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.

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

He who keeps his cool best wins.

History is a vast early warning system.

We will not have peace by afterthought.

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

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

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

Hope is independent of the apparatus of logic.

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

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

Life is an adventure in forgiveness.

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

Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.

My reason nourishes my faith and my faith my reason.

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