Surprising as it may seem, norms matter, even in the hell that is war. — Zeynep Tufekci Copy Share Image
There are no norms. All people are exceptions to a rule that doesn’t exist. — Fernando Pessoa Copy Share Image
People are going to behave however the social norms permit, and beyond that. — Max Cannon Copy Share Image
Breaking of norms and disregard for decency have huge, long-term costs. — Tom Steyer Copy Share Image
Bumble is about equality. We are reverse-engineering traditional societal norms. — Whitney Wolfe Herd Copy Share Image
“Institutions or products of culture. But they formalize a set of norms.” — Niall Ferguson Copy Share Image
When somebody goes outside the cultural norms, the culture has to protect itself. — Robert M. Pirsig Copy Share Image
Openly weeping in front of strangers was such a break from social norms that it was liberating. — Katy Wix Copy Share Image
Too often athletes think there's these norms that I have to fit into and there are people that I have to please. — Chris Long Copy Share Image
“Every great philosopher, in their own way, questioned the fundamental assumptions that were present in the thinking of their time” — Steven West Copy Share Image
“Everything you are used to, once done long enough, starts to seem natural, even though it might not be.” — Julien Smith Copy Share Image
Drag has always been very political and challenging of societal norms and other aspects of life. — Aquaria Copy Share Image
A cultural shift is not always an ideological one - or at least not always the one you imagine. Our norms are… — David Harsanyi Copy Share Image
Most conduct is guided by norms rather than by laws. Norms are voluntary and are effective because they are enforced by peer… — Paul Collier Copy Share Image
“Is deviation from the locally approved norms always and everywhere to be taken as disease?” — Bernard Wolfe Copy Share Image
Party and ideology routinely trump institutional interests and responsibilities. Regular order - the set of rules, norms and traditions designed to ensure… — Thomas E. Mann Copy Share Image
All societies establish laws that become norms. Those norms create the environment that incubates society. So, when you implement the laws of… — Myles Munroe Copy Share Image
The United Nations is the preeminent institution of multilateralism. It provides a forum where sovereign states can come together to share burdens,… — Shashi Tharoor Copy Share Image
In every single culture I encountered, there were always women who defied cultural norms to do what they believed was right for… — Zainab Salbi Copy Share Image
Maybe Larry Kings cannot thrive or even survive in a world where the norms for discourse are rage, vehemence and character assassination.… — Tom Shales Copy Share Image
Gingrich was a far more volatile and aggressive individual than Boehner, but the institutional norms of self-restraint, and perhaps even self-interest, have… — George Packer Copy Share Image
A democratic medical establishment does not alter people's bodies to fit regressive social norms; it advocates for patients by demanding the social… — Alice Dreger Copy Share Image
Yeah, I think society has changed and women's sport has reaped the benefits from it. Women's sport pushes those social norms as… — Leah Williamson Copy Share Image
“Women have married because it was necessary, in order to survive economically, in order to have children who would not suffer economic… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
“showed a group of two- and three-year-olds a new game. A puppet then appeared and performed the game incorrectly. Almost all the… — Nicholas Wade Copy Share Image
“Every human being needs a set of norms and rules, traditions and customs, transmitted from the older to the younger; without those… — Tzvetan Todorov Copy Share Image
“Life is a useless passion, an exciting journey of a mammal in survival mode. Each day is a miracle, a blessing unexplored… — Mohadesa Najumi Copy Share Image
“Humans pursuing deep, complete connections respond to quite different incentives from those that influence self-interested utility maximizers. Rewards, monitoring, and punishments are… — Anne-Marie Slaughter Copy Share Image
“But are his needs any more shocking than the needs of any other animals and men? Are his deeds more outrageous than… — Richard Matheson Copy Share Image
“Equally serious is the complaint that psychoanalysis as a medical practice is a form of oppressive social control, labelling individuals and forcing… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
“A giant octopus living way down deep at the bottom of the ocean. It has this tremendously powerful life force, a bunch… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“The carnistic schema, which twists information so that nonsense seems to make perfect sense, also explains why we fail to see the… — Melanie Joy Copy Share Image
“The path of the norm is the path of least resistance; it is the route we take when we're on auto-pilot and… — Melanie Joy Copy Share Image
I am an actor so I have to do my work and going beyond societal norms. — Saqib Saleem Copy Share Image
I am not really superstitious but do follow certain established norms. — Krystle D'Souza Copy Share Image
Unfortunately (or fortunately), this world is all about being good on records. — Mohit Sharma Copy Share Image
Media play a powerful role in establishing and perpetuating social norms. — Jackson Katz Copy Share Image
In many countries today, moral and ethical norms are being reconsidered; national traditions, differences in nation and culture are being erased. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
