Rush Limbaugh

The mainstream media today has the biggest disconnect with its audience that it's ever, ever had. And as the disconnect grows and as more and more people distrust them, then the media digs in more and more and says you don't know what you're talking about, you don't know how we do our jobs, you don't know what's important.

American Entertainer

Barack Obama

We need to recognize that the situation in Ferguson speaks to broader challenges that we still face as a nation. The fact is, in too many parts of this country, a deep distrust exists between law enforcement and communities of color. Some of this is the result of the legacy of racial discrimination in this country.

American President

Geoff Mulgan

There is a yearning for people to return to elementary moral virtues, such as integrity and commitment. We distrust people who have no centering of values. We greatly respect businessmen, for example, if they display those virtues, even if we don't necessarily agree with the people.

English Educator

Stephen King

I was in enough to get along with people. I was never socially inarticulate. Not a loner. And that saved my life, saved my sanity. That and the writing. But to this day I distrust anybody who thought school was a good time. Anybody.

Author

Henry L. Stimson

The chief lesson I have learned in a long life is that the only way you can make a man trustworthy is to trust him; and the surest way to make him untrustworthy is to distrust him.

American Statesman

Robert Winston

I think scientific arrogance really does give a great degree of distrust. I think people begin to think that scientists like to believe that they can run the universe.

British Scientist

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else.

French Writer

Katharine Viner

Helping refugees settle and integrate peacefully, often in the face of distrust and prejudice, is essential work.

British Journalist

H. L. Mencken

The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.

American Writer

Dalai Lama

A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity.

Tibetan Leader

Distrust often involves emotions; it's not just a logical conclusion.

Feeling-Based

Distrust can exist without solid proof, based on intuition or feelings.

Not Always Rational

Commonly applied to personal relationships, hinting at broken bonds or betrayal.

Used in Relationships

When you distrust, it influences how you act or what you decide.

Actions Affected

Use 'distrust' to express caution without accusing someone outright.

Choose Carefully

Saying you distrust something can be a subtle way of warning others.

Subtle Warning

 Liberal democracies helped bring stability to the nations that adopted them. But like any system of government, they didn’t solve everything. Among other issues, an ever-increasing wealth gap led to underserved communities who distrusted both their wealthy neighbors and their political leaders.

The rise of modern...

 but it's not based on any individual, no matter how smart that individual may be. It's based on the collective wisdom, the collective knowledge, the collective work, of all of the scientists who have worked on a particular problem. Scientists have a kind of culture of collective distrust,

Naomi Oreskes: Why we...

 So, how do you restore trust? Tweaking the law's clearly not good enough, and tort reform, which is a great idea, lowers your cost if you're a businessperson, but it's like a Band-Aid on this gaping wound of distrust. States with extensive tort reform still suffer all these pathologies.

Philip Howard: Four ways...

 In your career and personal life, in your relationships, and in your heart and soul, your backwards-swimming fish do you great harm. They exact a toll in missed opportunities and unrealized potential, and they engender insecurity and distrust where you seek fulfillment and connection.

Isaac Lidsky: What...

 to believe that the world is flat and you know it's more than just distrust and government it's this notion that thousands of years of empirical scientific evidence is now being dismissed as a mere conspiracy and that's where I think it really starts getting dangerous for all of us

Flat Earth vs. Round...

 So, you know, the thing about chronic guilt is that it can force us to be small. It can tell us we must stay within the box. We shouldn't take up a lot of space. It kind of encourages us to distrust our own needs and wants, especially if they differ from the people around us

Sahaj Kaur Kohli: Why...

 how many of you have heard the phrase if it's too good to be true it probably is wise words to live by right what if we set up an experiment where that wasn't the case when people's distrust keep

Take the Money... and...

 So deepfakes can exploit and magnify the deep distrust that we already have in politicians, business leaders and other influential leaders. They find an audience primed to believe them.

How deepfakes undermine...

 I am constantly having to choose where my allegiances lie. Jassim? Sir? Take it. Sir, you cannot give him a weapon. Some of the soldiers distrust my character

First Look: The Long...

 a relationship with wolves is so full of fear and distrust but it doesn't need to