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Trust Quotes

"The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust our own government statements. I had no idea until then that you could not rely on them."

"The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust our own government statements. I had no idea until then that you could not rely on them."

J. William Fulbright, American Politician

Trust, Government, Idea, Vietnam

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"But that citizen's perception was also at one with the truth in recognizing that the very brutality of the means by which the IRA were pursuing change was destructive of the trust upon which new possibilities would have to be based."

"But that citizen's perception was also at one with the truth in recognizing that the very brutality of the means by which the IRA were pursuing change was destructive of the trust upon which new possibilities would have to be based."

Seamus Heaney, Irish Poet

Trust, Change, Truth, Perception

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"We have an opportunity, but we have an obligation to senior citizens and to the younger people who are entering the workforce today to help ensure that they are going to be able to trust the government to have a workable program that benefits them as well."

"We have an opportunity, but we have an obligation to senior citizens and to the younger people who are entering the workforce today to help ensure that they are going to be able to trust the government to have a workable program that benefits them as well."

Thad Cochran, American Politician

Trust, Government, People, Opportunity

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"A more important reason is that the bands will intuitively trust someone they think is a peer, and who speaks fondly of the same formative rock and roll experiences."

"A more important reason is that the bands will intuitively trust someone they think is a peer, and who speaks fondly of the same formative rock and roll experiences."

Steve Albini, American Musician

Trust, Reason, Will

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"One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do."

"One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do."

Henry Ford, American Businessman

Trust, Man, Surprises

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"Now where people are - at least the people I talk to - they are focused on issues of trust. Accountability also comes up, to make sure that this doesn't happen again."

"Now where people are - at least the people I talk to - they are focused on issues of trust. Accountability also comes up, to make sure that this doesn't happen again."

William P. Leahy, American Educator

Trust, People, Now, Talk

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"A global democracy works only when countries trust one another."

"A global democracy works only when countries trust one another."

Armstrong Williams, American Journalist

Trust, Countries, Democracy

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"I don't trust the Bee Gee's because there's no way they could always be happy."

"I don't trust the Bee Gee's because there's no way they could always be happy."

Jon Crosby, American Musician

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"The same tools that make any writer good, plus a cheerful willingness to suspend belief."

"The same tools that make any writer good, plus a cheerful willingness to suspend belief."

Fred Saberhagen, American Author

Trust, Belief, Tools, Writer

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"The belief in charms for protecting newborn infants is very strong in Greece."

"The belief in charms for protecting newborn infants is very strong in Greece."

James Theodore Bent, English Explorer

Trust, Belief, Greece

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"There's nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitive child."

"There's nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitive child."

Frank Howard Clark, American Writer

Trust, Beliefs, Help, Nothing, Trying

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"Never trust a husband too far, nor a bachelor too near."

"Never trust a husband too far, nor a bachelor too near."

Helen Rowland, American Writer

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"A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterly, who knows the best and worst of us, and who loves us in spite of all our faults."

"A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterly, who knows the best and worst of us, and who loves us in spite of all our faults."

Charles Kingsley, English Clergyman

Trust, Soul, Friend, Faults

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"I've considered having my nose fixed. But I didn't trust anyone enough. If I could do it myself with a mirror."

"I've considered having my nose fixed. But I didn't trust anyone enough. If I could do it myself with a mirror."

Barbra Streisand, American Actress

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"Will some reporter, or some Republican on the Sunday shows, please ask why tax cuts raid the non-existent Social Security Trust Fund but all the Democrats' new spending doesn't? Will someone please ask that?"

"Will some reporter, or some Republican on the Sunday shows, please ask why tax cuts raid the non-existent Social Security Trust Fund but all the Democrats' new spending doesn't? Will someone please ask that?"

Rush Limbaugh, American Entertainer

Trust, Democrats, Tax, Republican

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"We've got a long career ahead of us and it's going to be great. Trust me."

"We've got a long career ahead of us and it's going to be great. Trust me."

Dan Hawkins, English Musician

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"The president has undermined trust. No longer will the members of Congress be entitled to accept his veracity. Caveat emptor has become the word. Every member of Congress is on his or her own to determine the truth."

"The president has undermined trust. No longer will the members of Congress be entitled to accept his veracity. Caveat emptor has become the word. Every member of Congress is on his or her own to determine the truth."

