“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.” KnowsMayHas BeensAbleArtistProcessCreativeInstantCreative ProcessUniquenessSplendidTranscendentPrecarious Author:Norman Cousins
“The physician knows that his little black bag can carry him only so far and that the body's own healing system is the main resource.” KnowsLittlesBodyBlackHealingResourcesBagsPhysiciansHomeopathy Book:Head First: The Biology of Hope and the Healing Power of the Human Spirit Source: Head First: The Biology of Hope and the Healing Power of the Human Spirit
“Humanity 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.” KnowsWayHumansDoeFactsTodayActionHumanityIndividualGivenPeaceAbilityEffectsProtectSafeMassEmbraceKillingKillersHuman IntelligenceCannibalism Author:Norman Cousins
“The doctor knows that it is the prescription slip itself, even more than what is written on it, that is often the vital ingredient for enabling a patient to get rid of whatever is ailing him.” KnowsWrittenDoctorsPatientRecoveryIngredientsSlipsPrescriptionsEnabling Book:Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient: Reflections on Healing and Regeneration Source: Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient: Reflections on Healing and Regeneration
“Fortunately or otherwise we live at a time when the average individual has to know several times as much in order to keep informed as he did only thirty or forty years ago. Being "educated" today requires not only more than a superficial knowledge of the arts and sciences, but a sense of inter-relationship such as is taught in few schools. Finally, being "educated" today, in terms of the larger needs, means preparation for world citizenship; in short, education for survival.” KnowsWorldNeedsYearsMeanArtTodaySchoolTimeOrderIndividualTermTaughtSurvivalYears AgoAverageIndividualityEducatedPreparationThirtyFortySuperficialCitizenshipArt And ScienceSuperficial Knowledge Author:Norman Cousins
“No one really knows enough to be a pessimist.” KnowsInspirationalEnoughPessimist Author:Norman Cousins
“Since the human body tends to move in the direction of its expectations- plus or minus-it is important to know that attitudes of confidence and determination are no less a part of the treatment program than medical science and technology.” KnowsHumansImportantBodyMovingAttitudeTechnologyExpectationsProgramDeterminationMedicalTreatmentPlusHuman BodyScience And TechnologyMinusMedical Science Author:Norman Cousins
“I've learned that next to the atomic bomb, the greatest danger is defeatism, despair, and inadequate awareness of what human beings possess. I feel that any problem that can be defined is capable of being resolved. Out of this has come my conviction that no person knows enough to be a pessimist.” KnowsFeelsHumansPersonsEnoughProblemNextHuman BeingsAwarenessDangerDespairCapableConvictionDefinedI've LearnedBombsPessimismInadequatePessimistAtomic Bomb Author:Norman Cousins
