"Optimism doesn’t wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time." ― Norman Cousins Topic(s): Trust More From Norman Cousins "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." "We will not have peace by afterthought." "A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life." More In Trust "The Centre is very important to me; it’s about trust – about truth."― David Ginola "The president has undermined trust. No longer will the members of Congress be entitled to accept his veracity. Caveat emptor has become the word. Every member of Congress is on his or her own to determine the truth."― Bob Graham "Trust not yourself, but your defects to know, make use of every friend and every foe."― Alexander Pope