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Just because I have two world records, everyone assumes that means automatically it is two guaranteed gold medals, but it isn't like that, and anything can happen in a race.

~Adam Peaty

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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

Topics: Allowed Always Anything Assumes Been Conscience Doctor Doctor Who Guilty Indeed Investigate Just Leper Leprosy Must Only People Recently Reproach Science Studies Study Who Without World

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Any fiction writer who assumes that a character is typical no doubt runs the risk of stumbling into cliche and stereotype.

~Alice Mcdermott

Topics: Any Assumes Character Cliche Doubt Fiction Fiction Writer No Doubt Risk Runs Stereotype Stumbling Typical Who Writer

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Liberals worry that what's best for the individual might not be better for the public at large. But that philosophy assumes something vicious about each and every one of us. It assumes we only care about ourselves.

~Allen West

Topics: About Assumes Best Better Care Each Every Individual Large Liberals Might Only Ourselves Philosophy Public Something Us Vicious Worry

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Religious speech is extreme, emotional, and motivational. It is anti-literal, relying on metaphor, allusion, and other rhetorical devices, and it assumes knowledge within a community of believers.

~Amy Waldman

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A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says 'I was beaten', he does not say 'My men were beaten.'

~Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Topics: Assumes Beaten Chief Does He Man Men Responsibility Say Says Were Who

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Something like 'Psycho,' which is this psychological thing that slowly, slowly, slowly builds, and actually it's a much more powerful reaction you have when it assumes that you're intelligent as you're watching it. I want them to make me believe that whatever's happening could really happen, and then it becomes much more frightening.

~Arthur Slade

Topics: Actually Assumes Becomes Believe Builds Could Frightening Happen Happening Intelligent Like Make Me More Much Powerful Psycho Psychological Reaction Really Slowly Something Them Then Thing Want Watching Whatever Which You

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The average American returning from a trip abroad likely - and understandably - assumes the contents of his or her electronic device does not come close to meeting the threshold of 'criminal' activity, such as would give a government agent the right to seize and peruse their iPad just because they are returning from a vacation.

~Bob Barr

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The Popish theory, which assumes that Christ, the Apostles and believers, constituted the Church while our Saviour was on earth, and this organization was designed to be perpetual.

~Charles Hodge

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Everyone assumes we're always going to have a cocktail and a cigarette in hand. Fans expect us all to be dressed up all the time. They always say to me, 'You look so young. You don't seem as tall!'

~Christina Hendricks

Topics: Always Assumes Cigarette Cocktail Dressed Everyone Expect Fans Going Hand Look Me Say Seem Tall Time Up Us You Young

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