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You are younger today than you will ever be again. Make use of it for the sake of tomorrow.
Norman Cousins
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Norman Cousins
Age: 75 †
Born: 1915
Born: June 24
Died: 1990
Died: November 30
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The marvelous pharmacy that was designed by nature and placed into our being by the universal architect produces most of the medicines we need.
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Reverence for life is more than solicitude or sensitivity for life. It is a sense of the whole, a capacity for inspired response, a respect for the intricate universe of individual life. It is the supreme awareness of awareness itself.
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