#prejudice

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. ↗

— Sten Nadolny

#empathy #gender #men #mysogyny #prejudice

Prejudice and passion and suspicion are more dangerous than the incitement of self-interest or the most stubborn adherence to real differences of opinion regarding rights. ↗

— Elihu Root

#dangerous #differences #incitement #more #most

Love is too precious to be ashamed of. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#inspirational #love #prejudice #romance #inspirational

Do not give way to useless alarm; though it is right to be prepared for the worst, there is no occasion to look on it as certain. ↗

— Jane Austen

#inspirational #jane-austen #pride-and-prejudice #inspirational

Only as you do know yourself can your brain serve you as a sharp and efficient tool. Know your own failings, passions, and prejudices so you can separate them from what you see. ↗

— Bernard Baruch

#efficient #failings #know #know yourself #only

I am opposed to the laying down of rules or conditions to be observed in the construction of bridges lest the progress of improvement tomorrow might be embarrassed or shackled by recording or registering as law the prejudices or errors of today. ↗

— Isambard K. Brunel

#bridges #conditions #construction #down #embarrassed

Bias and prejudice are attitudes to be kept in hand, not attitudes to be avoided. ↗

— Charles Curtis

#avoided #bias #hand #kept #prejudice

In a world filled with hate, prejudice, and protest, I find that I too am filled with hate, prejudice, and protest. ↗

— Bob Gibson

#filled #find #hate #i #prejudice

When I was 8, I was reading 'Gone with the Wind' and 'Pride and Prejudice' and all that, not knowing it wasn't my reading level. ↗

— Stephenie Meyer

#gone with the wind #i #knowing #level #not knowing

I'm not prejudiced about what type of movies I'm in, what form they take or whether they're studio or independent. I just want to make films that are going to be good. The main reason is not to make money, although at some points it's really difficult when you're broke. ↗

— Michael Pitt

#although #broke #difficult #films #form