Quotes about Norms

Culture is a product of law. And laws create norms for society. This is why anyone who wants to change the culture of a country must try to change the norms of the country.

Society has taught us to suppress certain things and not do certain things.

Believe it or not, a normal human being is one who can have an orgasm and is adjusted to his society.

Life will not bear refinement. You must do as other people do.

A crime in one society can be a moral requirement in another society.

Culture is the byproduct of consistent behavior. If you encourage people to share, then sharing will be built into your culture. If you reward trust, then trust will be built in. If you treat customers right, then treating customers right becomes your culture.

What do you call the weak point? He paused. The fact that the average American looks down on his wife.

The conventionality of the tribe is far more important than the happiness of the individual. In fact, the happiness of the individual ideally should rest in perpetrating the conventionality of the tribe.

Sometimes we've accepted rules and codes and limits without realizing it.

Marriage has historically, as long as there's been human history, meant a man and a woman in a relationship for life. Once we change that definition, then where does it go from there?

The empire of custom is most mighty.

We'll only really know we've succeeded when a mediocre woman does as well as a mediocre man. You shouldn't have to be extraordinary. That's the point!