Rich Mullins
Musician
"Never forget what Jesus did for you. Never take lightly what it cost Him. And never assume that if it cost Him His very life, that it won't also cost you yours."
Assuming quotes
Assuming
473 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Maria Montessori
Educator, Physician
"Education today, in this particular social period, is assuming truly unlimited importance. And the increased emphasis on its practical value can be summed up in one sentence: education is the best weapon for peace."
Niccolo Machiavelli
Political Philosopher, Historian
"Always assume incompetence before looking for conspiracy."
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Theologian
"We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God.....We must not.....assume that our schedule is our own to manage, but allow it to be arranged by God."
Maya Deren
Filmmaker, Choreographer
"And what more could I possibly ask as an artist than that your most precious visions, however rare, assume sometimes the forms of my images."
Explore further
Topics related to Assuming
Browse quotes that often appear alongside assuming — connected by shared ideas and recurring themes.
Quote collection
Assuming quotes (page 1 of 24)
Follow a thought to its author, or read the full quote page.
"But oftentimes celestial benedictions Assume this dark disguise."
Read quote
55 likes
"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."
Read quote
39 likes
"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."
Read quote
35 likes
"Experience teaches us not to assume that the obvious is clearly understood"
Read quote
33 likes
"Repeal all laws which assume that mankind is a herd of cattle"
Read quote
33 likes
"Do not always assume the other fellow has intelligence equal to yours. He may have more."
Read quote
28 likes
"If you assume you haven't learned anything yet, there's no reason your playing can't stay dynamic all your life."
Read quote
28 likes
"I always assume that a good book is more intelligent than its author. It can say things that the writer is not aware of."
Read quote
27 likes
"It is, I assume, quite easy to wither into old age, and hard to grow into it."
Read quote
27 likes
"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."
Read quote
26 likes
"When the real is no longer what it used to be, nostalgia assumes its full meaning."
Read quote
26 likes
"I would never assume to tell another actor how to do his job!"
Read quote
24 likes
"I assume everything I do in life is gonna be a failure, and then if it turns up roses, then I'm psyched."
Read quote
22 likes
"There are events which are so great that if a writer has participated in them his obligation is to write truly rather than assume the presumption of altering them with invention."
Read quote
20 likes
"The planning fallacy is that you make a plan, which is usually a best-case scenario. Then you assume that the outcome will follow your plan, even when you should know better."
Read quote
20 likes
"Is it reasonable to assume a purposiveness in all the parts of nature and to deny it to the whole?"
Read quote
20 likes
"If you are to be, you must begin by assuming responsibility. You alone are responsible for every moment of your life, for every one of your acts."
Read quote
19 likes
"One of the great problems with Americans is that - being a decent people - they assume that everyone else is equally decent."
Read quote
17 likes
"If we speak poorly about that which we do well... people will assume we perform poorly!"
Read quote
16 likes
"Women were going back to work, they were assuming their own power. They didn't have time to sit under the dryer."
Read quote
16 likes