#stereotype

Generalization is a natural human mental process, and many generalizations are true—in average. What often does promote evil behavior is the lazy, nasty habit of believing that generalizations have anything at all to do with individuals. ↗

— David Brin

#evil #generalization #generalizations #individual #individuals

Americans are a lot more open, of course. There's something more declamatory in the way you express emotions. It's a stereotype but it's true. British people can appear repressed in expressing emotions. Not very good at self-evaluating, or affirming situations, touching, anything like that. ↗

— Emily Blunt

#anything #appear #british #british people #course

In the West audiences think I am a stereotyped action star, or that I always play hitmen or killers. But in Hong Kong, I did a lot of comedy, many dramatic films, and most of all, romantic roles, lots of love stories. I was like a romance novel hero. ↗

— Chow Yun-Fat

#always #am #audiences #comedy #did

I do not think I ever opened a book in my life which had not something to say upon woman's inconstancy. Songs and proverbs, all talk of woman's fickleness. But perhaps you will say, these were all written by men." "Perhaps I shall. Yes, yes, if you please, no reference to examples in books. Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Education has been theirs in so much higher a degree; the pen has been in their hands. I will not allow books to prove anything. ↗

— Jane Austen

#clichés #constancy #double-standards #education #feminism

I've learned that people latch onto labels and stereotypes. There was a period when I was asked in every single interview how I liked being the new Frank Sinatra... I think people will soon realize that I do a lot more than interpret old songs. ↗

— Harry Connick, Jr.

#being #every #frank #frank sinatra #how

The roles for South Asians may have increased by a decent number but there has been a negligible change in the quality of these roles. We still have to fight stereotypes. Fortunately, I've had the priviledge of working with people who look beyond the color of your skin. ↗

— Lavrenti Lopes

#been #beyond #change #color #decent

I have been a victim of stereotypes. I come from Latin America and to some countries, we are considered 'losers,' drug traffickers, and that is not fair because that is generalizing. ↗

— Ricky Martin

#because #been #come #considered #countries

And like the old stereotype, I overcame my shyness by making my friends laugh. ↗

— Paul Merton

#i #laugh #like #making #old

A lot of my students are Asian-American, and it has been thrilling to watch them break through the stereotypes into something alive and surprising. ↗

— Robert Morgan

#asian-american #been #break #into #lot

I encourage students to pursue an idea far enough so they can see what the cliches and stereotypes are. Only then do they begin to hit pay dirt. ↗

— Robert Morgan

#cliches #dirt #encourage #enough #far