Unfounded Judgments Quotes

Prejudice assumes the garb of reason, but the cheat is too thin.

I wonder if we are all wrong about each other, if we are just composing unwritten novels about the people we meet?

When people say, 'You're not being realistic,' they're just trying to tag some thoughts that they can't otherwise handle.

In terms of other people's perception of me, that's their business. There are people who I have never met but, for whatever reason, I am certain that these people are jack-offs. I've never met Billy Joel, but I'm absolutely convinced he's an asshole. I can't justify that opinion, that's just what I think. But my opinion about Billy Joel isn't going to affect him in the slightest. In the same way, I am sure there are people out there who are completely convinced that I am an asshole, for whatever reason. They might even feel more justified than I feel about my presumptive opinion of Billy Joel.

I don't avoid anyone but I always think some people hate me.

I don't really care too much about what people who don't care about me say about me, but a lot of times, you know, I get tired of defending myself.

I find that it isn't wise to attempt to judge people on their public persona, and even on the music they make. Because I've met so many people whose music I cannot stand, and they're very nice. At the same time, I've met people whose music I've loved, and they're not the person you've invested all this emotion in.

He that is possessed with a prejudice is possessed with a devil, and one of the worst kinds of devils, for it shuts out the truth, and often leads to ruinous error.

People make very many comments in life when they don't have the background or the knowledge.