“The more backwoodish a social group, juvenile or adult, the stricter its conception of the normal, and the readier it will ridicule any departure from it.” SocialGroupsSocietyNormalAdultsConceptionRidiculeDepartureJuvenileSocial Groups Book:The Act of Creation Source: The Act of Creation
“So, "normal" is really what society dictates as normal and if we're born in that world, we would see that as normal. But if you think about it for a second, is it really?” IfsThinkingWorldRealBornSeeingSocietyNormalNormalityFuturistDictating Author:Jacque Fresco
“We are all murderers and prostitutes - no matter to what culture, society, class, nation one belongs, no matter how normal, moral, or mature, one takes oneself to be.” MatterCultureNationsNatureMoralClassSocietyNormalOneselfMatureMurderer Book:The Politics of Experience and The Bird of Paradise Source: The Politics of Experience and The Bird of Paradise
“The basic thing nobody asks is why do people take drugs of any sort? Why do we have these accessories to normal living to live? I mean, is there something wrong with society that's making us so pressurized, that we cannot live without guarding ourselves against it?” PeopleMeanAsksSocietyDrugNormalAccessoriesGuardingBasic Things Author:John Lennon