“Our minds thus grow in spots; and like grease-spots, the spots spread. But we let them spread as little as possible: we keep unaltered as much of our old knowledge, as many of our old prejudices and beliefs, as we can. We patch and tinker more than we renew. The novelty soaks in; it stains the ancient mass; but it is also tinged by what absorbs it.” MindLittlesBeliefGrowsHistoryMassPrejudiceAncientSpreadSpotsNoveltyPatchesStainsGrease Book:Pragmatism and the Conception of Thruth Source: Pragmatism and the Conception of Thruth
“Our minds thus grow in spots; and like grease spots, the spots spread. But we let them spread as little as possible: we keep unaltered as much of our old knowledge, as many of our old prejudices and beliefs, as we can.” MenMindLittlesWisdomAgeLyingFaithReadingBeliefGrowsKnowledgePrejudiceSpreadSpotsGrease Author:James Truslow Adams
“... one of the blind spots of most Negroes is their failure to realize that small overtures from whites have a large significance... I now realize that this feeling inevitably takes possession of one in the bitter struggle for equality. Indeed, I share it. Yet I wonder how we can expect total acceptance to step full grown from the womb of prejudice, with no embryo or infancy or childhood stages.” FeelingsRealizingWonderStepsStruggleShareChildhoodStageAcceptancePrejudiceRelationBlindPossessionToleranceBitterSpotsSignificanceWombRace RelationsInfancyEmbryosBlind Spots Author:Sarah-Patton Boyle
“Scientists are human. We have our blind spots and prejudices. Science is a mechanism designed to ferret them out. Problem is we aren't always faithful to the core values of science.” HumansProblemScienceReligionValuesScientistPrejudiceBlindCoreSpotsFaithfulMechanismCore ValuesBlind SpotsFerrets Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“It is delightful to read on the spot the impressions and opinions of tourists who visited a hundred years ago, in the vehicles and with the aesthetic prejudices of the period, the places which you are visiting now. The voyage ceases to be a mere tour through space; you travel through time and thought as well.” YearsWellsSpaceOpinionPeriodsHundredYears AgoPrejudiceMereCeaseImpressionSpotsAestheticVehicleDelightfulVoyagesTouristsVisitingRough Times Book:Complete Essays: 1920-1925 Source: Complete Essays: 1920-1925
“We are here a nation, composed of the most heterogeneous elements-Protestants and Catholics, English, French, German, Irish, Scotch, every one, let it be remembered, with his traditions, with his prejudices. In each of these conflicting antagonistic elements, however, there is a common spot of patriotism, and the only true policy is that which reaches that common patriotism and makes it vibrate in all toward common ends and common aspirations.” EndsNationsCommonPolicyElementsTraditionPrejudiceCatholicSpotsRememberedAspirationProtestantsScotchVibrate Author:Wilfrid Laurier
“Books are, at their heart, dangerous. Yes, dangerous. Because they challenge us: our prejudices, our blind spots. They open us to new ideas, new ways of seeing. They make us hurt in all the right ways. They can push down the barricades of ‘them’ & widen the circle of ‘us.” WayHeartBookIdeasChallengesHurtSeeingDangerousPrejudiceBlindCirclesSpotsNew WaysNew IdeasRight WayBlind SpotsBarricades Author:Libba Bray
“Groups become more extreme and entrenched in their beliefs and polarized from others when members only exchange information that reinforces their views and filter out all else or never learn of alternatives. Thus they narrow their options, and magnify each other's prejudices and misconceptions. This trend leads to blind spots in decision making and to extreme behavior, even terrorism.” BeliefDecisionViewsGroupsInformationMembersBehaviorPrejudiceBlindExtremesTerrorismSpotsAlternativesDecision MakingTrendsCollaborationMisconceptionFiltersBlind Spots Author:Cass Sunstein