Inspirational Quotes on Trust

A lie cannot live.
-Martin Luther King Jr.

"Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement."

"Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do."

"Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him."

"A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyone else."

"One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life."

"The inability to open up to hope is what blocks trust, and blocked trust is the reason for blighted dreams."

"Trust everybody, but cut the cards."

"You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don't trust enough."

"To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved."

"Never trust a husband too far, nor a bachelor too near."

"I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do."

"You can't shake hands with a clenched fist."

"You must train your intuition -- you must trust the small voice inside you which tells you exactly what to say, what to decide."

"Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers."

"We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people."


"The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say "I." And that's not because they have trained themselves not to say "I." They don't think "I." They think "we"; they think "team." They understand their job to be to make the team function. They accept responsibility and don't sidestep it, but "we" gets the credit. This is what creates trust, what enables you to get the task done."

"Self-trust is the first secret of success."

"The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship."

"Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work."

"It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust."