Missed Opportunity Quote by Deborah Stanish

“I've found that people's generalizations are largely illuminating about themselves.”

— Lionel Shriver

“To Generalize is to be an Idiot; To Particularize is the Alone Distinction of Merit.”

— William Blake

“All generalizations are questionable.”

— Sandor Schuman

“People are pretty much alike. It's only that our differences are more susceptible to definition than our similarities. – Linda Ellerbee”

— Linda Ellerbee

“The problem with generalizations is that there are always special cases under which they don't apply, except for when there aren't.”

— John Himself

“Each of us has his or her own distinct personality. But overlaid on top of that are tendencies and assumptions and reflexes handed down…

— Malcolm Gladwell

“When we generalize and judge people quickly without taking ample time, we've chosen a shortcut. It's superficial of us, and a lack of wisdom.”

— Assegid Habtewold

“We do not need to erase our assumptions, prejudices, or biases. We must simply learn to expand our awareness beyond them.”

— Vironika Tugaleva

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

“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

“Despite all differences of class or ideology, mentally, emotionally, we all have the same basic nature.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

“life is a collection of similarities rather than identities; no single observation is a perfect example of generality.”

— Peter L. Bernstein