Clever is when one is crafty enough to mistake your imagination for intelligence. Smart is when one assumes they are too educated to notice the difference.
The very essence of rationalism is that it assumes that the reason is the highest faculty in man and the lord of all the rest.
I can't assume responsibility for a man's infidelity, no more than I can take credit for his choice to remain faithful.
Even though the National Guard and Army Reserve see combat today, it rankles me that people assume it was some kind of waltz in the park back then.
This assumes an upward revision of the European Budget, which is precisely what Jacques Chirac refuses to do. On the contrary, he has demanded a reduction.
Unless one is at heart a rascal, I think he becomes a little better in many ways by assuming leadership.
I have this drive to prove people wrong - people who thought I should give up or assumed I'd never get anywhere.
Governments cannot assume or expect that the ECB will always facilitate their funding independently of the achievement of their fiscal and other policy objectives.
You assume things, like whatever country has more firepower wins the wars, and that's actually not true at all.
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.
An ID number is only there to 'identify' human beings. Use it to assume people’s intellect or wisdom at your own risk.
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.
Parents shouldn't assume children are made out of sugar candy and will break and collapse instantly. Kids don't. We do.
I think your average fan probably just assumes that the same person directs every episode of their favorite series, week in and week out.
People complain that chefs aren't at their restaurants anymore, but I don't think that's the case at all. You see them on TV and you assume they're not working but they are.
And I would try and walk far enough away that people would not assume I was with him.
I read a lot fewer thrillers than I think people assume I do.
You can't always tell if someone's gay over Twitter, but when he's talking to you about 'Real Housewives,' it's probably OK to assume.
How can any company know if its processes, products, people are safe? Only if everyone is watching and telling the truth. The first part can be assumed; the second cannot.
The actual Blue Rose murders, which lie at the core of the three novels, yield various incorrect solutions which assume the status of truth.
Don't assume that all fat people are gluttons. And don't use the word 'fat.' There is a principle here. Learn from logic and experience not to associate things - especially in preaching - that don't necessarily go together.
