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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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Peace Activist
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Union City
New Jersey
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The greatest force in the human body is the natural drive of the body to heal itself - but that force in not independent of the belief system. Everything begins with belief. What we believe is the most powerful option of all.
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Second only to freedom, learning is the most precious option on earth.
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History is a vast early warning system.
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