Bob Graham, American Politician

Trust, Truth, Congress, President

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"One of our most noble political tasks is to open up trust."

"One of our most noble political tasks is to open up trust."

Gustav Heinemann, German Politician

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"No matter how old we become, we can still call them 'Holy Mother' and 'Father' and put a child-like trust in them."

"No matter how old we become, we can still call them 'Holy Mother' and 'Father' and put a child-like trust in them."

Desmond Morris, English Scientist

Trust, Mother, Old

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"Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath."

"Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath."

Solon, Greek Statesman

Trust, Character, Nobility

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"I got this idea about being afraid to let go of something and being afraid of sinking into a state of almost anesthesia, where you have to trust other people. Just the paranoia of it all. And it seemed to suit the frenetic track. So I just wrote it out and, you know, said it."

"I got this idea about being afraid to let go of something and being afraid of sinking into a state of almost anesthesia, where you have to trust other people. Just the paranoia of it all. And it seemed to suit the frenetic track. So I just wrote it out and, you know, said it."

Nick Rhodes, English Musician

Trust, People, Idea, Being

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"I've realized that being happy is a choice. You never want to rub anybody the wrong way or not be fun to be around, but you have to be happy. When I get logical and I don't trust my instincts - Thats when I get in trouble."

"I've realized that being happy is a choice. You never want to rub anybody the wrong way or not be fun to be around, but you have to be happy. When I get logical and I don't trust my instincts - Thats when I get in trouble."

Angelina Jolie, American Actress

Trust, Being, Choice, Fun

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"Before we decide to trust you with this power, we ask you to stand before the public and explain your views. Justice may be blind, but it should not be deaf."

"Before we decide to trust you with this power, we ask you to stand before the public and explain your views. Justice may be blind, but it should not be deaf."

Herb Kohl, American Politician

Trust, Power, Blind, Justice

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"Positioning the brand and regaining trust are all smart things for us to do and those are the litmus tests for any decisions we make."

John McKinley, American Politician

Trust, Decisions, Tests

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"Deciding whether to trust or credit a person is always an uncertain task."

"Deciding whether to trust or credit a person is always an uncertain task."

Aldrich Ames, American Criminal

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"If you wish in this world to advance your merits you're bound to enhance; You must stir it and stump it, and blow your own trumpet, Or, trust me, you haven't a chance."

"If you wish in this world to advance your merits you're bound to enhance; You must stir it and stump it, and blow your own trumpet, Or, trust me, you haven't a chance."

William Gilbert, British Composer

Trust, Chance, World

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"As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion of trust can make trust."

"As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion of trust can make trust."

Marianne Moore, American Poet

Trust, Sickness

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"I never found anyone who was good enough, who I could trust enough."

"I never found anyone who was good enough, who I could trust enough."

Christine Keeler, English Model

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"Now I can do no more. We must trust to the Great Disposer of all events and the justice of our cause. I thank God for this opportunity of doing my duty."

"Now I can do no more. We must trust to the Great Disposer of all events and the justice of our cause. I thank God for this opportunity of doing my duty."

Horatio Nelson, British Soldier

Trust, God, Opportunity, Cause

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"I read the NY Times but I don't trust all of it."

"I read the NY Times but I don't trust all of it."

David Byrne, Scottish Musician

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"If you don't trust the pilot, don't go."

"If you don't trust the pilot, don't go."

Denzel Washington, American Actor

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"I focus on the writing and let the rest of the process take care of itself. I've learned to trust my own instincts and I've also learned to take risks."

"I focus on the writing and let the rest of the process take care of itself. I've learned to trust my own instincts and I've also learned to take risks."

Sue Grafton, American Novelist

Trust, Care, Focus, Rest

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"It is my belief that one's salary is between an individual and the IRS."

"It is my belief that one's salary is between an individual and the IRS."

Jessica Savitch, American Journalist

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"When I trust someone I do it without doubt or fear or reservation. And then I work on a Plan B."

"When I trust someone I do it without doubt or fear or reservation. And then I work on a Plan B."

Joyce Rachelle, Filipino Author

Trust, Preparedness, Relationship, Strategy

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"The only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him."

"The only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him."

Henry L. Stimson, American Statesman

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"You know, this is a war of ideology, a war of thoughts and of faith. And we need people to really stand for faith and trust, not hope and change."

