Top 1200 False Assumptions Quotes & Sayings - Page 13

False equivalency is the lifeblood of American public debate.

Many a false step was made by standing still.

It is widely assumed, contrary to fact, that theism necessarily involves the two assumptions which cannot be squared with the existence of so much suffering, and that therefore, per impossibile, they simply have to be squared with the existence of all this suffering, somehow.

The illusion of selfhood, ego, a separate identity is false.

True happiness consists in eliminating the false idea of 'I'.

The worst thing about e-mail is that you can’t interrupt the other person. You have to read the whole thing and then e-mail them back, pointing out all their mistakes and faulty assumptions. It’s frustrating and it’s time-consuming. God bless phone calls.

To the believers it is true. To the wise it is false. To the leaders it is useful.

Don’t believe something just because you want to, and don’t embrace an idea just because you’ve always believed it. Believe what is biblical. Test all your assumptions against the precious words God gave us in the Bible.

I prefer to be hated than be false and fool people.

False hopes are more dangerous than fears.

God (in His mercy) accepts false coin.

The promises of pie-in-the-sky liberal environmentalists that we can convert to 'clean' energy sources and stimulate our economy are based on dubious environmental and economic assumptions, fantastic notions about alternative energy, and a disturbing acceptance of the tyrannies inherent in command-control economies.

The hunger for facile wisdom is the root of all false philosophy.

The multitude of false churches accredits the true religion.

The false can never grow into truth by growing in power.

I will not lie to you. These false attacks are absolutely hurtful.

To say I removes a false impression of a Jovian aloofness.

No one is served or benefitted by believing in false or faulty ideas.

Many a false step is made standing still.

The biggest misconception about the homeless is that they got themselves in the mess - let them get themselves out. Many people think they are simply lazy. I urge those to make a friend at a local mission and find out how wrong these assumptions are.

A false enchantment can all too easily last a lifetime.

Dances without purpose have false starts and stops.

On almost every issue involving postwar Iraq, [Bush's] assumptions and policies have been wrong. This strange combination of arrogance and incompetence has not only destroyed the hopes for a new Iraq. It has had the much broader effect of turning the United States into an international outlaw.

Reflexive control is a 'uniquely Russian' technique of psychological manipulation through disinformation. The idea is to feed your adversary a set of assumptions that will produce a predictable response: That response, in turn, furthers a goal that advances your interests.

Most Americans instinctively recoil from the claim that there is an antireligious bias running through the underlying assumptions with which their society approaches church-state issues. However, there is persuasive evidence that among some influential segments of the population, there is a very real antireligious strain.

Truth is that which cannot be proved false.

Oh, do not read history, for that I know must be false.

I will always love the false image I had of you.

The cross is almost a distraction and false advertisement for God.

Charm is always genuine; it may be superficial but it isn't false.

What is not in the open street is false, derived, that is to say, literature.

All separation, every kind of estrangement and alienation is false. All is one.

Fatalism is a false premise. What will be is not necessarily what must be.

CNN is in the business of sussing out what is true and what is false.

But are not the dreams of poets and the tales of travellers notoriously false?

False preachers are worse than deflowerers of virgins.

I've had my fill of media sensationalism and false promises.

In a false person, sacraments do not produce any effect.

It's dangerous that we can all paint a completely false picture of ourselves.

Spring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.

The false prophets of Communism predict a utopian society.

The best apology against false accusers is silence.

Rumor ... often is fathered and mothered by false reports.

Women do not win formula one races, because they simply are not strong enough to resist the G-forces. In the boardroom, it is different. I believe women are better able to marshal their thoughts than men and because they are less egotistical they make fewer assumptions.

The fate of millions of people—indeed the future of the black community itself—may depend on the willingness of those who care about racial justice to re-examine their basic assumptions about the role of the criminal justice system in our society.

There are good reasons to believe in God, including the existence of mathematical principles and order in creation. They are positive reasons, based on knowledge, rather than default assumptions based on a temporary lack of knowledge.

At its core, government welfare is predicated on a false compassion.

OK, whatever, I was taking out false loans

Approval of what is approved of Is as false as a well-kept vow.

It's easier to write about heartbreak after you've had your heart broken. You have more material to draw from, you can extrapolate from your own experiences and make reasonable assumptions about how your characters would feel and act.

He unwittingly takes a false step and plunges into the abyss.

I was the shadow of the waxwing slain/By the false azure in the windowpane.

I was a pretty confident kid, even if it was all false bravado.

A man may be a false prophet and yet speak the truth.

I don't wish to inhabit the human world under false pretences.

I don't have time to think about the false controversy.

There were a lot of assumptions that we were raised a certain way. Our dad was always really clear with us that he is rich and we are not: 'If you want to be rich, you should go do what I did, which is work really hard.'

Wowers never speede well, that have a false harte.

To carry a false persona is an extra burden. Who needs that?

We must not confuse humility with false modesty or servility.