Norman Cousins Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Norman Cousins quotes, Norman Cousins sayings, and Norman Cousins proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

History is a vast early warning system. Norman Cousins
Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences. Norman Cousins
Optimism doesn't wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time. Norman Cousins
Drugs are not always necessary, (but) belief in recovery always is. Norman Cousins
The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life. It provides human beings with a sense of destination and the energy to get started. Norman Cousins
The most costly disease is not cancer or coronaries. The most costly disease is boredom - costly for both individual and society. Norman Cousins
A human being fashions his consequences as surely as he fashions his goods or his dwelling his goods or his dwelling. Nothing that he says, thinks or does is without consequences. Norman Cousins
The tragedy of life is in what dies inside a man while he lives - the death of genuine feeling, the death of inspired response, the awareness that makes it possible to feel the pain or the glory of other men in yourself. Norman Cousins
Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live. Norman Cousins
Each patient carries his own doctor inside him. Norman Cousins
Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live. Norman Cousins
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. Norman Cousins

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