Sydney J. Harris Quotes

Intolerance is a form of egotism, and to condemn egotism intolerantly is to share it.

What annoys the hell out of me is the arrogance of some people. They don't even listen to our music, they decided in advance that they don't like it.

You know, people aren't always the most open-minded.

Nothing gives small minds a better handle for hatred than superiority.

Bigotry is the sacred disease, and self-conceit tells lies.

Prejudice is the child of ignorance.

I hate elitists. I hate conceited people. I hate pompous people.

Snobbery? But it's only a form of despair.

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

None are more unjust in their judgments of others than those who have a high opinion of themselves.

What makes me mad is arrogance, pretension, putting on airs.

I learned that very often the most intolerant and narrow-minded people are the ones who congratulate themselves on their tolerance and open-mindedness.

an intellectual arrogance and unconscious assumption of superiority.

Color prejudice and religion are akin in one respect. Some folks have it and some don't, and the kernel that is responsible for it is present in us all.

If prejudice could reason, it would dispel itself.

It must be awful, being a homophobe.

I'm right, and everyone else is wrong.

Everyone is an idiot," I stated. "Except me.

Nothing dies so hard, or rallies so often as intolerance.

If someone is making a judgment when they don't have firsthand experience, it's intolerant. How can you make a judgment on something you don't know about?

A bigot is simply a sociologist without credentials.

Snobbery just inhibits you.

Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause.

I now know all the people worth knowing in America, and I find no intellect comparable to my own.

Prejudice is a learned trait. You're not born prejudiced; you're taught it.