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Trust Quotes


"It's beyond belief that any Australian could be so stupid as to carry drugs into any country in Asia."


"I never trust an executive who tends to pass the buck. Nor would I want to deal with him as a customer or a supplier."


"It's the same old story you've heard a thousand times. Somebody's trust gets broken. Somebody's left behind."


"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."


"Learning to trust is one of life's most difficult tasks."


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


"That's how you get a performance - they put trust in you."


"Trust funds can never be a substitute for a fund of trust."


"Trust cannot be commanded; and yet it is also correct that the only one who earns trust is the one who is prepared to grant trust."


"The slogan was 'Don't trust anyone over thirty'. Sixty years later the slogan became, 'Don't trust anyone over ninety'."


"Rational beliefs bring us closer to getting good results in the real world."


"There is no greater level and form of belief than believing in yourself."


"If we want to truly regain the public's trust, we can provide greater accountability and transparency with a simple step. Let's start by communicating to our constituents about the votes we take."


"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."


"I think one of the coolest things about the job is the level of trust we have for each other. The actors fully trust that the writers will write amazing episodes, and the writers trust that the actors will follow their instincts with the characters."


"You can't trust water: Even a straight stick turns crooked in it."


"Let's put aside the politics and trust the people. Let's embrace the unique opportunity we all have; take the heat and make the hard and difficult decisions, knowing that we're doing it to make things better for the people of Illinois."


"There is a measure needing courage to adopt and enforce it, which I believe to be of virtue sufficient to redeem the nation in this its darkest hour: one only; I know of no other to which we may rationally trust for relief from impending dangers without and within."


"We need, in effect, to make the phantom 'lock-boxes' around the trust fund real."


"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."


"When you take a stand out of deep conviction, people know. They may not even agree, but they ask, 'Do I want someone who is willing to take a hard stand and someone I can trust to do that when the chips are down?' They want that."


"Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement."


"Because Microsoft seems to sometimes not trust customer choice, they salt XP with all these little gizmos and trap doors to get people to try Microsoft stuff. But the reality is that we're downloading more players than we ever have on a worldwide basis."


"One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests."


"A poet ought not to pick nature's pocket. Let him borrow, and so borrow as to repay by the very act of borrowing. Examine nature accurately, but write from recollection, and trust more to the imagination than the memory."


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


"You always really have to remain consistent in your beliefs and philosophy."


"The goal of modern propaganda is no longer to transform opinion but to arouse an active and mythical belief."


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


"It has been a privilege beyond belief for me to have represented the State of Louisiana in Congress and to have been given the blessed assignment of U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See."


"House and Senate Republicans are now united in adopting earmark bans. We hope President Obama will follow through on his support for an earmark ban by pressing Democratic leaders to join House and Senate Republicans in taking this critical step to restore public trust."


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


"I now announce myself as candidate for the Presidency. I anticipate criticism; but however unfavorable I trust that my sincerity will not be called into question."


"There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty."


"The price of seeking to force our beliefs on others is that someday they might force their beliefs on us."
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