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.

Quote by Norman Cousins

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Hope is independent of the apparatus of logic.

Hope is independent of the apparatus of logic.

People who develop the habit of thinking of themselves as world citizens are fulfilling the...

People who develop the habit of thinking of themselves as world citizens are fulfilling the...

Laughter is a form of internal jogging. It moves your internal organs around. It enhances...

Laughter is a form of internal jogging. It moves your internal organs around. It enhances...

Nothing is more powerful than an individual acting out of his conscience, thus helping to...

Nothing is more powerful than an individual acting out of his conscience, thus helping to...

History is a vast early warning system.

History is a vast early warning system.

The way a book is read, which is to say, the qualities a reader brings...

The way a book is read, which is to say, the qualities a reader brings...

He who keeps his cool best wins.

He who keeps his cool best wins.

It makes little difference how many university courses or degrees a person may own. If...

It makes little difference how many university courses or degrees a person may own. If...

Laughter is a form of internal jogging. It moves your internal organs around. It enhances...

Laughter is a form of internal jogging. It moves your internal organs around. It enhances...

The more serious the illness, the more important it is for you to fight back,...

The more serious the illness, the more important it is for you to fight back,...

The human body experiences a powerful gravitational pull in the direction of hope. That is...

The human body experiences a powerful gravitational pull in the direction of hope. That is...

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

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

Life is an adventure in forgiveness.

Life is an adventure in forgiveness.

Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside...

Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside...

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

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

Cynicism is intellectual treason.

Cynicism is intellectual treason.

Laughter is a powerful way to tap positive emotions

Laughter is a powerful way to tap positive emotions

A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for...

A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for...

A very quiet and tasteful way to be famous is to have a famous relative....

A very quiet and tasteful way to be famous is to have a famous relative....

The childhood shows the man, / As morning shows the day. Be famous then /...

The childhood shows the man, / As morning shows the day. Be famous then /...