Assumption Quotes

680 Assumption quotes by 563 unique authors

Either because I was an athlete or because I was black - probably both - there seemed to be a clear assumption that I wouldn't… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The process of tracing regularity in any complicated, and at first sight confused, set of appearances, is necessarily tentative; we begin by making any supposition,… — John Stuart Mill
The validity of all the Inductive Methods depends on the assumption that every event, or the beginning of every phenomenon, must have some cause; some… — John Stuart Mill
Assume a virtue if you have it not. — William Shakespeare
No man will succeed unless he is ready to face and overcome difficulties and prepared to assume responsibilities. — William J. H. Boetcker
We now have a whole culture based on the assumption that people know nothing and so anything can be said to them. — Stephen Vizinczey
You can't assume the responsibility for everything you do or don't do. — Simone de Beauvoir
You must stick to your conviction, but be ready to abandon your assumptions. — Denis Waitley
All silencing of discussion is an assumption of infallibility. — John Stuart Mill
True happiness isn't something that can be made. It isn't the result of anything. Happiness comes to those who understand that you can't seek it… — Guy Finley
The error is in the assumption that the General Government is a party to the constitutional compact. The States ... formed the compact, acting as… — John C. Calhoun
[The] erroneous assumption is to the effect that the aim of public education is to fill the young of the species with knowledge and awaken… — H. L. Mencken
We can invent as many theories we like, and any one of them can be made to fit the facts. But that theory is always… — Albert Einstein
[Science] is not perfect. It can be misused. It is only a tool. But it is by far the best tool we have, self-correcting, ongoing,… — Carl Sagan
Artificial intelligence is based on the assumption that the mind can be described as some kind of formal system manipulating symbols that stand for things… — George Johnson
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

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