Quotes About Suspicion

People in the intelligence community are not made to believe in coincidences.

The Americans are always investigating one another, it was their national sport.

The first rumors about Zenith came from the Czechoslovakians.

Hmm. Kelly finished off his Coke. That confirmed his suspicion about Oreza's little visit. So things were getting complicated now, but they'd been pretty complicated the week before, too. He headed off to the bedroom, almost there when there came a knock at the door. That startled him rather badly, but he had to answer it. He'd opened windows to air the apartment out, and it was plain that someone was here. He took a deep breath and opened the door.

This wasn't a mere can of worms. It was a can of poisonous snakes that Ryan had spilled over Murray's desk.

Consciousness returned and when it unpacked its bags, there was suspicion in them.

Ajax blinked. Then he looked swiftly into her face. In her words, in her voice, was a sound he knew well. For the first time he saw the green ribbon. He looked around and saw the gleaming kitchen and the table set for two and detected the scent of the nest. Every hackle on his body rose, and he knew that very soon she would, like all of her sisters before her, put him to the death-knell question Where you been? His eyes dimmed with a mild and momentary regret.

There were no disagreements in Stalin's universe, only heresies; no critics, only enemies; no errors, only crimes. The trials served both to illustrate Stalin's virtues and identify his enemies' crimes. They also illuminate the extent of Stalin's paranoia and the culture of suspicion that surrounded him.

between 1983 and 2001, mistrustfulness increased markedly in the US, the UK and Ireland—three

They convey neither conviction nor authority.

I always like cases when the victim's been practically begging to be killed. It means I don't have to be sorry for him.

If we were in a film, the villain would turn out to be the least-expected person. But as we aren't in a film, i'd go for the character who tried to strangle you.

Don't stop looking over your shoulder. You never know what's about to happen.

Frohike... had a long-standing crush on Dana Scully, but basically it was all talk. Mulder suspected Frohike would turn into a jittering mass of nerves if Scully ever consented to go out with him.

In our scientific age, a materialist picture of the world now holds many captive. Add to that the postmodern suspicion that all truth claims are in fact disguised bids for power and you get a potent mix of skepticism and cynicism, a cocktail guaranteed to make one's blood run old before its time.

You are! You're staring at me and accusing me!" She thew down her tea. "But I didn't kill my only child, Kyle, bury him in the dirt floor of the basement and construct an elaborate fantasy world! No, I did not!

Search his car for the bomb! He's got a logic bomb!

Beware of geeks bearing gifts

The hardest thing is that you can't trust people now. You just can't.

And are you suspicious of me? (Maggie) Woman, I'm suspicious of anyone who acts altruistically. I've only known a handful of people in my entire life who were actually kind. The vast majority of people only help others when they know it'll benefit them in some manner. (Sin)

Even before I went to the stable to find your men dead, I knew them for villains. (Lutian) Oh, and what made you think that? The swords in their hands? (Christian)

Beau, will you please watch the entrance for us?" "What should I do if I see anyone suspicious?" "Kick a car," Iain said. "Kick a car?" "To set off the alarm." "Gotcha," Beau said. "Good thinking.

Beau, ¿vigilas la entrada, por favor? -¿Qué debo hacer si veo algo sospechoso? -Patear un coche-respondió Iain. -¿Patear un coche? -Para activar la alarma. -¡Oralé!-dijo Beau-. Buena idea.

If you think the person you're following has spotted you, turn and have a nice chat with a stranger on the street. The stranger may think you're a lunatic, but the person you're tailing will think you're harmless.