Quotes About Trust

One possible reason for this contrition was that Frank was chronically in debt to his brother.

What mattered was that people trusted the government to make good on repayment: "In nothing are appearances of greater moment than in whatever regards credit. Opinion is the soul of it and this is affected by appearances as well as realities.

Jack's way of shielding his mother from his father's growing number of affairs

Perhaps out of a self-protective instinct, Bill taught his children to be wary of strangers and even of himself.

As the Lord's fiduciary, he was responsible for seeing the money well invested.

Tell the truth, because sooner or later the public will find out anyway. And if the public doesn't like what you are doing, change your policies and bring them into line with what people want.

Schwab sounded out Carnegie on his willingness to sell his steel company to the trust.

As he grew more comfortable in his presence, he developed a powerful loyalty to him.

Eliza increased her dependence on John, as if training him to be everything Bill wasn't.

Gates humbly told him early on, "but I beg you not to place any confidence in me (I have little in myself)

I considered this a great injustice to me as I was an equal partner and Gardner brought in only his share of the capital, but I thought it best to submit.

Never under any circumstances do an action which could be called in question if known to the world.

Frank advised his friend not to sell under any circumstances.

Led by Gates, these subordinates guaranteed that the Rockefeller millions were donated or invested scrupulously.

Junior's presence at 26 Broadway further ensured that father would behave more ethically than in the past.

This left French politicians in the dark during critical moments in the bargaining.

Many southerners feared that the New Englanders were a rash, obstinate people, prone to extremism, and worried that an army led by a New England general might someday turn despotic and conquer the South. The appointment of George Washington would soothe such fears and form a perfect political compromise between North and South.

Within two week's time, he saved several trust companies and a leading brokerage house, bailed out New York City, and rescued the Stock Exchange.

As he watched people scheme and grovel for Rockefeller's fortune, it was hard to preserve his faith in human nature.

Sometimes to touch us, God touches someone that's close to us. This is what opens our eyes to the fact there is a higher power than ourselves, whether we call it God or not.

She did have one other fear, though: missing the call of God.

There's somethin I learned when I was homeless: Our limitation is God's opportunity. When you get all the way to the end of your rope and there ain't nothin you can do, that's when God takes over. I remember one time I was hunkered down in the hobo jungle with some folks. We was talkin 'bout life, and this fella was talkin, said, 'People think they're in control, but they ain't. The truth is, that which must befall thee must befall thee. And that which must pass the by must pass thee by.

If you fishin' for a friend you just gon' catch and release, then I ain't got no desire to be your friend... But if you is lookin' for a real friend, then I'll be one. Forever.

The Word says God put ever star in the heavens and even give ever one of em a name. If one of em was gon' fall out the sky, that was up to Him, too. Maybe we can't see where it's gon' wind up, be He can.