Norman Cousins Quotes
If something comes to life in others because of you, then you have made an approach to immortality.
Quotes to Explore
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With great artists like Elvis, sometimes the songs weren't the greatest thing about him. When I tried to perform some of the songs, I noticed some of the tunes weren't all that brilliant, but it was the performance that sold them.
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This dragonfly came up to me. He was hovering right in front of my face, and I was really examining him, thinking, How does he see me? I became enlightened.
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As a kid, I was so short, it was tough for me to keep up with the taller guys. I always had quick feet, but I just didn't have any power, really, as a kid.
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Maybe entertainment is not supposed to be reality.
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I've dated girls that aren't, this is gonna sound so horrible, that aren't super smart, but they still are super confident, and that's more what I've been attracted to is the confidence and the sense of humor.
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Babyface is definitely a big inspiration.
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The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone.
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The biggest challenge for me has been in coping with my perfectionism. I have a stiflingly hard time moving forward in a project if it's not 'just right' all along the way. The trap I so easily fall into is rewriting and rewriting the same scenes over and over to make them perfect, instead of continuing on into the wild unknown of the story.
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To create a work of art is to create the world.
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Some people want to win races. Other people want to be President of the United States.
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Most of the people who make decisions about global health are in the U.S. and Western Europe. There, the mental health care system is dominated by highly trained, expensive professionals in big hospitals, who often see patients over long periods of time. This simply can't be done in rural Africa or India. Who the hell can afford that kind of care?
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To be ambitious of true honor, of the true glory and perfection of our natures, is the very principle and incentive of virtue.
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There is an outdated belief that girls are not as good at science and math subjects as boys. But according to the report 'Generation STEM,' high school girls earn more math and science credits than boys do, and their GPAs, aggregated across math and science classes, are higher than boys'.
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If you're a beach person or a golfer, Key West is not for you. Most of the sand has been imported, and the water is shallow until you've waded far out, and all the way the sea floor is covered with yucky algae and sea grass.
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I'm still one of those persons who prefers to wear pants, especially for at-home entertaining.
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I have said it before and I will say it again: Impeachment is off the table.
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I'd never looked at our house, or even our side of the street, and said, Oh! I wish we lived in the new development-those houses are so much newer, so much better! This is where I'd grown up. This was my home.
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When I get anxious and scared, I probably lose my temper more than I should.
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Studies show that Avastin can prolong the lives of patients with late-stage breast and lung cancer by several months when the drug is combined with existing therapies.
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The journey that I have undertaken, meeting people from all walks of life and learning from them, has been my biggest achievement.
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No library of American business achievement is complete without the story of Arthur G. Gaston. . . . Black Titan is a long overdue contribution to the recording of not just black history, but American history.
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Sometimes I forget to say 'cut' because I am so lost in the performance.
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I just want to tell stories that have an impact on people. Somebody needs to have an impact because people are lost. People are really lost.
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If something comes to life in others because of you, then you have made an approach to immortality.
