People will like you who never met you, they think you're…
“People will like you who never met you, they think you're absolutely wonderful; and then people also will hate you, for reasons that have nothing to do with any real experience with you. People don't want to lose their enemies. We have favorite enemies, people we love to hate and we hate to love. If they do something good, we don't like it. I found myself doing that with Ronald Reagan. He is anathema to me. If he does something that's reasonable, I find my mind trying to find some way to interpret it so that it's not reasonable, so that somewhere it's jingoist extremism.”
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
People's opinions are often based on imagined relationships; they can both love and hate without real experience.
In simple terms: People judge without knowing you.
Key Takeaway
Recognize bias in how you view others.
Themes
perception
bias
relationships
Mood
conflicted
reflective
Type
observational
philosophical
When to use this quote
- personal relationships
- political opinions
- media consumption
Key Concepts
psychology
social dynamics
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you separate imagined feelings from reality?
- What causes us to cling to negative opinions?
A Different Perspective
People may change their view when presented with contrary evidence.