"You know, this is a war of ideology, a war of thoughts and of faith. And we need people to really stand for faith and trust, not hope and change."

Sharron Angle, American Politician

Trust, Change, Faith, War

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"Virtue she finds too painful an endeavour, content to dwell in decencies for ever."

"Virtue she finds too painful an endeavour, content to dwell in decencies for ever."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

Trust, Virtue, Content

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"The practical effect of a belief is the real test of its soundness."

"The practical effect of a belief is the real test of its soundness."

James Anthony Froude, English Historian

Trust, Belief, Effect

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"What has any poet to trust more than the feel of the thing? Theory concerns him only until he picks up his pen, and it begins to concern him again as soon as he lays it down."

"What has any poet to trust more than the feel of the thing? Theory concerns him only until he picks up his pen, and it begins to concern him again as soon as he lays it down."

John Ciardi, English Dramatist

Trust, Concern, Pen, Theory

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"He is still my father. He is still a person I know I could trust and he would never do anything against me. Once you're at the top, there are not many people like that. People always want something from you."

"He is still my father. He is still a person I know I could trust and he would never do anything against me. Once you're at the top, there are not many people like that. People always want something from you."

Martina Hingis, Czechoslovakian Athlete

Trust, Father, People, Want

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"Trust holds fast, standing firm until deliverance arrives or a solution is found."

"Trust holds fast, standing firm until deliverance arrives or a solution is found."

Elizabeth George, American Author

Trust, Faith, Hope, Patience, Resilience

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"The test of a belief is not exclusively in the belief itself, but also in the intentions and actions of those who embrace it."

"The test of a belief is not exclusively in the belief itself, but also in the intentions and actions of those who embrace it."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Trust, Belief, Actions, Intentions

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"I am always easy of belief when the creed pleases me."

"I am always easy of belief when the creed pleases me."

Charlotte Bronte, British Novelist

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"People need to understand that not everyone is out to hurt you. There are still some great people in this world. Do not allow yourself to believe that everyone is up to no good. Just because you have encountered some rude people along the way, doesn't mean that everyone is that way. When it comes to matters of the heart, Know which bridges to cross and which ones to burn."

"People need to understand that not everyone is out to hurt you. There are still some great people in this world. Do not allow yourself to believe that everyone is up to no good. Just because you have encountered some rude people along the way, doesn't mean that everyone is that way. When it comes to matters of the heart, Know which bridges to cross and which ones to burn."

Amaka Imani Nkosazana, Nigerian Motivational Speaker

Trust, Perception, Humanity, Behavior

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"Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers."

"Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers."

Johann Kaspar Lavater, German Theologian

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"Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community."

"Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community."

Andrew Carnegie, American Businessman

Trust, Wealth, Community

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"That's the most important thing for a sickness like ours: a sense of trust. If I put myself in this person's hands, I'll be OK. If my condition starts to worsen even the slightest bit - if a screw comes loose - he'll notice straight away, and with tremendous care and patience he'll fix it, he'll tighten the screw again, put all the jumped threads back in place. If we have that sense of trust, our sickness stays away."

"That's the most important thing for a sickness like ours: a sense of trust. If I put myself in this person's hands, I'll be OK. If my condition starts to worsen even the slightest bit - if a screw comes loose - he'll notice straight away, and with tremendous care and patience he'll fix it, he'll tighten the screw again, put all the jumped threads back in place. If we have that sense of trust, our sickness stays away."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Trust, Care, Healing

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"If the president is failing to disclose material facts with regard to legislation being presented to the Congress on a question as important as war and peace, I think it does impair the level of trust that the House and the Senate have for this administration."

"If the president is failing to disclose material facts with regard to legislation being presented to the Congress on a question as important as war and peace, I think it does impair the level of trust that the House and the Senate have for this administration."

John Dingell, American Politician

Trust, War, Peace, Being

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"Mr. Speaker, the Delaware River deepening project is important for my constituents, for our region and for the entire nation. I trust that, when they examine the facts about it, every one of my colleagues will join me in supporting it."

"Mr. Speaker, the Delaware River deepening project is important for my constituents, for our region and for the entire nation. I trust that, when they examine the facts about it, every one of my colleagues will join me in supporting it."

Robert Brady, American Politician

Trust, Facts, Nation, Project

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"Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence."

"Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence."

Democritus, Greek Philosopher

Trust, Men, Prudence, Silly

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