Independent person Quote by William James

“A society that is fearful of self-examination and exploration can't believably say that it trusts in God. Nor can it believably say that it…

— Zenju Earthlyn Manuel

“Trust begins to emerge when we have a sense that another person or organization is driven by things other than their own self-gain.”

— Simon Sinek

“All collective undertakings require trust. From the games that children play to complex social institutions, humans cannot work together unless they suspend their judgments…

— Tony Judt

“Trust is the most powerful tool that a leader or organization can have, and that trust is directly proportional to selflessness.”

— August Turak

“Anything that binds people together into dense networks of trust makes people less selfish. In”

— Jonathan Haidt

“We think of ourselves as individuals, but all that we have accomplished, and all that we will accomplish, is the result of groups of…

— Ramez Naam

“What is lonelier than distrust? Human beings very much need to feel trust and to be trusted by others.”

— Steven Stosny

“Is it true that human beings are nothing but the products of their social environment? And if it is not true, what justification can…

— Aldous Huxley

“It is a law of the spiritual life that every act of trust makes the next act less difficult. Trusting becomes like breathing, the…

— Hannah Whitall Smith

“...it is part of [human nature] to comply with one another for the greater good of our social organization...”

— John Livingston, from "Rogue Primate: An Investigation Into Human Domestication

“Trust is the action of faith.”

— Gerard de Marigny

“faith, which forms its positive side is at the same time cognitio and fiducia, a trustful knowledge and a knowing trust.”

— Herman Bavinck