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May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Monday, September 23, 2013
Categorizing People
There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us.
When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Once you label me, you negate me.
- Soren Kierkegaard
You never really understand a person
until you consider things from his point of view.
- Harper Lee
Conventional people are roused to fury
by departure from convention,
largely because they regard such departure
as a criticism of themselves.
- Bertrand Russell
Class, race, sexuality, gender and all other categories
by which we categorize and dismiss each other need
to be excavated from the inside.
- Dorothy Allison
We do both others and ourselves a disservice when we attempt to categorize people.
Further reading: Enemy-Friend-Partner
All Different - All One
Respecting the Uniqueness of Others
Judging People
Opinions
Hate
Prejudice
Evil
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