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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He who keeps his cool best wins.

He who keeps his cool best wins.

Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought...

Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought...

Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought...

Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought...

Pessimism is a waste of time

Pessimism is a waste of time

Laughter is a powerful way to tap positive emotions.

Laughter is a powerful way to tap positive emotions.

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

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

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

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

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...

If something comes to life in others because of you, then you have made an...

If something comes to life in others because of you, then you have made an...

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...

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...

In a democracy, the individual enjoys not only the ultimate power but carries the ultimate...

In a democracy, the individual enjoys not only the ultimate power but carries the ultimate...

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...

Laughter is a powerful way to tap positive emotions

Laughter is a powerful way to tap positive emotions

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...

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...

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...

Your heaviest artillery will be your will to live. Keep that big gun going.

Your heaviest artillery will be your will to live. Keep that big gun going.

Where is the indignation about the fact that the US and USSR have thirty thousand...

Where is the indignation about the fact that the US and USSR have thirty thousand...

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...