Forest Whitaker Quotes

Stereotypes happen. I try not to embrace them or avoid them.

The trouble is that people are all too ready to jump to conclusions about anybody who they think looks a bit strange. They think you must be mentally subnormal.

Prejudice is the child of ignorance.

I think putting labels on people is just an easy way of marketing something you don't understand.

I became stereotyped.

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

People always want to think that because you're not from a certain circumstance, you can't relate. That's ridiculous.

I hate stereotypes and I hate cliche.

I refuse to be stereotyped.

We all decry prejudice, yet are all prejudiced.

The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It's dismissive.

I don't like stereotypes - no kind of stereotypes.

The show doesn't drive home a lesson, but it can open up people's minds enough for them to see how stupid every kind of prejudice can be.

I think I'm going to be stereotyped forever, but I'm not scared of being stereotyped.

Prejudices save time.

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

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

People look at you, and they've got just the perfect little box for you, the perfect category. Call you a redneck. Call you a hillbilly. Like those were insults.

Prejudice of any kind implies that you are identified with the thinking mind. It means you don't see the other human being anymore, but only your own concept of that human being. To reduce the aliveness of another human being to a concept is already a form of violence.

Unfair discrimination exists whether we like it or not; I wouldn't have married a gum-chewing vegetarian. Ultimately, we'll help the people we discriminate against if we try to understand more about them; genetics will lead to a world where there is a sympathy for the underdog.

Prejudice is an opinion without judgement.

Stereotypes and perceptions have their real effects.

The absolute basis of all prejudice is ignorance and generalization.

We've got these stereotypes, and I think there can be some trouble when we force these on people.

I resent ever being stereotyped.