Generalizations Quote by Sandor Schuman

“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

“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

“While it may be hard to live with generalizations, it is inconceivable to live without them.”

— Peter Gay

All generalizations are inaccurate, including this one.

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

“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

“Sweeping generalizations are easy, but we are more alike than we are different. Our focus and interests may vary, or not, but to dismiss…

— Deborah Stanish

All generalizations are false, including this one.

— Anonymous

“It's bad to make general statements about groups of people--there are always exceptions, and those exceptions are likely to be offended if they hear…

— Mira Grant

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

“Good cannot be a single and universal general notion; if it were, it would not be predictable in all the categories, but only in…

— Aristotle

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