No engineer can go upon a new work and not find something peculiar, that will demand his careful reflection, and the deliberate… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If a radical devolution of powers was possible, it would have been done before. The assumption of states' rights is gone. There's… — James Q. Wilson Copy Share Image
I operate under the assumption that the mass media will never be accurate. ... It operates with the objective to simplify and… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
[The] first postulate of the Principle of Uniformity, namely, that the laws of nature are invariant with time, is not peculiar to… — M. King Hubbert Copy Share Image
The people who whine about Fox News are hypocrites - they say they're totally tolerant, but when they run into someone who… — Greg Gutfeld Copy Share Image
All experience has taught us that solving a complex problem uncovers hidden assumptions and ever more knowledge, trade-offs that we didn't anticipate… — Erik Naggum Copy Share Image
The error is in the assumption that the General Government is a party to the constitutional compact. The States ... formed the… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
Everything appears to me to be authored, in some strange way. And I wonder if this is not the spreading assumption of… — Terence McKenna Copy Share Image
Logic, too, also rests on assumptions that do not correspond to anything in the real world, e.g., on the assumption that there… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
The judge's authority depends upon the assumption that he speaks with the mouth of others. That is to say, the momentum of… — Learned Hand Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, philosophers of science usually regard scientific realism and scientific anti-realism as monistic doctrines. The assumption is that there is one goal… — Elliott Sober Copy Share Image
Mathematics is a presuppositionless science. To found it I do not need God, as does Kronecker, or the assumption of a special… — David Hilbert Copy Share Image
Regarding R. H. Blyth: Blyth's four volume Haiku became especially popular at this time [1950's] because his translations were based on the… — Reginald Horace Blyth Copy Share Image
The Left doesn't realize that unless you create a formative culture and a critical consciousness capable of changing the way people think… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
In this we see the wondrous virtue of the Lord: that the power dwelling in His body should communicate to perishable things… — Hilary of Poitiers Copy Share Image
Hiding behind such sacred terms as human rights and distributive justice, politicians and intellectuals alike have perpetrated a gargantuan ruse on humankind:… — Gonzalo Fernandez de la Mora Copy Share Image
So when I was about 13 or 14, I realized I was attracted to women and then made the assumption that I… — Chaz Bono Copy Share Image
“There can be no assumption that today's majority is 'right' and the Amish and others like them are 'wrong.' A way of… — Warren E. Burger Copy Share Image
The Japanese director Tadashi Suzuki once stated, 'International cultural exchange is impossible - therefore we must try.' I agree with all my… — Anne Bogart Copy Share Image
Pussy Riot have certainly changed some people's assumptions about the role of political art and the relationship between the intelligentsia and the… — Masha Gessen Copy Share Image
A long long time ago I took an oath to tell all secrets that came my way. Don't tell me a secret,… — Terence McKenna Copy Share Image
If there are more than two sexes, then so be it and, of course, the assumption that there are two helps shape,… — Alison Assiter Copy Share Image
The most hurtful thing to me is when people try to put assumptions on me and my relationship because that is not… — Gigi Hadid Copy Share Image
[Americans] think that choice, as seen through the American lens, best fulfills an innate and universal desire for choice in all humans.… — Sheena Iyengar Copy Share Image
“We assume that others think the way we think, feel the way we feel, judge the way we judge, and abuse the… — Miguel Ruiz Copy Share Image
When I ran for the U.S. Senate the assumption was that anyone's name that was close to "Osama" doesn't stand a chance.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Philosophy ought to question the basic assumptions of the age. Thinking through, critically and carefully, what most of us take for granted… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
Atheism may be defined as the mental attitude which unreservedly accepts the supremacy of reason and aims at establishing a lifestyle and… — Madalyn Murray O'Hair Copy Share Image
The Christian philosopher has a perfect right to the point of view and prephilosophical assumptions he brings to philosophic work; the fact… — Alvin Plantinga Copy Share Image
The well-mannered man never puts out his hand in greeting until a lady extends hers. This is a test of good breeding… — Humphry Davy Copy Share Image
One can be a faithful disciple of Jesus Christ without denying the flickers of the sacred in followers of Yahweh, or Kali,… — Leonard Sweet Copy Share Image
An extremely important part of our work toward emotional growth and change will come from examining our belief systems regarding all areas… — Sue Thoele Copy Share Image
We create institutions and policies on the basis of the way we make assumptions about us and others. We accept the fact… — Muhammad Yunus Copy Share Image
It is my assumption that growth in faith is the root of all spiritual growth and is prior to all disciplines of… — Richard Lovelace Copy Share Image
“Every time I make an assumption about someone who has hurt or disappointed me without confirming it, I believe a lie about… — Peter Scazzero Copy Share Image
The reason I love travel is not just because it transports you in every sense, but because it confronts you with emotional… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
But on the other hand, in discussion and debate concerning social issues or American foreign policy, Vietnam or the Middle East, for… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
There is still an assumption among many people that to be black is to be lower class. In the last fifteen to… — Ayana Mathis Copy Share Image
Our universe cannot even be stated symbolically. And this touches us all more directly than one might suppose. For example, artists, who… — Kenneth Clark Copy Share Image
“You, by your conscious assumptions, determine the nature of the world in which you live. Ignore the present state and assume the… — Neville Copy Share Image