We Assume Quotes

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I think a lot of times we don't pay enough attention to people with a positive attitude because we assume they are naive or stupid… — Amy Adams
iPod liberalism [is] where we assume that every single Iranian or Chinese who happens to have and love his iPod will also love liberal democracy. — Evgeny Morozov
We assume that celebrities have it easy and so love to watch them having to endure a bit of hardship. — Shirley Jones
Our problem is that we assume prayer is something to master the way we master algebra or auto mechanics. But when praying, we come "underneath,"… — Richard J. Foster
On entering a temple we assume all signs of reverence. How much more reverent then should we be before the heavenly bodies, the stars, the… — Seneca the Younger
[I]f we assume a liberty interest but nevertheless say that, even assuming a liberty interest, a state can prohibit it entirely, that would be rather… — William Rehnquist
The Constitution exists precisely so that opinions and judgments, including esthetic and moral judgments about art and literature, can be formed, tested, and expressed. What… — Anthony Kennedy
If we assume that the purpose of the economy is to serve and improve the welfare of the entire body of citizens, the U.S. model… — Edward S. Herman
We must remember that all these things, the nuances, the anomalies, the subtleties, which we assume only accessorize our days are in fact here for… — Emma Thompson
Sometimes,because we use the same words,we assume we mean the same thing — Ahdaf Soueif
The most important point to remember in developing self-confidence is to take responsibility for who we are. This empowers us. We can change anything, do… — Rachael Bermingham
We have a limit, a very discouraging, humiliating limit: death. That's why we like all the things that we assume have no limits and, therefore,… — Umberto Eco
We assume that everything's becoming more efficient, and in an immediate sense that's true; our lives are better in many ways. But that improvement has… — Paul Hawken
Our many Jewish friends and acquaintances are being taken away in droves. The Gestapo is treating them very roughly and transporting them in cattle cars… — Anne Frank
Energy follows thought; we move toward, but not beyond, what we can imagine. What we assume, expect, or believe creates and colors our experience. By… — Dan Millman
We all make basic assumptions about things in life, but sometimes those assumptions are WRONG. We must never trust in what we assume, only in… — Darren Shan
[We assume] that the self is an actual living thing, but it's not. It's a projection which our clever brains create in order to cheat… — Thandie Newton
Now if democracy will not work for the Russians, a white Christian people, can we assume that it will naturally work with Asians? — Lee Kuan Yew
The person of old had the same brilliance of mind that we assume we have now. But that which made a thing become manifest for… — Louis Kahn
If we see someone in a wheelchair, we assume they cannot walk. It may be that they can walk three, four, five steps. That, to… — Evelyn Glennie

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