“Never deny a diagnosis, but do deny the negative verdict that may go with it.”

— Norman Cousins · Courage quote

“Never deny a diagnosis, but do deny the negative verdict that may go with it.”

— NORMAN COUSINS

Journalist and editor · 1915 – 1990

Norman Cousins was an American political journalist and longtime editor of the Saturday Review. His book Anatomy of an Illness described recovering from a serious illness through laughter and helped popularize the mind-body connection in medicine.

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