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Man is not imprisoned by habit. Great changes in him can be wrough

Man is not imprisoned by habit. Great changes in him can be wrought by crisis – once that crisis can be recognized and understood. – 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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Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live. – Norman Cousins

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A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas – a place where history comes to life. – Norman Cousins

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