Prejudices

But this label prejudices the case in favor of Aquinas's perspective: it assumes that Marston has been seduced by an Islamic misreading of Aristotle, and it closes off the possibility that Augustine and Aristotle might have more in common than is typically allowed. ❋ Pasnau, Robert (2006)

It's unhappy to be separated, but we bear our unhappiness out of respect for what you call prejudices, because we know how our defying them would hurt those we love. ❋ Eug��ne Brieux (1895)

Many people regarded the French armies as the propagators of the ideas of Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Voltaire; while the fact was, that, if any traces of the opinions of these great men remained in the instruments of the power of Bonaparte, it was only to liberate them from what they called prejudices, and not to establish a single regenerating principle. ❋ Necker, Anne L G (1821)

Old Mrs. Stafford declared to her son, when he was returning, that she had so far got the better of what he called her prejudices, that, if she could but travel to Ireland, without crossing the sea, she verily believed she would go and spend a year with him and the Grays at Rosanna. ❋ Maria Edgeworth (1808)

For the BBC to call itself impartial is a sick joke, their political bias is clear and obvious and I am sure that I (and others) could list their built-in prejudices with ease. ❋ Not A Sheep (2009)

But to expect the world to conform to your personal prejudices is unreasonable, if not irrational. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And thence arise certain prejudices, for the removing of which, it will be convenient to distinguish them into absolute and relative, true and apparent, mathematical and common. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The only online games I play are MMORPGs and I must admit that I too have certain prejudices toward character names. ❋ Nathreee (2007)

Sure, we develop certain prejudices, but they tend to be for things like sweet foods, warmer climates and social gatherings. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The obstacle lay rather in prejudices or stupidity. ❋ Unknown (2005)

And that's one of the big reasons we didn't move there other reasons included proximity to grandparents, geographical considerations, and long-term prejudices--on our part. ❋ Becca (2007)

I agree with this, but note that asking reviewers to be clear about their prejudices is very different than suggesting they shouldn't have them. ❋ Hal Duncan (2005)

Love like Ruth's, love which can rise above conflicting creeds and deep-seated racial prejudices, is hard to find in all the world. ❋ Annie Sullivan (1905)

Many contract an antipathy to some kind of food, otherwise good, by being surfeited with it when they are young; so, many entertain prejudices against the exercises of devotion by being burthened with them, and made to serve with an offering, at their setting out. ❋ Unknown (1721)

She told me because she was spiteful and wanted to make me miserable, of course, for I found out afterwards she'd been expressly forbidden to speak, on account of my 'prejudices' -- they'd all been forbidden. ❋ Unknown (1901)

So, in your world view, Israel, a place you don’t live in, have never been to, and for which you have no more information than whatever propaganda meets your prejudices, is a land of superhumanly tolerant saints. ❋ Unknown (2009)

While I agree that these are issues that scientists (and laymen) should be allowed to discuss, I think it’s especially important when dealing with them to try to separate ones own prejudices from the science. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"[The secret] is to say that you're [prejudiced] against all rascists" - [Homer Simpson] ❋ Do I Have To Put Something Here? (2004)

My [internet friend] told me yesterday that he is black so now I hate him. He tells [me I'm] [prejudiced]. What an idiot. ❋ TR (2003)

You're a [prejudice] because you [despise] him for being [mentally disabled]. ❋ Jon Y. (2005)

1) the prejudice girl [clutched] her purse when the black guy walked by. 2) I asked [the cop] where the nearest [drugstore] was but he didn't know. ❋ Ricky72135 (2004)

[Prejudice] often involves creating an opinion of a person based off some quality that doesn't directly [correlate] to [that person's] character. For example, homomsexuality doesn't necessarily make a person bad; but for that quality, some people hate. ❋ Shauser5005 (2004)

[Hating] people because they're black, gay, Jewish, Muslim, [or whatever] doesn't make much sense. You can easily find ways [to hate] people on an individual basis. ❋ Moses (2004)

racists, [homophobes], sexists, ageists, chauvanists etc "[I hate him]" "why?" "'cause he's white" "...[fuckin asshole]" ❋ --- (2005)

[I think I'm] [prejudiced] myself. I [assume] that anyone who is prejudiced is an idiot.(Of course I am!) ❋ Aokun (2004)

I don't like him because he's black. All [christians] are jerks. All people who are [prejudiced] are [friggan] tools. ❋ Jonesy1031 (2009)

Examples of people who have to suffer prejudice: Gays [Pagans] [Atheists] [Blacks] Mexicans Teenage moms Etc. ❋ Be_sacred (2010)