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• When one of my characters becomes aware of a magical element, it might be because the world is wider than we assume it to be, but it might also be a reminder to pay attention to what is here already, hidden only because it's been forgotten.

  Charles de Lint

  Character, Attention, Elements

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• People assume I'm out there having this great life, but money doesn't erase the pain. When you're young you barrel through life, making choices without thinking of repercussions. A few years down the line, you wake up in a certain place and wonder how the hell you got there.

  Jennifer Lopez

  Pain, Thinking, Years

  "The star gets down to earth" by Elaine Dutka, articles.latimes.com. September 24, 2005.

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• You know people just assume, 'Well, all my life I'll be a worrier.' That doesn't have to be true. There's a way to drink from God's presence so much that worry begins to dissipate.

  Max Lucado

  People, Worry, Way

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• People assume when they come into a church and see a person up there speaking, 'That person must be a good person.' My challenge through the years has been believing that: 'I guess I must be a really good person.' I struggle with it. It just helps me to keep that confessional posture.

  Max Lucado

  Believe, Struggle, Years

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• I have no doubt but that the misery of the lower classes will be found to abate wherever the Government assumes a freer aspect,& the laws favor a subdivision of property.

  James Madison

  Government, Law, Class

  "The Writings of James Madison: 1783-1787".

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• If you have a good story idea, don't assume it must form a prose narrative. It may work better as a play, a screenplay or a poem. Be flexible.

  Hilary Mantel

  Play, Ideas, Stories

  "Ten rules for writing fiction (part two)" by Hilary Mantel, www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2010.

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• All the evidence that we have indicates that it is reasonable to assume in practically every human being, and certainly in almost every newborn baby, that there is an active will toward health, an impulse towards growth, or towards the actualization.

  Abraham Maslow

  Change, Baby, Growth

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• People seem to be losing their sense of boundaries more and more, what people are willing to put up on the internet, especially blogs. People seem to assume that only their friends are going to read it but anyone in the world could read it at any time.

  Jon McGregor

  People, World, Losing

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• People mistakenly assume that their thinking is done by their head; it is actually done by the heart which first dictates the conclusion, then commands the head to provide the reasoning that will defend it.

  Anthony de Mello

  Spiritual, Heart, Thinking

  Anthony De Mello (2011). “The Way to Love: Meditations for Life”, p.138, Image

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• People assume that somehow fame and wealth will keep mortality at bay.

  Moby

  People, Wealth, Fame

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• I can't see what's wrong about assuming intelligence in your audience and what's bad news about being rewarded for assuming that.

  Steven Moffat

  News, Audience, I Can

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• I assume everything I'm saying in an email or saying on the telephone is being looked at.

  Michael Moore

  Email, Telephones

  " Michael Moore predicts phone-hacking scandal will spread to Fox News" by Ben Child, www.theguardian.com. April 23, 2012.

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• As set forth by theologians, the idea of 'God' is an argument that assumes its own conclusions, and proves nothing.

  Johann Most

  Ideas, Agnostic, Argument

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• Whatever be the qualities of the man with whom a woman is united according to the law, such qualities even she assumes, like a river, united with the ocean.

  Guru Nanak

  Ocean, Men, Law

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• In life, if you have an enthusiasm for what they call 'good manners,' sometimes people don't quite believe you. I've had that once or twice before, where they assume you can't be for real.

  Bill Nighy

  Real, Believe, People

  "Bill Nighy: 'I am not suddenly the greatest actor in the world'" by Patrick Barkham, www.theguardian.com. November 18, 2009.

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• I'd rather invest in an entrepreneur who has failed before than one who assumes success from day one.

  Kevin O'Leary

  Entrepreneur

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• If a woman writes about a domestic situation, everyone automatically assumes that it's about her.

  Yoko Ono

  Writing, Situation, Ifs

  "Just imagine" by Andrew Smith, www.theguardian.com. November 3, 2001.

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• Recently, I have come to assume that any call to my landline is from a telemarketer or an automated call from Terminex, letting me know that our regularly scheduled pest-extermination service will occur on its regular schedule. So I usually ignore my home phone.

  Susan Orlean

  Home, Phones, Pests

  "Communication Fatigue" by Susan Orlean, www.newyorker.com. May 9, 2011.

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• I have never been a fan of bond funds. Unlike a direct investment in an individual bond that you can hold to maturity and be assured you will get your principal back (assuming no default), a fund has no finite maturity date and most funds are actively traded.

  Suze Orman

  Maturity, Fans, Investment

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• If the Iraqis fail to implement the reforms, if they fail to get a handle on the violence, there's nothing the United States can do, militarily or otherwise, that can solve those problems. They have to assume the primary responsibility to govern themselves.

  Leon Panetta

  Responsibility, United States, Reform

  "CNN Newsroom", www.cnn.com. December 6, 2006.

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• People always assume that I'm some sort of party girl, and that's such a misconception because I like staying home.

  Sarah Jessica Parker

  Girl, Party, Home

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• People make jokes about my bosoms, why don't they look underneath the breasts at the heart? It's obvious I've got big ones and if people want to assume they're not mine, then let them.

  Dolly Parton

  Heart, People, Looks

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• Everyone assumes America must play the leading role in crafting some settlement or compromise between the Israelis and the Palestinians. But Jefferson, Madison, and Washington explicitly warned against involving ourselves in foreign conflicts.

  Ron Paul

  Play, America, Roles

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• I think the Iranians are clearly determined to have a nuclear program. And we have to assume that with a nuclear program they have the capability and the will to create a nuclear weapon.

  Colin Powell

  Thinking, Nuclear, Weapons

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• It's interesting because people assume that because I'm famous I know all famous people.

  Daniel Radcliffe

  Inspiration, Humor, People

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