Assumption Quotes

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I have always sought to be understood and, while I was taken to task by critics or colleagues, I thought they were right, assuming I… — Henri Matisse
There are good reasons to believe in God, including the existence of mathematical principles and order in creation. They are positive reasons, based on knowledge,… — Francis Collins
If you start a conversation with the assumption that you are right or that you must win, obviously it is difficult to talk. — Wendell Berry
Today the strategies of many companies in the real estate industry are premised on low interest rates, an assumption that has resulted in the rapid… — Akira Mori
After chiding the theologian for his reliance on myth and miracle, science found itself in the unenviable position of having to create mythology of its… — Loren Eiseley
Erroneous assumptions can be disastrous. — Peter Drucker
The assumption of all education is that learning will be directed toward constructive ends and I'm convinced that colleges should support students in their determination… — Ernest L. Boyer
The man of culture is one of the poorest mortals alive. For simple pedantry and want of good sense no man is his equal. No… — Frederic Harrison
It's always wise to raise questions about the most obvious and simple assumption — C. West Churchman
We cannot safely assume that other people's minds work on the same principles as our own. All too often, others with whom we come in… — Isabel Briggs Myers
When I have a problem I pray about it, and what comes to mind and stays there I assume to be my answer. And this… — James L. Kraft
The assumption must be that those who can see value only in tradition, or versions of it, deny man's ability to adapt to changing circumstances. — Stephen Bayley
As long as man was small in numbers and limited in technology, he could realistically regard the earth as an infinite reservoir, an infinite source… — Kenneth E. Boulding
The idea of the universe as an interconnected whole is not new; for millennia it's been one of the core assumptions of Eastern philosophies. What… — Dean Radin
Assumption is the mother of the screw-up. — Unknown Author
[The] first postulate of the Principle of Uniformity, namely, that the laws of nature are invariant with time, is not peculiar to that principle or… — M. King Hubbert
The question whether atoms exist or not... belongs rather to metaphysics. In chemistry we have only to decide whether the assumption of atoms is an… — August Kekule
Feynman's cryptic remark, "no one is that much smarter ...," to me, implies something Feynman kept emphasizing: that the key to his achievements was not… — Philip Warren Anderson
We have a tendency to make assumptions about everything! The problem with making assumptions is that we believe they are truth. We could swear they… — Miguel Angel Ruiz
Creationists often appeal to the facts of science to support their view, and evolutionists often appeal to philosophical assumptions from outside science. — Jonathan Sarfati

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