Norman Cousins Quotes

Everything that is done in the world is done by hope.

Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory.

One of the most powerful forces in human nature is our belief that change is possible.

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

Impossible is not a fact, it's an opinion.

Believe in your dreams and that anything is possible.

Action is hope. There is no hope without action.

Once you start believing in yourself, anything is possible.

An inch of progress is worth more than a yard of complaint.

I wanted to get it all down, maybe out of my system. I wanted to be able to say, Everything's possible-if you believe and can get excited.

If you expect the best, you will be the best. Learn to use one of the most powerful laws in this world; change your mental habits to belief instead of disbelief. Learn to expect, not to doubt. In so doing, you bring everything into the realm of possibility.

It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever - the one who recognizes the challenges and does something about it.

In my case, I can sincerely say nothing is impossible.

When you see them be successful, however small, you say to yourself, wow. And everything becomes possible. Never denigrate, to say we will not succeed.

The most important thing is to just do it. If I work at a higher level I have responsibility to do better than what I've done before. Sometimes the best happens - beyond possibility. Just do it. Can't worry about it.

We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.

The word 'hope' for me is always infused with action.

Have confidence that if you have done a little thing well, you can do a bigger thing well too.

Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.

Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster.

If I said it once, I'll say it again: 'We have the power to change everything.'

If you can dream it, you can do it.

It is not enough to look backwards with pride, justified as that pride may be. We must look forward with hope and confidence, too.

Take actions that will give people hope.

One of the reasons that change takes place is that the people who produce it believe change can take place.