#norm

Human rights will be a powerful force for the transformation of reality when they are not simply understood as externally defined norms of behavior but are lived as the spontaneous manifestation of internalized values. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#defined #force #human #human rights #internalized

Action is the normal completion of the act of will which begins as prayer. That action is not always external, but it is always some kind of effective energy. ↗

— Dean Inge

#action #always #begins #completion #effective

I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives. ↗

— Jane Austen

#double-standards #empowerment #equality #feminism #flattery

I’d said it before and meant it: Alive or undead, the love of my life was a badass. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#humor #paranormal-romance #rose #urban-fantasy #vampire

You guessed? You must have been pretty sure, considering you could have killed me." "I was ninety percent sure." "I see," Clary said. There must have been something in her voice, because he turned to look at her. Her hand cracked across his face, a slap that rocked him back on his heels. He put his hands on his cheek, more in surprise than pain. "What the hell was that for?" "The other ten percent. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#humor #novel #paranormal #romance #humor

You so need to lighten up about that potato-launcher incident," Butch said. Phury rolled his eyes and eased back in the banquette. "You broke my window." "Of course we did. V and I were aiming for it." "Twice." "Thus proving that he and I are outstanding marksmen. ↗

— J.R. Ward

#humor #paranormal #romance #vampires #humor

Zo, I'm not a damn pussy!' Erik, looking very tall and full-grown, kick-your-butt vampyre-like, snorted sarcastically and then said, 'No, you're a damn human. Wait, that does make you a pussy! ↗

— P.C. Cast

#paranormal

Normal people... believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet. ↗

— Scott Adams

#broke #engineers #enough #features #fix

I am just a person who is human, down to earth enjoying life... whatever god blesses you with. Enjoying life for me is just normal. ↗

— Mohamed Al-Fayed

#blesses #down #down to earth #earth #enjoying

Lawrence Ferlinghetti had a tremendous education as an artist and also an enormous knowledge of literarture. ↗

— David Amram

#artist #education #enormous #had #knowledge