Stereotypes have their roots in truth.

Yeah, I'm sure there are stereotypes of Asian people.

— James Iha

Stereotypes work to help divide women from recognizing their common interests.

— Melissa Harris-Perry

We've got these stereotypes, and I think there can be some trouble when we force these on people.

— Sam Heughan

Since I've been in this industry, it's been a constant fight; "Oh, he's white, he's Cuban." "He's tryin' to do hip-hop and he's too…

— Pitbull

The reliance on stereotypes is in part the result of a structural problem within the media. Most newspapers have a business beat, with a…

— Sasha Abramsky

[One task of intellectuals is] to break down the stereotypes and reductive categories that are . . . limiting to human thought and communication.

— Edward Said

Unless you do the same thing, it's tough for stereotypes to stick. That said, whatever you've done that's most popular at a given moment…

— John C. Reilly

There are certain stereotypes that are offensive. Some of them don't worry me, though. For instance, I have always thought that Mammy character in…

— Annie Elizabeth Delany

The gender stereotypes introduced in childhood are reinforced throughout our lives and become self-fulfilling prophesies. Most leadership positions are held by men, so women…

— Sheryl Sandberg

I think there's a stereotype of what a biker is, and I think that's one of the reasons people are shocked when they find…

— Marisa Miller

There are a lot of stereotypes to be broken which I think a lot of us are doing. What I do is, as soon…

— Joan Chen

If I see a black kid in a hoodie and it's late at night, I'm walking to the other side of the street. And…

— Mark Cuban

Every time you hear anyone talk about the Caribbean, whether it's Caribbeans themselves or people outside, there's always talk about women's bodies. Talk about…

— Junot Diaz

Perhaps some are confused because they have stereotypes of how blacks should be and I respectfully decline, as I did in my youth, to…

— Clarence Thomas

The more we think we're not affected by media - stereotypes, advertising - the more potential those forms of media have.

— Jennifer Pozner