Quotes About Reliability

Hal, if I tell thee a lie, spit in my face, call me horse.

He's mad that trusts in the tameness of a wolf, a horse's health, a boy's love, or a whore's oath.

The worm is not to be trusted...

Assure thee, if I do vow a friendship, I'll perform it to the last article. --Othello, Act III, Scene iii

it is not enough to speak, but to speak true

And tell them that I will not come today. "Cannot" is false, and that I dare not, falser. I will not come today. Tell them so

A man may break a word with you, sir, and words are but wind; Ay, and break it in your face, so he break it not behind.

If a man's word isn't any good, he's no good himself.

If a man's word isn't any good, he's no good himself.

a man's word isn't any good, he's no good himself.

Give me some surety if you want to continue. It is not late yet." Ross offered his gold watch, which had belonged to his father and which he seldom wore.

I only believe in statistics that I doctored myself

One always measures friendship by how they show up in bad weather.

Few of them were to be trusted within reach of a trowel and a pile of bricks.

Ninety percent of success in life is just showing up.

Showing up is 80% of life.

80% of life is showing up.

If you pretend abundance when in fact you are in need, those who would aid you will not because they will either believe you to be abundant or recognize your pretense and consider you to be unworthy.

Well-Trained Personnel Always Come Through in a Pinch

What do you most value in your friends? Their continued existence.

Above our life we love a steadfast friend.

Daredevils aren't the answer; spinal rehab wards are full of daredevils. Fearlessness doesn't really help, either: when your car breaks down, you don't want the mechanic to say, 'I've never done this before, but I'm willing to die trying.' What you want to hear is 'Don't worry. This is right up my alley.' Heroism isn't some mysterious inner virtue, the Greeks believed; it's a collection of skills that every man and woman can master so that in a pinch, they can become a Protector.

When your neighbor needs something, he needs you . The person he knows. Not the army. Not the police. You. And if you're not there, someday you'll have to look him in the face and explain.

For the last 10 years, I've felt increasing pressure to stop shooting film and start shooting video, but I've never understood why. It's cheaper to work on film, it's far better looking, it's the technology that's been known and understood for a hundred years, and it's extremely reliable.