Highfalutin moral principles are impossible guides to foreign policy. At worst, they reflect hypocrisy; at best, extreme naivete. — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
It's very important to distinguish between innocence and naivete. The innocent do not deserve to be the victims of violence. But only… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
Alfred Russel Wallace, the codiscoverer of the theory of natural selection. Following their twin announcements of the theory in 1858, both Darwin… — Julian Jaynes Copy Share Image
“The articles were extremely eye-opening. Not just in Teen Vogue but in Seventeen and CosmoGirl as well. They were all about being… — Lisi Harrison Copy Share Image
I walked onstage in a play at prep school, and with childish naivete, told myself, 'Wow, I'm an actor!' — Efrem Zimbalist, Jr Copy Share Image
“How are babies made?" Visibly startled, Jordan turned and opened his mouth, as if he intended to speak, but for some reason… — Judith McNaught Copy Share Image
Doubt, or the absence of faith and naivete, is a vice peculiar to this age, for no one is obedient nowadays; and… — Charles Baudelaire Copy Share Image
“Porque entonces era lo suficientemente atontada para no darme cuenta que aquél era uno de los infinitos hombres que nacen sólo para… — Carmen Laforet Copy Share Image
“I want to set the record straight." "The record's never straight, you idiot! Haven't you ever read 1984 ? They rewrite the… — David Eddings Copy Share Image
Reality is cruel. All of the naivete is going to be removed. Reality is always changing, and it is always unpredictable. All… — Hideki Yukawa Copy Share Image
The childlike, gum-chewing naivete, the glamour rooted in despair, the self-admiring carelessness, the perfected otherness, the wispiness, the shadowy, voyeuristic, vaguely sinister… — Andy Warhol Copy Share Image
I was a subscriber to 'Sports Illustrated' like so many of us, and I was overwhelmed by a toxic mix of naivete… — Josh Elliott Copy Share Image
In recent years, we have seen the United States back away from pressuring the Castro regime, under the misguided view that placating… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
I was at the Royal Shakespeare Company, where I thought, in my naivete, I'd stay for the rest of my career. I'd… — Christian McKay Copy Share Image
I think there's a lot of naivete and hubris within our mix of personalities. That's probably our worst crime. I keep wondering… — Ian Williams Copy Share Image
Nothing is beautiful, only man: on this piece of naivete rests all aesthetics, it is the first truth of aesthetics. Let us… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
“He slipped off her clothes and covered her eyes with one hand, a blindfold of naivete she wore willingly, relishing his embrace… — Angela Panayotopulos Copy Share Image
The cemetery is full of people who thought they could change themselves tomorrow. — Boonaa Mohammed Copy Share Image
What I liked about it is in the world of children, there are very, very different rules and a kind of naivete… — Russell Brand Copy Share Image
“How little it takes to make a young girl happy! A pretty dress, sunshine, and somebody opposite, and they are blest.” — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
