Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought or action is without its effects, present or ultimate, seen or unseen, felt or unfelt.

Quote by Norman Cousins

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Optimism doesn't wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time.

Optimism doesn't wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time.

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...

Hope is independent of the apparatus of logic.

Hope is independent of the apparatus of logic.

Laughter is a powerful way to tap positive emotions.

Laughter is a powerful way to tap positive emotions.

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...

Laughter is inner jogging.

Laughter is inner jogging.

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

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

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...

My reason nourishes my faith and my faith my reason.

My reason nourishes my faith and my faith my reason.

Cynicism is intellectual treason.

Cynicism is intellectual treason.

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

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

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.

We will not have peace by afterthought.

We will not have peace by afterthought.

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...

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...

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.

Official aid is more likely to retard development than to promote it.

Official aid is more likely to retard development than to promote it.

The privacy and dignity of our citizens [are] being whittled away by sometimes imperceptible steps....

The privacy and dignity of our citizens [are] being whittled away by sometimes imperceptible steps....

Cuba ought to be free and independent, and the government should be turned over to...

Cuba ought to be free and independent, and the government should be turned over to...