That's a mistake I think that a lot of Western observers make is to assume that Korean nationalism is hundreds if not thousands of years old. When in fact nationalism is incompatible with Korean Confucian tradition.

- Brian Reynolds Myers

Because we've never encountered a decomposing body, we can only assume they are out to get us. It is no wonder there is a cultural fascination with zombies.

- Caitlin Doughty

The first duty of a human being is to assume the right functional relationship to society - more briefly, to find your real job, and do it.

- Charlotte Perkins Gilman

That's the poisoned chalice: when you're shy, people assume you're arrogant.

- Catherine Tate

You can't always tell if someone's gay over Twitter, but when he's talking to you about 'Real Housewives,' it's probably OK to assume.

- Casey Wilson

When people assume that you're one way and you're not that way at all, it's hard.

- Carmen Electra

I'm not promoting anything totally unhealthy because I'm not unhealthy. But I am promoting an ideal that's not attainable, and for that I have to feel guilty. I have to assume some blame for that.

- Cameron Russell

Most people assume that autistic people are not capable of empathy.

- Claire Danes

I wish you could see some of the girls I have genuinely had crushes on in my life. They're not the girls you would assume.

- Chris Evans

I'm trusting. I don't assume people lie to me.

- Ben Sprecher

Assume nobody else has any idea what they're doing, either.

- Aaron Swartz

My friends back from the East Coast jokingly call me 'Hollywood,' and they assume I'm out at Hollywood parties, but I'm a domesticated guy with 3 kids.

- Bill Lawrence

If you are a junkyard dog, you assume that that's what life is: chained up, barking all day.

- Bruce Robinson

It's a phobia I have. I never assume I'm going to be able to write another album after I finish one.

- Bruce Cockburn

I think it is important for people who are given leadership roles to assume that role immediately.

- Bob Iger

I really don't mind what people assume about me. I really think that my brain is my private thing. I don't need the approval of people. I don't need people to think I'm intelligent. And I'm not that intelligent.

- Alice Eve

Nobody can assume that, to a writer, everything is off-limits.

- Ann Beattie

I assume everyone around me is older because they look more responsible.

- Armando Iannucci

Adults often assume that most learning is the result of teaching and that exploratory, spontaneous learning is unusual. But actually, spontaneous learning is more fundamental.

- Alison Gopnik

Children always assume the sexual lives of their parents come to a grinding halt at their conception.

- Alan Bennett