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Trust Quotes

"TRUST is like a paper once it's crumpled it can't be PERFECT again."

"TRUST is like a paper once it's crumpled it can't be PERFECT again."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

Trust, Truth, Loyalty, Relationship

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"Even a heart of a kitten is reliable, if you know how to rely on."

"Even a heart of a kitten is reliable, if you know how to rely on."

Munia Khan, Bangladeshi Poet

Trust, Character, Relationship, Faith

42

"I don't like to think of it as 'stolen'. They have no proof that I didn't plan on giving it back.""You're kidding, right?"He shrugged. "You have no proof either."She squinted back at him. "Were you planning on giving it back?""Maybe."An orange light blinked on in the corner of Cinder's vision-her cyborg programming picking up on the lie."

"I don't like to think of it as 'stolen'. They have no proof that I didn't plan on giving it back.""You're kidding, right?"He shrugged. "You have no proof either."She squinted back at him. "Were you planning on giving it back?""Maybe."An orange light blinked on in the corner of Cinder's vision-her cyborg programming picking up on the lie."

Marissa Meyer, American Author

Trust, Proof, Truth, Deception

42

"You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it."

"You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it."

Barbra Streisand, American Actress

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"I thought about him everyday until then. I started having these conversations with him in my head that you have when you meet someone you sense is going to be important in your life."

"I thought about him everyday until then. I started having these conversations with him in my head that you have when you meet someone you sense is going to be important in your life."

Deb Caletti, American Author

Trust, Memory, Love, Reflection, Truth

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"Trust me that as I ignore all law to help the slave, so will I ignore it all to protect an enslaved woman."

"Trust me that as I ignore all law to help the slave, so will I ignore it all to protect an enslaved woman."

Susan B. Anthony, American Activist

Trust, Help, Law, Will

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"Responsibility and respect of others and their religious beliefs are also part of freedom."

"Responsibility and respect of others and their religious beliefs are also part of freedom."

Horst Koehler, German Statesman

Trust, Beliefs, Freedom, Religious, Respect

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"Trust yourself, you know more than you think you do."

"Trust yourself, you know more than you think you do."

Benjamin Spock, American Scientist

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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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"I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men... in receiving from the people the sacred trust confided to my illustrious predecessor."

"I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men... in receiving from the people the sacred trust confided to my illustrious predecessor."

Martin Van Buren, American President

Trust, Men, People, Footsteps

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"Relationships in general make people a bit nervous. It's about trust. Do I trust you enough to go there?"

"Relationships in general make people a bit nervous. It's about trust. Do I trust you enough to go there?"

Neil LaBute, American Director

Trust, People, Relationships

41

"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

41

"As for courage and will - we cannot measure how much of each lies within us, we can only trust there will be sufficient to carry through trials which may lie ahead."

"As for courage and will - we cannot measure how much of each lies within us, we can only trust there will be sufficient to carry through trials which may lie ahead."

Andre Norton, American Writer

Trust, Lie, Courage, Lies

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"Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work."

"Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work."

Rita Mae Brown, American Writer

Trust, Work, Creativity, Hope

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"Sci-fi nerds are respectful, honorable. You can trust them."

"Sci-fi nerds are respectful, honorable. You can trust them."

Claudia Christian, American Actress

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"We can trust our doctors to be professional, to minister equally to their patients without regard to their political or religious beliefs. But we can no longer trust our professors to do the same."

"We can trust our doctors to be professional, to minister equally to their patients without regard to their political or religious beliefs. But we can no longer trust our professors to do the same."

David Horowitz, American Writer

Trust, Beliefs, Doctors, Religious

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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

41

"I don't think it's true that blondes have more fun... Trust me, it is not true!"

"I don't think it's true that blondes have more fun... Trust me, it is not true!"

Mila Kunis, American Actress

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"I therefore beg that you would indulge me with the liberty of declining the arduous trust."

"I therefore beg that you would indulge me with the liberty of declining the arduous trust."

