502 quotes
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
Solon
Statesman · Greek
One of our most noble political tasks is to open up trust.
Gustav Heinemann
Politician · German · 1899 – 1976
We believe. We believe in our destiny as a nation. We believe we have been called to do good, to spread the blessings of liberty and encourage the sense of trust upon which free societies depend.
Tony Snow
Journalist · American · 1955 – 2008
Trust dies but mistrust blossoms.
Sophocles
Poet · Greek
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
Scientist · English · b. 1928
Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual by the state pending good behavior.
Mary McCarthy
Author · American · 1912 – 1989
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
Composer · British · 1836 – 1911
The momentum of freedom in our world is unmistakable - and it is not carried forward by our power alone. We can trust in that greater power Who guides the unfolding of the years. And in all that is to come, we can know that His purposes are just and true.
George W. Bush
President · American · b. 1946
Trust should be the basis for all our moral training.
Robert Baden-Powell
Soldier · English · 1857 – 1941
The moment for action has arrived, and I know that I can trust in you to save our country.
George B. McClellan
Soldier · American · 1826 – 1885
While it is clear that we need to make some adjustments to protect Social Security for the long term, it is disingenuous to say that the trust fund is facing a crisis.
Carl Levin
Politician · American · b. 1934
I wouldn't trust Nixon from here to that phone.
Barry Goldwater
Politician · American · 1909 – 1998
Trust yourself, you know more than you think you do.
Benjamin Spock
Scientist · American · 1903 – 1998
In your hands or that of any other person, so much power would, no doubt, be dangerous. I am the only man in the world whom it would be safe to trust with it. Remember, I am a prophet!
Joseph Smith, Jr.
Clergyman · American · 1805 – 1844
What Clinton did with Lewinsky was despicable but was no threat to the nation. That he lied about it repeatedly and to the public is a reason for us to cease to trust him and for him to resign.
Donella Meadows
Environmentalist · American · 1941 – 2001
I think the industry finally gets it. They've lost the connection with the American public, and they've got to rebuild the trust with the American public.
Billy Tauzin
Politician · American · b. 1943
All the blessings we enjoy are Divine deposits, committed to our trust on this condition, that they should be dispensed for the benefit of our neighbors.
John Calvin
Theologian · French · 1509 – 1564
In search of a complete education with the ideals of trust, faith, understanding and compassion, many families are turning to the structure, discipline and academic standards of Catholic schools.
Mark Foley
Politician · American · b. 1954
Whom am I going to trust if I have to back again.
Kamisese Mara
Statesman · Fijian · 1920 – 2004
This book is about physics and its about physics and its relationship with mathematics and how they seem to be intimately related and to what extent can you explore this relationship and trust it.
Roger Penrose
Physicist · English · b. 1931
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
Author · Irish · 1892 – 1983
Give me your trust and confidence, knowing that what I seek is for the good of Fiji, for the good of us all.
Josefa Iloilo
Statesman · Fijian · b. 1920
Nobody should trust their virtue with necessity, the force of which is never known till it is felt, and it is therefore one of the first duties to avoid the temptation of it.
Mary Wortley Montagu
Writer · English · 1689 – 1762
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
Politician · American · b. 1962
Trust not to much to appearances.
Virgil
Poet
What you say about this world I do not quite agree with; I think it a very good world, and only requires a person to be reasonable in his expectations, and not to trust too much to others.
William John Wills
Scientist · English
Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult.
Julia Cameron
Author · American · b. 1948
You can't trust anybody with power.
Newt Gingrich
Whether we knew many who died on September 11 or personally knew none, we all lost something on that day. Innocence. Security. A trust that our homeland would always be safe.
Bob Taft
Politician · American · b. 1942
I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after other people gave him up, but I don't see how I can ever trust any human being again.
Ulysses S. Grant
President · American · 1822 – 1885
When you lie down with a short prayer, commit yourself into the hands of your Creator; and when you have done so, trust Him with yourself, as you must do when you are dying.
Jeremy Taylor
Clergyman · British · d. 1667
Baseball is a public trust. Players turn over, owners turn over and certain commissioners turn over. But baseball goes on.
Peter Ueberroth
Businessman · American · b. 1937
First cuts are a bitch for a director, because it's been so many months and you put your trust in your editor and you're going to see your film assembled for the first time. You look at it and go, This is terrible. I hate it.
Richard Donner
Director · American · b. 1930
Trust that little voice in your head that says 'Wouldn't it be interesting if...'; And then do it.
Duane Michals
Photographer · American · b. 1932
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
Criminal · American · b. 1941
The essence of good government is trust.
Kathleen Sebelius
Politician · American · b. 1948
I don't trust a lot of journalists.
Calvin Klein
Designer · American · b. 1942
Trust, but verify.
Ronald Reagan
President · American · 1911 – 2004
Firemen can do almost everything. You already trust them in life-threatening situations; why not let them help you with your everyday problems, too?
David Hunt
Politician · English · b. 1942
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
Dramatist · English · 1916 – 1986
Now, I learned soon enough, that among the three, two don't trust the third one - the third one is the government. Both industry and unions feel the government is a talking organization and a spending organization.
Shimon Peres
Statesman · Israeli · b. 1923
Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you'll have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either of them might run out.
Mary Schmich
Journalist · American
Trust one who has tried.
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
Politician · American · b. 1941
You desire that which exceeds my humble powers, but I trust in the compassion and mercy of the All-powerful God.
Saint Stephen
Saint
The Supreme Court's only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the collective hopes of our society.
Irving R. Kaufman
Judge · American · 1910 – 1992
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.
You don't repair that relationship by sitting down and talking about trust or making promises. Actually, what rebuilds it is living it and doing things differently - and I think that is what is going to make the difference.
Patricia Hewitt
Politician · British · b. 1948