Assumptions Quotes

320 Assumptions quotes by 273 unique authors

A tornado of thought is unleashed after each new insight. This in turn results in an earthquake of assumptions. These are natural disasters that re-shape… — Vera Nazarian
When I was raped I lost my virginity and almost lost my life. I also discarded certain assumptions I had held about how the world… — Alice Sebold
The first thing to understand about nutritionism is that it is not the same thing as nutrition. As the "-ism" suggests, it is not a… — Michael Pollan
Many of her thoughts were perfect syllogisms; unluckily they always remained thoughts. Only a few were irrational assumptions; but, unfortunately, they were the ones which… — Thomas Hardy
All reined up in old language and old assumptions, straining to jump clean-hoofed on to a whole new track of being I only suspect is… — Peter Shaffer
As a society, you were unwilling to reflect upon the shared pain that united you with those who attacked you. You retreated into myths of… — Mohsin Hamid
If others tell us something we make assumptions, and if they don't tell us something we make assumptions to fulfill our need to know and… — Miguel Angel Ruiz
It was possible, maybe, to have facts in your mind that weren't facts at all. You could build a whole life's story on false assumptions.… — Deb Caletti
Most deadly errors arise from obsolete assumptions. — Frank Herbert
The fate of millions of people—indeed the future of the black community itself—may depend on the willingness of those who care about racial justice to… — Michelle Alexander
We have two alternatives: either we question our beliefs - or we don't. Either we accept our fixed versions of reality- or we begin to… — Pema Chodron
Philosophy ought to question the basic assumptions of the age. Thinking through, critically and carefully, what most of us take for granted is, I believe,… — Peter Singer
Our enemy is fear. Blinding, reason-killing fear. Fear consumes the truth and poisons all the evidence, leading us to false assumptions and irrational conclusions. — Rick Yancey
...but it was death that changed. People are still people. Some good, some bad. Death changed, and we don't know what death really means anymore.… — Jonathan Maberry
We live with such easy assumptions, don't we? For instance, that memory equals events plus time. But it's all much odder than this. Who was… — Julian Barnes
Poets are excellent students of blizzards and salt and broken statuary, but they are always elsewhere for the test. Any intention in the writing of… — Dean Young
We never look beyond our assumptions and what's worse, we have given up trying to meet others; we just meet ourselves. — Muriel Barbery
The problem with labels is that they lead to stereotypes and stereotypes lead to generalizations and generalizations lead to assumptions and assumptions lead back to… — Ellen DeGeneres
It was the ghost of rationality itself ... This is the ghost of normal everyday assumptions which declares that the ultimate purpose of life, which… — Robert M. Pirsig
Your assumptions about the lives of others are in direct relation to your naïve pomposity. Many people you believe to be rich are not rich.… — Cheryl Strayed
Young man, the games we play are lessons we learn. The assumptions we make, things we ignore, and things we change make us what we… — Terry Pratchett
Assumptions are unopened windows that foolish birds fly into, and their broken bodies are evidence gathered too late. — Bryan Davis
Every human being relies on and is bounded by his knowledge and experience to live. This is what we call “reality”. However, knowledge and experience… — Masashi Kishimoto
But you are making assumptions without all the facts, and that's not a sign of intelligence. — C.C. Hunter
We must strive for literacy and education that teach us to never quit questioning and probing at the assumptions of the day. — Bryant H. McGill

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