Norman Cousins Quotes
The growth of the human mind is still high adventure, in many ways the highest adventure on earth.
Quotes to Explore
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Yes, it's annoying that Hamlet doesn't kill his stepfather ten minutes into the play, but if he did kill his stepfather ten minutes into the play, there wouldn't be a play. He has to be annoying, if you will, and not do what would be the thing to do.
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No science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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I want more movies like 'Straight Outta Compton.' Showing our stories of triumph, we'll make it through, and we'll get to something better.
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I didn't know that I could do a talk show. I didn't know that we could bring variety to daytime. I didn't know that people wanted to see singing, and dancing and comedy in the morning.
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The case is I talk for a living, so I should be able to say anything I want to say regardless of how you feel. What we're starting to deal with now is your opinion matters, but to be quite honest, your opinion means nothing.
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O fading honours of the dead!O high ambition, lowly laid!
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As an actor, whether I'm playing Othello on stage or David Estes on 'Homeland,' that ability to give into your imagination is something that I enjoy.
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Do I have a long-term plan? Kind of. I have a general direction, I think. But it's funny what comes down the pike.
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If you have a crisis, whether on a ship or wherever, there are heroes who rise above it.
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'99.9%' is the end product of years and years of me going through multiple styles and interests.
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I try to keep my filters simple. I don't do anything major to my photos.
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At the age of 15 I began my singing lessons, and once I became a professional performer, I dove into acting.
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The University conceives of itself as dedicated to the power of the intellect. Its commitment is to the way of reason.
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I really wasted a lot of time in my 20s.
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For nothing can be greater than seduction itself, not even the order that destroys it.
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A border collie named Orson inspired me to buy a 110-acre farm with four barns and a sheep. That led to a series of books about Bedlam Farm and about dogs, rural life, lambing and herding sheep.
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Not hippie - my parents were not hippies - but they were very supportive and encouraging, and that does a lot for someone, and it gives them a lot of confidence.
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Honestly, we know that we're fighting for a playoff position. I just don't want to settle for the eighth spot. If we play these games out and win most of them, we can get up to the seventh, or maybe even the sixth spot.
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(Man, I wish life had emoticons, you know? So that when your dad pisses you off you could like click a mental button or something and just show him one of those rolleyes. That would rock) Anyway.
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The growth of the human mind is still high adventure, in many ways the highest adventure on earth.
