Quotes About Distrust

He was only twelve, and understood that his experience of the world was limited, but one thing he was quite sure of: when someone said trust me, they were usually lying through their teeth.

Hadn't somebody said that perfect paranoia and perfect awareness were the same thing?

She looks like the type that might freak out. It's something in the eyes, Frannie. It says if you shoot my sacred cows, I'll shoot yours.

And do come a little closer. I don't bite. Except . . . we've known each other for a very long time, and I suspect you know that's not entirely true. Is it? I

when someone says they're going to be honest with you, they are in most cases preparing to lie faster than a horse can trot.

Never believe a writer. Listen to them, by all means, but never believe them.

I thought you were good, but you are not good. You are just a lying old dirty birdie.

Your bullshit quotient is higher than my husband

People hate what they fear.

Experience has tutored me well that most will lie or cheat to get the better hand. It's why I prefer solitude to social interaction. - Bethany

Beware! Friends are like chameleons, for they can turn enemies overnight.

Better or worse, we are living such a fallacious world, where people like to seek their own interests in in others' matters.

Snakes hide in grass, people behind their lies.

When dealing with two faced people, it is difficult to know which face is uglier, the real one or the manufactured one.

A character I would love to play is Iago, from Othello.

I will never eat another pancake that appears out of nowhere.

The bacteria of resentment bred: distance turned to distrust; distrust turned to bitterness; bitterness to hate, which is, after all, a kind of grievous love

Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?

Check his wheelchair for anthrax and ammunition

found it difficult to make friends when I didn't trust anyone I met. And

Scratch a cynic and you'll find a disappointed idealist.

Once dishonesty is introduced, distrust becomes the hallmark of future dealings or associations.

It was weak to do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Rather, you should do unto others as you feared they were going to do unto you. Better to preemptively strike than to let "them" get you first.

Witchcraft operates best in a whirlwind that gets everyone on edge, stirred up and at each other's throats. [...] People operating in witchcraft are masters at pitting people against one another in order to separate and isolate them.