It is the fashion these days to make war, and presumably…

Knowledge is generally considered a good thing; so, presumably, knowing more about how the U.S. thinks and operates around the world is also good.

— Peter Singer

When brains get sufficiently big, presumably, as human brains have, consciousness seems to emerge.

— Richard Dawkins

In the Hillary Clinton model, the wife chooses to support the straying husband while wearing a distressed and presumably pained expression in public. She…

— Monica Crowley

For decades, we've worked under the assumption that mass culture follows a steadily declining path toward lowest-common-denominator standards, presumably because the 'masses' want dumb,…

— Steven Johnson

I visited the Chinese side last year. The Chinese are in a constant state of military readiness. They have all their nuclear weapons in…

— Harrison Salisbury

No one will presumably ever be able to prove or disprove such fundamental religious principles as the existence of God.

— Stephen Kinzer

“If you know about yourself, presumably you know about at least one other person.”

— Mary Renault

The idea that somehow you're going to tax the 'rich' enough to pay for quality health care for every American who doesn't have it,…

— Susan Estrich

Everyone by now presumably knows about the danger of premature optimization. I think we should be just as worried about premature design - designing…

— Paul Graham

“There is no such thing as a fixed and reliable truth (except for the statement that this is so, presumably”

— Peter Barry

Now, I do think when we move into 2012 and '13 when, presumably, the economy is on firmer ground, I would allow the tax…

— Mark Zandi

Eight minutes past the hour here in Belgium - and presumably eight minutes past the hour everywhere in the world.

— Murray Walker

Barbra Streisand developed overwhelming performance anxiety at the height of her career; for 27 years she refused to perform for the general public, appearing…

— Scott Stossel

Viruses have to live somewhere. They can only replicate in living creatures. So, when the Ebola virus disappears between outbreaks, it has to be…

— David Quammen

If the Pentagon truly confined itself to providing defense, then presumably we wouldn't need a whole separate government agency to provide 'Homeland Security.'

— Timothy Noah