Assuming Quotes
1443 quotes by 1146 authors
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You can never guess or assume what anyone is going to think.
— J. J. Abrams
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Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree.
— Dean Acheson
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Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within…
— Marcus Aurelius
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When it comes to personnel issues, I act professionally and respectful of former employees. I just assume that's a two-way street. It's disappointing when it's…
— Michele Bachmann
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I think a lot of times we don't pay enough attention to people with a positive attitude because we assume they are naive or stupid…
— Amy Adams
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The first mistake of art is to assume that it's serious.
— Lester Bangs
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Guys are simple... women are not simple and they always assume that men must be just as complicated as they are, only way more mysterious.…
— Dave Barry
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Never assume that the guy understands that you and he have a relationship.
— Dave Barry
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Married couples who work together to build and maintain a business assume broad responsibilities. Not only is their work important to our local and national…
— Melissa Bean
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Children who assume adult responsibilities feel old when they're young.
— Martha Beck
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All too often arrogance accompanies strength, and we must never assume that justice is on the side of the strong. The use of power must…
— Theodore Bikel
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All of the people who are using their BlackBerries or their iPhones, Facebook, all of the people who are sitting in cafes and hotels rooms…
— Tony Abbott
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Globalisation means many other countries are asserting themselves and trying to take over leadership. Please don't ask Americans to let others assume the leadership of…
— Buzz Aldrin
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Because of the increase in life longevity, America can now assume that at any given time three, and perhaps four, former presidents will still be…
— Tony Campolo
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I assume the closest members of my family don't actually want to kill me, but the truth is that I have shamed and hurt them;…
— Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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Show people tend to treat their finances like their dentistry. They assume the man handling it knows what he is doing.
— Dick Cavett
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Oil is a very valuable resource for life - electric heaters. We must have to transition ourselves to a post-oil era. And that's what we…
— Hugo Chavez
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Traditional science assumes, for the most part, that an objective observer independent reality exists; the universe, stars, galaxies, sun, moon and earth would still be…
— Deepak Chopra
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Don't assume your child is weak. If you, the parent, assume that they can't take anymore, what kind of signal are you sending them?
— Amy Chua
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People assume that all artists make for terrible business people, but I'm in complete charge of my own career.
— Tori Amos
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