199 Quotes by Norman Cousins

It is well known that panic, despair, depression, hate, rage, exasperation, frustration all produce negative biochemical changes in the body.

Death is not the enemy; living in constant fear of it is.

Ten minutes of genuine belly laughter had an anesthetic effect and would give me at least two hours of pain-free sleep.

The essence of man is imperfection.

Life is an adventure in forgiveness.

Of all the gifts bestowed by nature on human beings, hearty laughter must be close to the top.

Laughter is inner jogging.

What people most need now is to apply their conversion skills to those things that are essential for their survival. They need to convert facts into logic, free will into purpose, conscience into decision. They need to convert historical experience into a design for a sane world.

War is an invention of the human mind. The human mind can invent peace with justice.