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David Ho
AIDS Research Pioneer
Only in America would a 37 year-old be given that opportunity to become an institute director. I think the culture overall here is enlightened enough to be able to give responsibility to a young person without that much regard for age and with greater emphasis on merit, on potential, and such things. It's in many ways an amazing experience. I've done well. I was working hard. I had a certain vision of what I wanted to do and those things fitted well with the goals of the new institute. So, I was given the chance and I believe I've taken advantage of that golden opportunity.
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David Ho
AIDS Research Pioneer
Just coming back to my own area, AIDS, it's now a problem largely of developing countries. A vaccine would probably have not made that much of a difference to the United States, but yet the vaccine research for AIDS is almost entirely funded by U.S. money. So it's taken the broader view, that this is a problem for the world and therefore we're going to solve it. And, this is not limited to AIDS. Malaria is not much of a problem, yet we're taking it on, same with tuberculosis and so on and so forth. The past few years, as I had more and more chance to reflect upon my career so far and my life so far, I've come to appreciate much more of what this country is.
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Ron Howard
Oscar for Best Director
My father is working more now than he ever has. And he said, "You know, a lot of my friends, they went into the corporate world, they became doctors, they had great careers, the kinds of careers that everyone would have applauded them for pursuing. And they pursued them, and some of them are happy about it and some of them aren't. But I followed my dream. And if the object is to have a secure and gratifying life, I've achieved that. Maybe never stardom, but my home is paid for, I have a great pension through the Screen Actors Guild plan, and I have security. And on top of everything else, while everyone else is winding down, I still can keep the dream alive. Because you never know when another interesting challenge is going to come along, or another great role. And I'm working more now than I ever have, and I'm active. And I've got a lot to look ahead towards."
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