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Prejudice Quotes

"Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible."

"Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible."

Maya Angelou, American Poet

Prejudice, Burden, Past, Future

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"Bigotry is the sacred disease."

"Bigotry is the sacred disease."

Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher

Prejudice, Bigotry, Disease

25

"Is the drive to refuse gay blood a fear of contracting HIV/AIDS, or is it an embodiment of the irrational fear that receiving blood from gay people will somehow make them gay?"

"Is the drive to refuse gay blood a fear of contracting HIV/AIDS, or is it an embodiment of the irrational fear that receiving blood from gay people will somehow make them gay?"

Christina Engela, South African Author

Prejudice, Fear, Blood, Health

23

"Islamophobia defines whether a person is really a thinking and sentient sapiens or an ignorant caveman."

"Islamophobia defines whether a person is really a thinking and sentient sapiens or an ignorant caveman."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Prejudice, Ignorance, Truth, Wisdom, Regret

21

"The descendants of European immigrants do not govern the United States of America today. The foreign and domestic policies of the country are made by the Jews and their lackeys."

"The descendants of European immigrants do not govern the United States of America today. The foreign and domestic policies of the country are made by the Jews and their lackeys."

Julius Streicher, German Soldier

Prejudice, America, Country, States, Today

19

"The diplomatic representatives of the United States of America to other nations are almost entirely Jews."

"The diplomatic representatives of the United States of America to other nations are almost entirely Jews."

Julius Streicher, German Soldier

Prejudice, America, Nations, States, United

19

"Man cannot be homophobic without having concerned himself with another's sex life."

"Man cannot be homophobic without having concerned himself with another's sex life."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Prejudice, Society, Sexuality, Identity

17

"There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from all prejudice."

"There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from all prejudice."

William Hazlitt, English Critic

16

"Race prejudice can't be talked down, it must be lived down."

"Race prejudice can't be talked down, it must be lived down."

Francis J. Grimke, American Clergyman

Prejudice, Race

15

"Anyone determined to find another person or group inferior can always find whole lists of grounds that demonstrate inferiority because we are all inferior to the ideals of humanness we have erected."

"Anyone determined to find another person or group inferior can always find whole lists of grounds that demonstrate inferiority because we are all inferior to the ideals of humanness we have erected."

Marilyn French, American Author

Prejudice, Inferiority, Ideals

15

"Eventually, I won the right to attend school, but the prejudice was still there."

"Eventually, I won the right to attend school, but the prejudice was still there."

Ryan White, American Celebrity

Prejudice, Right, School

15

"Let me explain something when I'm talking about sin, and I'm talking about all sin. One of the biggest ones that has been talked about that has really become a debate in America is homosexuality."

"Let me explain something when I'm talking about sin, and I'm talking about all sin. One of the biggest ones that has been talked about that has really become a debate in America is homosexuality."

Reggie White, American Athlete

Prejudice, America, Debate, Homosexuality, Sin

14

"Someone asked me years ago if it were true that I disliked Jews, and I replied that it was certainly true, not at all because they are Jews but because they are folks, and I don't like folks."

"Someone asked me years ago if it were true that I disliked Jews, and I replied that it was certainly true, not at all because they are Jews but because they are folks, and I don't like folks."

Albert J. Nock, American Philosopher

Prejudice, Years

14

"Homophobia is the ignorant and arrogant assumption that copulation and reproduction is all there is to a relationship."

"Homophobia is the ignorant and arrogant assumption that copulation and reproduction is all there is to a relationship."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Prejudice, Ignorance, Arrogance, Relationship

14

"Sometimes a great wound or concussion of the head, especially which happens by falling headlong from an high place, brings a prejudice and weakness to the animal faculty, dulling the understanding."

"Sometimes a great wound or concussion of the head, especially which happens by falling headlong from an high place, brings a prejudice and weakness to the animal faculty, dulling the understanding."

Thomas Willis, English Scientist

Prejudice, Understanding, Weakness

14

"I have no prejudice against male or female."

"I have no prejudice against male or female."

John Lone, American Actor

14

"We don't have as much prejudice as we did 40 years ago, but today it is more educated."

"We don't have as much prejudice as we did 40 years ago, but today it is more educated."

Edward James Olmos, American Actor

Prejudice, Today, Years

13

"Fundamentalism not only fuels devastating acts of violence, but also all kinds of primitive prejudicial behaviors, such as Misogyny, Polygamy, Homophobia, and Islamophobia."

