Assumptions Quotes

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Still, intuitive assumptions about behavior is only the starting point of systematic analysis, for alone they do not yield many interesting implications. — Gary Becker
The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of every new encounter, has been the unfortunate habit of making… — David Brin
History is malleable. A new cache of diaries can shed new light, and archeological evidence can challenge our popular assumptions. — Ken Burns
Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won't come… — Alan Alda
In the middle of the night, when you're ambiguously ethnic, like me, when you're brown, beige, mauve, siena, one of those lighter browns in the… — Sherman Alexie
The risk of developing carcinoma of the lung increases steadily as the amount smoked increases. If the risk among non-smokers is taken as unity and… — Richard Doll
We create institutions and policies on the basis of the way we make assumptions about us and others. We accept the fact that we will… — Muhammad Yunus
That life is worth living is the most necessary of assumptions, and were it not assumed, the most impossible of conclusions. — George Santayana
Each generation criticizes the unconscious assumptions made by its parent. It may assent to them, but it brings them out in the open. — Alfred North Whitehead
You must stick to your conviction, but be ready to abandon your assumptions. — Denis Waitley
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
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
Erroneous assumptions can be disastrous. — Peter Drucker
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
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
The least questioned assumptions are often the most questionable. — Paul Broca
Assumptions are made and most assumptions are wrong. — Albert Einstein

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