Assuming Quotes

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Whenever government assumes to deliver us from the trouble of thinking for ourselves, the only consequences it produces are those of torpor and imbecility. — William Godwin
So I played the acoustic guitar and harmonica and stomped my foot and I think I was right in assuming that Greenwich Village would be… — Steve Forbert
If you assume you haven't learned anything yet, there's no reason your playing can't stay dynamic all your life. — Jerry Garcia
By now, the corporations that dominate our media, like alcoholic fat cats, treat this situation as theirs by right... Their concept of a diversity of… — Ben Bagdikian
World War II had been such a tremendous success story for this country that the political and military leadership began to assume that they would… — Neil Sheehan
We can just assume they have much more and powerful, more advanced technology, all the new computers, everything could be much more easier and help… — Mordechai Vanunu
There is the falsely mystical view of art that assumes a kind of supernatural inspiration, a possession by universal forces unrelated to questions of power… — Adrienne Rich
So many of the chemical reactions occurring in living systems have been shown to be catalytic processes occurring isothermally on the surface of specific proteins,… — John Desmond Bernal
Keep learning; don't be arrogant by assuming that you know it all, that you have a monopoly on the truth; always assume that you can… — Jack Welch
Iraq does pose a serious threat to the stability of the Persian Gulf and we should organize an international coalition to eliminate his access to… — Al Gore
Too many Americans have twisted the sensible right to pursue happiness into the delusion that we are entitled to a guarantee of happiness. If we… — Susan Jacoby
We have every reason to assume the worst. — George W. Bush
If you or I want to be healthy (whether it's our digestion, our reproduction, our skin, or anything) we have to assume greater responsibility for… — Chris Kilham
California has often led the country, indeed the world, in the technology, consumption, trends, lifestyles, and of course, mass entertainment. It is where the car… — Fareed Zakaria
There is no more common error than to assume that, because prolonged and accurate mathematical calculations have been made, the application of the result to… — Alfred North Whitehead
A willingness to vocalize feelings. How important it is to be willing to voice one's thoughts and feelings. Yes, how important it is to be… — Marvin J. Ashton
Why aren't people more successful? Because most people do not select and pursue a vision without regard for other objectives. Most people shift from one… — Ari Kiev
When I teach writing, I always tell my students you should assume that the audience you're writing for is smarter than you. You can't write… — Tony Kushner
You write by sitting down and writing. Â There's no particular time or placeâ€”you suit yourself, your nature. Â How one works, assuming he's disciplined, doesn't matter. — Bernard Malamud
A society must assume that it is stable, but the artist must know, and he must let us know, that there is nothing stable under… — James A. Baldwin

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