top of page
"A book is like a piece of rope; it takes on meaning only in connection with the things it holds together."
Standard
Customized
Exlpore more Connection quotes

"The Christian doctrine of suffering explains, I believe, a very curious fact about the world we live in. The settled happiness and security which we all desire, God withholds from us by the nature of the world: but joy, pleasure, and merriment He has scattered broadcast...The security we crave would teach us to rest our hearts in this world and oppose an obstacle to our return to God...Our Father refreshes us on the journey with some pleasant inns, but will not encourage us to mistake them for home."

"The people in your life will either help you shake hands with yourself or they'll teach you what you don't want. Everyone, eventually, does one or the other. All pain transforms to learning. All love transforms to self-awareness."

"When someone else's truth is the same as your truth, and he seems to be saying it just for you, that's great."

"We touch people mostly without touching them: We touch them with our words, with our smile, with our eyes, with our courage, with our madness, with millions of different ways! What are we? We are contacting beings without contacting!"

"The language of Energy-Consciousness, LifeParticles, can be universal for all life-forms. To enliven it ask yourself, "How would I feel if and just feel - how other people feel, how the oceans, forests, animals and the Earth feel. Through this language, you can deliver your feeling and intent to others and consciously experience your connection to all beings."

"God can only relate with us based on our level of knowledge."

"She put one hand on mine. "When someone is in your heart, they're never truly gone. They can come back to you, even at unlikely times."

"There's something about kindred spirits, you meet them and for a moment this world no matter ugly, makes sense. They bring a sense of freedom and clarity to one conversation; just enough to remind you of who you are."

"Our hearts speak the same language but more importantly our souls share the same voice."

"Every friend was once a stranger and if you know this, you have to understand that conversations are the beginning of connection."
Explore more quotes by Norman Cousins

"What was most significant about the lunar voyage was not that men set foot on the moon but that they set eye on the earth."

"Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of an educated man."

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

"Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought or action is without its effects, present or ultimate, seen or unseen, felt or unfelt."

"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."

"A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life."
bottom of page