“Washington, under Democrats and Republicans, has a profoundly neurotic attitude toward 'the people.' It is built on equal parts of suspicion, loathing, fear, respect and dependence.” PeopleGovernmentAttitudeRepublicanEqualBuiltDemocratSuspicionDependenceNeuroticLoathing Author:Meg Greenfield
“My general attitude toward life when I first get up is of deep suspicion, verging on hatred. ... I am simply basted together until after breakfast.” FirstsTogetherAttitudeMorningHatredGet UpBreakfastSuspicion Book:The book of Stillmeadow Source: The book of Stillmeadow
“A compassionate attitude opens our inner door, and as a result it is much easier to communicate with others. If there is too much self-centered attitude, then fear, doubt and suspicion come and as a result our inner door closes. Then it is very difficult to communicate with others.” IfsSelfDifficultResultsAttitudeDoubtToo MuchDoorsEasierCommunicateCompassionateSuspicionSelf CenteredNarcissisticWise Man Once SaidSelf AbsorbedEgocentricSocial Interaction Author:Dalai Lama
“It is your attitude, and the suspicion that you are maturing the boldest designs against him, that imposes on your enemy.” WarAttitudeEnemyMilitaryDesignMatureSuspicionTotal WarPrussia Author:Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
“Unfortunately, the attitude of many towards the press, humanitarians included and especially government workers, is often one of suspicion, if not outright fear.” IfsGovernmentAttitudePressesWorkersSuspicionGovernment Workers Author:Alvin Adams
“My suspicion is that those who seem oblivious to suffering, whether it is nearby or in remote corners, are for the most part unaware, perhaps blinded by doctrine and ideology. For them, the answer is to develop a critical attitude toward articles of faith, secular or religious; to encourage their capacity to question, to explore, to view the world from the standpoint of others. And direct exposure is never very far away, wherever we live - perhaps the homeless person huddling in the cold or asking for a few pennies for food, or all too many more.” WorldSufferingReligiousAttitudeColdDirectIdeologyFar AwaySuspicionSecularHomelessOblivious Author:Noam Chomsky