History is a vast early warning system.

Quote by Norman Cousins

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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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

The purpose of education is to enable us to develop to the fullest that which...

The purpose of education is to enable us to develop to the fullest that which...

A human being fashions his consequences as surely as he fashions his goods or his...

A human being fashions his consequences as surely as he fashions his goods or his...

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...

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.

Laughter is inner jogging.

Laughter is inner jogging.

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...

What was most significant about the lunar voyage was not that men set foot on...

What was most significant about the lunar voyage was not that men set foot on...

Hope is independent of the apparatus of logic.

Hope is independent of the apparatus of logic.

The eternal quest of the individual human being is to shatter his loneliness.

The eternal quest of the individual human being is to shatter his loneliness.

It is reasonable to expect the doctor to recognize that science may not have all...

It is reasonable to expect the doctor to recognize that science may not have all...

The tragedy of life is in what dies inside a man while he lives -...

The tragedy of life is in what dies inside a man while he lives -...