Ingrid Betancourt Quotes

Treason, which begins by being cautious, ends by betraying itself.

In general, I do not agree with spying against one's country.

The President betrayed his wife. He did not betray the country.

There will always be men who from malice or for money will betray their kith and kin and there will always be men who, from love of adventure or a sense of duty, will risk a shameful death to secure information valuable to their country.

I'm not a spy, which is the real question

Mrs. Corey still uses her maiden name for business, or when she wants to pretend she doesn’t know me.

I honestly think that my sincerity lies with my country and each and every individual who knows me will agree with this fact.

Ally." Peeta says the words slowly, tasting it. "Friend. Lover. Victor. Enemy. Fiancee. Target. Mutt. Neighbor. Hunter. Tribute. Ally. I'll add it to the list of words I use to try to figure you out. The problem is, I can't tell what's real anymore, and what's made up.

If you want to keep a friend, never test him.

I disagree that Blood Will Out is a memoir in the conventional sense. It's the story of a relationship, primarily, not an individual. The "me" in the book is a specialized version of me, the person who Clark manipulated and fooled. I could cover the same years of my life from an entirely different perspective in another book, by concentrating on my experience as a husband, say. But I was selective. I focused on my duping.

If every man was as true to his country as he was to his wife, we'd be in a lot of trouble.

sometimes it's okay to cheat on things - but don't ever cheat on people. because once you start, it's very hard to stop. you find out how easy it is to do.

I am neither a Whig nor Tory. My politics are described in one word and that word is England.

Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason towards my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings.

If you don't think that your country should come before yourself, you can better serve your country by livin' someplace else.

I used to advertise my loyalty and I don't believe there is a single person I loved that I didn't eventually betray.

The untruthful soldier trifles with the lives of his countrymen and the honor and safety of his country.

Anyone or anything that asks you to be untrue to yourself has already acted against you.

If I am to serve as an instrument of deceit, at least let it be with a clear conscience. I do not want to be considered either so affectionate or so loyal a servant as to be found fit to betray anyone.

Machiavelli is right: one always must live with one's friends with the idea that they may turn into one's enemies. He should have said, with everyone.

When you don't show up as who you are, people fall in love with who you're not. Then when they find out who you are, that's when they leave.

Treason implies responsibility for something, control over something, influence upon something, knowledge of something. Treason in our time is a proof of genius. Why, I want to know, are not traitors decorated?

There are two things every woman really wants: one, she wants to know that a man really loves her, and two, that he isn't going to stop.

There is no such thing as a soulmate...and who would want there to be? I don't want half of a shared soul. I want my own damn soul.

The way to be patriotic in America is not only to love America, but to love the duty that lies nearest to our hand, and to know that in performing it we are serving our country.