Norm Quotes

294 quotes by 256 authors

...men and women are sacrificed to the idols of profit and consumption: it is the "culture of waste." If you break a computer it is… — Pope Francis
...these things become the norm: that some homeless people die of cold on the streets is not news. In contrast, a ten point drop on… — Pope Francis
An art form requires genius. People of genius are always troublemakers, meaning they start from scratch, demolish accepted norms, and rebuild a new world. — Henri Langlois
Either you allow Holy Scriptures to change you, or you will normally try to use it to change--and clobber--other people. It is the height of… — Richard Rohr
Why not assume that our humanity, including the self-control needed for livable societies, is built into us? Does anyone truly believe that our ancestors lacked… — Frans de Waal
At a young age, boys learn that to express compassion or empathy is to show weakness. They hear confusing messages that force them to repress… — Jennifer Siebel Newsom
Hollywood has more than its share of harsh and crewel stories. In fact, it's probably more the norm than the exception. — Brent Spiner
Don't be afraid to do weird stuff, so long as you do it cheaply and cover everyone's bets. Be bold. Be stupid, if you have… — Kevin Smith
Busyness is now the social norm that people feel they must conform to, Burnett says, or risk being outcasts. — Brigid Schulte
We adults protect ourselves with laws, police, workplace regulations and social norms and there is no conceivable reason why children should be left more vulnerable,… — Steven Pinker
Dominance in an adaptation to anarchy and it serves no purpose in a society that has undergone a civilising process or in an international system… — Steven Pinker
Control over consciousness cannot be institutionaliz ed. As soon as it becomes part of a set of social rules and norms, it ceases to be… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Only weeks after Oslo began, when nearly all the world and most of Israel was drunk with the idea of peace, I argued that a… — Natan Sharansky
I like companies that try and break away from the norm. — Lawrence Taylor
The winners stun us not by their cleverness, but by the fact that every tiny aspect of the business is just a touch better than… — Tom Peters
At school I had a really hard time being a guitar player. Itâ€™s like being a male ballerina in a way. Itâ€™s not the norm. — Orianthi
The Gospel has to be the norm. — Hans Kung
I'm weird, I do crazy things, it's not like the average norm. — Timbaland
My investigation of movement has led me to choices which vary from traditional norms. My dancers and I see the rehearsal as a laboratory for… — Elizabeth Streb
The filibuster is an affront to commonly understood democratic norms, but then so is the Senate. — Hendrik Hertzberg

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