Franchesca Ramsey

Social media, unfortunately, just makes it a lot easier to be jealous. It sets up false expectations of reality, so it's really easy to look at someone else's life online and assume that they have everything going great for them and that their life is perfect.

American Comedian

Jim Brown

I learned a long time ago that advice is a quick trip to nowhere. It's the commitment that only you can make in yourself, the responsibility to assume control of yourself.

American Athlete

Leo Tolstoy

War on the other hand is such a terrible thing, that no man, especially a Christian man, has the right to assume the responsibility of starting it.

Russian Novelist

Alan Rickman

Originally, theater was my life. It was what I assumed I'd spend my working life doing - if I was lucky. Then along came movies.

British Actor

Gary Zukav

A responsible choice is a choice that creates consequences that you are willing to assume responsibility for.

American Author

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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

French Writer

George Orwell

Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life is happiness.

British Author

Shirley Ballas

I don't think anyone should assume anything about someone else's life.

English Dancer

Judy Blume

I'm not the world's best mother, though kids always assume I must be.

Daniel Barenboim

I believe education is much more important than we assume.

Argentinian Musician

Use 'assume' when you believe something without evidence.

No Proof Required

Making assumptions can lead to misunderstandings; it's often better to ask first.

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Use 'assume' to describe someone adopting a new appearance or demeanor visibly.

Visible Change

'Assume' often signals the beginning of a new responsibility or role, typically in a professional sense.

Job or Duty

When someone 'assumes' a leadership position, it signifies a transition of power or authority.

Leadership Transition

Use 'assume' when someone is pretending or acting in a way that is not genuine.

Pretense

People 'assume' a manner or emotion to hide their true feelings or to fit into a social context.

Disguise True Feelings

'Assume' in a legal sense usually involves formally accepting a duty or risk.

Legal and Formal

Using 'assume' can imply an obligation that is understood without being stated outright.

Implied Obligation

Businesses use 'assume' to acknowledge or reject responsibility for certain conditions or events.

Liability Acknowledgment

 So you ask, just how small are atoms? To understand this, let's ask this How many atoms are in a grapefruit? Well, let's assume that the grapefruit is made up of only nitrogen atoms, which isn't at all true, but there are nitrogen atoms in a grapefruit. To help you visualize this, let's blow up each of the atoms

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 At the Passover meal, every item on the menu symbolizes an aspect of the escape from slavery. The importance of growing up is emphasized when young people reach the age of bar and bat mitzvah, ceremonies during which they assume responsibility for their actions and celebrate the weaving of their own lives

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 and medicine made great strides long before we understood the roles of bacteria and viruses. That said, better theories often lead to exciting new discoveries that were unimaginable under the old way of thinking. Nor should we assume all of our current scientific theories

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 Because Nobel's name was tied to inventions used in the war industry, many have assumed that he created the peace prize out of regret. However, this is all speculation as he never expressed any such sentiments, and his inventions were also used for constructive purposes.

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 you might give up, assuming you've discovered something you're not very good at. But if you have a growth mindset and think your abilities can improve, a challenge is an opportunity to learn and grow. Neuroscience supports the growth mindset.

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 It's just sitting there ready to obliterate anything that becomes a threat. Or maybe they're not that intelligent, or perhaps the evolution of an intelligence capable of creating sophisticated technology is far rarer than we've assumed.

Questions No One Knows...

 now we have one last one this is the most important one and it really is important for many reasons it's prepared for impact stay with me prepare for impact okay you have to assume people are going to run into you in driving we

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 It must orbit the Sun. Is not a moon and has enough mass and gravitational pull to assume a round shape. However it was the fourth characteristic that compromised Pluto's status. It's inability to clear it's orbit of debris.

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 then there is no need to go looking elsewhere, assuming that there is such a thing as a perfect marriage that will inoculate us against wanderlust. But what if passion has a finite shelf life?

Rethinking infidelity...

 into cooler, deeper water with a better supply of oxygen. A hefty male also assumes the role of guard dog.

Assume

To think something is true without having proof or certainty.

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To take on or begin to have (a quality, appearance, or extent).

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To take on (a job or duty).

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To pretend to have or be; to put on.

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To accept without question or objection, especially in a legal context.

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