Quotes About Trust

Unlike some older brothers, I never set him on fire, or cut off an arm or a leg, or drowned him in the tub.

can certainly see someone's actions over a period of time, and I will come to care for that person in response to how he or she acts toward me.

You can still graduate," my guidance counselor said. But I doubted his sincerity

somehow we have overlooked the fact this treasured called the heart can also be broken, has been broken, and now lies in pieces down under the surface. When it comes to habits we cannot quit or patterns we cannot stop, anger that flies out of nowhere, fears we cannot overcome, or weaknesses we hate to admit--much of what troubles us comes out of the broken places in our hearts crying out for relief. Jesus speaks as if we are all brokenhearted. We would do well to trust His perspective on this.

Listen to him long enough," Judith said, "and he can make you believe the polar cap is made of vanilla ice cream.

Vir fidelis multum laudabitur

I don't think the intelligence reports are all that hot. Some days I get more out of the New York Times.

My father always told me that all businessmen were sons of bitches, but I never believed it till now.

For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed.

what takes place in the act of faith is the destruction and renewal of the self.

A man could bear up under any temporary crisis if he had faith in the future.

They were pals, he and God, and God was a good sport.

Managing games comes second. Managing people comes first.

Journalists and the people they cover shouldn't be friends.

Set your expectations high find men and women whose integrity and values you respect get their agreement on a course of action and give them your ultimate trust.

The feelings of politicians are rarely transparent.

A good man is not a perfect man; a good man is an honest man, faithful and unhesitatingly responsive to the voice of God in his life.

To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust.

Modern cynics and skeptics ... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom they entrust the care of their plumbing.

My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government -- he promised Dad he'd go straight.

My father always told me that all businessmen were sons of bitches, but I never believed it till now. (On steel industry executives who increased prices)

To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44 would have kept Jefferson from writing the Declaration of Independence, Washington from commanding the Continental Army, Madison from fathering the Constitution, Hamilton from serving as secretary of the treasury, Clay from being elected speaker of the House and Christopher Columbus from discovering America.

We dare not tempt them with weakness. For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed.

You will be getting a haircut, won't you?" Halt ran his hand through his hair. It was getting a little long, he thought. I'll give it a trim," he said, his hand dropping unconciously to the hilt of his saxe knife. This time, Pauline did look up. You'll get a haircut," she said. Her gaze was steady and unwavering. I'll get a haircut," he agreed meekly.