Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement.
Alfred AdlerRead
The only normal people are the ones you don't know very well.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Normality is subjective and often depends on our close relationships with others.
This quote by Alfred Adler suggests that what is considered 'normal' varies greatly depending on individual perspectives and familiarity with a person. The deeper we know someone, the more we uncover the complexities and quirks that define their behavior, which challenges the notion of a universal standard for normality.
Themes
NormalityPerceptionRelationshipsUnderstandingHumanity
In practice
Example use cases
A speaker addressing a group of psychology students might use this quote to illustrate the complexity of human behavior.
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