Assumptions Quotes

320 Assumptions quotes by 273 unique authors

Re-vision â€“ the act of looking back, of seeing with fresh eyes, of entering an old text from a new critical direction â€“ is for… — Adrienne Rich
Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed,… — Herman Melville
The Four Agreements 1. Be impeccable with your word. 2. Donâ€™t take anything personally. 3. Donâ€™t make assumptions. 4. Always do your best. — Miguel Angel Ruiz
Later, she would remember these years, and realize with astonishment that she had, by fifteen, decided on most of the assumptions she would carry for… — Marilyn French
It is not easy to convey a sense of wonder, let alone resurrection wonder, to another. Itâ€™s the very nature of wonder to catch us… — Eugene H. Peterson
Philosophy is a necessary activity because we, all of us, take a great number of things for granted, and many of these assumptions are of… — Karl Popper
Reject the basic assumptions of civilization, especially the importance of material possessions. — Chuck Palahniuk
Love chooses to believe the best about people. It gives them the benefit of the doubt. It refuses to fill in the unknowns with negative… — Stephen Kendrick
I urge you to examine in your own mind the assumptions which must lay behind using the police power to insist that once-sovereign spirits have… — John Taylor Gatto
Investors should be skeptical of history-based models. Constructed by a nerdy-sounding priesthood using esoteric terms such as beta, gamma, sigma and the like, these models… — Warren Buffett
A critique does not consist in saying that things aren't good the way they are. It consists in seeing on just what type of assumptions,… — Michel Foucault
When we sat down to eat I took inventory of the people in the room, and the remnants of my good mood evaporated when I… — Bret Easton Ellis
As always, I am saved by the inability of living creatures to believe anything that might cause the walls of their little mental assumptions to… — Muriel Barbery
A story begins with this nebulous feeling thatâ€™s hard to get a hold of and youâ€™re testing your feelings and assumptions, testing what you believe.… — Michael Chabon
Until we know the assumptions in which we are drenched, we cannot know ourselves. — Adrienne Rich
Families are like countries. They have their own language and jokes and secrets and assumptions about the right and wrong ways of doing things, and… — Roland Merullo
Relationship Principle 6 Men see how you dress, and then make assumptions about your relationship potential. — Sherry Argov
In order to survive, we cling to all we know and understand. And label it reality. But knowledge and understanding are ambiguous. That reality could… — Masashi Kishimoto
...Everything has to be taken on trust; truth is only that what is taken to be true. It's the currency if living. There may be… — Tom Stoppard
The study of history is a powerful antidote to contemporary arrogance. It is humbling to discover how many of our glib assumptions, which seem to… — Paul Johnson

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