Christopher Gadsden, American Soldier

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"We are all captives of the picture in our head - our belief that the world we have experienced is the world that really exists."

"We are all captives of the picture in our head - our belief that the world we have experienced is the world that really exists."

Walter Lippmann, American Journalist

Trust, Belief, World

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"Trustworthy partners always think first before they do anything that may affect either the reputation or well - being of each other."

"Trustworthy partners always think first before they do anything that may affect either the reputation or well - being of each other."

Chris Prentiss, American Author

Trust, Partnership, Respect, Logic

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"Once trust is built, distance cannot kill it. Time and space alone cannot destroy authentic connection."

"Once trust is built, distance cannot kill it. Time and space alone cannot destroy authentic connection."

Vironika Tugaleva, Ukrainian Author

Trust, Connection, Time, Distance

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"I keep telling myself that, and most of the time I believe it."

"I keep telling myself that, and most of the time I believe it."

Ally Condie, American Author

Trust, Belief, Uncertainty, Reflection

41

"The moon splits open.We move through, waterbirds risingto look for another lake.Or say we are living in a love-ocean,where trust works to caulk our body-boat,to make it last a little while,until the inevitable shipwreck,the total marriage, the death-union.Dissolve in friendship,like two drunkards fighting.Do not look for justice herein the jungle where your animal soulgives you bad advice.Drink enough wine so that you stop talking.You are a lover, and love is a tavernwhere no one makes much sense.Even if the things you say are poemsas dense as sacks of Solomon's gold,they become pointless."

"The moon splits open.We move through, waterbirds risingto look for another lake.Or say we are living in a love-ocean,where trust works to caulk our body-boat,to make it last a little while,until the inevitable shipwreck,the total marriage, the death-union.Dissolve in friendship,like two drunkards fighting.Do not look for justice herein the jungle where your animal soulgives you bad advice.Drink enough wine so that you stop talking.You are a lover, and love is a tavernwhere no one makes much sense.Even if the things you say are poemsas dense as sacks of Solomon's gold,they become pointless."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Trust, Moon, Love, Friendship

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"Our shared conservative values, our belief in the individual is the great hope of our nation."

"Our shared conservative values, our belief in the individual is the great hope of our nation."

Rick Perry, American Politician

Trust, Belief, Hope, Values, Conservative

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"But why always think the worst of people? What would she be doing to herself if she adopted that attitude to life? It was better to think the best and be wrong than to think the worst and be wrong."

"But why always think the worst of people? What would she be doing to herself if she adopted that attitude to life? It was better to think the best and be wrong than to think the worst and be wrong."

Mary Balogh, Canadian Author

Trust, Optimism, Attitude, Life

41

"I trust Winsor and Newton and I paint directly upon it."

"I trust Winsor and Newton and I paint directly upon it."

Edward Hopper, American Artist

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"Everyone realizes that one can believe little of what people say about each other. But it is not so widely realized that even less can one trust what people say about themselves."

"Everyone realizes that one can believe little of what people say about each other. But it is not so widely realized that even less can one trust what people say about themselves."

Rebecca West, Irish Author

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"The key is to get to know people and trust them to be who they are. Instead, we trust people to be who we want them to be - and when they're not, we cry."

"The key is to get to know people and trust them to be who they are. Instead, we trust people to be who we want them to be - and when they're not, we cry."

David Duchovny, American Actor

Trust, People, Key, Want

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"The maid that loves goes out to sea upon a shattered plank, and puts her trust in miracles for safety."

"The maid that loves goes out to sea upon a shattered plank, and puts her trust in miracles for safety."

Edward Young, English Poet

Trust, Miracles, Safety, Sea

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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

40

"We are incredibly heedless in the formation of our beliefs, but find ourselves filled with an illicit passion for them when anyone proposed to rob us of their companionship."

"We are incredibly heedless in the formation of our beliefs, but find ourselves filled with an illicit passion for them when anyone proposed to rob us of their companionship."

