“I feel that the greatest reward for doing is the opportunity to do more.”

—  Jonas Salk

On receiving Congressional Medal for Distinguished Civilian Achievement (23 April 1956); several variations of this personal motto are often quoted, including:
The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.
As quoted in 50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet! (2001) by Dennis Denenberg and Lorraine Roscoe, p. 99
I feel that the greatest reward for success is the opportunity to do more.

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Inventor of polio vaccine 1914–1995

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