1 Reality TV has managed to commodify everything we used to think of as the elements of normal life. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Merrill Markoe, commodification, Entertainment, Normalization, 0 Merrill Markoe Comedy writer and television producer Copy
2 Whatever your sex fantasy is with your partner, consider it normal. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Harriet Lerner, Acceptance, Normalization, Sexuality, 0 Harriet Lerner Copy
3 ADHD isn’t a bad thing, and you shouldn’t feel different from those without ADHD. Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, Adam Levine, Acceptance, Empowerment, Normalization, 0 Adam Levine Singer-songwriter · USA Copy
4 My gayness became quietly accepted and, shock of all shocks, life went on. Author, January 13, 2024January 6, 2025, Lance Loud, Acceptance, Normalization, Resilience, 0 Lance Loud Copy
5 We can’t allow ourselves to become inured to terrorist attacks to see it as the new normal. Author, January 13, 2024January 6, 2025, Kellyanne Conway, Normalization, Resilience, Terrorism, 0 Kellyanne Conway Political consultant Copy
6 Nudity quickly becomes unremarkable when generally practiced. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Martha C. Nussbaum, Normalization, Society, Taboo, 0 Martha C. Nussbaum Philosopher Copy
7 Drugs is like getting up and having a cup of tea in the morning. Author, December 28, 2023January 1, 2025, Noel Gallagher, Comparison, Normalization, Routine, 0 Noel Gallagher Musician · England Copy
8 If you see somebody running down the street naked every single day, you stop looking up. Author, January 3, 2024January 6, 2025, Stevie Nicks, Apathy, Desensitization, Normalization, 0 Stevie Nicks Singer Copy
9 Ethically, what one generation tolerates the next may treat as normal. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Mal Fletcher, Ethics, Generational, Normalization, 0 Mal Fletcher Speaker Copy
10 The time has come, I think, when we must recognize bisexuality as a normal form of human behavior. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Margaret Mead, Acceptance, Diversity, Normalization, 0 Margaret Mead Anthropologist · USA Copy
11 There’s nothing risky in talking about your personal life. People do it all the time. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Communication, Normalization, Personal, 0 Philip Seymour Hoffman Actor · USA Copy
12 As soon as you tolerate something, it becomes bearable, and before long it will become common. Author, December 23, 2023December 29, 2024, Israel Zangwill, Acceptance, Normalization, Tolerance, 0 Israel Zangwill Writer · England Copy
13 I love seeing black people do normal things, being judged as normal people. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chris Rock, Judgement, Normalization, Representation, 0 Chris Rock Comedian · USA Copy
14 The great enemy of any totalitarian regime is normalization and trade. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Robert Scheer, Normalization, Totalitarianism, Trade, 0 Robert Scheer Journalist · USA Copy
15 Stress is a form of suffering, but it is accepted as normal. And it is normal in our world. Author, December 14, 2023December 29, 2024, Eckhart Tolle, Acceptance, Normalization, Suffering, 0 Eckhart Tolle Author · Germany Copy
16 It is wonderful how quickly you get used to things, even the most astonishing. Author, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, E. Nesbit, Adaptation, Astonishment, Normalization, 0 E. Nesbit Author · England Copy
17 Gayness is a non-issue. Author, September 20, 2023January 2, 2025, Sandra Bernhard, Acceptance, Equality, Normalization, 0 Sandra Bernhard Comedian Copy
18 There’s nothing special about your fear. Author, October 9, 2023January 2, 2025, Elizabeth Gilbert, Comparison, Insecurity, Normalization, 0 Elizabeth Gilbert Author · USA Copy
Being FEARLESS isn’t being 100% Not FEARFUL, it’s being terrified but you jump anyway. Taylor Swift Singer-songwriter · USA
