Norman Cousins
Norman Cousins
Norman Cousinswas an American political journalist, author, professor, and world peace advocate...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth24 June 1915
CountryUnited States of America
depression hate frustration
It is well known that panic, despair, depression, hate, rage, exasperation, frustration all produce negative biochemical changes in the body.
enemy constant
Death is not the enemy; living in constant fear of it is.
acceptance men essence
The essence of man is imperfection.
happiness laughter humans
Of all the gifts bestowed by nature on human beings, hearty laughter must be close to the top.
skills perspective people
What people most need now is to apply their conversion skills to those things that are essential for their survival. They need to convert facts into logic, free will into purpose, conscience into decision. They need to convert historical experience into a design for a sane world.
ego needs
The need is not to amputate the ego ... but to transcend it.
errors history accumulation
History is an accumulation of error.
hope facts significant
The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life.
school understanding preparation
Education fails unless the Three R's at one end of the school spectrum lead ultimately to the Four P's at the other-Preparati on for Earning, Preparation for Living, Preparation for Understanding, Preparation for Participation in the problems involved in the making of a better world.
determination purpose connections
Hope, purpose and determination are not merely mental states. They have electrochemical connections that affect the immune system.
enough pessimist knows
No one really knows enough to be a pessimist.
news may claims
If news is not really news unless it is bad news, it may be difficult to claim we are an informed nation
laughter may panic
Laughter may or may not activate the endorphins or enhance respiration, as some medical researchers contend. What seems clear, however, is that laughter is an antidote to apprehension and panic.
leadership sports boredom
The most costly disease is boredom costly for both individual and society.