Quote by Norman Cousins
We are wide-eyed in contemplating the possibility that life may ex

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

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The main failure of education is that it has not prepared people to comprehend matters concerning human destiny. – Norman Cousins

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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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Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit. – Bern Williams

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A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. – Oscar Wilde

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For people who live on expectations, to face up to their realization is something of an ordeal. – Elizabeth Bowen

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Please be patient. God has not finished with me yet. – Author Unknown

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