“Few things were so sure and simple that they could be taken at face value.” — William Kent Krueger Copy Share Image
If we took Chaucer's writings at face value, we'd have to conclude he was a complete drip. — John Hutton Copy Share Image
My optimistic outlook on life is to sort of be positive and take everyone at face value. — Rhys Darby Copy Share Image
“If you were to talk about your nose, I’d take everything you’d say at face value.” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
I never thought I was gullible, but I know that I trust people easily and take people on face value. — Taapsee Pannu Copy Share Image
My mum and dad are quite hippyish, so I'm pretty naive. I take everyone at face value. — Noel Fielding Copy Share Image
“For what sane man would freely make statements which, if accepted at face value, would consign him to the gallows?” — Graeme Macrae Burnet Copy Share Image
We like our archetypes and heroes to be what they are at face value. And life doesn't work out like that — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
I tell the audience every night, "I hope you didn't pay more than face value on that ticket, because we ain't worth… — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
“It was then that I came to an important realization:as long as someone is beautiful,thin,wealthy,fun-loving or talented,we are happy to accept him… — Na'ima B. Robert Copy Share Image
My paternal grandmother gave me the courage to investigate things and not take things at face value or judge people by what… — Erykah Badu Copy Share Image
We didn't understand irony yet in the '80s; we just kind of existed at face value, so there was no nerd cool… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
If people I've never met or don't know say that what I've written or done or said means anything to them, then… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
Not only are the studies themselves often lacking even face value, but they also drain badly needed funds away from patient care… — Neal Barnard Copy Share Image
I've learned that I need to spell out, even in cases seemingly so blatant, that in fact I am not taking this… — James Fallows Copy Share Image
The people in the world who don't know my background, don't know my story, don't know anything about me, they're gonna judge… — Nav Copy Share Image
You've got pressure making any film, frankly. Whenever you're doing something in the public eye you have to silence it really, you… — Rupert Sanders Copy Share Image
Open mind all the way. Because people have had eyewitness accounts, they've seen things, they swear they've seen things, and I tend… — Rhys Darby Copy Share Image
The press never accepts at face value that the President is taking a certain action because he wants to create jobs or… — Dee Dee Myers Copy Share Image
“Most people never know more than a surface layer of each other’s personalities. They take the bolder characteristics of a first impression… — Max Monroe Copy Share Image
If the modern spirit, whatever that may be, is disinclined towards taking the Lord's word at its face value (as I hear… — Albert J. Nock Copy Share Image
When examining evidence relevant to a given belief, people are inclined to see what they expect to see, and conclude what they… — Thomas Gilovich Copy Share Image
“All progress, ultimately, is the result of playing with ideas and seeing new ways of connecting existing knowledge in such a way… — John Pollack Copy Share Image
I not only think but also look and study things carefully. When I travel around, I look at things carefully, make comparisons… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
“But believe me, Henry. You’re not the first Snow White I’ve seen, and you probably won’t be the last. You’ll do what… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“She forced herself to...turn and face him. It was easier with the width of the room between them. "I wanted to be… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
“The public could benefit from psychologically expert commentary on phenomena that are, on the face of it, confusing. Indeed, one of the… — Bandy X Lee Copy Share Image
“Studying anthropology tends t change the way you look at the world. It leaves a distinctive chip in your brain, or lens… — Gillian Tett Copy Share Image
“No Christian friends, please, we’re Muslims The Koran warns Muslims that the Jews and pagans will be their worst enemies, but “nearest… — Robert Spencer Copy Share Image
“Before anyone could be delivered, everybody betrayed everybody. The Jews no longer knew which current to swim, and brother turned against brother.… — A.J. Deus Copy Share Image
“There is really only one way to restore a world that is dying and in disrepair: to make beauty where ugliness has… — Toko-pa Turner Copy Share Image
“HDFC Bank was the first of the private lenders to go public— even before it completed a full year. 'It was a… — Tamal Bandopadhyaya Copy Share Image
It seems to me that the civilized human being is a skeptic someone who believes nothing at face value. — Robert McKee Copy Share Image
“Because here’s the thing I’m finally getting savvy to: just because I think it, doesn’t make it true. Every thought that comes… — Lisa-Jo Baker Copy Share Image
I am cynical about politicians. My experience of politicians has been thoroughly negative. I have found that politicians are people that can… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share Image
I learned to question everything you read. Don't take anything at face value. Don't care what other people say. I liked that… — Robert Bilott Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think that Rush Limbaugh is the dumbest man in America. This happens whenever I take him at face value and… — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
“Most people take health at face value. Quite often people understand that health is the most valuable possession only after they become… — Eraldo Banovac Copy Share Image
“When you act like a nice guy, everyone examines your motives with a microscope. When you act like a conscienceless louse, they… — Donald Hamilton Copy Share Image
