Quotes About Preconceptions

A straightforward way of defining metaphysics is as the set of assumptions and practices present in the scientist's mind before he or she begins to do science. There is nothing wrong

I was pretty certain that the man in the seat across the aisle was a smoker—he looked suitably out of sorts—and even more sure that the young man ahead of me must be. I have yet to meet a grown-up reader of comic books who does not also have an affection for tobacco and tattoos.

As John Reader understatedly observes in the book Missing Links, "It is remarkable how often the first interpretations of new evidence have confirmed the preconceptions of its discoverer." All

I am silver and exact.I have no preconceptions.

Whenever I thought about men and men, and women and women, I could never really imagine what they would actually be doing.

Do not be fooled into believing that because a man is rich he is necessarily smart. There is ample proof to the contrary.

I]t's very difficult to ask questions of nature that aren't somehow already colored by our very human preconceptions. Even the simplest, most objective, questions may play into preexisting prejudices.

The definitions of ourselves, of others and of everything that surrounds us prevent us from being and understanding who we are, keeping us prisoners of a separate reality based on definitions. We define ourselves and others incessantly with words, judgments, labels based on appearance, age, sex, race, culture, income, intelligence, character, etc. Who are you and who are others beyond their definitions? Please do not answer!

She had to stop judging people. But was that possible? Wasn't interaction based, in part, on judgments? A person's background and attitudes influenced how she responded to them.

I was under the impression that if you've read one vampire series for young adults, you've read them all.

I had some prejudices and preconceptions about American culture and trash culture, but the artisan food there is not all hot dog stands.

When 'Dare Me' was first in development, it was hard to make the case for why it'd be interesting to anybody other than teenage girls. It'd often be treated, like, on first glance, 'What is this? 'Pretty Little Liars?' 'Mean Girls?'' It never was that.

No matter what I say, honestly, people would only judge me the way they want to.

If it's Truth we're after, we'll find that we cannot start with any assumptions or concepts whatsoever. Instead, we must approach the world with bare, naked attention, seeing it without any mental bias - without concepts, beliefs, preconceptions, presumptions, or expectations. (6)

I always feel like I've been slightly misunderstood. As a woman, you get judged for appearances or things like that I don't really care about.

Oftentimes, actors are looked at as court jesters. They are not looked at as deep-thinking, smart people who do many other things or have gifts in other areas.

It's amazing how people like judging.

The one thing you have to remember about labels is that they only matter if you let them stick.

'American Idol' gives people really wonderful opportunities, and they shouldn't take flak for what people do with that opportunity after they leave the show. A lot of casting rooms I was in, that was the only thing on my resume, and people would just be like, 'Oh, here's Katie Stevens. Another 'American Idol' girl who thinks she could be an actor.'

Las personas suelen ocultarse detrás de sus etiquetas y máscaras profesionales (médico, abogado, senador, etc.), la mayoría de las cuales ni siquiera existían antes de los años veinte o treinta. Hemos de recordar quiénes éramos antes de que nos concedieran nuestros títulos.

Old preconceptions were in tatters, old loyalties were obsolete. Whole societies were paralyzed by the mind-blasting vistas of absolute possibility.

When you come into this league, everyone tries to put you in categories - 'this is what he is' or 'this is what he can do.'

Just because I get in trouble or into a situation outside of boxing, don't let that make your statement on my boxing.

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.