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Distrust Quotes

A healthy dose of wariness.

These quotes range from personal wariness, like distrusting things you have not heard directly, to a broader observation that mutual distrust between nations is a Bane of modern life.

Authors are sometimes like tomcats: They distrust all the other toms but they are kind to kittens.

Quotes by Malcolm Cowley

I distrust anything that you don't hear.

Quotes by Leo Ornstein

I have an instinctual distrust of conventional happy endings.

George R.R. Martin

Europeans distrust a Europe that overpromises and underdelivers.

Quotes by Frans Timmermans

Anything Quotes

The disease of mutual distrust among nations is the bane of modern civilization.

Quotes by Franz Boas

Set the foot down with distrust on the crust of the world - it is thin.

Quotes by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Margaret Thatcher, growing up in a bombed and battered Britain, derived a distrust which has grown with the years not just of Germany but of all continental Europe.

Quotes by Douglas Hurd

I have a sustained distrust for all politicians, even those with whom I agree on more issues than not.

Quotes by Dana Loesch

The Iraq war fueled distrust of the press from both sides.

Quotes by Bill Dedman

Bane Quotes

Distrust and caution are the parents of security.

Quotes by Benjamin Franklin

Distrust of government isn't baseless cynicism. It's realism.

Quotes by Ben Shapiro

The greatest achievements of the human mind are generally received with distrust.

Quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer

Seek simplicity but distrust it.

Quotes by Alfred North Whitehead

The guiding motto in the life of every natural philosopher should be, seek simplicity and distrust it.

Quotes by Alfred North Whitehead

Battered Quotes

There's been a growing dissatisfaction and distrust with the conventional publishing industry, in that you tend to have a lot of formerly reputable imprints now owned by big conglomerates.

Quotes by Alan Moore

Frequently Asked Questions

Are these distrust quotes personal or about larger issues?
Both. Some describe personal wariness toward people or unconventional endings, while one addresses distrust between entire nations.
What does the author-and-tomcats quote mean?
It compares authors to tomcats, suggesting they can be wary of rivals yet gentle with newcomers, a playful take on professional distrust.
Is distrust discussed in a global or political sense?
Yes, one quote describes mutual distrust among nations as a bane of modern civilization, referenced as a general historical observation rather than naming any specific conflict.
What does the happy-endings quote reveal?
It reveals an instinctual distrust of conventional happy endings, hinting at a preference for more realistic or complicated resolutions.
What page pairs well with distrust quotes?
The Bane collection is a fitting companion, since one quote here directly calls distrust a bane of modern life.

For more on skepticism and caution as personality traits, quotes tagged Big and Anything touch on similar wary, guarded sentiments.