Rachel Johnson Quotes

The world believes all blondes are stupid and brunettes are smarter. Well, I disagree.

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

I used to say that whenever people heard my Southern accent, they always wanted to deduct 100 IQ points.

When I was blonde I was perceived as an innocent and sweet young girl.

Respect can be as elusive as the unicorn. I know something of this because I write books that are set in the Middle Ages, and the historical novel is often seen as the unwanted stepchild in the fictional family. I know even more about respect - or the lack thereof - because I live in New Jersey.

Never judge a stranger by his clothes.

I think I've been completely underestimated in the past because of my blonde hair.

Stereotypes are fast and easy, but they are lies, and the truth takes its time.

I look thuggish when I shave my head and wear big boots. I walk into a newsagent and people think I'm going to jump the counter.

The mystified idea I had of Israel - the demonization of Israel - it just wasn't true.

Because I had an accent, people had this impression that I was dumb.

As soon as I would say I'm from Boston, people would just say, 'Naaaah!'

I would literally have to go meet people so they could see I didn't have big red hair and wear high heels constantly. It was just really ingrained in people.

We decide based on how people look; we decide based on how people sound; we decide based on how people are dressed. We decide based on their passion.

When they talk to me, people say, 'I didn't expect you to be how you are.'

I've known attractive airheads, and I've known ugly idiots.

You know, sometimes an interviewer will look at me and say - you're bright! They're actually surprised I might be bright.

When people talk about someone you have preconceived judgments.

People look at me, and I dress a little unusually and they think, 'Oh you must be from California.' Of course, people in California think, 'Oh you must be from from Mars,' so, you know, your next-door neighbour is not necessarily the person that you are going to make a connection with.

Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great mistake.

Sometimes an interviewer will look at me and say, 'You're bright!' They're actually surprised I might be bright.

It's not a stereotype if it's always true.

I think that when people look at me, and they look at my height and my voice and my coloring, they automatically think, 'Tough.'

Prejudice is an opinion without judgement.

Stereotypes and perceptions have their real effects.