Quotes About Distrust

I just don't have a tolerance for people being fake, I don't think. Maybe especially when I think they have bad intentions.

The true American patriot is by definition skeptical of the government.

Back in February 1915, when the plan had first been scuttled, Lawrence had bitterly suggested to his family that France was the true enemy in Syria. In the wake of the second scuttling in November 1915 was born an enmity that would cause him to view all future French actions in the region with utter distrust.

In recounting the saga of Sasha Orlov, Peter Sichel gave a weary sigh. "It was a classic example of case officers falling in love with their agents. I tried to tell them they were being played. Unfortunately, in this case they refused to listen." But of course, everything in the intelligence shadow world can be interpreted from at least two different angles, because everything has the potential of being the precise opposite of what it first appears.

Scott B. Smith

This is one big problem with working remotely: no one believes you have a job at all.

You'll pardon me," he finally said, "if the suggestion that the minuscule black turnip you call a heart is suddenly overflowing with generosity toward me leaves me wanting to arm myself and put my back against a wall.

Excellent,' said one of the Sanzas. "Soon he'll be fat, and we can butcher him like all the others for a Penance Day roast." "What my brother means to say," said the other twin, "is that all the others died of purely natural causes, and you have nothing to fear from us. Now have some more bread.

I don't believe you," said Conté. "I wouldn't fucking believe you if you told me my name was Conté. I wouldn't believe you if you told me fire was hot and water was wet.

I'm ever so sorry,' said Sabetha. If the words THAT WAS A LIE had suddenly sprung up behind her in letters of fire ten feet high, the effect could scarcely have added to her tone of voice.

My, you are in a sad state. You believe you've been poisoned?" "No," said Locke with a cough. "I fell down some fucking stairs. What's it look like?

Distrust everyone,' she said, 'and you can never be betrayed. Opposed, but never betrayed.

Probably Verrari," muttered the senior, who was methodically torturing a piece of ivory with a slender carving knife. He wanted it to come out like a sculpted terrace he'd seen at the Temple of Iono, alive with lovely relief and fantastical representations of drowned men taken by the Lord of the Grasping Waters. What he seemed to be producing more closely resembled a lump of white dogshit, life-size. "Sooner trust a sailing ship to a blind drunkard with no hands than a Verrari.

He glared at Jorge. "I doubt you're American, but we'll throw you in as a bonus.

I guess sometimes you have to lie to find the truth.

The members of our secret service have apparently spent so much time under the bed looking for communists that they haven't had the time to look in the bed.

In a nutshell-I fear authority but at the same time I resent it-the authority and my own fear. So I rebel.

Next time you wish to feed me poison, warn me first," Loor demanded. (The Merchant of Death)

My colleague Ross Douthat wrote that any time you give Donald Trump the benefit of the doubt, he always lets you down.

I don't trust valets, waiters - nobody. I don't waste my time anymore trying to figure out who leaks things to the press.

Syn has a brain disorder that causes him to lie most of the time. Ignore him. (Nykyrian)

I can't believe you were going to call me a liar and take my place under the guillotine. Next time I try to save you, woman, you better stay saved. (Fury)

Well, it only dawned on me about six months ago that not everybody's against me all the time. It was something of a revelation.

By the time of the GDR's demise, two in every 13 citizens were informers.