Don't defy the diagnosis, try to defy the verdict.

Don't defy the diagnosis, try to defy the verdict.

Norman Cousins

A casual attitude toward human hurt and pain is the surest sign of educational failure.

A casual attitude toward human hurt and pain is the surest sign of educational failure.

The human body experiences a powerful gravitational pull in the direction of hope

The human body experiences a powerful gravitational pull in the direction of hope

An adequate share of humour and laughter represents an essential part of the diet of a healthy person.

An adequate share of humour and laughter represents an essential part of the diet of a healthy person.

Cynicism is intellectual treason.

Cynicism is intellectual treason.

The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life.

The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life.

Never deny a diagnosis, but do deny the negative verdict that may go with it.

Never deny a diagnosis, but do deny the negative verdict that may go with it.

The purpose of education is to enable us to develop to the fullest that which is inside us

The purpose of education is to enable us to develop to the fullest that which is inside us

Assume responsibility for the quality of your own life.

Assume responsibility for the quality of your own life.

The starting point for a better world is the belief that it is possible.

The starting point for a better world is the belief that it is possible.

Drugs are not always necessary. Belief in recovery always is.

Drugs are not always necessary. Belief in recovery always is.

Each patient carries his doctor inside him.

Each patient carries his doctor inside him.

Nixon's motto was, if two wrongs don't make a right, try three.

Nixon's motto was, if two wrongs don't make a right, try three.

Progress begins with the belief that what is necessary is possible.

Progress begins with the belief that what is necessary is possible.

Life is an adventure in forgiveness.

Life is an adventure in forgiveness.

If news is not really news unless it is bad news, it may be difficult to claim we are an informed nation.

If news is not really news unless it is bad news, it may be difficult to claim we are an informed nation.

You are younger today than you will ever be again. Make use of it for the sake of tomorrow.

You are younger today than you will ever be again. Make use of it for the sake of tomorrow.

The control centre of your life is your attitude.

The control centre of your life is your attitude.

Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.

Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.