"Ten minutes of genuine belly laughter had an anesthetic effect and would give me at least two hours of pain-free sleep."

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Source : Norman Cousins (2016). “Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient: Reflections on Healing and Regeneration”, p.11, Open Road Media

Norman Cousins

#Pain Quotes #Laughter Quotes #Sleep Quotes

“We suffer with those who have disappeared, those who have had to flee their homes, and those who have been tortured.”
“There aren't many roles that are interesting if you're a 40-year-old woman, unless you're Julia Roberts or Cate Blanchett.”

Source : "Amanda Peet returns to television". Interview with Mike Ayers, www.cnn.com. March 21, 2012.
“Beware of clichÃ©s. Not just the ÂclichÃ©s that Martin Amis is at war with. There are clichÃ©s of response as well as expression. There are clichÃ©s of observation and of thought - even of conception. Many novels, even quite a few adequately written ones, are ÂclichÃ©s of form which conform to clichÃ©s of expectation.”
“Sometimes you have to lie. One often has to distort a thing to catch its true spirit.”
“I love Krispy Kreme donuts, but doesn't the thought of cream that's crispy just churn your stomach?”
“Throughout my career, Ive wrestled a lot of countries.”
“Was all of Stephen A. Douglas's promotion of 'popular sovereignty' a plausible device for getting him elected president? With his death in June, 1861, any possible answer to that question went to Douglas's grave with him.”

Source : Source: www.washingtonpost.com
“I think one of the privileges of being a filmmaker is the opportunity to remain a kind of perpetual student.”

Source : "Leonardo DiCaprio & Ed Zwick for “Blood Diamond”". Interview with Garth Franklin, www.darkhorizons.com. December 7, 2006.

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