Stereotype Quotes · Page 9

I don't like perpetuating the stereotype of black males being drug dealers, and criminals.

— Wesley Snipes

I don't believe in stereotypes. Most of the time, stereotypes are just that.

— Javier Bardem

There’s nothing wrong with not looking like something. It just means you don’t fit the stereotype yet.

— Haruki Murakami

Age is something only in your head or a stereotype. Age means nothing when you are passionate about something.

— Carolina Herrera

A stereotype becomes a stereotype when a significant percentage of the population appears to conform to it.

— Kelley Armstrong

Snow White and the Seven Dwarves - it turned little people into crass stereotypes.

— Jedediah Bila

Stereotypes abound when there is distance. They are an invention, a pretense that one knows when the steps that would make real…

— Bell Hooks

I did not want to be the stereotype of either Bollywood or what Indian actors are usually offered. The exotic, beautiful girl,…

— Priyanka Chopra

Sometimes the stereotypes that a lot of people have are of black men in jail or who don't take care of their…

— Morris Chestnut

The stereotype of New Yorkers is that we're people who avoid warm human interaction, we're always in too much of a rush…

— Chris Gethard

Here's the thing about Jews in Hollywood. Not to stereotype, but the Jews I know here are the funniest, most self-deprecating people…

— Ben Feldman

I'm not afraid of stereotypes. There are some truths to it - but the problem is that people keep sort of owning…

— Mara Brock Akil

A lot of geeks are pale, bespectacled, wear dark clothing and don't get out much - the stereotype exists because it is…

— China Mieville

I wanted to do Playboy to get across the same ideas I'm singing and writing about these days. It's all about proving…

— Jody Watley

Americans have an inability to relax into sheer pleasure.Ours is an entertainment seeking-nation, but not necessarily a pleasure-seeking one…This is the cause…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

Many still believe that conducting political and economic reforms at the same time is not an Asian way. But this is a…

— Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

This and the small sample size inevitably leads to stereotypes - sweeping family sagas from India, 'lush' colonial romances from South-East Asia.…

— Deborah Smith

There is that stereotype of a nerd with the high pants and pocket protector and that kind of thing. That can sustain…

— Johnny Galecki

I think that people sort of stereotype me as the blonde 'Baywatch' girl who's always in a swimsuit, so, I think, to…

— Gena Lee Nolin

Stereotypes fall in the face of humanity. You toodle along, thinking that all gay men wear leather after dark and should never,…

— Anna Quindlen

Obviously invidious and prejudicial stereotypes need to be deconstructed and overcome, but it's not that they can be destroyed. I think that…

— W. J. T. Mitchell

I have a tendency to think that that stereotype of American movies and Hollywood movies doesn't exist. Of course you have the…

— Vincent Cassel

I feel a lot of personal responsibility to undo the negative stereotypes. I know that it's not coming from a bad place.…

— Zach Anner

Today there are a huge number of think tanks working on poverty-related issues; there are books written on the topic; and university…

— Sasha Abramsky

Don't be afraid of hard work. Nothing worthwhile comes easily. Don't let others discourage you or tell you that you can't do…

— Gertrude B. Elion

It’s easier to hold onto your own stereotypes and misconceptions, it makes you feel justified in your own ignorance. That’s America. So…

— Anonymous

Stereotypes have a basis in reality. They are the waves washing over the beach of our social fabric uncovering pearls of reasonable…

— Todd Gabhart

I was a chubby, unathletic kid and conformed to every possible stereotype you could imagine of someone who would end up in…

— Ira Glass

I really don't like to go for the stereotypes. I try to give you characters that you don't know until you get…

— Fede Alvarez

The problem with the Tea Party is they're all ignorant hillbillies who drink moonshine and ride around on mules. And they believe…

— Jon Stewart

There are stereotypes - it's like an invisible line, but somehow you have to find the energy to be strong, to be…

— Thalia

“All the heroes had crew cuts, platinum-blond wives and drove Corvettes. The media was devoted to this cult of innocence.”

— Rinker Buck

One of the things I love about the character development in 'Power' is Courtney A. Kemp's subversive use of stereotype.

— Lela Loren

I am not one of those people who will ever be comfortable mocking or making caricatures of the stereotypes attached to any…

— Abhishek Bachchan

I am an actor who turned hero at age 32, after many years of struggle. I wanted to break the stereotype that…

— Duniya Vijay

“The narrow-minded find it convenient to create stereotypes, and then try to fit everybody, everything and every situation into those stereotypes.”

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

It's not so much about powerful women. In some cases, there are stereotypes about women. I often don't hear men talked about…

— Anna Wintour

Accept people, don't stereotype people. Don't think because right now they're driving a cab, they're not going to have a master's degree…

— Isabel Coixet

There's a conformity in the U.S., people feel like they need to fit in. And sure, the trackie stereotype is real, but…

— Alex Consani

Sometimes stereotyping happens not because of any nefarious reasons but rather because people dont know who you are or where you come…

— Faran Tahir