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Being Trusted Quotes (page 3)

Some negroes lie, some are immoral, some negro men are not be trusted around women - black and white. But this is a truth that applies to the human race and to no particular race of men. Harper Lee
We who believe that children want to learn about the world, are good at it, and can be trusted to do it with very little adult coercion or interference, are probably no more than one percent of the population, if that. And we are not likely to become the majority in my lifetime. This doesn't trouble me much anymore, as long as this minority keeps on growing. My work is to help it grow. John Holt
P. D. James quote: "The television image sanctified, conferred identity. The more..."
The television image sanctified, conferred identity. The more familiar the face, the more to be trusted. P. D. James
I wish I had only offered you a sovereign instead of ten pounds. Give me back nine pounds, Jane; I’ve a use for it.' 'And so have I, sir,' I returned, putting my hands and my purse behind me. 'I could not spare the money on any account.' 'Little niggard!' said he, 'refusing me a pecuniary request! Give me five pounds, Jane.' 'Not five shillings, sir; nor five pence.' 'Just let me look at the cash.' 'No, sir; you are not to be trusted. Charlotte Bronte
Bram Stoker quote: "man cannot be trusted unless they are watched"
man cannot be trusted unless they are watched Bram Stoker
As for His failing you, never dream of it -- hate the thought of it. The God who has been sufficient until now, should be trusted to the end. Charles Spurgeon
Walter Scott quote: "Certainly," quoth Athelstane, "women are the least to be..."
Certainly," quoth Athelstane, "women are the least to be trusted of all animals, monks and abbots excepted. Walter Scott
One of the surprises of her unoccupied state was the discovery that time, when it is left to itself and no definite demands are made on it, cannot be trusted to move at any recognized pace Edith Wharton
Peter Handke quote: "No one can be trusted who isn't thrilled with himself at least..."
No one can be trusted who isn't thrilled with himself at least now and then. Peter Handke
Thomas Paine quote: "A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought..."
A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody. Thomas Paine
[H]ow was I supposed to get excited about the oppression of females if they couldn't be trusted to stay upright during the final minutes of a desperately close promotion campaign? Nick Hornby
Michael Ondaatje quote: "The first sentence of every novel should be: Trust me, this..."
The first sentence of every novel should be: Trust me, this will take time but there is order here, very faint, very human. Michael Ondaatje
John Adams quote: "Power must never be trusted without a check."
Power must never be trusted without a check. John Adams
All we have to believe is our senses: the tools we use to perceive the world, our sight, our touch, our memory. If they lie to us, then nothing can be trusted. Neil Gaiman
The oyster was an animal worthy of New Orleans, as mysterious and private and beautiful as the city itself. If one could accept that oysters build their houses out of their lives, one could imagine the same of New Orleans, whose houses were similarly and resolutely shuttered against an outside world that could never be trusted to show proper sensitivity toward the oozing delicacies within. Tom Robbins

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