“There's a normal tendency in the campaign, during a crisis, for the country to rally around the White House. vThat may help Al Gore in this campaign, but on the other hand, George W. Bush handled himself so well the other night on foreign policy that I think it fortified him just before this crisis broke.” ThinkingWellsMayCountryHelpingHandsNightHouseWhitePolicyNormalCrisisCampaignsTendenciesBrokeWhite HouseAlsForeign PolicyGore Author:David Gergen
“Before the civil war, Pottibakia was a normal member of the Comity of Nations. She erected tariff walls, broke treaties, persecuted minorities, obstructed at conferences unless she was convinced there was no danger of a satisfactory solution; then she strained every nerve in the cause of peace.” WarNationsCausesDangerWallMembersNormalSolutionsConvincedBrokeCivil WarMinoritiesNervesConferencesTreatiesPersecutedTariffs Author:E. M. Forster
“To the engineer, all matter in the universe can be placed into one of two categories: (1) things that need to be fixed, and (2) things that will need to be fixed after you've had a few minutes to play with them. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems. Normal people don't understand this concept; they believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet.” PeopleIfsNeedsBelieveTwoMatterEnoughPlayProblemUniverseMinutesNormalConceptsAvailableBrokeFeaturesFixedCategoriesEngineersNo Problem Author:Scott Adams
“Being a parent is a life sentence. You see, that's why normal people should not have children because if you raise a kid with only love and support, I guarantee that kid will be in rehab by the time he is 16. Why? Because you never introduced him to Mr. Back-of-Your-Hand. You know why I only broke into a liquor store once? 'Cause my father introduced me to Mr. Back-of-His-Hand and its wiley sidekick, Mr. Foot-in-My-Ass.” PeopleIfsKnowsShouldChildrenHandsKidsFatherParentSidesSupportFeetNormalRaisesSentencesStoresAssBrokeKicksGuaranteesLiquorOnly LoveSixteenRehabBeing A ParentGuarantees ThatLiquor Stores Author:Christopher Titus
“Normal people... believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet.” PeopleIfsBelieveEnoughNormalBrokeFeaturesProgrammingEngineersProgrammersCivil EngineerCivil Engineering Book:The Dilbert principle: a cubicle's-eye view of bosses, meetings, management fads & other workplace afflictions Source: The Dilbert principle: a cubicle's-eye view of bosses, meetings, management fads & other workplace afflictions
“You must walk to the beat of a different drummer. The same beat that the wealthy hear. If the beat sounds normal, evacuate the dance floor immediately! The goal is to not be normal, because as my radio listeners know, normal is broke.” IfsKnowsDifferentSoundGoalWalksNormalBeatsRadioBrokeWealthyListenersDrummerDaveDance Floor Author:Dave Ramsey