#prejudice

Walking out in the middle of a funeral would be, of course, bad form. So attempting to walk out on one's own was beyond the pale. ↗

— Steve Hockensmith

#pride-and-prejudice #zombies #zombies

FOR a long time the conviction has been dimly felt in the community that, without prejudice to existing institutions, the legal day of weekly rest might be employed to advantage for purposes affecting the general good. ↗

— Felix Adler

#affecting #been #community #conviction #day

Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have often perceived Islam as a violent and intolerant faith - even though when this prejudice took root Islam had a better record of tolerance than Christianity. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#better #christianity #christians #crusades #east

Sharpe is my favorite role of all that I've played. He's a very complex character. He knows that he's a good soldier, but he will always have to fight the prejudice of aristocratic officers because of his rough working-class upbringing. On the battlefield, he's full of confidence - but off it, he is unsure, a bit shy and ill at ease. ↗

— Sean Bean

#aristocratic #battlefield #because #bit #character

Without the aid of prejudice and custom, I should not be able to find my way across the room. ↗

— William Hazlitt

#across #aid #custom #find #i

The less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice. ↗

— Clint Eastwood

#less #likely #man #more #prejudice

The prejudice was so bad in the United States at that time that a dark person with a white person would not be served in a restaurant. My father, mother, and I would try it occasionally. We would sit there, and the food would never come. ↗

— Amar Bose

#come #dark #father #food #i

It is well for people who think to change their minds occasionally in order to keep them clean. For those who do not think, it is best at least to rearrange their prejudices once in a while. ↗

— Luther Burbank

#change #clean #keep #least #minds

Whenever I run into prejudice. I smile and feel sorry for them, and I say to myself, There's one more argument for birth control. ↗

— Freddy Fender

#birth #birth control #control #feel #i

Getting out of jury duty is easy. The trick is to say you're prejudiced against all races. ↗

— Dan Castellaneta

#duty #easy #getting #jury #jury duty