Generalization Quote by B.S. Johnson Download Open image “In general, generalization is to lie, to tell lies.” — B.S. Johnson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Generalization Lying
“To generalize is to be an idiot," said Blake. Perhaps he went too far. But to generalize is to be a finite mind. Generalities… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
To generalize is to be an idiot. To particularize is the alone distinction of merit. General knowledge are those knowledge that idiots possess. — William Blake Copy Share Image
I often wonder why the whole world is so prone to generalise. Generalisations are seldom if ever true and are usually utterly inaccurate. — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
Generalization, especially risky generalization, is one of the chief methods by which knowledge proceeds... Safe generalizations are usually rather boring. Delete that "usually rather."… — Joseph Epstein Copy Share Image
Generalization is necessary to the advancement of knowledge; but particularity is indispensable to the creations of the imagination. — Thomas B. Macaulay Copy Share Image
The word generalization in literature usually means covering too much territory too thinly to be persuasive, let alone convincing. In science, however, a generalization… — R. Buckminster Fuller Copy Share Image
One tries to tell a truth, and one hopes that the truth has a general application rather than just a specific one. — William Golding Copy Share Image
Lies are usually attempts to make everything simpler - for the liar - than it really is, or ought to be. — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
“Not how he died, not what he died of, even less why he died, are of concern, to me, only the fact that he… — B.S. Johnson Copy Share Image
As the generalization goes about the art industry, people can be really challenging and thought-provoking in their thinking and questioning the status quo, and… — Lily Cole Copy Share Image
I think it's very difficult to make any single, generalized statements about the press, of course the press is such varied character and quality… — Walter Millis Copy Share Image
God is our name for the last generalization to which we can arrive. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
So the English approach to show business and their work is more - and this is a big generalization, I hasten to say -… — Elizabeth McGovern Copy Share Image
In a novella, a whole lot of crap can happen, and you can build momentum and suspense and leave room for a surprise or… — Robert Reed Copy Share Image
Everyone in America (according to my generalizations) is a potential millionaire waiting for his or her big break. I was astonished lately to realize… — Roseanne Barr Copy Share Image
During the first half of the present century we had an Alexander von Humboldt, who was able to scan the scientific knowledge of his… — Hermann von Helmholtz Copy Share Image
I only know from my own personal experience, and I personally feel that there's a cyclical nature to things, so you don't want to… — Jeffrey Jones Copy Share Image
If it is to be effective as a tool of thought, a notation must allow convenient expression not only of notions arising directly from… — Kenneth E. Iverson Copy Share Image
Writing about race and crime was not new territory for me. But it can be treacherous. So here are my rules: No stereotypes. No… — Colin Flaherty Copy Share Image
I think women are really good at making friends and not good at networking. Men are good at networking and not necessarily making friends.… — Madeleine Albright Copy Share Image
