth, but between them there is a long period of gestation.
Make it a rule and pray to God to help you keep it . . . never, if possible, to lie down at night without being able to say "I have made one human being at least a little wiser, a little happier, or a little better this day."
I am not a child, I think for myself. No man can think for me.
You want to cry aloud for your mistakes. But to tell the truth the world doesn't need any more of that sound.
Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.
The melancholy joys of evils pass'd, For he who much has suffer'd, much will know.
For pain must enter into its glorified life of memory before it can turn into compassion.
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