Famous quotes containing the word assume:
“Just as men must give up economic control when their wives share the responsibility for the family’s financial well-being, women must give up exclusive parental control when their husbands assume more responsibility for child care.”
—Augustus Y. Napier (20th century)
“It’s frightening to think that you mark your children merely by being yourself.... It seems unfair. You can’t assume the responsibility for everything you do—or don’t do.”
—Simone De Beauvoir (1908–1986)
“One can love a child, perhaps, more deeply than one can love another adult, but it is rash to assume that the child feels any love in return.”
—George Orwell (1903–1950)