Naive Quotes · Page 5

Maybe it's that I'm naive, but I don't think of myself as an age.

— Rene Russo

When critics or art historians or curators ask me why I still paint, the answer is that I am not naive.

— Luc Tuymans

The West Wing' is an extremely naive entry into politics and political thinking.

— Lawrence O'Donnell

To feel that literature has any politically redemptive power at all just seems increasingly naive.

— Sally Rooney

It's naive to think we're the only living beings in this universe.

— Declan Donnelly

This may sound a bit naive, but I got here by believing in big dreams.

— Howard Schultz

It is well for the heart to be naive and for the mind not to be.

— Anatole France

“I think it is physically impossible for you to be as naive as you’re acting,”

— Kele Moon

If you are prepared to accept the consequences of your dreams then you must still regard America today with the same naive…

— Jean Baudrillard

My parents are naive in their morality of things, and so, without realising it, I landed up being ethical and having strong…

— Sonali Bendre

When I say, 'I love Christ and love the teachings of Christ,' I mean that in the most simple and naive way.…

— Moby

“But this girl—She reminded me of what it was like to believe in something. Her hope was naïve, but it was real,…

— Shannon A. Thompson

SpongeBob has these qualities that I aspire to. Sure, he's a little naive, maybe, but he's so optimistic and is able to…

— Ethan Slater

I didn't actually realise what apartheid meant. I'm probably a bit naive, but I thought it was more of a vague segregation,…

— John Deacon

“All the adults I knew buried the knowledge beneath lying smiles and hugs. I was still stuck in my own world... Looking…

— Alexandra Bracken

I'm so naive about finances. Once when my mother mentioned an amount and I realized I didn't understand, she had to explain:…

— Brooke Shields

I'm not naive. All politics is about identity, right? Neighborhood politics, cultural politics, issue politics. It's not as though I don't get…

— Ayanna Pressley

People were touchingly naive at the dawn of the Internet revolution when they said the Internet will route around censorship the way…

— Paul Saffo

The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everyone else, and nobody was going…

— Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet

Moving parts in rubbing contact require lubrication to avoid excessive wear. Honorifics and formal politeness provide lubrication where people rub together. Often…

— Robert A. Heinlein

When I made my first record, I was very naive, and I didn't know much about production, and I had a very…

— Bonobo

I'll do anything to try to prevent John Bolton from getting any position, because I think his world view is naive. He…

— Rand Paul

The state of New Jersey is really two places - terrible cities and wonderful suburbs. I live in the suburbs, the final…

— Harlan Coben

The idea that the Internet favors the oppressed rather than the oppressor is marred by what I call cyber-utopianism: a naive belief…

— Evgeny Morozov

As a kid, I was naive. One thing I did have a dream of, though: I had a dream I would make…

— Rza

Any artist should be grateful for a naive grace which puts him beyond the need to reason elaborately.

— Saul Bellow

I'm naive enough to think that love is always good no matter how long ago, no matter the circumstances.

— Anne Michaels

The Lord made Adam, the Lord made Eve; he made 'em both a little bit naive.

— Anonymous

I was so naive as a kid I used to sneak behind the barn and do nothing.

— Johnny Carson

I'm passionate about what I do. I'd be naive to be passive.

— Paul Mooney

Anyone who goes into writing has to find out somewhere along the line, he's either naive or insane.

— Leon Uris

Look here: "Mo' money, mo' problems," my ass. You's a naive cat if you still believe that.

— Ol' Dirty Bastard

Naive you are if you believe life favours those who aren't naive.

— Piet Pieterszoon Hein

I was so naive to think once you sign, it's all good, and you are a superstar.

— William Singe

Don't be naive and allow a man to take advantage of you.

— Kriti Kharbanda

“Assuming less does not make you naive, it makes you a better listener.”

— Terry A O'Neal

It's important to not be naive about this world and know that it's not necessarily a good place to be.

— Juno Temple

“The heart fools the mind, where eyes went deaf to words, that fell on blinded ears to easy to fall in love.”

— Anthony Liccione

It would be naive to say that you could make a movie on film for the same price you can digitally.

— Rachel Morrison

Too many people get lost in the game of having a good time and being naive about things.

— Steve Brown