Quotes by Norman Cousins

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

History is a vast early warning system.

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

It makes little difference how many university courses or degrees a person may own. If he cannot use words to move an idea from one point to another, his education is incomplete.

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

Life is an adventure in forgiveness.

My reason nourishes my faith and my faith my reason.

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

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.