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# David Kessler

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David Aaron Kessler is an American pediatrician, attorney, author, and administrator who served as Chief Science Officer of the White House COVID-19 Response Team from January 20, 2021 to May 2023.

##  Quotes by David Kessler

> [“Maturity is when you accept the fact that two contradictory ideas can exist together.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kessler/maturity-is-when-you-accept-the-fact-that-two-contradictory-ideas-can/)

[David Kessler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kessler/)

[Aging](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aging/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a92/david-kessler-86084_aging_maturity-is-when-you-accept-the-fact-tha_355679.jpg)

> [“When it comes to food, we are, in essence, following an eating script that has been written into the circuits of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kessler/when-it-comes-to-food-we-are-in-essence-following-an-eating-script/)

[David Kessler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kessler/)

[Eating](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eating/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a4/david-kessler-86084_food_when-it-comes-to-food-we-are-in-essence_1300958.jpg)

> [“But like it or not, change happens and, like most things in life, doesn't really happen /to us/ - it just happens.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kessler/but-like-it-or-not-change-happens-and-like-most-things-in-life-doesn/)

[David Kessler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kessler/)

[Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c6/david-kessler-86084_change_but-like-it-or-not-change-happens-and-li_2863585.jpg)

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