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Trust Quotes

"Let's say a Soviet exchange student back in the '70s would go back and tell the KGB about people and places and things that he'd seen and done and been involved with. This is not really espionage; there's no betrayal of trust."

"Let's say a Soviet exchange student back in the '70s would go back and tell the KGB about people and places and things that he'd seen and done and been involved with. This is not really espionage; there's no betrayal of trust."

Aldrich Ames, American Criminal

Trust, People, Betrayal

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"You have to trust your body to take care of you."

"You have to trust your body to take care of you."

A. J. Langer, American Actress

Trust, Body, Care

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"Espionage, for the most part, involves finding a person who knows something or has something that you can induce them secretly to give to you. That almost always involves a betrayal of trust."

"Espionage, for the most part, involves finding a person who knows something or has something that you can induce them secretly to give to you. That almost always involves a betrayal of trust."

Aldrich Ames, American Criminal

Trust, Betrayal

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"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

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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

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"Reason cannot establish values, and its belief that it can is the stupidiest and most pernicious illusion."

"Reason cannot establish values, and its belief that it can is the stupidiest and most pernicious illusion."

Allan Bloom, American Philosopher

Trust, Belief, Values, Illusion, Reason

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"There's a unique bond of trust between readers and authors that I don't believe exists in any other art form; as a reader, I trust a novelist to give me his or her best effort, however flawed."

"There's a unique bond of trust between readers and authors that I don't believe exists in any other art form; as a reader, I trust a novelist to give me his or her best effort, however flawed."

Dan Simmons, American Author

Trust, Art, Effort

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

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

Mario Cuomo, American Politician

Trust, Beliefs, Force

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"Put your trust in God; but be sure to keep your powder dry."

"Put your trust in God; but be sure to keep your powder dry."

Oliver Cromwell, English Soldier

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"Look at me, sugar. She lifted her eyes, and he wiped away the tear that spilled over. "I could tell you what I do and don't do, but you wouldn't believe a word I said. So let's get this over with."

"Look at me, sugar. She lifted her eyes, and he wiped away the tear that spilled over. "I could tell you what I do and don't do, but you wouldn't believe a word I said. So let's get this over with."

Cherise Sinclair, American Author

Trust, Tears, Emotion, Romance

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"How can people trust the harvest, unless they see it sown?"

"How can people trust the harvest, unless they see it sown?"

Mary Renault, English Novelist

Trust, People, Harvest

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"This Bush administration has a growing credibility gap, maybe even a credibility chasm, on environmental policy. The President has lost the trust of the American people when it comes to the environment."

"This Bush administration has a growing credibility gap, maybe even a credibility chasm, on environmental policy. The President has lost the trust of the American people when it comes to the environment."

Jim Jeffords, American Politician

Trust, Environmental, People, Policy

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"The chief internal enemies of any state are those public officials who betray the trust imposed upon them by the people."

"The chief internal enemies of any state are those public officials who betray the trust imposed upon them by the people."

Dalton Trumbo, American Novelist

Trust, People, Enemies, Public

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"The essence of good government is trust."

"The essence of good government is trust."

Kathleen Sebelius, American Politician

Trust, Government

29

"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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"To seek understanding before taking action, yet to trust my instincts when action is called for. Never to avoid danger from fear, never to seek out danger for its own sake. Never to conform to fashion from fear of eccentricity, never to be eccentric from fear of conformity."

"To seek understanding before taking action, yet to trust my instincts when action is called for. Never to avoid danger from fear, never to seek out danger for its own sake. Never to conform to fashion from fear of eccentricity, never to be eccentric from fear of conformity."

Steven Brust, American Author

Trust, Fear, Action, Conformity

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"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."

"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."

Gustav Heinemann, German Politician

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"How I work is I work from of very character-driven place. And I trust the writers."

"How I work is I work from of very character-driven place. And I trust the writers."

Amy Adams, American Actress

Trust, Work, Character, Writers

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"With any work worth its salt, you have to trust the author enough to take its measure. And if you apply too many preconceptions, you are not taking its measure."

"With any work worth its salt, you have to trust the author enough to take its measure. And if you apply too many preconceptions, you are not taking its measure."

Art Spiegelman, American Artist

Trust, Work, Measure, Worth

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"We're still a great team. In your mind you can understand that but, emotionally, we needed to express the same belief. We came out full of fire and scored two early goals, two really beautiful goals, and that changed everything."

"We're still a great team. In your mind you can understand that but, emotionally, we needed to express the same belief. We came out full of fire and scored two early goals, two really beautiful goals, and that changed everything."

Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch Athlete

Trust, Belief, Goals, Fire, Mind

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"That though we are certain of many things, yet that Certainty is no absolute Infallibility, there still remains the possibility of our being mistaken in all matters of humane Belief and Inquiry."

"That though we are certain of many things, yet that Certainty is no absolute Infallibility, there still remains the possibility of our being mistaken in all matters of humane Belief and Inquiry."

Joseph Glanvill, English Writer

Trust, Belief, Possibility, Being, Certainty

28

"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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"We look at the world and see what we have learned to believe is there. We have been conditioned to expect... but, as photographers, we must learn to relax our beliefs."

