Quotes About Trust

But none of these men before you acted in minor parts. Each of them was entrusted with broad discretion and exercised great power. Their responsibility is correspondingly great and may not be shifted to that fictional being, "the State", which cannot be produced for trial, cannot testify, and cannot be sentenced.

The old days of an inner circle of like-minded souls communicating with parchment and quill pens are gone. Sooner or later most things will be revealed.

How fortunate the man who never knew doubt.

I told you this would happen. I am Cassandra—doomed to see the future yet destined never to be believed.

A comrade who deserts a comrade is a cowardly dog, and all such dogs should die a dog's death, comrade -

Do you honestly think we would have left something so important to the Italians?

Faith that cannot withstand the truth is not a faith worth holding.

that virtue is sufficient for happiness, that nothing except virtue is good, and that the emotions are not to be trusted—

It's your Church I don't believe in, sir. Your God I treat

Listen to those under your supervision. Really listen. Don't act as if you're listening and let it go in one ear and out the other. Faking it is worse than not doing it at all.

The best management is sometimes less management or no management at all. William Coyne, who led 3M's Research and Development efforts for over a decade, believed a big part of his job was to leave his people alone and protect them from other curious executives. As he put it: 'After you plant a seed in the ground, you don't dig it up every week to see how it is doing.

Everyone deserves to be treated fairly. If leaders are the problem, we ask those being served by leaders to let them know or go up the chain of command—without the threat of retaliation." "Store

Heartaches, disillusionments, disappointments, and hurts from people you least expect will either cause a soul to become bitter, hostile, angry, and disillusioned in life or drive the soul to search above and beyond just the physical and material things of life into a quest for spiritual things and into the arms of God.

How errors of human judgment can infect even the smartest people, thanks to overconfidence, lack of attention to details, and excessive trust in the judgments of others, stemming from a failure to understand that others are not making independent judgments but are themselves following still others—the blind leading the blind.

A man falling off a cliff to certain death will stretch out a hand even to his worst enemy.

An open sack hides nothing, And an open door hides little, but an open man is surely hiding something. lini is quoted by Nynaeve.

I had long wondered, Lan said to Tam. About the man who had given Rand that heron-marked blade. I wondered if he had truly earned it. Now I know. Lan raised his own sword in salute.

The Empress will follow where you go, she said. So she will, Mat said. As I'll follow where she goes, I suppose. I hope that doesn't lead us in too many circles.

I've seen men die because they were sure that what should not happen,would not. -Robert Jordan(The eye of the world,Wheel of time)

A secret spoken finds wings.

When a woman says she will obey you, of her own will, it is time to sleep lightly and watch your back.

When you saw me with a dagger in hand - as if to throw at you - you didn't call for your guards. You didn't fear I was here to kill you. You looked over your shoulder to see what I was aiming at. That's the most loving gesture I think a man could receive from a woman. Unless you'd like to sit on my knee for a while...

The Light willing, we will see one another again, Rand said. He held out his hand to Perrin. Watch out for Mat. I'm honestly not sure what he's going to do, but I have a feeling it will be highly dangerous for all involved. Not like us, Perrin said, clasping Rand's forearm. You and I, we're much better at keeping to the safe paths.

Moiraine: It seems Ryne was wrong as well as a Darkfriend. You were better than he. Lan: He was better. But he thought I was finished, with only one arm. He never understood. You surrender after you're dead.