Quotes About Stereotypes

Genius discovers a system; average talent stereotypes it till it is shattered by fresh genius. It is dangerous for an army to be led by veterans; for on the other side God may place Napoleon.

Genius discovers a system; average talent stereotypes it till it is shattered by fresh genius.

Being drunk in public was inexcusable for a woman. One annual report of the Board of Police Justices bluntly stated that "public exhibitions of drunkenness in females indicate a depraved and abandoned condition," while men were sometimes let off the hook because in their case there were often "circumstances to be taken in mitigation of punishment which rarely exist in cases of females.

Women play the villains in fairy tales—what are you saying when you place the very emblem of lowly domestic duty between your legs and ride off, defying the bounds of community and laws of gravity?

It is notable that when she is not condemned for being too bold and masculine, Cleopatra is taken to task for being unduly frail and feminine.

If the Aborigine drafted an I.Q. test, all of Western civilization would presumably flunk it.

I always think in this connection of the Rumanian saying my in-laws use when they see an extremely obese person: "So, you ate what you wanted.

Da leitura resulta a autoconfiança, da autoconfiança resulta a coragem de ter ideias próprias. Os homens não gostam necessariamente de mulheres que lêem.

People who were not American seemed deliberately to avoid efficiency or comfort.

Es gibt zwei Sorten von Männern. Die einen verstehen 'etwas von Frauen', die anderen sind solche, die einfach 'Frauen verstehen'. Ich weiß nicht, welche Sorte mir verdächtiger ist.

Contrary to popular opinion, 'Leave it to Beaver' was not a documentary.

I was used to being perceived as having a good attitude. Self-control, self-effacement, self-denial. People like this, especially in girls.

Being in a sorority was like flying coach. Both had bitchy women telling me all I was allowed to eat was a small bag of pretzels and a diet Coke.

Everyone probably thinks that I'm a raving nymphomaniac, that I have an insatiable sexual appetite, when the truth is I'd rather read a book.

I think the average guy thinks they're pro-woman, just because they think they're a nice guy and someone has told them that they're awesome. But the truth is far from it.

We angels are misconceived in the human world. People perceive us as kindly and bountiful; when, in truth, we are about as fluffy, as gentle, as yielding, as rattlesnakes.

A greater truth that I think we are faced with on a day-to-day basis as minorities is: We are the color of skin first and people second.

Stereotypes have their roots in truth.

I never weigh myself, but the brutal truth of television is that they don't employ old people or fat people.

One time, a Protestant minister said, "We made Jesus blonde haired and blue eyed and very cute. We made Jesus somehow a much more feminine figure." And there's probably truth to that.

Stereotypes are fast and easy, but they are lies, and the truth takes its time.

If we choose to behave differently, we are considered 'Mad' or 'immature

The truth is black celebrities are not as sought after in the press as white celebrities, and that is comforting.

Ethnic stereotypes are misshapen pearls, sometimes with a sandy grain of truth at their center. ... but they ignore complexity, change, and individuality.