Quote by Norman Cousins
The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life. It pro

The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life. It provides human beings with a sense of destination and the energy to get started. – Norman Cousins

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Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of an educated man. – Norman Cousins

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respect
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Where is the indignation about the fact that the United States and Soviet Union have accumulated thirty thousand pounds of destructive force for every human being in the world? – Norman Cousins

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War
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Most American fascists are enthusiastically supporting the war effort. They are doing this even in those cases where they hope to have profitable connections with German chemical firms after the war ends. – Henry A. Wallace

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My hope is that 10 years from now, after Ive been across the street at work for a while, theyll all be glad they gave me that wonderful vote. – Sandra Day OConnor

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Hope is the parent of faith. – Cyrus A. Bartol

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A strong mind always hopes, and has always cause to hope. – Thomas Carlyle

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