Assuming Quotes

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It seems wisest to assume the worst from the beginning...and let anything better come as a surprise. — Jules Verne
Itâ€™s good to be with someone when you know you matter. Not assume,â€ she qualified, â€œbut know. To be with someone, who even when you… — Nora Roberts
It is also the pardonable vanity of lonely people everywhere to assume that they have no counterparts. — John le Carre
Punk was perfect for lazy people, because anyone could do it--you didn't even need to know how to play your instrument, assuming you knew how… — Chuck Klosterman
Too often we assume that God has increased our income to increase our standard of living, when his stated purpose is to increase our standard… — Randy Alcorn
Socializing is as exhausting as giving blood. People assume we loners are misanthropes, just sitting thinking, â€˜Oh, people are such a bunch of assholes,â€™ but… — Anneli Rufus
That's one of those things about love. It always assumes it can find a way to express itself. — Bob Goff
Women. You'll interpret anything as love. You see a man wearing an idiotic expression, and you assume he's been struck by Cupid's arrow when in… — Lisa Kleypas
Regarding the creative: never assume you're the master, only the student. Your audience will determine if you're masterful. — Don Roff
Donâ€™t take the high ground and assume you already know what youâ€™ll do. The truth is, when it comes to someone you love, youâ€™ll find… — Richelle Mead
Pretend to be completely in control and people will assume that you are. — Walter Isaacson
No one has ever asked an actor, 'You're playing a strong-minded manâ€¦' We assume that men are strong-minded, or have opinions. But a strong-minded woman… — Meryl Streep
Don't assume, because you are intelligent, able, and well-motivated, that you are open to communication, that you know how to listen. — Robert K. Greenleaf
So now I just assume that it won't work, and that if it does work, I'll lose it anyway. This is meant to protect me,… — Liane Moriarty
She's always polite and kind, but her words lack the kind of curiosity and excitement you'd normally expect. Her true feelings- assuming such things exist-… — Haruki Murakami
What he has in addition is pure empathy and projection,â€ Dr. Bloom said. â€œHe can assume your point of view, or mine â€“ and maybe… — Thomas Harris
it was like this. the brain could no longer bear the worries and pains that were imposed on it. it said: "i'm giving up; but… — Franz Kafka
I spent a lot of time looking at that picture. Wondering what Iâ€™d think of that girl, if I was someone else, seeing how easily… — Sarah Dessen
Yet a personal God can become a grave liability. He can be a mere idol carved in our own image, a projection of our limited… — Karen Armstrong
The older man cocked his head and gave a laugh, "We get all the ladies. But for some reason I don't think you're here looking… — Ally Carter

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