Assuming Quote by Rex Stout Download Open image “No man with any sense assumes that a woman's words mean to her exactly what they mean to him.” — Rex Stout ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Assuming Man's Word Mean Men Women
No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous. — Henry Adams Copy Share Image
It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in a language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs. — Thomas Hardy Copy Share Image
To a woman--I mean, a nice woman--there is no such thing as men. There is a man; and either she is so fond of… — Ada Leverson Copy Share Image
I don't believe for a minute that women really want to be understood by men. — Allison Pearson Copy Share Image
If the writer is a woman, feminist or not, it will give the language something that it would not have if it had been… — Simone de Beauvoir Copy Share Image
There are words which a man cannot resist from a woman, even though he knows them to be false. — Anthony Trollope Copy Share Image
“Women know more about words than men ever will. And they know how little they can ever possibly mean.” — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
“In fact, after some thought, he couldn’t think of a word that meant female that men hadn’t imbued with some belittling shade of meaning.” — Scott Meyer Copy Share Image
When a man says he had pleasure with a woman he does not mean conversation. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
A person who does not read cannot think. He may have good mental processes, but he has nothing to think about. You can feel… — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
If I'm home with no chore at hand, and a package of books has come, the television set and the chess board and the… — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
To say that man is a reasoning animal is a very different thing than to say that most of man's decisions are based on… — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
“Frankly, I wish I could make my heart quit doing an extra thump when Wolfe says satisfactory, Archie. It's childish.” — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
In a world that operates largely at random, coincidences are to be expected, but any one of them must always be mistrusted. — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
“everything from war to picnics depends on the weather, as Wolfe remarked” — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
The more you put in your brain, the more it will hold -- if you have one. — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
“When we turned right on Thirty-fifth Street our suffix came along. By the time we rolled to the curb in front of Wolfe's house… — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
Genius is fine for the ignition spark, but to get there someone has to see that the radiator doesn't leak and no tire is… — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
Some books are not read in the right way because they have skipped a stage of opinion, assume a crystallization of information in society… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
Our young Marines of today are courageous, willing to make sacrifices, and are marvelous team players. I am confident our Corps, and indeed our… — James T. Conway Copy Share Image
Everyone assumes writers spend their time lounging around, writing and occasionally striking a pose whilst having a think. — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
Islam never differentiates between men and women as regards political rights and puts them on an equal footing. However, even if a woman is… — Yusuf al-Qaradawi Copy Share Image
Whatever your conscious mind assumes and believes to be true, your subconscious mind will accept and bring to pass. Believe in good fortune, divine… — Joseph Murphy Copy Share Image
Assuming normal winter weather, we currently anticipate the coal markets to remain difficult through 2015; while we always strive to operate a full capacity… — Joe Craft Copy Share Image
A state of mind is something that one assumes. It cannot be purchased, it must be created. — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
One must believe that every living thing whatsoever must change insensibly in its organization and in its form... One must therefore never expect to… — Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Copy Share Image
I think the biggest problem working with me would be that I'm an only child, and so I have an internal dialogue that goes… — Maynard James Keenan Copy Share Image
It is worth noticing that those who assume an imposing demeanor and seek to pass themselves off for something beyond what they are, are… — Richard Whately Copy Share Image
The behavior of any bureaucratic organization can best be understood by assuming that it is controlled by a secret cabal of its enemies. — Robert Conquest Copy Share Image