No one has been able to define or synthesize that precarious, splendid, and perhaps untidy instant when the creative process begins. This is what the uniqueness of the artist is all about. The transcendent right of the artist is the right to create even though he may not always know what he is doing.
Norman CousinsThe only security for the American people today, or for any people, is to be found through the control of force rather than the use of force.
Norman CousinsIt is reasonable to expect the doctor to recognize that science may not have all the answers to problems of health and healing.
Norman CousinsSilence must be comprehended as not solely the absence of sound. It is the natural environment for serenity and contemplation. Life without silence is life without privacy. The difference between sanity and madness is the quality of our thoughts. Silence is on the side of sanity.
Norman Cousins