Quotes About Misconceptions

The stereotypes of feminists as ugly, or man-haters, or hairy, or whatever it is - that's really strategic. That's a really smart way to keep young women away from feminism, is to kind of put out this idea that all feminists hate men, or all feminists are ugly; and that they really come from a place of fear.

It's all too easy to say, 'You didn't have a dad, therefore, you married an older man.' Listen, I didn't marry my dad. My dad is much younger than my husband.

Teens aren't just interested in getting laid. I won't believe that's all they're interested in. I have four younger sisters and they're sick of being shown how they're supposed to react in bed.

I think one of the biggest misconceptions is that this is somehow a stranger who is carrying your child. And this is absolutely not true. Your surrogate becomes one of your best friends and a member of your family.

The general public doesn't expect romance authors to be Harvard graduates. Which is funny, because there are actually quite a lot of us. But this disconnect means that journalists see me as an interesting story. The tricky part is making sure they understand that there are many, many talented writers who don't have 'fancy' educations.

We so love to stereotype people in this country - I can relate to that myself as I've experienced it. By taking on challenges over the years, I've tried to show people I'm not just some 'posh boy' and that there's far more to me.

It has been falsely reported that I once filed for bankruptcy and - my personal favorite - that I deny the Trinity.

The trouble with our Liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.

The trouble with people is not that they don't know but that they know so much that ain't so.

It ain't ignorance that causes all the trouble in this world. It's the things people know that ain't so.

I was allowed to believe things that weren't true and I would ask questions about them and talk about them.

You just don't see Muslims being matter-of-fact Muslim. They're always defined by their Muslim-ness. We're either terrorists, or we're fighting terrorists. I remember seeing 'True Lies' and going, 'Why are we always the bad guys?'

'The General Theory' was not truly revolutionary at all but merely old and oft-refuted mercantilist and inflationist fallacies dressed up in shiny new garb, replete with newly constructed and largely incomprehensible jargon.

Trust me, if I were gay I'd be getting more action than I'm getting now.

Sometimes people make it seem like you have to have certain prerequisites or a crazy life story in order to be successful in this world. But the truth is you really don't.

People think SEALs are cold-blooded, heartless, wound-up, brainwashed killers. They imagine you can just point a SEAL in a direction and say, 'Go kill.' The truth is you're talking about a bunch of kind-hearted, jovial guys. The only thing that separates them is mental toughness.

Truth is, I've spent much of my life trying, unsuccessfully, to explode the myths about Texas.

People think actors have such glamorous lives, but the truth is actors go where nobody wants to go.

The truth is that real history was a lot more complicated than our popular understandings lead us to believe.

I hate that when people are like, "Well, all dwarves know each other, right?" And you want to get mad, but you can't because we do.

I was thinking about picking up kayaking, but I didn't want anyone to think I had herpes.

Certain people want to see me solely as a pop act, but there are many different sides to Christina Aguilera besides the pop girl.

Boys always like to see girls kiss. I don't get it; girls don't want to see boys kiss.

I just see a lot of people who are really terrified of the "f-word." A lot of women these days, a lot of young women don't want to call themselves feminists.