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“Stereotypes are the mind's shorthand for dealing with complexities. They have two aspects: they are much blunter than reality; they are shaped to fit a man's preferences or prejudgments. Thus two principles are involved: differentiation or its lack, and biased preferential perception.”

Men Mind Two Reality Principles Atheism Involved Fit Perception Aspect Positive Atheism Complexity Stereotype Preference Biased Differentiation Shorthand

Author:Robert E Lane

“The original meaning of the word tact referred to the sense of touch (as in 'tactile'), and came to mean skill in dealing with persons or sensitive situations. Tact is defined as: 'intuitive perception, especially a quick and fine perception of what is fit and proper and right.' It alludes to one's ability to conduct delicate negotiations and personal matters in a way that recognizes mutual rights, and yet leads to a harmonious solution.”

“We talked about how easy it was to make the mistake of anthropomorphizing animals, and projecting our own feelings and perceptions on to them, where they were inappropriate and didn't fit. We simply had no idea what it was like being an extremely large lizard, and neither for that matter did the lizard, because it was not self-conscious about being an extremely large lizard, it just got on with the business of being one. To react with revulsion to its behavior was to make the mistake of applying criteria that are only appropriate to the business of being human.”

Humans Ideas Self Matter Feelings Easy Animal Mistake Fit Behavior Perception Conscious No Idea Appropriate Being Human Criteria Self Conscious Inappropriate Lizards Revulsion

Author:Douglas Adams

“BMX riding breaks down racial perceptions. Coming from New York City and being a BMX rider, that isn't something that's too common. I feel like for the longest time, I would ride through certain neighborhoods and people would call me a "white boy" because they associated white boys from California with BMX riding, and it bugs me so much because I'm completely not that. I completely don't fit that mold. It's really important for me to bring BMX riding to the masses and show people exactly what it is.”

People Feels Important Shows Certain White Common Cities Boys Break New York Fit Perception Mass California Neighborhood Call Me New York City Riding Breaking Down Bugs Mold Riders Bmx

Author:Nigel Sylvester

“I'd like to get to a point where I am not considered natural by myself. When I say that I mean that I don't want to fit within the guidelines of what other people feel it is to be natural. If people feel that natural bodybuilders usually are the ones who lack legs or have poor body parts or don't train very hard or aren't very strong or aren't very intense, if that's your perception of what a natural bodybuilder is, then that's not what I want to be.”

People Ifs Want Feels Mean Hard Body Strong Natural Poor Fit Perception Train Legs Intense Very Strong Guidelines Bodybuilder

Author:Kai Greene

“There are things of such darkness and horror—just, I suppose, as there are things of such great beauty—that they will not fit through the puny human doors of perception.”

Humans Darkness Doors Fit Horror Perception Doors Of Perception

Book:Skeleton Crew

Source: Skeleton Crew

“Indeed, the line between perceiving and hallucinating is not as crisp as we like to think. In a sense, when we look at the world, we are hallucinating all the time. One could almost regard perception as the act of choosing the one hallucination that best fits the incoming data.”

Thinking World Looks Lines Fit Perception Regard Data Hallucinations Crisps

Author:Vilayanur S. Ramachandran

“No sooner do we think we have assembled a comfortable life than we find a piece of ourselves that has no place to fit in.”

Thinking Inspirational Self Pieces Fit Comfortable Perception Comfortable Life

Book:Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life

Source: Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life

“What we are confronted with now is a growing perception that if we desire a certain type of civilization and culture we must exterminate the sort of people who do not fit into it.”

People Ifs Desire Certain Culture Growing Type Fit Civilization Perception

Book:Plays Political: The Apple Cart, On the Rocks, Geneva

Source: Plays Political: The Apple Cart, On the Rocks, Geneva

“Let's stop being so damn judgemental & crucifying everyone who doesn't fit into our boxed-in perceptions of what is right.”

Fit Perception Damn Judgemental

Author:Gillian Anderson