Quotes About Suspicion

There were two kinds of people Grandpa didn't trust, a preacher and a cop. He'd say "They both think they're sanctified in everything they do.

More than all other people, we are afraid of each other.

He leaned toward her, lowered his voice. "I don't trust her. I can't even tell you why, but there's something.

What do you think you're doing?" she asks, hands on her hips. Her lips quiver a bit as she speaks, though, and I get the distinct impression she's trying not to laugh. I sigh, used to being falsely accused of wrongdoing by my naturally suspicious parents. "I fell." I attempt to shrug my shoulders, but they don't move. "And now I'm stuck," I add.

It was expressed in a profound sense that labor in itself is one of the highest goods, in a profound suspicion of the pursuit of pleasure as an end in life, amounting to an antipathy and merging with a deep distaste, and distrust of materialism in its commonest forms of success and comfort. It is not at all chance that both the Chamberses and the Hisses, arriving over very different routes, should at last have found their way into the community of Quakers.

Unfortunately, this world is full of people who are ready to think the worst when they see a man sneaking out of the wrong bedroom in the middle of the night.

Amos and I called our first joint article "Belief in the Law of Small Numbers." We explained, tongue-in-cheek, that "intuitions about random sampling appear to satisfy the law of small numbers, which asserts that the law of large numbers applies to small numbers as well." We also included a strongly worded recommendation that researchers regard their "statistical intuitions with proper suspicion and replace impression formation by computation whenever possible.

I am a spy," Carter said, relighting his pipe. I lie as a matter of course. So do you.

Islamic Jihad. Burdened with two heavy cases filled with electronic gear, he greeted Sarah with an unambiguously frigid kiss. Eli Lavon would later describe it as

La gente de la ciudad es tan desconfiada... pero supongo que es normal

It's just a bit annoying when a man you've only just met thinks you're planning to assassinate a world leader. It puts a downer on your whole day. You start wondering who else people think you're secretly planning to kill.

One factor is skepticism about institutional religion of all sorts

I distrust a man that says when. If he's got to be careful not to drink to much it's because he's not to be trusted when he does.

The only thing more suspicious than a black man running is a black man tippy-toeing.

cam kept watching the woman.Then she whispered to Eric "that woman is hiding something.Shes wearing dark glasses and it isnt sunny out.Shes wearing a raincoat and its not raining.Theres sonthing in that bagthat shouldnt be there.Lets follow her .

People who are influenced by this belief don't like to feel optimistic. They're suspicious of optimism because they think the universe, or God, will "even things out" by giving them something bad because they're feeling optimistic. This has a superstitious aspect to it, as when people "knock on wood" because they just said something optimistic, and they hope to prevent that statement from backfiring on them.

told you, man, if you find out who they are, they kill you. I think he wants to meet you so he can look you in the eye before you die!

The Patriot Act treats every citizen like a suspected terrorist and every federal agent like a proven angel.

You're going to shoot me? Old pal?

Minho clucked his tongue. "Who cares about that? What's this freakin' stuff about her being the Betrayer?" "And what's 'Group A, Subject A1' mean?" This was Newt, who handed over the fire extinguisher to Thomas. "Anyway, your turn to break a buggin' door handle.

Teresa handed Thomas a really long knife, almost a sword. He couldn't imagine where she'd been hiding these things, but she now held a short dagger in addition to her spear.

Why isn't anybody here?" Minho asked. He turned in a circle, searching the place. "If they're holding people in there, why no guards?

Thomas was sick of being accused of knowing things.

Thomas knew he had to be careful. It was strange that she only agreed with him about WICKED now that she'd gotten her memories back.