“It isn't fair that there's pressure exerted on those who choose to live on the edges of the bell-shaped curve of normal.” NormalFairsPressureEdgesBellsCurvesNonconformity Author:Laurel Lea
“This is normal, to have pressure. It's how you respond. Take the pressure, use the pressure, have fun.” UseFunSportsNormalPressureHaving Fun Author:Chan Ho Park
“If all other risk factors are normal, and you exercise moderately, your risk of having high CRP is one in 2000, .. A person who is a little overweight, with blood fats and cholesterol a little elevated, maybe with a little bit of high blood pressure -- we didn't used to think that having several of these little risk factors were a big deal. But it is. These little risk factors add up in a way that is worse for you than one big risk factor.” IfsThinkingWayLittlesPersonsBigsUsedBitsDealsRiskBloodExerciseNormalLittle BitPressureAddFatsFactorsBig DealOverweightBlood PressureCholesterolHigh Blood Pressure Author:Bill Vaughan
“I've seen so many people in my life struggle tremendously to fit into those boxes or to live up to those expectations or pressures put upon them by whatever society's concept of 'normal' is. I get frustrated by rules and regulations. I'm frustrated by things that are exclusive to one particular life choice.” PeopleChoicesStruggleParticularFitNormalExpectationsConceptsPressureBoxesRegulationFrustratedExclusiveLife ChoicesLife StruggleRules And Regulations Author:Jennifer Westfeldt
“I grew up with family who liked to travel and sightsee, so I have this pressure inside me: If I'm in a city and I have enough free time, I'd better go to a museum. I try to see parks, go outside. Or else try to feel really normal like go to Target or a drugstore, or go see a movie.” IfsFeelsTryingEnoughCitiesGrewNormalGrew UpPressureParksTargetMuseumsFree Time Author:Lisa Loeb
“Your goal is simple: Finish. Experience your first race, don't race it. Your first race should be slightly longer or slightly faster than your normal run. Run your first race. Later you can race. You will be a hero just for finishing, so don't put pressure on yourself by announcing a time goal. Look at it this way: The slower you run the distance, the easier it will be to show off by improving your time the next race!” WayShouldFirstsLooksShowsRunningNextGoalSimpleRaceHeroEasierNormalPressureDistanceFasterRacingImprovingFinishingShowing OffAnnouncing Author:Bob Glover
“Over past years we have seen unrelenting pressure from advocates of homosexuality to accept as normal what is not normal, and to characterize those who disagree as narrow-minded, bigoted and unreasonable. Such advocates are quick to demand freedom of speech and thought for themselves, but equally quick to criticize those with a different view and, if possible, to silence them by applying labels like "homophobic."” IfsYearsDifferentPastViewsSilenceAcceptingDemandSpeechNormalPressureLabelsCriticizeDisagreeFreedom Of SpeechHomosexualityUnreasonableNarrow-mindedHomophobicDifferent ViewsUnrelenting Author:Dallin H. Oaks
“I lost 90 pounds and my blood pressure went down to a normal level and the salt in my urine disappeared. And that was when I had to make the transition from fat character actor to thin character actor.” CharacterActorsLostLevelsBloodNormalPressureFatsPoundsTransitionSaltCharacter ActorsBlood Pressure Author:Ron Perlman
“Everybody's always asking me about my blood pressure. They did an interview once where they hooked me up to a blood pressure machine and they'd rile me. I'd yell and scream, and then it would just go back to normal in a few minutes. Everything else is probably rotting, but the blood pressure is spectacular.” BloodMinutesNormalMachinesPressureAskingInterviewsScreamSpectacularHookedRottingBlood Pressure Author:Lewis Black