Presumption Quotes

115 Presumption quotes by 101 unique authors

I never cease to wonder at the amazing presumption of much of white society, assuming that they have the right to bargain with the Negro… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Your primary presumption that The Bridge was proffered as an epic has no substantial foundation. You know quite well that I doubt that our present… — Hart Crane
An important and fundamental premise of the American judicial system is the presumption of innocence, that is until proven guilty. — Unknown Author
I don't think the law exists to arrive at the truth. If it did, we wouldn't have exclusionary rules, we wouldn't have presumptions of innocence,… — Alan Dershowitz
There are events which are so great that if a writer has participated in them his obligation is to write truly rather than assume the… — Ernest Hemingway
Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short. — Golda Meir
This is a generation weaned on Watergate, and there is no presumption of innocence and no presumption of good intentions. Instead, there is a presumption… — Dee Dee Myers
The demand to be loved is the greatest of all arrogant presumptions. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Evolution has long been the target of illogical arguments that use presumption. — Marilyn vos Savant
Most of my presumptions about a production are usually wrong. — Steven Spielberg
It's a naive domestic Burgundy without any breeding, but I think you'll be amused by its presumption. — James Thurber
We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with nothing to show for our progress except a memory of… — Tom Stoppard
The statesman who should attempt to direct private people in what manner they ought to employ their capitals would not only load himself with most… — Adam Smith
Solitude is a human presumption. Every quiet step is thunder to beetle life underfoot, a tug of impalpable thread on the web pulling mate to… — Barbara Kingsolver
Do any of us, except in our dreams, truly expect to be reunited with our hearts' deepest loves, even when they leave us only for… — Stephen King
There is something infantile in the presumption that somebody else has a responsibility to give your life meaning and point… The truly adult view, by… — Richard Dawkins
There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations - these are mortal, and their life is… — C.S. Lewis
To think that the affairs of this life always remain in the same state is a vain presumption; indeed they all seem to be perpetually… — Miguel de Cervantes
(From the story The Last Days of a Famous Mime) He said nothing. He was mildly annoyed at her presumption: that he had not thought… — Peter Carey
Etiquette requires the presumption of good until the contrary is proved. — Emily Post
Our sun is one of a 100 billion stars in our galaxy. Our galaxy is one of billions of galaxies populating the universe. It would… — Wernher von Braun
If we are to have a culture as resilient and competent in the face of necessity as it needs to be, then it must somehow… — Wendell Berry
I am weak, I say with no presumptions. I have no merit, I note it, that is all. There are times that I feel so… — Romain Gary
Nevertheless so profound is our ignorance, and so high our presumption, that we marvel when we hear of the extinction of an organic being; and… — Charles Darwin
It is a dangerous and fateful presumption, besides the absurd temerity that it implies, to disdain what we do not comprehend. For after you have… — Michel de Montaigne

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