Aldrich Ames Quotes

I hope, George, that you know what you're doing.

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge.

You might not trust me. Please give me a chance and time. I will prove myself for all of you.

There’s no institution that you can trust all the time.

If someone's making a decision on your behalf, make sure you trust them.

Deciding whether or not to trust a person is like deciding whether or not to climb a tree, because you might get a wonderful view from the highest branch, or you might simply get covered in sap, and for this reason many people choose to spend their time alone and indoors, where it is harder to get a splinter.

Can you trust me, he said. Not will you. Can you. Can I trust him? What do I have to lose?

I do not think that I am a person who cannot be trusted.

And I mean I never doubt anybody's record.

Trust is a confusing thing. It seems so simple, but when you try to pin it down, it can be so elusive.

I trust the people.

If I tell you a story, you can choose to believe me, or you can question it.

He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted.

The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.

Whom am I going to trust if I have to back again.

No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority.

I have an intuition, and usually my intuition is right. I have a feeling for whether a role will be good or bad for me, and I almost never make a mistake.

He who believes in nobody knows that he himself is not to be trusted.

You mustn't always believe what I say. Questions tempt you to tell lies, particularly when there is no answer.

One must verify or expel his doubts, and convert them into the certainty of Yes or NO.

We need to be able to make decisions even though part of the information that we have is incorrect and wrong.

Do not employ someone whom you have doubt in. Once one employs someone, he or she should not have doubt in that person.

That in affairs of very considerable importance men should deal with one another with satisfaction of mind, and mutual confidence, they must receive competent assurances concerning the integrity, fidelity, and constancy each of other

Trust is very hard if you don't know what you're trusting.

I don't trust news sources, and neither should other people. They should use them in the same way that they use medical opinions and get more than one on the important issues. Trust is the most precious thing you could possibly give to another person. But to institutions? Publications?