#assume

Once serious political dialogue has begun, the international community can assume that we have achieved genuine progress along the road to real democratisation. ↗

— Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

#along #assume #begun #community #dialogue

I hadn't performed by myself in a while. It feels very natural to me, and I assume people come for the very same reasons as they do when I'm with the band: to be moved, for something to happen to them. ↗

— Bruce Springsteen

#band #come #feels #hadn #happen

We know we cannot underestimate the importance of emergency planning in our region, nor can we assume we'll have ample warning time. If an earthquake or terrorist attack hits, we won't necessarily have advance alerts or opportunities to double- and triple-check our plans. ↗

— Ellen Tauscher

#alerts #ample #assume #attack #cannot

There are only so many hilarious actors so when they cross-pollinate, people assume it's always the same actors and directors. ↗

— Judd Apatow

#assume #directors #hilarious #many #only

It takes time for the absent to assume their true shape in our thoughts. After death they take on a firmer outline and then cease to change. ↗

— Colley Cibber

#after #assume #cease #change #death

The first duty of a human being is to assume the right functional relationship to society - more briefly, to find your real job, and do it. ↗

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

#being #briefly #duty #find #first

Why are we here? I think many people assume, wrongly, that a company exists solely to make money. Money is an important part of a company's existence, if the company is any good. But a result is not a cause. We have to go deeper and find the real reason for our being. ↗

— David Packard

#assume #being #cause #company #deeper

One of the problems with a candidate like Bob Kennedy, and his brother before him, was that people assumed they didn't need contributions. ↗

— Pierre Salinger

#before #bob #brother #candidate #contributions