James Harvey Robinson, American Historian

Trust, Beliefs, Companionship, Passion

40

"I'm a comedian, for God's sake. Viewers shouldn't trust me. And you know what? They're hip enough to know they shouldn't trust me. I'm just doing stand-up comedy."

"I'm a comedian, for God's sake. Viewers shouldn't trust me. And you know what? They're hip enough to know they shouldn't trust me. I'm just doing stand-up comedy."

Dennis Miller, American Comedian

Trust, God, Comedy

40

"The Social Security trust fund is in pretty good shape today and we should not embark upon risky, dangerous schemes which will, in fact, undermine Social Security, such as privatization."

"The Social Security trust fund is in pretty good shape today and we should not embark upon risky, dangerous schemes which will, in fact, undermine Social Security, such as privatization."

Max Baucus, American Politician

Trust, Fact, Pretty, Security

40

"Trust your ability!"

"Trust your ability!"

Itzhak Perlman, Israeli Musician

40

"Having been given that public trust, we have a responsibility to share with the public."

"Having been given that public trust, we have a responsibility to share with the public."

Steven Squyres, American Scientist

Trust, Public, Public trust, Responsibility

40

"Our belief is that it is a basket of well-diversified companies that are playing the Internet, but are not direct Internet companies."

"Our belief is that it is a basket of well-diversified companies that are playing the Internet, but are not direct Internet companies."

John Zimmerman, American Athlete

Trust, Belief, Internet

40

"Who would not rather trust and be deceived?"

"Who would not rather trust and be deceived?"

Eliza Cook, English Poet

40

"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

40

"I trust no one totally."

"I trust no one totally."

Gary Sheffield, American Athlete

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"Bob summed it up best when he was on his knees at the end of the night saying, 'Don't trust in Guided By Voices.' You were there; was the show awful or something? I know it was sloppy, but they're not really that tight anyway, but was it embarrassing, was it sad?"

"Bob summed it up best when he was on his knees at the end of the night saying, 'Don't trust in Guided By Voices.' You were there; was the show awful or something? I know it was sloppy, but they're not really that tight anyway, but was it embarrassing, was it sad?"

Kim Deal, American Musician

Trust, End, Night, Saying

40

"I look into my heart and see the abyss looking back at me.''I won't let you fall."

"I look into my heart and see the abyss looking back at me.''I won't let you fall."

Nalini Singh, New Zealander Author

Trust, Sensitivity, Support, Courage

40

"In order for a person to be able to 'turn our lives and our wills over requires something very difficult for a spiritually wounded person to accomplish - Trust. Yet, to accomplish this step, trust of the spirit must be present."

"In order for a person to be able to 'turn our lives and our wills over requires something very difficult for a spiritually wounded person to accomplish - Trust. Yet, to accomplish this step, trust of the spirit must be present."

David W. Earle, American Author

Trust, Spiritual, Healing, Surrender

40

"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

40

"You can't trust a promise someone makes while they're drunk, in love, hungry, or running for office."

"You can't trust a promise someone makes while they're drunk, in love, hungry, or running for office."

Joe Moore, American Celebrity

Trust, Love, Office, Promise

40

"It doesn't make any sense... that's why I trust it!"

"It doesn't make any sense... that's why I trust it!"

Kate Winslet, British Actress

40

"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

40

"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

40

"Trust is such a devious term. When you trust someone, are you not merely assuming that they are what they say that they are? If you place so much in the trust that you have for that one person, then you should place the same amount of trust in assuming that they are not what they appear to be. If there is a wall in front of you that does not allow you to do that, then you must place all of your trust in the fact that your trust is misplaced."

"Trust is such a devious term. When you trust someone, are you not merely assuming that they are what they say that they are? If you place so much in the trust that you have for that one person, then you should place the same amount of trust in assuming that they are not what they appear to be. If there is a wall in front of you that does not allow you to do that, then you must place all of your trust in the fact that your trust is misplaced."

Lionel Suggs, American Writer

Trust, Doubt, Identity, Truth

40

"Trust, but verify."

"Trust, but verify."

Ronald Reagan, American President

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