... That made me perceive that we must evaluate people as complex beings we all are.  One should never set oneself up in negative judgment of others based on one or a few instances of tact- or thoughtlessness.  Neither should one idolize a man for his charisma or heroic deeds.

- Willi Dansgaard, pioneer of ice core paleoclimate analysis, speaking of his friend Per Scholander in his book Frozen Annals