Every betrayal contains a perfect moment, a coin stamped heads or tails with salvation on the other side.

When you give someone your whole heart and he doesn't want it, you cannot take it back. It's gone forever.

The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.

It was a mistake," you said. But the cruel thing was, it felt like the mistake was mine, for trusting you.

He who has loved and who betrays love does harm not only to the image of the past, but to the past itself.

It's emotional blackmail to say if you're a good businesswoman and a musician, you're betraying your music.

You see that's what I think is such a terrible, terrible betrayal, the trust that people have in government.

When the sex war is won prostitutes should be shot as collaborators for their terrible betrayal of all women.

When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal.

Our 'normal' 'adjusted' state is too often the abdication of ecstasy, the betrayal of our true potentialities.

Don’t depend too much on anyone in this world because even your own shadow leaves you when you are in darkness.

Smell remembers and tells the future. ... Smell is home or loneliness. Confidence or betrayal. Smell remembers.

For me, I always wonder what's worse: an emotional betrayal or a physical betrayal? That's a really tough call.

There's a sort of rage a man feels when he's been deceived where he most trusted. It compares to no other anger.

In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.

When a woman wants to betray her husband, her actions are almost invariably studied but they are never reasoned.

Hillary Clinton cannot run away from her own record of incompetence or from the Obama record of abject betrayal.

Betrayal of any kind is hard, but betrayal by one's religion is excruciating. It makes you want to rage and weep.

It is foolish to pretend that one is fully recovered from a disappointed passion. Such wounds always leave a scar.

Trust is earned, respect is given, and loyalty is demonstrated. Betrayal of any one of those is to lose all three.

Ford Motor Company's sluggish and piecemeal approach to its automotive responsibilities betrays motorists' safety.

For only when faithfulness turns to betrayal And betrayal into trust Can any human being become part of the truth.

There's a lot of stupid men out there who feel like makeup is a betrayal of the truth, and that is so funny to me.

In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics he is guilty if he only thinks of doing so.

It is undoubtedly easier to believe in absolutes, follow blindly, mouth received wisdom. But that is self-betrayal.

With the single parent model, you experience betrayal differently. You experience lying from your kids differently.

I believe that drudgery and clock-watching are a terrible betrayal of that universal, inborn entrepreneurial spirit.

You can accept a falling out that changes your plans, but it's hard to accept a betrayal that changes your memories.

Crocodiles are easy. They try to kill and eat you. People are harder. Sometimes they pretend to be your friend first.

All trust involves vulnerability and risk, and nothing would count as trust if there were no possibility of betrayal.

There's no black and no white, just shades of grey...But the small betrayals lead to bigger ones, morality is eroded.

Naturally, when one makes progressive steps, there may be some who see it as a betrayal of their goals and interests.

Yet there comes a time in the life of a patriot when abdication would amount to a betrayal if not outright treachery.

One has to endure betrayal and disloyalty and, hardest of all , another person's excellence of character or intellect

A lot of people have experienced a relationship betrayal, even if it was when they were 16 and with their first love.

For me, fiscal realism is not a betrayal of Labour values; it is the foundation by which we win the trust of the public.

It is in writing of the emotions that style becomes most individual, in moments of passion, betrayal, of life and death.

For too long, musicians have been the greatest enemy of music. Their lack of desire to proselytize is a kind of betrayal.

People do horrible things when they're young. There might be betrayal and there might be things that should be forgotten.

My position on democracy is really clear. Any attempt to overthrow the country is a betrayal to our unity and is treason.

If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country.

Muhammad is more human, more self-doubting, even self-tortured at times. His story is full of adventure, intrigue, betrayal.

Everything that you know about yourself comes from thinking back, and I think I saw religion as the first big betrayal of me.

An unforgettable tale of love, lust, faith, betrayal, and redemption. A powerful, mesmerizing suspense novel-a tour de force!

You are going to break your promise. I understand. And I hold my hands over the ears of my heart, so that I will not hate you.

If Americans should now turn back, submit again to slavery, it would be a betrayal so base the human race might better perish.

The only way I've been able to survive the betrayal of lovers, family members, and society is to be able to create as an artist.

Just because they say they're praying for you in your face, doesn't mean they aren't laughing at your struggle behind your back.

It's absolutely fatal to your writing to think about how your work will be received. It's a betrayal of whatever talent you have.

There are only really a few stories to tell in the end, and betrayal and the failure of love is one of those good stories to tell.

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