Gilbert O'Sullivan

When I started out I thought just hearing one of my records on the radio would be magical. Fortunately, that naivety has always stayed with me. Because when you've had massive success and it tapers off people lose interest in you. So you have to work even harder to generate interest.

Irish Musician

Feist

There's a crazy amount of goodwill, and I don't know where it came from, and I don't understand, but the more I pay attention to it, the more it's going to sting when it flips, so I think I'm almost subconsciously cultivating this naivety to it all.

Canadian Musician

Tariq Ramadan

Instantaneous and mass communication is the mother of mass naivety. Should we then lose hope? Is there any hope? But to lose hope is as dangerous as to nurture false hope. Where then can we find hope that is responsible?

Swiss Writer

Simon Cowell

Money brings you security and choice. You can make decisions in a different way if you have a lot of money. But when you have nothing, you have a naivety, and a more fearless attitude because you have nothing to lose.

British Entertainer

Robert Winston

I think that good parenting should allow children to be children. That naivety and slightly open way of looking at the world is very valuable.

British Scientist

Robert Lepage

My naivety is to assume people will think there's compassion and solidarity in wanting to play someone even though we are not them.

Canadian Playwright

George Best

From the FA to UEFA and FIFA, there's a naivety, a lack of knowledge and understanding and packed with people who are out of touch.

Irish Athlete

Geri Halliwell

A lot of people have said that I've got a voice that speaks to children. I think I've got a natural naivety to me. I'm childish.

British Musician

Lady Gaga

It was my delusion and naivety that brought me here.

American Singer

Kelly Rohrbach

American Actress

Naivety can suggest vulnerability in situations where critical thinking is expected.

Negative Connotation

Naivety implies someone can be easily tricked due to a lack of experience.

Easily Deceived

In some contexts, naivety can indicate an open-minded and genuine aspect of a person.

Not Always Negative

Naivety can be valued for its association with a pure and honest perspective.

Positive Aspect

Naivety is sometimes admired for the uncomplicated view of the world it represents.

Uncomplicated Outlook

The term often conveys a break from cynicism, valued in complex settings.

Refreshing Innocence

 companies to make payments on deals transparent well some people laughed at the extreme naivety of that small idea but literally hundreds of civil society groups from around the world came together to fight for transparency and

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 back and by the time I'd reached the end I was looking forward to going home and really savoring my timer among family and friends I began planning this journey with real naivety in fact I've got an Excel spreadsheet out I've

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 and hope optimism is the belief that things will get better hope is the belief that if we work hard enough together we can make things better it needs no courage only a certain naivety

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 they are still very inexperienced their naivety makes them vulnerable