We are becoming a nation of sissies and hypochondriacs, a self medicating society easily intimidated by pain and prone to panic. We understand almost nothing about the essential robustness of the human body or its ability to meet the challenge of illness.
Norman CousinsOf all the gifts bestowed by nature on human beings, hearty laughter must be close to the top.
Norman CousinsWhy are people more appalled at what they term an unnatural form of dying than by an unnatural form of living?
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 CousinsThe message from the moon which we have flashed to the far corners of this planet is that no problem need any longer be considered insoluble.
Norman CousinsHumanity today is not safe in the presence of humanity. The old cannibalism has given way to anonymous action in which the killer and the killed do not know each other, and in which,indeed, the very fact of mass death has the effect of making mass killing less reprehensible than the death of a single individual. In short, we have evolved in every respect except our ability to protect ourselves against human intelligence. Our knowledge is vast but does not embrace the workings of peace.
Norman Cousins