"It is important not to trust people too much."
-V. S. Naipaul
TrustView Quote
"One must always try to see the truth of a situation - it makes things universal.“
-V. S. Naipaul
posted in Truth
Other Quotes by V. S. Naipaul
Discover more inspiring quotes by V. S. Naipaul
"When I learnt to write I became my own master, I became very strong, and that strength is with me to this very day."
-V. S. Naipaul
StrengthView Quote
"Trinidad may seem complex, but to anyone who knows it, it is a simple, colonial, philistine society."
-V. S. Naipaul
SocietyView Quote
"I always knew who I was and where I had come from. I was not looking for a home in other people's lands."
-V. S. Naipaul
HomeView Quote
"Home is, I suppose just a child's idea. A house at night, and a lamp in the house. A place to feel safe."
-V. S. Naipaul
HomeView Quote
"To be converted you have to destroy your past, destroy your history. You have to stamp on it, you have to say 'my ancestral culture does not exist, it doesn't matter.'"
-V. S. Naipaul
HistoryView Quote
Same Category
More quotes in this category
"The truth is in California you can't build a new manufacturing facility, and businesses are leaving in droves because of bad government policy."
-Carly Fiorina
TruthView Quote
"I agree with just about everyone in the reform debate when they say 'If you like what you have, you should be able to keep it.' But the truth is that none of the health reform bills making their way through Congress actually delivers on that promise."
-Ron Wyden
TruthView Quote
"The GAO just released a report that said 22 percent of federal programs fail to meet their objectives. The truth is we don't know how taxpayer money is spent in Washington, D.C., which is why I think we ought to put every agency budget up on the Internet for everyone to see."
-Carly Fiorina
TruthView Quote
"Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time."
-Gerald R. Ford
TruthView Quote
"I intend to explode the myths about myself and get down to the real truth about the legend that is Batman."
-Bob Kane
TruthView Quote
"The most solid piece of scientific truth I know of is that we are profoundly ignorant about nature."
-Lewis Thomas
TruthView Quote