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The human body experiences a powerful gravitational pull in the direction of hope. That is why the patient's hopes are the physician's secret weapon. They are the hidden ingredients in any prescription.

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Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.

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People are never more insecure than when they become obsessed with their fears at the expense of their dreams.

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Laughter is inner jogging.

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The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life. It provides human beings with a sense of destination and the energy to get started.

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Optimism doesn't wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time.

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A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas - a place where history comes to life.

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The main failure of education is that it has not prepared people to comprehend matters concerning human destiny.

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He who keeps his cool best wins.

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A book is like a piece of rope; it takes on meaning only in connection with the things it holds together.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: June 24th, 1915

Died: November 30th, 1990

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