Quotes About Trust

We were entwined so tightly that I was afraid to breathe, lest she move at all.

You wouldn't believe what people will believe once they know our story. They're ready for anything, basically—will believe anything, because they've been thrown off-balance, are still wondering if any of this is true, our story in general, but aren't sure and are terrified of offending us.

don't presume the benevolence of your leaders.

As we all know here at the Circle, transparency leads to peace of mind. No longer

A promise is like the earth underneath us. It must be solid. How can we walk, and run, and live and laugh, when we can't count on the ground beneath us. And so it is with promises. They keep us upright. They hold up everyone and everything

La vigilancia no puede ser el precio a pagar por ningún maldito servicio que recibamos.

Surveillance shouldn't be the tradeoff for any goddamn service we get.

but her style of parenting was predicated on hoping for things over which she had little or no control.

Hours later, the cat was asleep, and Erin lay next to it, her eyes half-closed. There was purring. I felt content. Why does it give so much comfort to be responsible for someone's sleep? We all — don't we? — want creatures sleeping in our homes while we walk about, turning off lights.

For years there was this happy time when those controlling the major internet conduits were actually decent enough people. Or at least they weren't predatory and vengeful.

Los secretos son mentiras. Compartir es querer. La privacidad es un robo.

The effect of his appearance on the world was profound. He walked through the city not as a poor Tenderloin kid, his baggy clothes shrouding him with negative assumptions, but as Rupert, the preppy cartoon bear, who was welcome anywhere. He became someone the adults he encountered—at his high school, at the mosque, at any store he entered—trusted and wanted around.

A secret between two friends, Mae, is an ocean. It's wide and deep and we lose ourselves in it.

What could possibly persuade a Christian to look to psychology, invented by anti-Christians and only lately come upon the scene, for help in living a life pleasing to God?

aside emotionally, that is . . . which was where trusting God came in, she supposed.

Rule #72: Never depend upon luck, but don't ignore how really valuable it is.

The first two ultimate rules of being a foster child that I had learned while at Aunt Mary's were never to become too attached to anyone and never to take someone's home for granted.

the media truly is a cabal of hyperpartisan, habitual liars who are destroying an entire industry from within.

As the old saying goes, if you have integrity, nothing else matters. But if you don't have integrity, nothing else matters.

This knowledge is power and you should be empowered, especially when it comes to politicians who will say anything to get your vote.

I firmly believe that if you can't fool all of the people all of the time you should start breeding them for stupidity." - Weisshaupt

If it keeps the streets safe, people will accept it.

A renegotiated agreement is not a broken one.

When change is required, there must be trust that the initiatives for that change will be dealt with appropriately.