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Such being the nature of mental life, the business of psychology is primarily to describe in detail the various forms which attention or conation assumes upon the different levels of that life. ↗

— Samuel Alexander

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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

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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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The conscience of the world is so guilty that it always assumes that people who investigate heresies must be heretics; just as if a doctor who studies leprosy must be a leper. Indeed, it is only recently that science has been allowed to study anything without reproach. ↗

— Aleister Crowley

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I think that the first thing is you should have a strategic asset allocation mix that assumes that you don't know what the future is going to hold. ↗

— Ray Dalio

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An entrepreneur assumes the risk and is dedicated and committed to the success of whatever he or she undertakes. ↗

— Victor Kiam

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

— Jimmy Sangster

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The work of art assumes the existence of the perfect spectator, and is indifferent to the fact that no such person exists. ↗

— E. M. Forster

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Nowadays, everybody assumes, when they wake up in the morning, if they have a question, it will get answered. Because they have the internet. No matter what the question is, someone will answer their question. ↗

— Jack White

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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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