Trust your gut instinct over spreadsheets. There are too many variables in the real world that you simply can't put into a… — Naveen Jain Copy Share Image
If we are honest with ourselves, we have to admit that sometimes our assumptions and preconceived notions are wrong, and therefore, our… — Elizabeth Thornton Copy Share Image
Embedded in 'The New York Times' institutional perspective and reporting methodologies are all sorts of quite debatable and subjective political and cultural… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
I try to encourage people to think for themselves, to question standard assumptions... Don't take assumptions for granted. Begin by taking a… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Contrary to popular assumptions, the Bible is not a record of the blessed good, but rather the blessed bad. That's not a… — Tullian Tchividjian Copy Share Image
The tragedy of 9/11 and the bloody scrambling-up of the Middle East were painful reminders that the world had not yet reached… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
It's hard to get the downtrodden working-class wifey sometimes because 'You don't look like it'. Well, that's weird because I grew up… — Neve McIntosh Copy Share Image
“I had just heard tales that the Valkyrie were large warriors, akin to Amazons.” “If you’re the sole survivor of an army… — Kresley Cole Copy Share Image
Our history is our own; it's not America's. Too often, those who campaign against racial inequality import wholesale a narrative and assumptions… — Kemi Badenoch Copy Share Image
The 1970s - I was ten in 1975 - were a bad decade in all sorts of ways but the middle class… — David Miliband Copy Share Image
I don't have a specific message for 'The Grace of Kings' and the sequels in mind other than wanting to challenge some… — Ken Liu Copy Share Image
“Civilizaton rests on the assumption that the universe is kindly disposed towards mankind and intended for our benefit. Imagine the upheaval were… — James Lovegrove Copy Share Image
“Not only bad decisions are made on false assumptions. Sometimes when things go right, we think we know why, but do we… — Simon Sinek Copy Share Image
Assumptions are dangerous things to make, and like all dangerous things to make - bombs, for instance, or strawberry shortcake - if… — Daniel Handler Copy Share Image
We owe it to consumers to treat their dollars with respect and to double- and triple-check our assumptions about complex marketplaces rather… — Michael O'Rielly Copy Share Image
“The second reason for which the military mind addresses itself to specific assumed situations is on the occasions when there may in… — J.C. Wylie Copy Share Image
When assumptions were made that I was going to bail out there was a little part of my brain that thought 'I… — Craig Stevens Copy Share Image
With colleagues in the work environment, we fail to see the source of their envy or the reason for their manipulations; our… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
To this day, I have people I might meet who will make assumptions about my life based on fictional elements of 'The… — Noah Baumbach Copy Share Image
I don't think there's an interesting boundary between philosophy and science. Science is totally beholden to philosophy. There are philosophical assumptions in… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
Fundamental assumptions in general and scientific assumptions in particular are so hard to overturn because they are based on belief. Beliefs are… — Thomas Campbell Copy Share Image
My dog has the intellectual capacity of a lime wedge, yet even he possesses an elaborate set of assumptions, based on his… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
“All she captures is a moment and what she calls it is a memory, Sometimes, it is assumptions that we use; all… — Nishikant Copy Share Image
“Assumptions block direct experience and prevent us from gathering information that could bring us comfort and relief, or information that, though saddening… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
It certainly seems too simple to say what I am going to say, yet it is almost as if you would be… — Seth Copy Share Image
The highest compliment one can give a writer is not to say that one wholeheartedly agrees with his observations, but that he… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
“Making assumptions in our relationships is really asking for problems. Often we make the assumption that our partners know what we think… — Miguel Ruiz Copy Share Image
We so often tend to think our democracies are ruled by procedures and laws, but they are also governed by implicit rules… — Rutger Bregman Copy Share Image
I learned during my term and in the presidency that we should not discuss about assumptions or insinuations. If one day I… — Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Copy Share Image
Contrary to what professional economists will typically tell you, economics is not a science. All economic theories have underlying political and ethical… — Ha-Joon Chang Copy Share Image
“The professor argues against measuring effectiveness in the shallow short-term in the "fierce humanities," for teaching that seeks not merely learning, but… — Cary Nelson Copy Share Image
“But as Austen delineates so clearly, you can't stop people from making assumptions if they're so inclined. You can only do your… — Amy Elizabeth Smith Copy Share Image
A lot of the big American social novels are just these domestic novels, like Jonathan Franzen or whoever, They have these domestic… — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
