Quotes About Bias

Prejudice and ethnic strife feed off abstraction.

And when people commend someone for "thinking for herself" they usually mean "ceasing to sound like people I dislike and starting to sound more like people I approve of.

It is true that the victim was a black man, and there is a school of thought which would regard such an offence as less serious when the victim is black.

My parents were typical of many who drilled into me at an early age that because you are black, you have to be twice as good to get half as much. Unspoken in that advice is that whites are presumed competent until they prove the contrary. Blacks are assumed to be mediocre and certainly no intellectual match for whites until their skills and accomplishments gain them an often-reluctant acceptance.

There is no such thing as an objective interpretation.

There is no surer basis for fanaticism than bad history, which is invariably history oversimplified.

We used to root for the Indians against the cavalry, because we didn't think it was fair in the history books that when the cavalry won it was a great victory, and when the Indians won it was a massacre.

Prejudice is subjectiveness's sister.

Dobro znate da ljudi misle r?avo samo o onome koga odli?no poznaju.

The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. Instead of altering their views to fit the facts, they alter the facts to fit their views...which can be very uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that needs altering.

Anything that elicits an immediate nod of recognition has only reconfirmed a prejudice.

The greatness of nations is shown by their strict regard for human rights, rigid enforcement of the law without bias, and just administration of the affairs of life.

Wow, so homophobic.

In psychology and cognitive science, confirmation bias is a tendency to search for or interpret new information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions and avoids information and interpretations that contradict prior beliefs.

Studies have shown that 94% of college professors think that they do above average work.

observations that are communicated through quantitative measures are regarded as "empirical," while observations conveyed in qualitative form are treated as less reliable, despite the fact that "in practice, many of the quantitative metrics used in assessments are themselves anecdotal in that they reflect the observational bias of those reporting.

We want the facts to fit the preconceptions. When they don't, it is easier to ignore the facts than to change the preconceptions.

When we're unemployed, we're called lazy; when the whites are unemployed it's called a depression.

Quand nous sommes au chômage, nous sommes traités de paresseux ; quand les Blancs sont au chômage, ça s'appelle une dépression

But the politically-incorrect truth is that racism today is a state of mind, more than a social reality.

As a rule, when we can't find even one good quality in a person, we are prejudiced, and by that rule I must admit my prejudice.

The latest wrinkle is on wrinkles. There is a widespread belief that women can't grow old in television news.

Women were seldom given quality assignments or adequate air time.

Never refuse an assignment except when there is a conflict of interest, a potential of danger to you or your family, or you hold a strongly biased attitude about the subject under focus.