Inspirational Quotes

Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.

Bias Quotes

Bias Identity Prejudice Race Society Many interviewers when they come to talk to me, think they're being progressive by not mentioning in their stories any longer that I'm black. I tell them, 'Don't stop now. If I shot somebody you'd mention it.'

Colin Powell

Bias Observation Perspective Self-Perception To observations which ourselves we make, we grow more partial for th' observer's sake.

Alexander Pope

English Poet and Translator

Adversaries Bias Irony Opinion Perspective The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane.

Mark Twain

American writer and humorist

Bias Prejudice Truth The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively, not by the false appearance things present and which mislead into error, not directly by weakness of the reasoning powers, but by preconceived opinion, by prejudice.

Arthur Schopenhauer

German Philosopher

Bias Judgment Objectivity Truth No accurate thinker will judge another person by that which the other person's enemies say about him.

Napoleon Hill

Author and Motivational Speaker

Bias Compassion God Weakness People often speak of God being even-handed. God is not even-handed. God is biased, in favor of the weak, of the despised.

Desmond Tutu

South African bishop and theologian

Bias History Prejudice The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.

Mark Twain

American writer and humorist

Bias Denial Moral Blindness Nationalism The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.

George Orwell

English novelist and poet

Bias Challenges Perception Psychology Self-awareness I think unconscious bias is one of the hardest things to get at.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

U.S. Supreme Court Justice

Balance Bias Morality Priorities Tolerance I think that the Bible teaches that homosexuality is a sin, but the Bible also teaches that pride is a sin, jealousy is a sin, and hate is a sin, evil thoughts are a sin. So I don't think that homosexuality should be chosen as the overwhelming sin that we are doing today.

Billy Graham

American evangelist

Bias Narrative Perception Self-awareness Subjectivity I'm never a reliable narrator, unbiased or objective.

Anthony Bourdain

Chef and television personality

Bias Imagination Optimism Youth My view is that at a younger age your optimism is more and you have more imagination etc. You have less bias.

Belief Bias Perception The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it.

George Bernard Shaw

Irish playwright and critic

Bias Expression Judgment Perception We often refuse to accept an idea merely because the tone of voice in which it has been expressed is unsympathetic to us.

Friedrich Nietzsche