Generalize Quotes

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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
Most people generalize whatever they did, and say that was the strategy that made it work. — Ben Silbermann
Every man is different. You can't generalize with men; you have to find out what your man wants. You have to listen to him when… — Karrine Steffans
I think there's a tendency for actors like myself, and I don't mean to generalize myself, but I've played 'men's men,' if you will, characters… — Idris Elba
And this is what has taken place. The delusion of the day is to enrich all classes at the expense of each other; it is… — Frederic Bastiat
Being a professor and working are not the same thing. The academic community is composed largely of nitwits. If I may generalize. People who don't… — Robert B. Parker
All historians generalize from particulars. And often, if you look at a historian's footnotes, the number of examples of specific cases is very, very small. — Henry Louis Gates
So when you do your family tree and Margaret Cho does hers, and... Wanda Sykes and John Legend... we're adding to the database that scholars… — Henry Louis Gates
We are more prone to generalize the bad than the good. We assume that the bad is more potent and contagious. — Eric Hoffer
I don't like to generalize but I've had nothing but bad experiences with Mexican food in Europe. — Ezra Koenig
It's a very generous culture, American culture. I know you can't generalize 300 million people, but everyone I've met here has been so lovely to… — Jacki Weaver
At all ages, if [fantasy and myth] is used well by the author and meets the right reader, it has the same power: to generalize… — C.S. Lewis
Since each story presents its own technical problems, obviously one can't generalize about them on a two-times-two-equals-four basis. Finding the right form for your story… — Truman Capote
The theme of the diary is always the personal, but it does not mean only a personal story: it means a personal relationship to all… — Anais Nin
At the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre, Sanford Meisner said, 'When you go into the professional world, at a stock theatre somewhere, backstage, you will… — David Mamet
Don't take too much advice. Most people who have a lot of advice to give ~ with a few exceptions ~ generalize whatever they did.… — Ben Silbermann
I hate to generalize, but in general, both men and women suffer from ageism. Men much less because men gain power as they get older.… — Gloria Steinem
Avoid context and specifics; generalize and keep repeating the generalization. — Jack Schwartz
To generalize on women is dangerous. To specialize on them is infinitely worse. — Rudolph Valentino
It's hard to generalize, because they're all different. When I started, I decided to take as much advantage as I could of the freedom offered… — Walter Jon Williams

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