If you thought it was going to work, and it didn’t work, that tells you as much as if it did.
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- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Academy of Achievement interview at the Salk Institute, La Jolla, May 16, 1991; Full selected answer and surrounding vaccine-research discussion read. Complete sentence about information gained from unexpected experimental results; not medical advice. Original speaker labels and interview date check
- Academy of Achievement interview at the Salk Institute, La Jolla, May 16, 1991
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