Assumed Quotes

439 Assumed quotes by 377 unique authors

Habits are soon assumed; but when we strive to strip them off, 'tis being flayed alive. — William Cowper
Nature herself is not always unambiguous. Sometimes a girl child may have so well-developed a clitoris that it is assumed she is a boy. Likewise,… — Germaine Greer
One of the things that is assumed about actors is that they are extrovert, which is almost never the case, in my experience. — Bill Nighy
My mom can't defend herself to the world. She is such an amazing woman, with such an open heart. It's a real hard line, and… — Nikki Reed
I had been a reporter for 15 years when I set out to write my first novel. I knew how to research an article or… — Amy Waldman
In every union roles are assumed, some traditional, some not. My husband used to pay his own bills, I used to call my own repairman.… — Ayelet Waldman
Most successful people find out that the attainment of their goals doesn't necessarily bring them the happiness and joy they assumed; their happiness is short-lived. — Frederick Lenz
On the stage . . . masks are assumed with some regard to procedure; in everyday life, the participants act their parts without consideration either… — Anthony Powell
From early childhood, I was interested in understanding how the world worked, and assumed I would be some kind of physical scientist or chemist. But… — Stephen LaBerge
For success in training children the first condition is to become as a child oneself, but this means no assumed childishness, no condescending baby-talk that… — Ellen Key
The impious presumption of legislators and rulers, civil as well as ecclesiastical, who, being themselves but fallible and uninspired men, have assumed dominion over the… — Thomas Jefferson
While I was writing I assumed it would be published under a pseudonym, and that liberated me: what I wrote was exactly what I wanted… — Nicholson Baker
When Louis XIV assumed the reins of government France suddenly and wonderfully came to her maturity; it was as if the whole nation had burst… — Lytton Strachey
One of the problems with a candidate like Bob Kennedy, and his brother before him, was that people assumed they didn't need contributions. — Pierre Salinger
I don't think that women necessarily always write like women. I was a writer on the 'Comedy Central Roasts' for a while, and I always… — Whitney Cummings
When Philip Glass asked me if I would be interested in doing a new recording of Jesus' Blood he assumed that I would do something… — Gavin Bryars
It was always assumed that I would go to college. — Paul D. Boyer
The material particle nature of primary cosmic radiation has been confirmed, although the processes turned out to be extraordinarily more complicated than we had assumed. — Walther Bothe
I always assumed I would leave drama school and do 'Lady Macbeth' and all sorts of serious things. It just didn't happen. — Olivia Colman
I always assumed I'd be a terribly patient mum but it turns out I'm not! — Olivia Colman
I think a lot of people just assumed I came to L.A. to do more television and get into show business. — Ricky Jay
Russia under President Putin is less democratic and less free today than when he assumed office. If Russia cannot fulfill its obligation to the G-8… — Vito Fossella
It is assumed in many parts of the world that democracy is a group of people facing a certain problem, who come together to solve… — David Graeber
I just assumed the world was full of solo percussionists. I couldn't find sticks or music or anything where I was, but that was expected… — Evelyn Glennie
I expect the audience to come up to my level. I am not interested in compromising my music to make it palatable to an assumed… — Don Ellis

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