--- title: "12 Normal State Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Normal State quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Normal State sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/653/tom-stoppard-437_doubt_uncertainty-is-the-normal-state-1090087_1090087.png" --- > [Uncertainty is the normal state.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-stoppard/uncertainty-is-the-normal-state/) [Tom Stoppard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-stoppard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/653/tom-stoppard-437_doubt_uncertainty-is-the-normal-state-1090087_1090087.png) > [War is the normal state of the people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benito-mussolini/war-is-the-normal-state-of-the-people/) [Benito Mussolini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benito-mussolini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d9/benito-mussolini-3049_normal_war-is-the-normal-state-of-the-people-74_74903.jpg) > [The normal state of an actor is unemployed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-o-quinn/the-normal-state-of-an-actor-is-unemployed/) [Terry O'Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-o-quinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab0/terry-o-quinn-14978_actor_the-normal-state-of-an-actor-is-unemploy_3176055.jpg) > [“Normal is a state of mind. No one’s as picture perfect as they look. Some just cover the cracks better.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-daltry/normal-is-a-state-of-mind-no-one-s-as-picture-perfect-as-they-look/) [Sarah Daltry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-daltry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee8/sarah-daltry-40214_cracks_normal-is-a-state-of-mind-no-one-s-as-pi_2777035.jpg) > [Normal military trade is undoubtedly part of the normal State-to-State relations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/li-peng/normal-military-trade-is-undoubtedly-part-of-the-normal-state-to/) [Li Peng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/li-peng/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d04/li-peng-23983_military_normal-military-trade-is-undoubtedly-par_803396.jpg) > [“It is only by this moderation that there is effected an early return (to man's normal state).”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lao-tzu/it-is-only-by-this-moderation-that-there-is-effected-an-early-return/) [Lao Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lao-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1e/lao-tzu-624_quote_it-is-only-by-this-moderation-that-there_1253377.jpg) > [“It was evident from the general tone of the whole party, that they had come to regard insolvency as the normal state…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/it-was-evident-from-the-general-tone-of-the-whole-party-that-they-had/) [Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dickens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/388/charles-dickens-34_insolvency_it-was-evident-from-the-general-tone-of_2451529.jpg) > [I want Israel to be a normal state, part of the international community, part of the free world, but unique in terms…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tzipi-livni/i-want-israel-to-be-a-normal-state-part-of-the-international/) [Tzipi Livni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tzipi-livni/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d8/tzipi-livni-5178_community_i-want-israel-to-be-a-normal-state-part_771334.png) > [The freedom of individuals from compulsion or coercion never was, and is not now, the normal state of human affairs. The normal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/the-freedom-of-individuals-from-compulsion-or-coercion-never-was-and/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4b/walter-e-williams-2709_abuse_the-freedom-of-individuals-from-compulsi_2510366.png) > [Zen is not a particular state but the normal state: silent, peaceful, unagitated. In Zazen neither intention, analysis, specific effort nor imagination…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taisen-deshimaru/zen-is-not-a-particular-state-but-the-normal-state-silent-peaceful/) [Taisen Deshimaru](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taisen-deshimaru/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64f/taisen-deshimaru-20366_analysis_zen-is-not-a-particular-state-but-the-no_1413952.jpg) > [“Ketosis is a normal physiological state. I would argue it is the normal state of man. It’s not normal to have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-christofferson/ketosis-is-a-normal-physiological-state-i-would-argue-it-is-the/) [Travis Christofferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-christofferson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e5/travis-christofferson-57578_food_ketosis-is-a-normal-physiological-state_2938714.jpg) > [“Entropy is the normal state of consciousness—a condition that is neither useful nor enjoyable. To avoid this condition, people are naturally eager…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/entropy-is-the-normal-state-of-consciousness-a-condition-that-is/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c56/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-1255_negative-feelings_entropy-is-the-normal-state-of-conscious_3814.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/normal-state/#itemlist", "name": "Normal State Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Uncertainty is the normal state.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tom Stoppard" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-stoppard/uncertainty-is-the-normal-state/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/653/tom-stoppard-437_doubt_uncertainty-is-the-normal-state-1090087_1090087.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/653/tom-stoppard-437_doubt_uncertainty-is-the-normal-state-1090087_1090087.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/653/tom-stoppard-437_doubt_uncertainty-is-the-normal-state-1090087_1090087.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Uncertainty is the normal state.” — Tom Stoppard", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "War is the normal state of the people.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Benito Mussolini" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benito-mussolini/war-is-the-normal-state-of-the-people/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d9/benito-mussolini-3049_normal_war-is-the-normal-state-of-the-people-74_74903.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d9/benito-mussolini-3049_normal_war-is-the-normal-state-of-the-people-74_74903.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d9/benito-mussolini-3049_normal_war-is-the-normal-state-of-the-people-74_74903.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“War is the normal state of the people.” — Benito Mussolini", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The normal state of an actor is unemployed.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Terry O'Quinn" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-o-quinn/the-normal-state-of-an-actor-is-unemployed/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab0/terry-o-quinn-14978_actor_the-normal-state-of-an-actor-is-unemploy_3176055.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab0/terry-o-quinn-14978_actor_the-normal-state-of-an-actor-is-unemploy_3176055.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab0/terry-o-quinn-14978_actor_the-normal-state-of-an-actor-is-unemploy_3176055.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The normal state of an actor is unemployed.” — Terry O'Quinn", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Normal is a state of mind. 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