Quotes & anectdotes from
the wise,
the foolish,
the courageous &
the drunk

Norman Cousins Writer

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Jun 24, 1915
  • Died: Nov 30, 1990

Norman Cousins was an American political journalist, author, professor, and world peace advocate.

Hope is independent of the apparatus of logic.

People are never more insecure than when they become obsessed with their fears at the expense of their dreams.

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

Man is not imprisoned by habit. Great changes in him can be wrought by crisis - once that crisis can be recognized and understood.

We will not have peace by afterthought.

Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.

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

He who keeps his cool best wins.

History is a vast early warning system.

Life is an adventure in forgiveness.

A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life.

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

It is reasonable to expect the doctor to recognize that science may not have all the answers to problems of health and healing.

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

My reason nourishes my faith and my faith my reason.