Assumed Quotes

439 Assumed quotes by 377 unique authors

The American continents, by the free and independent condition that they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future… — John Quincy Adams
Before this learning experience, I had assumed that with regard to programs that sought to help people out of poverty, the political world was essentially… — Barney Frank
Power is not something that can be assumed or discarded at will like underwear. — John Kenneth Galbraith
I never had any desire to be a film actor. I never thought I was the good-looking movie type, which I assumed they wanted. — Kirk Douglas
The reason I was successful in launching my first book with bloggers is this: I assumed that I should spend as much time on a… — Tim Ferriss
It was always assumed I would be a professor. I grew up thinking it. — Daniel Kahneman
If I talk to a girl, it's assumed that I'm having a scene with her. If I don't, then it's assumed that I'm gay. — Shahrukh Khan
A culture in which guilt is automatically assumed to be neurotic and unhealthy has devised a remarkably clever way of protecting its self-interest. — Jonathan Kozol
I merged those two words, black and feminist, because I was surrounded by black women who were very tough and and who always assumed they… — Toni Morrison
I had absolutely no trauma in my childhood. If anyone ever assumed that my books were autobiographical, they'd be sorely disappointed, because none of these… — Jodi Picoult
People have long assumed that violence is necessary for political change. Rulers never cede power voluntarily, the argument goes, so progressives have no choice but… — Steven Pinker
Originally, theater was my life. It was what I assumed I'd spend my working life doing - if I was lucky. Then along came movies. — Alan Rickman
Julia progresses from cradle to grave, showing how government makes every good thing in her life possible. The weak economy, high unemployment, falling wages, rising… — Mitt Romney
It's just assumed that a horror sequel is going to be bad. It's never going to be as good as the first one. — Eli Roth
I have had many more close women friends than men, and I've always assumed that comes from the fact that in my family there was… — Salman Rushdie
What's missing is leadership in the White House. And the story that Barack Obama does tell, forever shifting blame to the last administration, is getting… — Paul Ryan
When I started out as a music journalist, at the end of the 1980s, it was generally assumed that we were living through the lamest… — Rob Sheffield
I am very orthodox in thinking that Jesus acted in his life the way God would have acted if God had assumed human form. — Huston Smith
TV, in particular cable channels, has assumed the role of independent film. — Eric Stoltz
I just kind of assumed that you do a movie and then you leave and you hop onto the next thing. I never thought that… — Gabrielle Union
Until the 20th century it was generally assumed that a writer had said what he had to say in his works. — John Updike
When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen. — George Washington
My father was the editor of an agricultural magazine called 'The Southern Planter.' He didn't think of himself as a writer. He was a scientist,… — Tom Wolfe
At first I assumed hate was the opposite of love. But it isn't. The opposite of love is indifference. — Helen Fisher
When Steve Jobs toured Xerox PARC and saw computers running the first operating system that used Windows and a mouse, he assumed he was looking… — Douglas Rushkoff

Who Wrote These Assumed Quotes

377 authors contributed a total of 439 Assumed Quotes, led by these top contributors: