#assumes

When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#consider #himself #man #property #public

Science has sometimes been said to be opposed to faith, and inconsistent with it. But all science, in fact, rests on a basis of faith, for it assumes the permanence and uniformity of natural laws - a thing which can never be demonstrated. ↗

— Tryon Edwards

#basis #been #demonstrated #fact #faith

The war on drugs is wrong, both tactically and morally. It assumes that people are too stupid, too reckless, and too irresponsible to decide whether and under what conditions to consume drugs. The war on drugs is morally bankrupt. ↗

— Larry Elder

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A bad guy always assumes he's going to win, whereas the good guy has to struggle with, what if I lose?, and the audience wants to struggle with him. ↗

— David Gallagher

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We don't see very far in the future, we are very focused on one idea at a time, one problem at a time, and all these are incompatible with rationality as economic theory assumes it. ↗

— Daniel Kahneman

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A benevolent mind, and the face assumes the patterns of benevolence. An evil mind, then an evil face. ↗

— Jimmy Sangster

#benevolence #benevolent #evil #face #mind

Iraq assumes responsibility for its own future... They have got to step up. ↗

— Jeff Sessions

#future #got #iraq #own #responsibility

Everyone assumes we're always going to have a cocktail and a cigarette in hand. Fans expect us all to be dressed up all the time. They always say to me, 'You look so young. You don't seem as tall!' ↗

— Christina Hendricks

#assumes #cigarette #cocktail #dressed #everyone

Liberals worry that what's best for the individual might not be better for the public at large. But that philosophy assumes something vicious about each and every one of us. It assumes we only care about ourselves. ↗

— Allen West

#assumes #best #better #care #each

You have to edit the material. That assumes that some kind of a mind is operating in relation to the material. Not all minds are the same. Every aspect of filmmaking requires choice. The selection of the subject, the shooting, editing and length are all aspects of choice. ↗

— Frederick Wiseman

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