Daniel S. Goldin

He was committed to lifelong learning. He settled for nothing less than excellence. He not only sought truth — Galileo believed more than anything else that he would find it.

Not experiencing any failure in life is rarely a sign of perfection. Rather, it's a sign that your goals are not bold enough.

That's the power of truth and learning and excellence — the search for what it is that ignites the human spirit, overcoming the unexpected and discovering the unknown. That's what life is all about.