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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If you have difficulties making a decision, choose the lesser of the two evils.
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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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Everyone has their own path and you can't judge.
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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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The truth is that male religious leaders have had - and still have - an option to interpret holy teachings either to exalt or subjugate women. They have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter.
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Just as the ancients danced to call upon the spirits in nature, we too can dance to find the spirits within ourselves that have been long buried and forgotten.
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It made her eyes fill up with tears, and she for a few more minutes starting it over, replaying it, watching his lips say the words: "We can be lonely together.
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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.
