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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

Heart, Knowledge, People, Mind, 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, Negative, Problems

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 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, World, Ambition

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

Others, Only, Us, Ourselves, Must, Also

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, Start, Look, Interesting, Think

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, World, Lose, Group, Fall, Learn

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, Why, Mean, Real

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, Never

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

People, Judge, Through, Own, Prism, Our

Dressing in an androgynous way, mixing up the masculine and feminine, blurring those boundaries - I'm cool with that. No one should ever be limited by stereotypes of gender, just as no one should ever be limited by stereotypes of race. Marley Dias

Gender, Cool, Race, Way, Boundaries, Up

I definitely want to be an inspiration or a role model for all the little girls out there or anyone out there that wants to break stereotypes. I feel like I'm breaking stereotypes with what I'm doing. I'm not the typical fighter, and there's a lot of people out there that won't do something just because they don't fit the stereotype. Paige VanZant

People, Little Girls, Doing, Feel, Want

What I will not do is continue to perpetuate stereotypes. I'm the daughter of a maid; why do I have to also play a maid? My mom was a maid so I didn't have to be a maid. Gina Rodriguez

Daughter, Mom, Play, Why, Will, Continue

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

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

Walk, Through, Exist, Them

Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must have the opportunity to learn that within each range, some people are loathsome and some are delightful. Margaret Mead

Children, Opportunity, Age, Religion

Coming out of college into the draft, being Asian-American and being from Harvard, that's not going to be an advantage because of stereotypes. Jeremy Lin

College, Being, Harvard, Going, Out

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, Out

The very first thing I tell every intern on the first day is that their internship exists solely on their resume. As far as I am concerned, they are a full-time member of my team. For all the negative stereotypes about millennials, you would be astounded by how hard they work when they believe their contribution matters. Jay Samit

Work, Team, Day, I Am, Believe, Negative

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, Choice, Know, You

Stereotypes exist because there's always some truth to stereotypes. Not always, but often. Maz Jobrani

Truth, Always, Because, Exist, Some

I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear. Barack Obama

Responsibility, Fight, Negative, Islam

Don't live up to your stereotypes. Sherman Alexie

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, Person

I work very hard to line up stereotypes and then smash them with a hammer. Taylor Sheridan

Work, Hammer, Hard, Line, Up, Then

The pace at which people are taking to digital technology defies our stereotypes of age, education, language and income. Narendra Modi

Education, Technology, Age, People, Pace

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