The heart of the matter is that some people like to cause injury or death to living things. And many of those who do not are indifferent to those who do.
Norman CousinsIntegration is a basic law of life; when we resist it, disintegration is the natural result, both inside and outside of us. Thus we come to the concept of harmony through integration.
Norman CousinsOf all the gifts bestowed by nature on human beings, hearty laughter must be close to the top.
Norman CousinsIf something comes to life in others because of you, then you have made an approach to immortality.
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