“Yes. The original argument is defective. Substitute the word 'male' for 'gay,' and you'll see the flaw: 'Male people cannot be normal. If everyone were male starting tomorrow, the human race would die out, so being male cannot be nature's intended way.' Or you could substitute the word 'female.' In either case, the argument makes no sense: Being male or female is perfectly normal.” PeopleIfsWayHumansDiesRaceCasesTomorrowGayNormalFemaleArgumentOriginalsMalesStartingHuman RaceFlawsSubstitutesDefectivePerfectly Normal Author:Marilyn vos Savant
“So a Holocaust-denying, virulently anti-Semitic, aspiring genocidist, on the verge of acquiring weapons of the apocalypse, believes that the end is not only near but nearer than the next American presidential election. (Pity the Democrats. They cannot catch a break.) This kind of man would have, to put it gently, less inhibition about starting Armageddon than a normal person.” MenBelieveKindPersonsEndsNextBreakNormalWeaponsElectionDemocratStartingPityPresidentialHolocaustApocalypseVergePresidential ElectionInhibitionsAmerican PresidentArmageddonAnti Semitic Author:Charles Krauthammer
“In no organized sport do the participants have to endure days of struggle just to get to the starting line of their event. The option to drop out of a race that is going badly does not exist for a climber halfway up a big route, and may entail more risk than pushing on. A team of volunteers will not be waiting with warm blankets and hot food at the next bivy ledge. When you reach the summit, having overcome the challenges that inspired you for months or years, you are not at the finish line. The race is not over. You can't relax and let your guard down like a normal athlete.” YearsMayDoeBigsNextSportsWaitingChallengesLinesRaceStruggleRiskTeamEventsMonthsNormalOvercomingHotEndureInspiredStartingAthleteWarmOrganizedRelaxPushingOver YouVolunteerRoutesSummitHalfwayBlanketParticipantsFinish LineClimbersLedgesPushing OnOrganized Sports Author:Steve House
“For sure I see so much in Sudan that is wonderful, normal life - young entrepreneurs starting up NGO projects, kids mucking around and being kids. Everything else that happens in normal life in any part of the world, and we never get that in our media coverage. We only talk about Sudan once it's in crisis, so we end up with a distorted sense of what daily life is like for a lot of people.” PeopleWorldEndsHappensKidsYoungLife IsWonderfulMediaNormalProjectsCrisisEntrepreneurStartingDaily LifeLife Is LikeCoverageNormal LifeSudanBeing A KidYoung EntrepreneursStarting UpMedia Coverage Author:Rebecca Hamilton
“I'm starting to believe that happily ever after includes people doing things that upset each other. We all get cranky, or impatient, or worried, or careless enough to do or say things that hurt someone else. Like it or not, that's normal. We can't blame it all on Olympia's bad energy. The important part is that we feel sorry about what we've done and make up for it. That's something Olympia never did.” PeopleFeelsBelieveImportantDoneEnoughEnergyHurtNormalBlameSorryStartingWorriedUpsetImpatientCarelessHappily Ever AfterEver AfterCrankyHurts SomeoneBad Energy Book:Twice Upon a Marigold Source: Twice Upon a Marigold
“I’m really starting to like all this spy work,” Vee said. “When my normal life gets boring, all I have to do is sidle up next to you.” SaidNextNormalStartingBoringSpyNormal Life Book:The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale Source: The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale