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Generalization Quotes

Questioning broad assumptions

These generalization quotes describe breaking free from being typecast into a narrow role, a theme that connects to Character quotes.

I could have been on a path that led to different, more traditional teen romance, and 'Nip/Tuck' shook me loose from any generalization I might have been forced into. It helped me understand I wanted to take on things that...

Quotes by Seth Gabel

Too rigid specialization is almost as bad for a historian's mind, and for his ultimate reputation, as too early an indulgence in broad generalization and synthesis.

Quotes by Samuel E. Morison

When representation of the LBGT community was much more scarce in the media, I think there was some kind of pressure to encapsulate an entire community in a single character - this can often be a fast track to generalization...

Quotes by O. T. Fagbenle

As the generalization goes about the art industry, people can be really challenging and thought-provoking in their thinking and questioning the status quo, and it's really important that the status quo can be questioned and that there are people doing...

Quotes by Lily Cole

Art Quotes

Even the recognition of an individual whom we see every day is only possible as the result of an abstract idea of him formed by generalization from his appearances in the past.

Quotes by James G. Frazer

Texas is a country in its own. It's made up of half Mexico/half United States but completed mixed. I don't mean to draw a generalization but it is a place, a territory, that's really made up of all these encounters,...

Quotes by Gael Garcia Bernal

I tend to support and get behind issues instead of candidates, because of the whole 'Super Bowl' generalization of our world - You're on this side, I'm on that side; you're a Republican, I'm a Democrat; you're country music, I'm...

Quotes by Brandi Carlile

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do these quotes see generalization as good or bad?
Mixed — one warns that both rigid specialization and sweeping generalization can hurt a thinker's credibility.
Is generalization connected to acting or typecasting?
Yes, one quote describes escaping generalization that could have led to a predictable, narrow romantic-lead career path.
Does the art world get mentioned regarding generalization?
Yes, one quote reflects on generalizations within the art industry and their role in provoking thought and debate. See related ideas in Art quotes.
How does recognition relate to generalization?
One quote explains that recognizing someone we see daily depends on an abstract, generalized idea built from past encounters.
Is historical scholarship discussed in these quotes?
Yes, a quote compares excessive specialization to premature generalization as equally risky for a historian's reputation.

Others warn that both rigid specialization and broad generalization can limit a thinker's reputation, while one notes how the mind builds recognition through patterns tied to community.