Norman Cousins Quotes
Ten minutes of genuine belly laughter had an anesthetic effect and would give me at least two hours of pain-free sleep.
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Exercise helps my back. If I don't exercise, that's when it starts to hurt. The pain is a good motivator to run and exercise.
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Trying to think about the rest of the team over myself or my scoring is something that I never really had to do before.
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If I were the president, I would tape everything that is said around me and what I said, because we know how sometimes things get misconstrued.
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Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the situation.
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Many ethnic minorities chafed at the postcolonial nationalism of India and Pakistan, and some rebelled.
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I'm a typical California boy.
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The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to.
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I was on paper earning more money and having more success than I'd ever had. And it was also the most miserable I've ever been. When those things collided, I realised something was off. That's when I started poking around to figure out what was wrong.
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All national histories are partisan and designed to give us a good conceit of ourselves.
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Time is all you have and you may find one day that you have less than you think.'
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I was working at the 'Evening Standard' when I heard that there was a job going as deputy literary editor on the 'New Statesman.' I remember thinking, 'That's perfect.' It was three days a week, and I had children, but I could make that work - so I applied for it and got it.
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When I'm making a film, I don't want my producer to be on the sets. So when I'm producing a film, I don't want to be on the sets!
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I was born not too far from Minneapolis, so it's nice to come back and visit.
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I'm getting Puppetmasters, too. They're one of my favorites. And they're coming out with new Puppetmasters. I try not to get everything, but I want so much.
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Whether I'm in the main event or on the preliminary card, the same Cowboy is going to be out there.
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If I talk about something I either talk about it or I DO it... the minute I talk about it it's lost all it's drive and all it's fun.
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Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present.
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My Marxism has taken root and become purified. I believe in armed struggle as the only solution for those peoples who fight to free themselves, and I am consistent with my beliefs.
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You're trying to pin me down. I'm not a verbal person. Look at my work and decide for yourself. It's hard to put it into words.
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It's a winter weather pattern. We expect it to be tapering off through the weekend.
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I write in the mornings, two or three hours every day, and then at least four times a week I play in a duplicate game at a bridge club. I try to go to tournaments three, four, or five times a year.
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Carrying 200 pounds of velvet and satin around a stage for 90 minutes - that's man's work, let me tell you.
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O sweet September, thy first breezes bring The dry leaf's rustle and the squirrel's laughter, The cool fresh air whence health and vigor spring And promise of exceeding joy hereafter.
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Ten minutes of genuine belly laughter had an anesthetic effect and would give me at least two hours of pain-free sleep.
