Quotes About Trust

Rumour, gossip, slander - single drops of poison can pollute an entire system.

There's no such thing as a foolproof system. That idea fails to take into account the creativity of fools.

Secrecy, being an instrument of conspiracy, ought never to be the system of a regular government.

If we believe in a democratic system, we have to accept the will of the people.

Without a beat officer system, there can be no crime prevention or supportive investigation. This is the very foundation of sound policing. It is the beat officer who connects with the common man on a daily basis and is the five senses of his area.

When he was gone, Dr. Larson picked up a scalpel. "Talk to your wolf," he instructed Chickadee. "Tell him you're here. Tell him the things you always tell him. Remind him of life.

I think to make any relationship work it just takes a tremendous amount of effort and accepting of one another.

A real friend is someone who likes you for who you want to be and not for who they want you to be.

If I'm afraid of someone on the street, I'll turn to him (it's always a boy) and say, "Excuse me, do you happen to know what time it is?" This is my way of saying to the person, "I see you as a friend, and there is no need to hurt me or take my stuff. Also, I don't even have a watch and I am probably not worth mugging." So far, it's worked like gangbusters... And I've discovered that most people I'm afraid of are actually very friendly.

I think that when you don't know, you should just wait until you do.

Anyway,' Sherm said quietly, 'people fake stuff all the time.

I thought you left me." Alice was standing in front of the bathroom looking all wounded. "Me?" I said. "No way.

With the right people, you can carry your boat and it doesn't even feel that heavy.

It's easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to get permission.

It is, actually," Sherm said, looking her straight in the eyes, the way he had during the intruder drill. "Best thing ever.

On the way up, it hit me that it was truly strange to come over here without talking to Annemarie first. But at the exact same time I got nervous about that, I also got this other feeling, which I can only describe as love for Annemarie's elevator.

If you think about it, Bea, life is like a trip. A very long one. And what matters most is the people you travel with" -Jesse

No problem,' said the girl. 'If Melanie's okay with it. Didn't she say she'd be in tomorrow?' 'So she did. I forgot. Well, it can be quite busy on a Saturday. She'll find plenty for you to do. There's a whole lot to learn about stock rotation, and how different sorts of flowers need to be kept. But if you can't make it, don't worry.' 'No problem,' said the girl again.

I don't trust the everyday: it is a mask, a sham. It gives the illusion of permanence, of an unshatterable calm, a placid surface; and yet underneath the pot is slowly coming to a boil.

Friends are supposed to act like harbor boats—let you know if you're off course. But it ain't always possible…

Some women pray for their daughters to marry good husbands. I pray that my girls will find girlfriends half as loyal and true as the Ya-Yas.

Of all the secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood the most divine was humor.

Everyone realizes that one can believe little of what people say about each other, but it is not so widely realized that even less can one trust what people say about themselves.

Nothing we can do together is ever going to be embarrassing.