Bias Quotes

I think it's possible for me to approach the whole problem with a broader scope.When you look at something through an, an organizational eye, whether it's a, a religious organization, political organization, or a civic organization, if you look at it only through the eye of that organization, you see what the organization wants you to see. But you lose your ability to be objective.

We think very few people sensible, except those who are of our opinion.

That is the way of the scientist. He will spend thirty years in building up a mountain range of facts with the intent to prove a certain theory; then he is so happy with his achievement that as a rule he overlooks the main chief fact of all-that all his accumulation proves an entirely different thing.

It is important to realize that a large percentage of what we hear or see on the news focuses on those places where there is violent conflict...It gives us a slightly or very distorted view of what is going on because there are many other parts of the planet where there is no violent conflict, but that is not on the news.

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.

An advocate who has been well paid in advance will find the cause he is pleading all the more just.

One always has exaggerated ideas about what one doesn't know.

A readiness to believe ill of others, before we have duly examined it, is the effect of laziness and pride. We are eager to find aculprit, and loath to give ourselves the trouble of examining the crime.

Our judges are as honest as other men and not more so. They have, with others, the same passions for party, for power, and the privilege of their corps.

Consider data without prejudice.

As well consult a butcher on the value of vegetarianism as a doctor on the worth of vaccination.

Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of inferior metal to the other hands, it also seldom works properly.

The curse of the intelligentsia is their ability to rationalize and re-define. Ordinary people, lacking that gift, are forced to face reality.

Patriotism corrupts history.

Discussing vaccination with a doctor is like discussing vegetarianism with a butcher.

How quick come the reasons for approving what we like!

The man who sees little always sees less than there is to see; the man who hears badly always hears something more than there is to hear.

The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.

Where prejudice exists it always discolors our thoughts.

When one side only of a story is heard and often repeated, the human mind becomes impressed with it insensibly.

But men may construe things after their fashion, Clean from the purpose of the things themselves.

The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively, not by the false appearance things present and which mislead into error, not directly by weakness of the reasoning powers, but by preconceived opinion, by prejudice.