Assuming Quotes - Page 17

It’s such a part of me, I assume Everyone can see it.

Stupidity assumes two forms, it speaks or is silent. Mute stupidity is bearable.

But let's not assume that trade is the only challenge we have in the economy. I think it is a part of it, and I've said what I'm going to do.

In assuming any office besides its essential one, the State begins to lose the power of fulfilling its essential one.

Even theologians, even the great theologians of the thirteenth century, even Saint Thomas Aquinas himself did not trust to faith alone, or assume the existence of God.

Countries do not assume burdens because it is fair, only because it is necessary.

There are so many stories that need to be told and are not being told. We tend to want to put things in boxes: "This is a memoir about a Muslim," or "This is a memoir about a woman or a normal personal." There's a certain story that assumes to be universal. Everyone else is ethnic fiction. Anyone can aspire to universality.

I think a lot of music that's really innovative is not even considered because it was made by people who had a sexual image. And people assume that it's a commodified thing, so it can't be "indie."

It's true that people do assume that people who are critical are smarter than people who are uncritical.

It is reasonable to assume that, by and large, what is not read now will not be read, ever. It is also reasonable to assume that practically nothing that is read now will be read later.

Intention implies assuming you can and have every right to achieve your ambition and that you are powerful enough to make it happen.

We have every reason to assume the worst.

No-one knows what I do in my private, spare time, so I don't see why anyone would assume I'm celibate or somehow turning into a Garboesque character.

I assume that to prevent illness in later life, you should never have been born at all.

When a man assumes leadership, he forfeits the right to mercy.

A responsible choice is a choice that creates consequences that you are willing to assume responsibility for.

If this is the only life, then everything assumes too great an importance. We have to get everything out of life and we overdo it.

Nothing is more senseless than to base so many expectations on the state, that is, to assume the existence of collective wisdom and foresight after taking for granted the existence of individual imbecility and improvidence.

Assume that everybody can see what you are doing and then live your life that way - you will find that generally you are treated right.

I would not have used the phrase "I'm selling you" because even though that's exactly what you're doing, when you tell people you're doing it - or worse yet, when you tell people "I'm not here to sell you anything," they automatically assume that that's exactly what you are here to do.

I think what we journalists too often do is we assume the status quo is unchangeable. I think all sorts of issues of political reform, electoral reform need more discussion than they get.

These days I don't know who really likes me. I always assume most people are bullshitting me.

What I want to do is create great content on television and movies. It is not my role to program only for Latinos, and you can't really assume that Hispanics only want Hispanic content. But I do think that we are severely underrepresented in television and film. And instead of complaining about not seeing ourselves, we should become film producers, directors, and writers, and tell our story.

I assume this is all part of some brutally simplistic plan you've thought up?" "Yes." "Oh, good.

Philosophy rests on a proposition that whatever is is right. Preaching begins by assuming that whatever is is wrong.