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Robert A. Heinlein Science Fiction Author
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"All normal human beings have soi-disant mixed-up glands. The race is divided into two parts: those who know this and those who do not."

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Ivan Pavlov Physiologist
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"In the case of the stomach, however, the nerves of the glandular cells were always severed when constructing an artificially isolated pouch and this, naturally, affected the normal work of the stomach."

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George Orwell Writer, Journalist
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"Is the English press honest or dishonest? At normal times it is deeply dishonest. All the papers that matter live off their advertisements, and the advertisers exercise an indirect censorship over news. Yet I do not suppose there is one paper in England that can be straightforwardly bribed with hard cash. In the France of the Third Republic all but a very few of the newspapers could notoriously be bought over the counter like so many pounds of cheese."

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Jo Ann Emerson Politician
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"Americas largest trade deficit is with China, a nation that enjoys Permanent Normal Trade Relations with the U.S. and ties its currency to the dollar to make it a more competitive trading partner."

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Johnny Depp Actor, Producer
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"For a long time I tried to manage an honesty and openness about my personal life because I’m human and I’m normal – well, semi-normal."

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Julian Lennon Musician, Singer-Songwriter
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"On the one hand, I've had such a normal upbringing with my mum, who has kept me grounded, but on the other, the wild experiences through my dad."

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"If the press see you looking normal they can suddenly be 'oh, she's got a spot on her face, she's having a bad day'. That can be quite cruel."

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Theodore Roosevelt Politician, Author
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"Death by violence, death by cold, death by starvation - they are the normal endings of the stately creatures of the wilderness. The sentimentalists who prattle about the peaceful life of nature do not realize its utter mercilessness."

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Neil Young Musician, Singer-Songwriter
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"There's a lot of frustration in trying to get music out when you're the only one who hears it, especially if you have something in your head that's not normal."

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