Norman Cousins Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 24, 1915 - November 30, 1990

Topics

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His belief in the power of music to convey ideas - not just entertain - has filtered down to musicians in every field, from alt-rock to hip-hop, from Bruce Springsteen and U2 to Arcade Fire and Kanye West. Popular music is different because of Johnny Cash.

Robert Hilburn

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The idealists will always be in society, and we will survive.

John Zorn

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I got recognized on the subway in South Africa because of 'Big Bang.'

John Ross Bowie

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I would never regret joining a club like Chelsea, and hopefully I will be a long time at Chelsea.

Alvaro Morata

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The Western world needs to ally themselves against the evil that is political Islam. To unite with its practitioners would be to unite with evil. Anyone who sees that as a virtue is simply enabling evil and, by proxy, is evil themselves.

Steven Crowder

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Different strokes, for different folks.

Sly Stone

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I realize I'm blessed to have the luxury of being a full-time writer. Not many people have that.

Rupi Kaur

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Instead of taking a very high-paying type of law job or something that I might be able to do, I have been a legislator. That's what I do. I think it's an honorable profession - if you're honest and have integrity and work hard.

Russ Feingold

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Your real feelings are inside you.

Jose Carreras

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My whole family, my father's side, there was a great deal of depression, and my mother's side as well.

Dorothy Hamill

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I was re-watching 'E.T.' recently, and that scene where they're all around the pizza, bringing the pizza in, and gambling and stuff together, it's such an amazing tone, it's so rough, and nobody's really talking about anything, and it feels like you're in that room with them.

Colin Trevorrow

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When you're a child actor and play the precocious kid, the temptation is to wear leather pants or a cutoff shirt to redefine yourself. But I never felt the need to randomly reshuffle the deck and say, 'Don't call me Peter. Call me Pete.' I just figured you evolve naturally, and you'll be recognized for what your successes are.

Peter Billingsley

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