Quotes by

Norman Cousins

Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought or action is without its effects, present or ultimate, seen or unseen, felt or unfelt. – Norman Cousins

What was most significant about the lunar voyage was not that men set foot on the moon but that they set eye on the earth. – Norman Cousins

We are wide-eyed in contemplating the possibility that life may exist elsewhere in the universe, but we wear blinders when contemplating the possibilities of life on earth. – Norman Cousins

Drugs are not always necessary. Belief in recovery always is. – Norman Cousins

Hope is independent of the apparatus of logic. – Norman Cousins

History is a vast early warning system. – Norman Cousins

The marvelous pharmacy that was designed by nature and placed into our being by the universal architect produces most of the medicines we need. – Norman Cousins

Life is an adventure in forgiveness. – Norman Cousins

Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live. – Norman Cousins

Government in the U.S. today is a senior partner in every business in the country. – Norman Cousins

The eternal quest of the individual human being is to shatter his loneliness. – Norman Cousins