On assumption:
“He who assumes, makes an ass out of U and Me.” Boston Globe. If you’re like most entrepreneurs, you’re always looking for ways to improve your business. But sometimes you can get caught up in making assumptions instead of taking the time to analyze the facts. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at some famous quotes about assumption, so that you can be more mindful of when it’s appropriate to make assumptions and when it’s not. We’ll also provide some tips on how to avoid making bad assumptions in your business ventures.

The best assume quotes

1. In Japanese art, space assumed a dominant role and its position was strengthened by Zen concepts. — Stephen Gardiner

2. The most important philosophy I think is that even if it isn’t true you must absolutely assume there is no afterlife. — Stephen Fry

3. The Devil hath powerTo assume a pleasing shape. — William Shakespeare, Hamlet

4. A child who grows up too closely aligned with adults assumes knowledge of a life she hasn’t yet experienced. — Suzanne Haynes, Loretta Nyhan

5. I’ve dated all kinds of guys and didn’t know who I’d end up with. But I kind of assumed it would be someone more like my dad than not. — Miranda Lambert

6. The flesh does not by its own virtue purify, but is purified by virtue of the Word by which it was assumed, when ‘the Word became flesh and dwelt among us’ (Jn. 1:14). — Saint Augustine

7. The Purusha should assume at all times the attitude of a giver of sanction while rejecting the lower movements and accepting only truth–movements. — Sri Aurobindo

8. You may not know my reasons, but you can assume I have them and be kind. — Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway

9. There’s something ugly about a pretty boy who knows he’s pretty and assumes everyone else know it too. — Nova Ren Suma, Imaginary Girls

10. I would assume that you were going to offer me refreshment, but the evidence so far suggests that that would be optimistic to the point of foolishness. — J. K. Rowling

11. No one knows for sure that that tomorrow won’t come, but most people assume that tomorrow will still exist as usual. This is Toba’s Paradox, which means, hope overcomes doubt. — Toba Beta

12. Never assume the other guy will never do something you would never do. — Willie Mays

13. God’s existence needs to be established independently before he can be brought into account for causation — it cannot be assumed at the start.

14. No one has ever asked an actor, ‘You’re playing a strong–minded man…’ We assume that men are strong–minded, or have opinions. But a strong–minded woman is a different animal. — Meryl Streep

15. I think the biggest problem working with me would be that I’m an only child, and so I have an internal dialogue that goes on that I just assume you can hear. — Maynard James Keenan

16. I shall not change my course because those who assume to be better than I desire it. — Victoria Claflin Woodhull

17. But you don’t have to give everyone the benefit of the doubt.”You don’t have to assume the worst about everyone, either. The world isn’t always out to get you. — Sarah Dessen, Lock and Key

18. We trust something in a grocery store and assume it’s good. We don’t learn about the most precious thing in life–the food we put in our body. Educate yourself! — Paul Prudhomme

19. To literary critics a book is assumed to be guilty until it proves itself innocent. — Nelson Algren

20. He was the sort of man who only wanted to be told what he already assumed was true. — Stephen L. Carter, The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln

21. I hear a siren and, if we weren’t already in a hospital, I would have assumed they were coming for nearly everyone in this room. — Michael F. Stewart, Counting Wolves

22. If you assume there is no hope, you guarantee there will be no hope. — Noam Chomsky

23. The neurotic assumes too much responsibility; the person with a character disorder not enough. — M. Scott Peck

24. Why should we assume the faults of our friend, or wife, or father, or child, because they sit around our hearth, or are said to have the same blood? — Ralph Waldo Emerson

25. No one knows for sure that that tomorrow won’t come, but most people assume that tomorrow will still exist as usual. This is Toba’s Paradox, which means, hope overcomes doubt. — Toba Beta

26. I always assumed it owed more to the fact that he didn’t like me. — Rick Yancey, The Monstrumologist

27. I hear a siren and, if we weren’t already in a hospital, I would have assumed they were coming for nearly everyone in this room. — Michael F. Stewart, Counting Wolves

28. I always assumed it owed more to the fact that he didn’t like me. — Rick Yancey, The Monstrumologist

29. In Japanese art, space assumed a dominant role and its position was strengthened by Zen concepts. — Stephen Gardiner

30. The responsibility of embracing and using this foundation must be assumed by every person who claims any portion of this freedom and wealth. — Napoleon Hill

31. France now has a new president and he must be respected. I assume full responsibility for this defeat. — Nicolas Sarkozy

32. Much of modern life is based upon a false logic, a logic that assumes that happiness and well–being come from financial prosperity. — Nic Marks, The Happiness Manifesto

33. Plato believed that insanity was essential to our nature and assumed that it held esoteric knowledge about who we are. — Michael Greenberg, Beg, Borrow, Steal: A Writer’s Life

34. I always assume that a good book is more intelligent than its author. It can say things that the writer is not aware of. — Umberto Eco

35. I always assume that a good book is more intelligent than its author. It can say things that the writer is not aware of. — Umberto Eco

36. Vaginas are funny things, much harder to sense than I assume a dick would be, but mine was awake and paying attention. — Sam Hall

37. The wise know too well their weakness to assume infallibility; and he who knows most knows best how little he knows. — Thomas Jefferson

38. We have designed a capitalist system wrong. We assume human beings are one–dimensional, all they do is make money, so we’ve created a money–centric world. — Muhammad Yunus

39. You need a strategy to assume leadership, but only the character can sustain leaders as who they really are. — Pearl Zhu, Digital Valley: Five Pearls of Wisdom to Make Profound Influence

40. Education is a kind of continuing dialogue, and a dialogue assumes different points of view. — Robert M. Hutchins

41. So what, you assumed you’d show up before the dance and I’d magically be ready to go? I need warning to get beautiful. — S.M. Reine, Long Night Moon

42. I think it’s easy for people to assume that fame is equal to glory, but it can be a very isolating experience. — Sophia Bush

43. If you complain to someone, you assume that it’s someone who really cares about you. — Scott Hahn, Hope for Hard Times

44. The responsibility of embracing and using this foundation must be assumed by every person who claims any portion of this freedom and wealth. — Napoleon Hill

45. I’m a loyal guy. I’m a man of my word, and I assumed other people would be that way. That’s just not the case in life. — Tim Duncan

46. Whose rights will we acknowledge? Whose human dignity will we respect? For whose well–being will we, as a people, assume responsibility? — Robert Casey

47. F you wish to put oFF all worry, assume that what you Fear may happen is certainly going to happen. — Seneca

48. Don’t assume you are more creative or better than anyone, because some people with better stuffs are just pretending to be dumb for a while. — Michael Bassey Johnson

49. 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

50. Your desire to advise other people, grows in line with your perception…that assumes you’re wiser than them. — Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity

Conclusion

In conclusion, it’s important to remember that assumptions can lead to many misunderstandings. It’s always better to ask questions and get to the bottom of things rather than simply assume. By being more mindful of the assumptions we make, we can take the first step towards better communication and understanding.