Assuming Quotes - Page 18

It is hideous and coarse to assume that we can do something for others-and it is vile not to endeavor to do it.

For myself, I always assume that a lion is ferocious, and so I am never caught off my guard.

What is the point? We assume that every time we do anything we know what the consequences will be, i.e., more or less what we intend them to be. This is not only not always correct. It is wildly, crazily, stupidly, cross-eyed-blithering-insectly wrong!

I think [Vladimir] Putin probably assumes he can't make a deal with me anymore because politically it would be unpopular for a politician to be making a deal.

I can't stand callow amateurs who aren't sufficiently interested in the craft of advertising to assume the posture of students.

...the sun would leave my sky if I couldn't assume you'd simply come and tell me you were sad.

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 what we KNOW.

A filmmaker should never assume he's superior to his subject. I often find that even the simplest topic remains an enigma. The best film portraits not only evoke that enigma but ingest it in a process that renders what's invisible visible.

Seeing a man praying to Allah is enough for some people to assume he is a terrorist.

No one can afford to assume that someone else will solve their problems.

I would assume that everyone has an experience in their life where they knew something wasn't cool, but even if they sort of removed themselves from it, they didn't totally stop it and become a hero.

Don't assume a parable narrates something that actually happened. Recognize that apocalyptic is filled with symbols. Expect a lot of metaphors in poetry. Don't treat a proverb as an exception-less absolute.

Never take biblical interpretation lightly. Never assume you've arrived or learned all that you can. Be a lifelong learner, but always apply what you're learning to yourself in real-life situations. Accurate interpretation is meant to lead to obedience.

Pleasure, no matter how desirable, is never innocent: it's always presupposing and assuming a certain kind of social order, one usually shot through structures of domination.

Most people assume that autistic people are not capable of empathy.

They assume she was once gorgeously beautiful. Because now she looks so—bad.

Maybe we should always assume the worst.

We argued about how hard it would be to ride a bear, assuming said bear was muzzled.

This whole 'X Factor' thing with people assuming I'm going to be a one-hit wonder - that won't happen with me.

Woman" in the abstract is young, and, we assume, charming. As they get older they pass off the stage, somehow, into private ownership mostly, or out of it altogether.

I can only assume that there’s only one thing more frustrating than not being able to find someone, and that’s not being found. I would want someone to find me, more than anything.

I can only assume," said Jace, "that mortal emotions amuse you because you have none of your own.

Will suspected Jem was in fact cleverer than he was himself - but he lacked Will's tendency to assume the absolute worst about people and proceed from there.

It would be pathological narcissism to assume that that person had to live how I live.

No,' the professor replied. 'Her Majesty s alive and well - at least I assume so if she hasn't met a certain van driver from Yeovil.' ~Professor Hamilton