#assume

People mistakenly assume that their thinking is done by their head; it is actually done by the heart which first dictates the conclusion, then commands the head to provide the reasoning that will defend it. ↗

— Anthony de Mello

#assume #commands #conclusion #defend #dictates

When I got to filmmaking, the most democratic of environments where anybody could say anything, those were the best environments, but what you don't want to assume is that you know what the audience is thinking. ↗

— Rick Moranis

#anything #assume #audience #best #could

Week by week my orders grew, and the flat of the old mill soon assumed a very busy aspect. ↗

— James Nasmyth

#assumed #busy #flat #grew #mill

The rule of the game was never assume that anybody, however honorable, would be able to stand up under torture. If Mr. X, who knew where I was, was caught for some reason, I should move. ↗

— Abraham Pais

#anybody #assume #caught #game #honorable

We must all assume out responsibilities to take the country forward. ↗

— Lucas Papademos

#country #forward #must #out #responsibilities

The thing about hearing loss is that no one can see it. Most people are so impatient; they just assume that the person with hearing loss is being rude, or slow-witted. ↗

— Marion Ross

#assume #being #hearing #impatient #just

I can assume that the younger generations will no longer know what vinyl was. Maybe some kids will take their CD back to the shop, telling the shop owner they have a faulty disc and if they could please get a new one. ↗

— Mike Rutherford

#back #cd #could #disc #faulty

Everyone assumes that novelists are smarter and more interesting. They're generally smarter and more interesting, but they're often very short. So it kind of cancels all the smart and interesting stuff out. ↗

— Liev Schreiber

#everyone #generally #interesting #interesting stuff #kind

Regarding the creative: never assume you're the master, only the student. Your audience will determine if you're masterful. ↗

— Don Roff

#assume #audience #creative #creative-process #drawing

The first mistake of art is to assume that it's serious. ↗

— Lester Bangs

#assume #first #mistake #serious