Presumes Quotes

29 quotes by 25 authors

A society that presumes a norm of violence and celebrates aggression, whether in the subway, on the football field, or in the conduct of its… — Lewis H. Lapham
If a physician presumes to take into consideration in his work whether life has value or not, the consequences are boundless and the physician becomes… — Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland
The genius of American culture and its integrity comes from fidelity to the light. Plain as day, we say. Happy as the day is long.… — Richard Rodriguez
We declare that no one is permitted to introduce, or to describe, or to compare, or to study, or otherwise to teach another faith. Whoever… — Pope Agatho
Globalization presumes sustained economic growth. Otherwise, the process loses its economic benefits and political support. — Paul Samuelson
Lets just say that I think any person who aspires, presumes, or feels the calling to be an artist has a built-in sense of duty. — Patti Smith
Although every organized religion works overtime to contribute its own brand of misogyny to the myth of woman-hate, woman-fear, and woman-evil, the Roman Catholic church… — Robin Morgan
The obligation to earn one's bread by the sweat of one's brow also presumes the right to do so. A society in which this right… — Pope John Paul II
Poor human nature, what horrible crimes have been committed in thy name! Every fool, from king to policeman, from the flatheaded parson to the visionless… — Emma Goldman
But I'm in favor of every religion with the possible exception of snake-chunking. Anybody that so presumes on how he stands with Providence that he… — Earl Long
Every document, apparently ancient, coming from the proper repository or custody, and bearing on its face no evident marks of forger, the law presumes to… — Simon Greenleaf
Again, I shall be told that the law presumes the husband to be kind, affectionate, and ready to provide for and protect his wife. But… — Ernestine Rose
Now it is you who everyone presumes is so fragile. Wounded. Scarred. Maybe they're right. Perhaps you are. A nursery rhyme comes into your head,… — Chris Bohjalian
Jazz presumes that it would be nice if the four of us-simpatico dudes that we are-while playing this complicated song together, might somehow be free… — Dave Hickey
The great sickness and the grievous evil consist in this: that all the things that man finds written in books, he presumes to think of… — Maimonides
Narrativity presumes a special taste for plot. And this taste for plot was always very present in the Anglo-Saxon countries and that explains their high… — Umberto Eco
A system of capitalism presumes sound money, not fiat money manipulated by a central bank. Capitalism cherishes voluntary contracts and interest rates that are determined… — Ron Paul
I don't think that anybody in any war thinks of themselves as a hero. The minute anybody presumes that they are heroes, they get their… — Steven Spielberg
Logic presumes a separation of subject from object; therefore logic is not final wisdom.This is Zen. This is my motorcycle maintenance. — Robert M. Pirsig
If Lacan presumes that female homosexuality issues from a disappointed heterosexuality, as observation is said to show, could it not be equally clear to the… — Judith Butler

Who Wrote These Presumes Quotes

25 authors contributed a total of 29 Presumes Quotes as follows: