“ In displaying the psychology of your characters, minute particulars are essential. God save us from vague generalizations!", May 10, 1886) Anton Chekhov
“ It is one of the striking generalizations of biochemistry—which surprisingly is hardly ever mentioned in the biochemical text-books—that the twenty amino acids and the four bases, are, with minor rese… Francis Crick
“ Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it. Ezra Pound
“ I know you have not thought about it. Italians always act without thinking, it's the glory and the downfall of your civilisation. A German plans a month in advance what his bowel movements will be at… Louis de Bernieres
“ Generalization is a natural human mental process, and many generalizations are true—in average. What often does promote evil behavior is the lazy, nasty habit of believing that generalizations have an… David Brin
“ General theories are everywhere condemned; the doctrine of the Rights of Man is dismissed with the doctrine of the Fall of Man. Atheism itself is too theological for us to-day. Revolution itself is to… G.K. Chesterton
“ There is an old saying, or should be, that it is a wise economist who recognizes the scope of his own generalizations. John Kenneth Galbraith
“ Generalization is flawed thinking only when applied to individuals. It is the most accurate way to describe the mass, the Wad. And yours is a democracy, a dictatorship of the Wad. Trevanian
“ Ideas, of course, have a place in fiction, and any writer of fiction needs a mind. But ideas are not the best for fiction. They do not dramatize well. They are, rather, a by-product, something the re… Wallace Stegner
“ Generally, there is a lot of truth value in stepping back, observing, then logically generalizing the extremes of what you see. Criss Jami
“ As soon as they leave, Leon says to me: "I disagree, sir. There are people who aren't insane, and I'm one of them. People who generalize are mentally ill. Milton Rokeach
“ The thing about stereotyping is it's usually just throwing rocks into a crowd hoping to hit somebody who deserves it. Criss Jami
“ What has she done to deserve such scorn?' I said. He had the grace to look uncomfortable as he answered. 'Not her in particular, miss,' he said, 'Just her sort. People like her in general, I mean.''Oh… Catriona McPherson
“ In a general sense, I admit to valuing the worldviews of men under the age of 40 and women over the age of 30. Criss Jami
“ The propensity to excessive simplification is indeed natural to the mind of man, since it is only by abstraction and generalisation, which necessarily imply the neglect of a multitude of particulars,… James George Frazer
“ Causing any damage or harm to one party in order to help another party is not justice, and likewise, attacking all feminine conduct [in order to warn men away from individual women who are deceitful]… Christine de Pizan
“ In essence I find that the foundation of modern conservatism is driven by a clinging to God in fear of the world, whereas the foundation of modern liberalism is a clinging to the world in fear of God;… Criss Jami
