Malcolm Turnbull Quotes

Don't let people treat you like you're stupid. If it sounds too good to be true, it is.

There can be no doubt that distrust of words is less harmful than unwarranted trust in them

If a deal looks too good to be true, it probably is.

Beware of the naked man who offers you his shirt.

The public should begin to understand that there's nothing that comes out of this campaign, or this Obama White House, that they can believe. It truly is all misrepresentation and deception.

Politicians like to tell people what they want to hear - and what they want to hear is what won't happen.

Certainly, it seems true enough that there's a good deal of irony in the world... I mean, if you live in a world full of politicians and advertising, there's obviously a lot of deception.

I want America to know that you can't believe everything you hear, and nowadays, you can't believe everything you see.

You can never trust what you read.

There is no quick way of making money. People come to you with tips for the races or offer the latest Ponzi scheme, but I can see them coming a mile off. I just go with the adage that if it sounds too good to be true it probably is.

Seek simplicity but distrust it.

Don't trust everyone, especially if they say, 'Trust me.'

Don't you go believing in sayings … they are all made by men, for their own advantages.

… steer clear of bogus simplicity

Distrust that man who tells you to distrust.

Cautious age suspects the flattering form, and only credits what experience tells.

I don't pay much mind to politricks. Never met a politician who wouldn't try to convince you that salt was sugar.

Nothing ever guarantees you anything-that's my rule. My other rule is never believe anything that anyone tells you, and then you'll never be fooled. It's not as cynical as it sounds; it's just that people always say something for a reason-maybe a nice reason, maybe a devious reason-so on that level, you can't take things at face value.

Don’t pay attention to those who offer too much.

Sometimes things seem too good to be true.

Like everybody and trust no one.

The worst situations in the world always start with the words, 'trust me.'

One of the chief obstacles to intelligence is credulity, and credulity could be enormously diminished by instructions as to the prevalent forms of mendacity. Credulity is a greater evil in the present day than it ever was before, because, owing to the growth of education, it is much easier than it used to be to spread misinformation, and, owing to democracy, the spread of misinformation is more important than in former times to the holders of power.

Magnificent promises are always to be suspected.

I learned to trust the threats of enemies before the promises of friends.