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The motto stated a lie. If this nation has ever trusted in God, that time has gone by; for nearly half a century almost its entire trust has been in the Republican party and the dollar – mainly the dollar. I recognize that I am only making an assertion and furnishing no proof; I am sorry, but this is a habit of mine; sorry also that I am not alone in it; everybody seems to have this disease. Mark Twain in Eruption
To trust the God of the Bible is to trust an irascible, vindictive, fierce and ever fickle and changeful master. Mark Twain, A Biography
Leaving out the gamblers, the burglars, and the plumbers, perhaps we do put our trust in God after a fashion. But, after all, it is an over-statement.
If the cholera or black plague should come to these shores, perhaps the bulk of the nation would pray to be delivered from it, but the rest would put their trust in the Health Board. Mark Twain, Education and Citizenship speech
All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust. J M Barrie, Peter Pan
We scientists hadn’t gone out there and asked what bothered the public. We hadn’t talked to them about the issue. We’d not had dialogue with them. Scientists had forgotten that we don’t operate in a bubble. We cannot take the public for granted. We have to talk to them. We have to communicate the issues. We have to earn their trust if Science really is going to benefit society. Paul Nurse, Horizon: Science Under Attack, BBC 2011
Trust no-one. Trust only what the experiments and the data tell you. We have to continue to use that approach if we are to solve problems like Climate Change. ibid.
There’s no trust, no faith, no honesty in men;
All perjured, all forsworn, all naught, dissemblers all. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet III ii 86-87
You have deceived our trust. William Shakespeare, Henry IV I starring Roger Allam & Oliver Cotton & Jamie Parker & Joseph Timms & Sam Crane & Jason Baughan & Patrick Brennan & William Gaunt & Christopher Godwin & Daon Broni et al, director Dominic Dromgoole, King, Globe Theatre, Sky Arts 2012
What trust is in these times? William Shakespeare, II Henry IV I iii 100, Archbishop of York
Trust none;
For oaths are straws, men’s faiths are wafer-cakes,
And hold-fast is the only dog, my duck. William Shakespeare, Henry V II iii 53
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. William Shakespeare, All’s Well That Ends Well I i
I wonder men dare trust themselves with men. William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens I ii 42
Then where is truth if there be no self-trust? William Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece, 157
We have to distrust each other. It’s our only defence against betrayal. Tennessee Williams, Camino Real, 1953
Trust one who has gone through it. Virgil, Aenied
And trust me not at all or all in all. Alfred Lord Tennyson, Idylls of the King
To trust people is a luxury in which only the wealthy can indulge; the poor cannot afford it. E M Forster, Howard’s End
Trust not him with your secrets, who, when left alone in the room, turns over your papers. Johann Kaspar Lavater, Aphorisms on Man
I’m not upset that you lied to me; I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you. Friedrich Nietzsche
‘But it does not seem that I can trust anyone,’ said Frodo.
Sam looked at him unhappily. ‘It all depends on what you want,’ put in Merry. ‘You can trust us to stick with you through thick and thin – to the bitter end. And you can trust us to keep any secret of yours – closer than you keep it yourself. But you cannot trust us to let you face trouble alone, and go off without a word. We are your friends, Frodo.’ J R R Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
We’re paying the highest tribute you can pay a man. We trust him to do right. It’s that simple. Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties. Aesop
A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody. Thomas Paine
A king who trusts no man is weak. Patricia Briggs, Dragon's Blood
There is a huge trust. I see it all the time when people come up to me and say, ‘I don’t want you to let me down again.’ George W Bush, 3rd October 2000
You can’t trust anybody with power. Newt Gingrich
Trust but verify. Ronald Reagan
Trust is not the same as faith. A friend is someone you trust. Putting faith in anyone is a mistake. Christopher Hitchens
You have to trust me. Marshall Applewhite
You can’t trust nobody. Al Capone
1983: When you love someone you’ve gotta trust them. There’s no other way. You’ve got to give them the key to everything that’s yours. Otherwise what’s the point? Casino 1995 ***** starring Robert De Niro & Sharon Stone & Joe Pesci & James Woods & Frank Vincent & Don Rickles & Pasquale Cajano & John Bloom et al, directors Martin Scorsese, opening scene De Niro’s car explodes
Money, this, doesn’t mean anything without trust. I have to be able to trust you with my life. ibid. Rothstein to wife
I’m a jealous fucking bastard and I don’t trust you. Essex Boys 2000 starring Sean Bean & Charlie Creed-Miles & Alex Kingston & Tom Wilkinson & Larry Lamb & Michael McKell & Holly Davidson & Terence Rigby et al, director Terry Winsor, Jason
Yan, of all the brothers I trust you the most. Mou Gaan Dou [Infernal Affairs] 2002 starring Tony Leung & Andy Lau & Shawn Yue & Anthony Wong & Eric Tsang & Chapman To & Gordon Lam & Kelly Chen & Sammi Cheng et al, directors Andrew Lau & Alan Mak, Hon Sam
Without trust you can’t have betrayal. Witness to the Mob 1998 starring Tom Sizemore & Nicholas Turturro & Debi Mazar & Abe Vigoda & Philip Baker Hall & Frank Vincent & Lenny Venito & Angelo Ruggiero & Michael Imperioli et al, director Thaddeus O’Sullivan
You can’t count on nobody and nothing in this crazy world. ibid.
Trust is everything; without it you have nothing. Blue Hill Avenue 2001 starring Allen Payne & Angelle Brooks Michael Taliferro & William Johnson & Aaron Spears & Andrew Divoff & Richard Lawson & Anthony Sherwood et al, director Craig Ross junior, Tristan
Him: What if I trusted you?
Her: You know you can’t. The Thomas Crown Affair 1999 starring Pierce Brosnan & Rene Russo & Faye Dunaway & Denis Leary & Fritz Weaver & Frankie Faison & Ben Gazara & Mark Margolis & Esther Canadas et al, director John McTiernan