"Fundamentalism not only fuels devastating acts of violence, but also all kinds of primitive prejudicial behaviors, such as Misogyny, Polygamy, Homophobia, and Islamophobia."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Prejudice, Truth, Power, Life

13

"Chances are that there are white people who brag about being the first to move out of a suburb that has been intruded by blacks."

"Chances are that there are white people who brag about being the first to move out of a suburb that has been intruded by blacks."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Prejudice, Truth, Life, Wisdom, Power

13

"Rosies mother was a highly strung bundle of barely thought-through prejudices, worries and feuds."

"Rosies mother was a highly strung bundle of barely thought-through prejudices, worries and feuds."

Neil Gaiman, British Author

Prejudice, Worry, Social, Family

13

"...but prejudices, like odorous bodies, have a double existence both solid and subtle - solid as the pyramids, subtle as the twentieth echo of an echo, or as the memory of hyacinths which once scented the darkness."

"...but prejudices, like odorous bodies, have a double existence both solid and subtle - solid as the pyramids, subtle as the twentieth echo of an echo, or as the memory of hyacinths which once scented the darkness."

George Eliot, British Author

Prejudice, Memory, Subtlety, Perception

12

"One way or another we are all biased, but still we have the modern cortical capacity to choose whether or not to let the harmful biases dictate our behavior."

"One way or another we are all biased, but still we have the modern cortical capacity to choose whether or not to let the harmful biases dictate our behavior."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Prejudice, Bias, Truth, Power, Life

12

"When it comes to things such as sugar and rice, most people believe that brown is superior to white. But when it comes to human beings, they believe that the opposite is true."

"When it comes to things such as sugar and rice, most people believe that brown is superior to white. But when it comes to human beings, they believe that the opposite is true."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Prejudice, Truth, Regret, Power, Wisdom

11

"I don't know any homophobic people. That suggests fear.The people I know who hate gay folks are:illiterate, nescient, uneducated, uninstructed, unlearned, unschooled, untaught, backward, benighted, primitive, unenlightened, blockheaded, dense, doltish, hebetudinous, obtuse, stupid, thickheaded, thick-wittedBut not homophobic."

"I don't know any homophobic people. That suggests fear.The people I know who hate gay folks are:illiterate, nescient, uneducated, uninstructed, unlearned, unschooled, untaught, backward, benighted, primitive, unenlightened, blockheaded, dense, doltish, hebetudinous, obtuse, stupid, thickheaded, thick-wittedBut not homophobic."

Darnell Lamont Walker, American Writer

Prejudice, Ignorance, Hatred, Bias

11

"People who think with their epidermis or their genitalia or their clan are the problem to begin with. One does not banish this specter by invoking it. If I would not vote against someone on the grounds of 'race' or 'gender' alone, then by the exact same token I would not cast a vote in his or her favor for the identical reason. Yet see how this obvious question makes fairly intelligent people say the most alarmingly stupid things."

"People who think with their epidermis or their genitalia or their clan are the problem to begin with. One does not banish this specter by invoking it. If I would not vote against someone on the grounds of 'race' or 'gender' alone, then by the exact same token I would not cast a vote in his or her favor for the identical reason. Yet see how this obvious question makes fairly intelligent people say the most alarmingly stupid things."

Christopher Hitchens, American Author

Prejudice, Reason, Equality, Judgment

11

"Islamophobia may not actually be considered as a medical condition, unlike a medical condition, it is nothing but a primordial disgrace to the character of thinking humanity."

"Islamophobia may not actually be considered as a medical condition, unlike a medical condition, it is nothing but a primordial disgrace to the character of thinking humanity."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Prejudice, Truth, Power, Regret, Inspirational

11

"It was futile to attack with reason the stout wall of irrational feelings that, as is known, is the stuff of which the female mind is made."

"It was futile to attack with reason the stout wall of irrational feelings that, as is known, is the stuff of which the female mind is made."

Milan Kundera, Czechoslovakian Writer

Prejudice, Reason, Emotion, Gender, Mind

10

"When people misjudge, they inhale and exhale with obstinate, stagnant prejudice."

"When people misjudge, they inhale and exhale with obstinate, stagnant prejudice."

Angelica Hopes, Swiss Author

Prejudice, Judgment, Ignorance, Bias

9

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

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

William Hazlitt, English Critic

Prejudice, Custom

8

"Prejudice is a product of ignorance that hides behind barriers of tradition."

"Prejudice is a product of ignorance that hides behind barriers of tradition."

Jasper Fforde, British Novelist

Prejudice, Ignorance, Tradition, Barrier

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