Valerie Martin Quotes
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Speaking of trust, ever since I wrote this book, 'Liespotting,' no one wants to meet me in person anymore - no, no, no, no, no. They say, 'It's okay. We'll email you.' I can't even get a coffee date at Starbucks. My husband's like, 'Honey, deception? Maybe you could have focused on cooking. How about French cooking?'
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We have a problem. 'Congratulations.' But it's a tough problem. 'Then double congratulations.'
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I always have issues with trust.
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I promise to do everything I can to earn back the trust of everyone I've disappointed.
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What can you do if a part of it is uphill? You can't work out another route. You've just got to run the one they give you. But they tell me London is a nice course. Even the cobbles, I hope, are not very much of a problem for me.
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My mom just understands about stuff. We have a really good trust, and she knows I can take care of myself.
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We have a structural problem because you can simultaneously understand the medium to long-term risks of climate change and also come to the conclusion that it is in your short-term economic interest to invest in oil and gas. Which is why, you know, anybody who tells you that the market is going to fix this on its own is lying to you.
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Ego is one of the biggest weapons that is used to take us down. It's self-destructive. It's a problem on all levels - even regular people can have big ego problems.
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Whatever happens in life is fine - just trust in that.
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In a completely integrated unit where you'd have white soldiers, particularly from southern states, serving under black noncommissioned officers or officers... I think you would have a problem definitely.
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Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.
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If I couldn't see the colors, now that would be a problem.
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The chief internal enemies of any state are those public officials who betray the trust imposed upon them by the people.
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When I became governor, I vowed to restore the public's trust.
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I don't need anyone to look after me financially and, while it's hard to trust that a man loves you for the right reasons, you have to take a leap of faith.
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I don't trust a lot of journalists.
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Investigation may be likened to the long months of pregnancy, and solving a problem to the day of birth. To investigate a problem is, indeed, to solve it.
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We're never so vulnerable than when we trust someone - but paradoxically, if we cannot trust, neither can we find love or joy.
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The big problem with motherhood of girls, it seems to me, is that we're both women.
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Everything from the little house was in the wagon, except the beds and tables and chairs. They did not need to take these, because Pa could always make new ones.
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I don't need a lot of money. Simplicity is the answer for me.
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Ultimately the purpose of Humble Inquiry is to build relationships that lead to trust which, in turn, leads to better communication and collaboration.
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New York was a relief - not all hierarchical and rule-bound.
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That's my problem. I'm constantly wary. I can't trust anyone.
