Assuming Quotes

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The war on drugs is wrong, both tactically and morally. It assumes that people are too stupid, too reckless, and too irresponsible to decide whether… — Larry Elder
People assume that the meaning of a song is vested in the lyrics. To me, that has never been the case. There are very few… — Brian Eno
I ascribe a basic importance to the phenomenon of language. To speak means to be in a position to use a certain syntax, to grasp… — Frantz Fanon
I still feel threatened by academics, but my books have a lot of academic in-jokes and everybody assumes I went to university and studied English. — Jasper Fforde
The work of art assumes the existence of the perfect spectator, and is indifferent to the fact that no such person exists. — E. M. Forster
A task becomes a duty from the moment you suspect it to be an essential part of that integrity which alone entitles a man to… — Dag Hammarskjold
Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting. — Sydney J. Harris
We assume that we've come so far as compassionate citizens of the world if we do choose to read the news, yet the attitude towards… — Anne Hathaway
Drama assumes an order. If only so that it might have - by disrupting that order - a way of surprising. — Vaclav Havel
If most people are not willing to see the difficulty, this is mainly because, consciously or unconsciously, they assume that it will be they who… — Friedrich August von Hayek
Every time I go and shave, I assume there's someone else on the planet shaving. So I say, 'I'm gonna go shave, too.' — Mitch Hedberg
The Few assume to be the deputies, but they are often only the despoilers of the Many. — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
I always assume I look better than I actually do. I'll feel pretty good about myself when I leave the house, then I'll see a… — Katherine Heigl
Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own... Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition.… — Robert A. Heinlein
There are events which are so great that if a writer has participated in them his obligation is to write truly rather than assume the… — Ernest Hemingway
White collar conservative flashin down the street, pointing that plastic finger at me, they all assume my kind will drop and die, but I'm gonna… — Jimi Hendrix
I assume everything I do in life is gonna be a failure, and then if it turns up roses, then I'm psyched. — Jonah Hill
We are more prone to generalize the bad than the good. We assume that the bad is more potent and contagious. — Eric Hoffer
You can tell a lot about a man from his hands. If they don't have any scars or calluses on them, you might as well… — Ellen Hollman
We must become acquainted with our emotional household: we must see our feelings as they actually are, not as we assume they are. This breaks… — Vernon Howard

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