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• We are all carriers of our own stories. We have never trusted our own voices. Reforms came, but we don't make them. They were presented by people removed from schools, by 'experts'. Such changes bi passes school. School by school changes, however slow, could make a powerful difference.

  Deborah Meier

  Powerful, School, Voice

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• never trust a man who wears a pinkie ring. . . the only jewelry a guy should wear is a wedding band or a super bowl ring

  Jodi Picoult

  Men, Guy, Band

  Jodi Picoult (2014). “Sing You Home: A Novel”, p.464, Simon and Schuster

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• Never trust a man in a jumpsuit

  Charles Bukowski

  Men, Never Trust A Man, Jumpsuits

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• Remember when you tried to convince me to feed a poultry pie to the mallards in the park to see if you could breed a race of cannibal ducks?" "They ate it too," Will reminisced. "Bloodthirsty little beasts. Never trust a duck.

  Cassandra Clare

  Race, Ducks, Pie

  Cassandra Clare (2013). “The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess”, p.193, Simon and Schuster

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• Never trust a storyteller," he says. "We're all of us liars.

  Matthew J. Kirby

  Liars, Storyteller

  Matthew J. Kirby (2011). “Icefall”, p.161, Scholastic Inc.

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• Ratings agencies are highly conflicted, unimaginative dupes. They are blissfully unaware of adverse selection and moral hazard. Investors should never trust them.

  Seth Klarman

  Agency, Hazards, Moral Hazard

  "The 20 Forgotten Lessons Of 2008". Seth Klarman's annual letter, www.businessinsider.com. April 28, 2010.

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• Never trust anything you read in a travel article. Travel articles appear in publications that sell large, expensive advertisements to tourism-related industries, and these industries do not wish to see articles with headlines like: URUGUAY: DON'T BOTHER.

  Dave Barry

  Funny, Travel, Wish

  Dave Barry (2010). “Dave Barry's Greatest Hits”, p.262, Ballantine Books

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• A child who is disillusioned abruptly, by his peers or siblings, being ridiculed for his faith and imagination, may choose never to believe in anything- tangible or intangible- again. To never trust or wonder.

  Chuck Palahniuk

  Children, Sibling, Believe

  Chuck Palahniuk (2011). “Rant: The Oral History of Buster Casey”, p.63, Random House

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• It's to the Capitol's advantage to have us divided among ourselves. Another tool to cause misery in our district. A way to plant hatred between the starving workers [of the Seam] and those who can generally count on supper and thereby ensure we will never trust one another.

  Suzanne Collins

  Hatred, Causes, Tools

  Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.16, Scholastic Inc.

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• Never trust the man who has reason to suspect that you know he hath injured you.

  Henry Fielding

  Trust, Men, Ethics

  "The Life of Jonathan Wild the Great".

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• Allies never trust each other, but that doesn't spoil their effectiveness.

  Ayn Rand

  Trust, Effectiveness, Allies

  Ayn Rand (2005). “The Fountainhead”, p.266, Penguin

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• Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.

  Daniel Handler

  Educational, Book, Reading

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• Never trust the storyteller. Only trust the story.

  Neil Gaiman

  Stories, Sandman, Storyteller

  "Fables & Reflections (The Sandman, Book 6)". Book sub-series by Neil Gaiman, August – October 1991, June – August 1992, June 1993.

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• Never trust a skinny ice cream man.

  Ben Cohen

  Men, Ice Cream, Skinny

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• 1) Never trust a cop in a raincoat. 2) Beware of enthusiasm and of love, both are temporary and quick to sway. 3) If asked if you care about the world's problems, look deep into the eyes of he who asks, he will never ask you again. 4) Never give your real name. 5) If ever asked to look at yourself, don't look. 6) Never do anything the person standing in front of you can't understand. 7) Never create anything, it will be misinterpreted, it will chain you and follow you for the rest of your life.

  Hunter S. Thompson

  Real, Eye, Names

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• A dog is not intelligent. Never trust an animal that's surprised by it's own farts

  Frank Skinner

  Funny, Dog, Intelligent

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• Never trust a woman or
  an automatic weapon.

  John Dillinger

  Weapons, Never Trust A Woman, Automatic Weapons

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• Never trust the food in a restaurant on top of the tallest building in town that spends a lot of time folding napkins.

  Andy Rooney

  Food, Cooking, Towns

  Andy Rooney (2009). “Andy Rooney: 60 Years of Wisdom and Wit”, p.263, PublicAffairs

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• I never trust a man that doesn't drink.

  John Wayne

  Men, Drink, Never Trust A Man

  John Wayne, Carol Lea Mueller (2007). “The Quotable John Wayne: The Grit and Wisdom of an American Icon”, p.47, Taylor Trade Publications

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• Never, never trust anyone who asks for white wine. It means they're phonies.

  Bette Davis

  Mean, Wine, White

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• Never trust a computer you can't throw out a window.

  Steve Wozniak

  Technology, Computer, Window

  "How Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Gets Things Done". Interview with Kevin Purdy, lifehacker.com. April 22, 2009.

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• Never trust people who smile constantly. They're either selling something or not very bright.

  Laurell K. Hamilton

  Funny, Smile, Trust

  Laurell K. Hamilton (2002). “Burnt Offerings: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel”, p.327, Penguin

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• I could never trust anyone who's well adjusted to a sick society.

  Andrea Gibson

  Sick, Wells, Never Trust Anyone

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• Never trust a survivor until you know how they survived.

  Kurt Vonnegut

  Survivor, Know How, Knows

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• Never trust a shiny surface. They hide a multitude of flaws.

  Melissa de la Cruz

  Flaws, Surface, Multitudes

  Melissa de la Cruz (2010). “Masquerade: Number 2 in series”, p.190, Hachette UK

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