Assumptions Quotes

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Do not be the judge of people; do not make assumptions about others. A person is destroyed by holding judgments about others. — Gautama Buddha
Our current use of time is not rational. There is therefore no point in seeking marginal improvements in how we spend our time. We need… — Richard Koch
We have a dangerous tendency to misunderstand, minimize, and even manipulate the gospel in order to accommodate our assumptions and our desires. — David Platt
We cannot be effective if we continue to cling to the old ways, the old strategies, the old assumptions. — George Barna
The world breaks everyone or nearly everyone, of their childish illusions, assumptions and wishes, often painfully and afterwards due to the personal growth in practical… — Ernest Hemingway
Creativity requires the freedom to consider 'unthinkable' alternatives, to doubt the worth of cherished practices. Every organization, every society is under the spell of assumptions… — John W. Gardner
An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor [group think] of the age and not go flopping along. By… — Evelyn Waugh
Assumptions are dangerous things to make, and like all dangerous things to make - bombs, for instance, or strawberry shortcake - if you make even… — Daniel Handler
Writing is an act of hope. It means carving order out of chaos, of challenging one's own beliefs and assumptions, of facing the world with… — Jack Heffron
He who dictates and formulates the words and phrases we use, he who is master of the press and radio, is master of the mind.… — Joost Meerloo
I try to encourage people to think for themselves, to question standard assumptions... Don't take assumptions for granted. Begin by taking a skeptical attitude toward… — Noam Chomsky
Feminism, unlike almost every other social movement, is not a struggle against a distinct oppressor - it's not the ruling class or the occupiers or… — Kavita Ramdas
[Americans] think that choice, as seen through the American lens, best fulfills an innate and universal desire for choice in all humans. Unfortunately, these beliefs… — Sheena Iyengar
We believe that when we choose anything, judge a stranger and even fall in love, we understand the principal factors that influenced us. Very often… — Leonard Mlodinow
A worldview is a commitment, a fundamental orientation of the heart, that can be expressed as a story or in a set of presuppositions (assumptions… — James W. Sire
When you're surrounded by people who share the same set of assumptions as you, you start to think that's reality. — Emily Levine
People make interesting assumptions about the profession. The writer is a mysterious figure, wandering lonely as a cloud, fired by inspiration, or perhaps a cocktail… — Sara Sheridan
Incorrect assumptions lie at the root of every failure. Have the courage to test your assumptions. — Brian Tracy
Don't make assumptions. Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. — Miguel Angel Ruiz
Christian apologists who argue that a story about an empty tomb is convincing evidence of a resurrected body are likely unfamiliar with Occamâ€™s razor, which… — David G. McAfee

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