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When people rely on surface appearances and false racial stereotypes, rather than in-depth knowledge of others at the level of the heart, mind and spirit, their ability to assess and understand people accurately is compromised. James A. Forbes

Knowledge, Heart, Mind, People, Spirit

A stereotype may be negative or positive, but even positive stereotypes present two problems: They are cliches, and they present a human being as far more simple and uniform than any human being actually is. Nancy Kress

Positive, Simple, Problems, Negative

Stereotypes lose their power when the world is found to be more complex than the stereotype would suggest. When we learn that individuals do not fit the group stereotype, then it begins to fall apart. Ed Koch

Power, Fall, World, Lose, Group, Learn

We must reject not only the stereotypes that others have of us but also those that we have of ourselves. Shirley Chisholm

Others, Us, Only, Ourselves, Must, Those

We can each define ambition and progress for ourselves. The goal is to work toward a world where expectations are not set by the stereotypes that hold us back, but by our personal passion, talents and interests. Sheryl Sandberg

Work, Passion, Progress, Ambition, World

If every gay person were to come out only to his/her own family, friends, neighbors and fellow workers, within days the entire state would discover that we are not the stereotypes generally assumed. Harvey Milk

Family, Friends, Gay, Neighbors, Own

When you label somebody and put them in a box, then you put the lid on the box, and you just never look inside again. I think it's much more interesting for human beings to look at each other's stories and see each other. Really see each other and then see themselves through other people's stories. That's where you start to break down stereotypes. Stephanie Beatriz

People, Think, Start, Interesting, Look

Stereotypes should never influence policy or public opinion. Janet Reno

Influence, Opinion, Policy, Never

Attempting to get at truth means rejecting stereotypes and cliches. Harold Evans

Truth, Get, Means, Cliches, Attempting

We judge people based on their clothes, social class, and, dare I say, ethnicity. Our comedians make light of these stereotypes regularly, and we laugh at their accuracy. Lecrae

Light, People, Laugh, Clothes, Judge

We shouldn't judge people through the prism of our own stereotypes. Queen Rania of Jordan

People, Judge, Own, Through, Prism, Our

Why should men be constrained by antiquated stereotypes of masculinity? What does it even mean to 'Be a Real Man' anymore? Shouldn't we all be celebrating a wide range of definitions of manhood? Andy Dunn

Man, Men, Real Man, Real, Why, Mean

When you buy into the cultural idea of what's acceptable and unacceptable, you reinforce negative stereotypes and prejudices. That wouldn't work for me. I don't love to give advice to anyone, because we all have to make our own choices, but I'd want to live my life in truth. Kerry Washington

Work, Life, Love, Truth, Live, Choices

I think it's time we all agree that gender stereotypes are simply the confabulation of our own mind. Naveen Jain

Time, Mind, Think, Gender, Own, Agree

Stereotypes do exist, but we have to walk through them. Forest Whitaker

Walk, Through, Exist, Them

My goal is to be myself, and to challenge stereotypes, and to follow the rules, and break them, and make new rules. It's not about doing something that's already been done. That would be silly. Sasha Grey

Myself, Challenge, Doing, Rules, Goal

I would like the world to know that Yemeni women are strong, and if empowered, they can achieve. The world needs to look beyond stereotypes and dress code. In our hearts, we are just human beings who want to live a dignified life. Is that too much to ask for? Tawakkol Karman

Life, Women, Live, Dress, Strong, World

I was raised in a dominantly Filipino family. I didn't know I was 'mixed' until I got older and started asking questions about my grandparents, the origins of our middle and last names. We were kind of textbook Pinoys. A lot of the Filipino stereotypes that were joked about by me and my friends rang very true with my family. Vincent Rodriguez III

Family, Questions, Friends, Me, Know

A lot of hard work goes into making a film. It's not all fun time, as people tend to think. There are always stereotypes attached to every profession, but I found out this industry breaks them all. Rakul Preet Singh

Work, Hard Work, Time, People, Fun, Film

The most obvious thing I do is I don't wear a burqa, and I'm definitely not oppressed. Plus, I'm quite obviously an independent thinker, which means as soon as I walk on stage, I dispel a lot of those stereotypes. Maysoon Zayid

Walk, Independent, Stage, Oppressed

Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission. Colin Powell

Best, Team, Management, Mission, Chase

Out with stereotypes, feminism proclaims. But stereotypes are the west's stunning sexual personae, the vehicles of art's assault against nature. The moment there is imagination, there is myth. Camille Paglia

Nature, Art, Moment, Imagination, West

I'm working hard to break free of stereotypes that the film industry has created and nurtured around women. Jessica Chastain

Women, Free, Working Hard, Film, Working

Making ribs in Texas isn't that unusual a choice for 'Top Chef'. We played the stereotypes everywhere we go. It's not only in Texas. We do it in New York; we did it in San Francisco. Listen if we shoot it in Seattle you know we're going to be throwing salmon somewhere. Tom Colicchio

Chef, New York, Texas, Know, You, Choice

People are much deeper than stereotypes. That's the first place our minds go. Then you get to know them and you hear their stories, and you say, 'I'd have never guessed.' Carson Kressley

People, Place, Know, You, Say, Minds

Yeah, I had gay friends. The first thing I realized was that everybody's different, and it becomes obvious that all of the gay stereotypes are ridiculous. Bruce Springsteen

Friends, Gay, Ridiculous, Different, Had

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