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Mercedes Lackey quote: "Assume the attitude of prayer, and in time, the attitude will..."
Assume the attitude of prayer, and in time, the attitude will become prayer. Mercedes Lackey
Assuming I survive our hunt for the Horcruxes, I’ll find Mum and Dad and lift the enchantment. If I don’t – well, I think I’ve cast a good enough charm to keep them safe and happy. Wendell and Monica Wilkins don’t know that they’ve got a daughter, you see. J. K. Rowling
Laurell K. Hamilton quote: "Assuming the worst was always safer. And usually truer."
Assuming the worst was always safer. And usually truer. Laurell K. Hamilton
Assume that the new elite were clearly and simply to proclaim its intentions which are to supplant the old elite; no one would come to its assistance, it would be defeated before having fought a battle. On the contrary, it appears to be asking nothing for itself, well knowing that without asking anything in advance it will obtain what it wants as a consequence of its victory. Vilfredo Pareto
Assuming China does not become destabilized and continues to grow, it will no doubt develop a military program in proportion to its resources. Martin Van Creveld
Pat Paulsen quote: "Assuming either the Left Wing or the Right Wing gained control..."
Assuming either the Left Wing or the Right Wing gained control of the country, it would probably fly around in circles. Pat Paulsen
Assuming that his talent can survive the increasing strain, there is one scarcely avoidable danger that lies ahead of the pupil on his road to mastery. Eugen Herrigel
Assuming that man has a distinct spiritual nature, a soul, why should it be thought unnatural that under appropriate conditions of maladjustment, his soul might die before his body does; or that his soul might die without his knowing it? Albert J. Nock
Aung San Suu Kyi quote: "Assuming the chairmanship of ASEAN isn't going to do anything..."
Assuming the chairmanship of ASEAN isn't going to do anything about improving the lives of people. Aung San Suu Kyi
Martin Kippenberger quote: "Assuming roles is something that simply won't work for me,..."
Assuming roles is something that simply won't work for me, since I don't have a style. None at all. Martin Kippenberger
Clay said, "If they have flashlights like us, we can almost assume-"We can't assume anything," [Alice] said restlessly, querulously. "My father says assume makes an ass out of you and me. Get it, u and-"I get it," Clay said. Stephen King
schools assume that children are not interested in learning and are not much good at it, that they will not learn unless made to, that they cannot learn unless shown how, and that the way to make them learn is to divide up the prescribed material into a sequence of tiny tasks to be mastered one at a time, each with it's approrpriate 'morsel' and 'shock.' And when this method doesn't work, the schools assume there is something wrong with the children -- something they must try to diagnose and... John Holt
Laurell K. Hamilton quote: "Better to assume the worst and be wrong than assume the best..."
Better to assume the worst and be wrong than assume the best and be wrong. Laurell K. Hamilton
None of us, irrespective of our sexual preference and/or practice, imagine that we can have an intimate relationship with a partner and always have seamless harmony. Indeed, most of us assume that once the “honeymoon” period is over differences will emerge and conflicts will happen. Positively, we also assume that we will be “safe“ in those moments; that even if voices are raised and emotions expressed are intense, there will not be and should not be any abuse or any reason to be unsafe, and... Bell Hooks
The novelist with Christian concerns will find in modern life distortions which are repugnant to him, and his problem will be to make these appear as distortions to an audience which is used to seeing them as natural; and he may well be forced to take ever more violent means to get his vision across to this hostile audience. When you can assume that your audience holds the same beliefs you do, you can relax a little and use more normal ways of talking to it; when you have to assume that it... Flannery O'Connor

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