281 Quotes About Assumptions

Don’t build roadblocks out of assumptions.

We actually all tend to make assumptions when it comes to those we love. It’s called the closeness-communication bias. As wonderful as intimacy and familiarity are, they make us complacent, leading us to overestimate our ability to read those closest to us.

I had assumed that a boy who loved me so intensely was full of happiness, love, and light so that he was free of his own demons and pain.My assumption was entirely wrong.

Always assume your assumptions about others are wrong. Because often, they are

I might be quiet, but that doesn't mean I'm not independent.

You never can tell about these mild-mannered boys.

Drivers should not drive more than a minute without having a (purposefully-designed) curve.

Excelling at chess has long been considered a symbol of more general intelligence. That is an incorrect assumption in my view, as pleasant as it might be.

True masters deconstruct as well as reconstruct.