Norm Quotes

294 quotes by 256 authors

The measure of (mental) health is flexibility (not comparison to some 'norm'), the freedom to learn from experience ... to be influenced by reasonable arguments… — David Brin
I've always known and been interested in people who are a little bit off the norm. I like to call attention to the idea that… — Charles de Lint
When somebody goes outside the cultural norms, the culture has to protect itself. — Robert M. Pirsig
In this society, the norm of masculinity is phallic aggression. Male sexuality is, by definition, intensely and rigidly phallic. A man's identity is located in… — Andrea Dworkin
For decades, the journalistic norm had been that the private lives of public officials remained private unless that life impinged on public performance. — Roger Mudd
Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings. — John Ortberg
In 'The General Strike,' we celebrate those who bring a new vision for the world to the table. People who stand for workers rights, human… — Justin Sane
Everyone has sunk on this plane to such a low state of consciousness, it is the natural state. We have deviated so far from the… — Frederick Lenz
I have never said, as is sometimes believed, or even suggested that lower-class children should not learn the so-called educated norm of the Portuguese language… — Paulo Freire
I suppose it's not a social norm, and not a manly thing to do - to feel, discuss feelings. So that's what I'm giving the… — Jess C Scott
For the first time, the weird and the stupid and the coarse are becoming our cultural norms, even our cultural ideal. — Carl Bernstein
As a child, my mother told me lots of fairy stories, many her own invention. She, too, tended to reverse the norm. — Tanith Lee
All experts on WHO advisory groups for developing norms, standards and guidelines are required to disclose interests regarding the advisory committee's area of work. If… — Margaret Chan
When people conclude that all is futile, then the absurd becomes the norm. — Stanley Crouch
I see history as really cyclical in terms of the intense idealism, and the desire to create a better life outside of societal norms. — Lauren Groff
I was a huge theater geek growing up, and that was not the easiest thing in the world, especially growing up in Chicago, where sports… — Johnny Galecki
My cellmate's raped on the norm, and passed around the dorm, you can hear his asshole getting torn. — Tupac Shakur
Green consumerism generally, and 'healthy' products and lifestyles in particular, contain quite precise notions about how an individual should consider his or her well-being. Not… — Peter Dickens
In a high school, the norms act to hold down the achievements of those who are above average, so that the school's demands will be… — James S. Coleman
I don't want to drive the markets crazy. I don't want to create trouble, but rather order and rules and norms. We have to struggle… — Francois Hollande

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