Assumption Quotations | Page 3

The assumption that animals are without rights and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality." - Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher

The assumption should be that we will not appear in print or the blogosphere. Having dinner should not be fodder for Facebook. And this is just as true for 'public personalities' as it is for the average person. After all, even people in the public eye have a right to a private life.

The assumption right now is that wild birds are vectors.

The assumption is that you're comfortable with the Internet and e-mail already.

The assumption is that you don't have as much to view as other folks do.

The assumption is that we can work through this in the next four months. If not, I'll stay on.

Too often we are Christians by assumption, manipulation or instruction, rather than Christians by regeneration.

Lenders now feel the agenda has changed, with inquiries looking at virtually every source of income. Some aspect of these inquiries appears to be based upon an assumption of excess profitability. This seems dubious when you look at the numbers.

It is probable that most contracts are not renewed at Yale, ... There's no assumption of moving on down the line, for example there's no assumption of tenure. That's how it is.

My assumption was that all indigenous architecture would be more fractal. My reasoning was that all indigenous architecture tends to be organized from the bottom up. As it turns out, though, my reasoning was wrong.