“I told you in the course of this paper that Shakespeare had a sister; but do not look for her in Sir… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
I had a lot of anger against the way things 'should be done' - conforming to social norms, ticking boxes to gain… — Rupert Friend Copy Share Image
“So imagine two scenarios. Let’s say it’s the holidays, and two different neighbors invite you to their parties in the same week.… — Dan Ariely Copy Share Image
Busyness is now the social norm that people feel they must conform to, Burnett says, or risk being outcasts. — Brigid Schulte Copy Share Image
“No: I shall not marry Samuel Fawthrop Wynne." "I ask why? I must have a reason. In all respects he is more… — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
“Causing any damage or harm to one party in order to help another party is not justice, and likewise, attacking all feminine… — Christine de Pizan Copy Share Image
Goodwill and reputation are intangibles, but they are the keys to business success. Since they are also inexorably linked to social values,… — Noreena Hertz Copy Share Image
“During dreaming, we’re tuned inward, we experience vivid visual imagery, our conventional logic system is turned down, and social norms are loosened,… — Andrea Rock Copy Share Image
“People of civilized countenance made much of exposing the soft underbellies of their psyche—effete and sensitive were the brands of finer breeding.… — Steven Erikson Copy Share Image
Business culture operates differently in different cities around the world. But I don't think it's possible to design one system that incorporates… — danah boyd Copy Share Image
“While he rested, she asked, 'What's the difference between natives and outsiders?' 'Natives,' he replied, 'eat indoors and shit outdoors, outsiders eat… — John Cage Copy Share Image
“Youth enwrapped them; the song of Phaethon announced passion requited, love attained. But they were conscious of a love more mysterious than… — E.M. Forster Copy Share Image
“In summary, our minds are built to sabotage information in order to come out ahead in social games. When big parts of… — Kevin Simler Copy Share Image
I feel beautiful when I watch the commercials or see myself on a bus. But it's not only because it is me… — Danielle Brooks 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
“Harmony is not a luxury, it is an existential necessity of the species. And to achieve it, if a hundred Bibles have… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Males have been groomed since birth, according to the specifications of a sick and perverse society, to become instruments of war.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
We learn the social norms of our society and modify our behaviour accordingly. — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
My aim is to change the social norms of Pakistan; women here look up to me. I started very early, worked on… — Qandeel Baloch Copy Share Image
“The more serious about gardening I became, the more dubious lawns seemed. The problem for me was not, as it was for… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
“After several months in our trio relationship, my husband and I started telling friends about our girlfriend... No one seemed to mind… — Victoria Vantoch Copy Share Image
“At the behest of the criterion of authenticity, much that was once thought to make up the very fabric of culture has… — Lionel Trilling Copy Share Image
So what is the difference between someone who willfully indulges in sexual pleasures while ignoring the Bible on moral purity and someone… — David Platt Copy Share Image
“Any human action that goes against what is ordinary, is deemed as an anomaly.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“New studies conducted by psychology researcher Joseph Forgas show that mild sadness can actually have a number of benefits that could reflect… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
