Assuming Quotes - Page 2

Keep learning; don't be arrogant by assuming that you know it all, that you have a monopoly on the truth; always assume that you can learn something from someone else.

When you put something down that happened, people often don't believe it; whereas, you can make up anything, and people assume it must have happened to you.

The biggest mistake I made and what cost me a lot of enjoyment in my life, was assuming that everybody cared. They don’t.

To refuse a hearing to an opinion, because they are sure that it is false, is to assume that their certainty is the same thing as absolute certainty. All silencing of discussion is an assumption of infallibility.

Never assume that people in positions of responsibility are behaving responsibly.

Please do not assume that you can change governments. Young people don’t understand this.

It's astonishing how much trouble one can get oneself into, if one works at it. And astonishing how much trouble one can get oneself out of, if one assumes that everything will, somehow or other, work out for the best.

Repeal all laws which assume that mankind is a herd of cattle

Experience teaches us not to assume that the obvious is clearly understood

Ladies there is no neutral position for us to assume.

We all have to let go of the Prince Charming complex and realize he doesn't necessarily exist in the package we assume he'll come in.

I always assume that a good book is more intelligent than its author. It can say things that the writer is not aware of.

It is, I assume, quite easy to wither into old age, and hard to grow into it.

[On Napoleon assuming power in France:] The time of Fable is over, the time of History has begun.

When the real is no longer what it used to be, nostalgia assumes its full meaning.

Instead of just looking back, whiplash-style, I can assume there's something else coming. Time just folds over itself, like origami.

Do not always assume the other fellow has intelligence equal to yours. He may have more.

You may assume infinite ignorance and unlimited intelligence.

If you assume you haven't learned anything yet, there's no reason your playing can't stay dynamic all your life.

Never assume the other guy will never do something you would never do.

I've been amazed at how often those outside the discipline of design assume that what designers do is decoration. Good design is problem solving.

Our partner's sexuality does not belong to us. It isn't just for and about us, and we should not assume that it rightfully falls within our jurisdiction.

If you complain to someone, you assume that it's someone who really cares about you.

Unlimited growth assumes unlimited resources, and this is the genesis of Ecocide.

I would never assume to tell another actor how to do his job!