"We look at the world and see what we have learned to believe is there. We have been conditioned to expect... but, as photographers, we must learn to relax our beliefs."

Aaron Siskind, American Photographer

Trust, Beliefs, Relax, World

28

"I wouldn't trust any man as far as you can throw a piano."

"I wouldn't trust any man as far as you can throw a piano."

Ethel Merman, American Musician

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"Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God."

"Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God."

Corrie Ten Boom, Dutch Celebrity

Trust, God, Future

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"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

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"If we do what we think is right, not try to point-score, people will begin to trust us."

"If we do what we think is right, not try to point-score, people will begin to trust us."

Francis Maude, British Politician

Trust, People, Right, Will

28

"Americans have been given goals to achieve in Iraq, but not the standards by which to measure progress. And the only assurance Americans have been given that we can reach those goals is to trust the President and his Administration at their word."

"Americans have been given goals to achieve in Iraq, but not the standards by which to measure progress. And the only assurance Americans have been given that we can reach those goals is to trust the President and his Administration at their word."

Patrick J. Kennedy, American Politician

Trust, Progress, Goals, Americans

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"Disarmament requires trust."

"Disarmament requires trust."

Gustav Heinemann, German Politician

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"The treacherous are ever distrustful."

"The treacherous are ever distrustful."

J. R. R. Tolkien, English Novelist

Trust, Treachery, Distrust, Deception, Conflict

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"In America few people will trust you unless you are irreverent."

"In America few people will trust you unless you are irreverent."

Norman Mailer, American Novelist

Trust, People, America, Will

28

"If people like you they'll listen to you, but if they trust you they'll do business with you."

"If people like you they'll listen to you, but if they trust you they'll do business with you."

Zig Ziglar, American Author

Trust, Business, Truth, Wisdom

28

"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

28

"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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"Today I trust my instinct, I trust myself. Finally."

"Today I trust my instinct, I trust myself. Finally."

Isabelle Adjani, French Actress

Trust, Instinct, Today

28

"Teachability and trust always leads to total obedience."

"Teachability and trust always leads to total obedience."

Ed Townsend, American Musician

Trust, Obedience

28

"Trust is the base for all relations. If it breaks, then it's not easy to rejoin. It's very easy to say 'I don't trust you', but the pain these words cause is immense."

"Trust is the base for all relations. If it breaks, then it's not easy to rejoin. It's very easy to say 'I don't trust you', but the pain these words cause is immense."

Faraaz Kazi, Indian Author

Trust, Relationship, Pain, Betrayal

28

"Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work."

"Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work."

Warren G. Bennis, American Psychologist

28

"I always trust my gut reaction; it's always right."

"I always trust my gut reaction; it's always right."

Kiana Tom, American Model

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"It is my belief that everything you need to know about the world can be learned in a church choir."

"It is my belief that everything you need to know about the world can be learned in a church choir."

Connie Willis, American Writer

Trust, Belief, Church, World

28

"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."

"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."

Robert Dale Owen, Scottish Politician

Trust, Courage, Virtue, May

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"It's a very brave thing to fall in love. You have to be willing to trust somebody else with your whole being, and that's very difficult, really difficult and very brave."

"It's a very brave thing to fall in love. You have to be willing to trust somebody else with your whole being, and that's very difficult, really difficult and very brave."

Nicole Kidman, Australian Actress

Trust, Love, Being

27

"Once you touch the biographies of human beings, the notion that political beliefs are logically determined collapses like a pricked balloon."

"Once you touch the biographies of human beings, the notion that political beliefs are logically determined collapses like a pricked balloon."

Walter Lippmann, American Journalist

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"Never trust the artist. Trust the tale. The proper function of the critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it."

"Never trust the artist. Trust the tale. The proper function of the critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it."

David Herbert Lawrence, English Writer

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"I can trust in my parents' love. And it strikes me that is a big thing to trust, a big thing to have had, no matter what else happens."

"I can trust in my parents' love. And it strikes me that is a big thing to trust, a big thing to have had, no matter what else happens."

Ally Condie, American Author

Trust, Family, Love, Security

27

"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

27

"Since many of you do not belong to the Catholic Church and others are non-believers, from the bottom of my heart I give this silent blessing to each and every one of you, respecting the conscience of each one of you but knowing that each one of you is a child of God."

"Since many of you do not belong to the Catholic Church and others are non-believers, from the bottom of my heart I give this silent blessing to each and every one of you, respecting the conscience of each one of you but knowing that each one of you is a child of God."

Pope Francis, Argentinian Spiritual Leader

Trust, Blessing, Faith, Respect, Unity

27

"And queenly is the state she keeps, In beauty's lofty trust secure."

"And queenly is the state she keeps, In beauty's lofty trust secure."

William Allen Butler, American Writer

Trust, Beauty, State

27

"Trust in what you love, continue to do it, and it will take you where you need to go."

"Trust in what you love, continue to do it, and it will take you where you need to go."

Natalie Goldberg, American Author

Trust, Love, Will

27

"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."

"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."

Melissa Bean, American Politician

Trust, Public, Want

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