There are two things in Indian history – one is the incredible optimism and potential of the place, and the other is the betrayal of that potential – for example, corruption. Those two strands intertwine through the whole of Indian history, and maybe not just Indian history.
Betrayal is the only truth that sticks.
The fear really hits you. That’s what you feel first. And then it’s the anger and frustration. Part of the problem is how little we understand about the ultimate betrayal of the body when it rebels against itself.
My position on democracy is really clear. Any attempt to overthrow the country is a betrayal to our unity and is treason.
With the single parent model, you experience betrayal differently. You experience lying from your kids differently.
I could become very rich in Guatemala but by the low method of ratifying my title, opening a clinic, and specialising in allergies. To do that would be the most horrible betrayal of the two ‘I’s’ struggling inside me: the socialist and the traveller.
For too long, musicians have been the greatest enemy of music. Their lack of desire to proselytize is a kind of betrayal.
When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal.
Atari collapsed in ’84, and I went freelance, and that was when I started spreading out and doing my own thing. I really cut loose and did a game called ‘Trust and Betrayal’, which was the first game solely about interpersonal relationships.
The three touchstones that woke Buddha up – sickness, old age, and death – are a pretty good place to start when crafting a tragic tale. And if we need to get more specific: heartbreak, destruction, miscomprehension, natural disasters, betrayal, and the waste of human potential.
When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal.
He that has eyes to see and ears to hear may convince himself that no mortal can keep a secret. If his lips are silent, he chatters with his fingertips; betrayal oozes out of him at every pore.
I think Le Carre is a great modernist writer, which is to say, in a godless world, he invokes deep, almost religious ideas of betrayal, trust, faith, and that’s why we love it.
We feel like ‘Lost’ deserved a real resolution, not a ‘snow globe, waking up in bed, it’s all been a dream, cut to black’ kind of ending. We thought that would be kind of a betrayal to an audience that’s been on this journey for six years. We thought that was not the right ending for our show.
‘California Bones’ is the first volume in my trilogy about Daniel Blackland, a wizard trying to survive in a world that eats wizards. It’s a book about friends and family, trust and betrayal, the love of power and the power of love.
Empathy is not a betrayal of one’s cause.
Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love.
De Palma’s great theme, obsessively reiterated, is betrayal.
In ‘A Scanner Darkly,’ as in ‘The Spy Who Came in from the Cold,’ all intersubjective relations devolve into webs of suspicion and betrayal.
Is it possible to succeed without any act of betrayal?
At base, the ugly meaning of collaborator carries an implication of treason: betrayal of one’s nation, of one’s ideology, of one’s morality, of one’s values.
I know the feeling of confusion and betrayal. I know the feeling of fearing for my life.
I know the feeling of confusion and betrayal. I know the feeling of fearing for my life.
Love is understood, in a historical way, as one of the great human vocations – but its counterspell has always been infidelity. This terrible, terrible betrayal that can tear apart not only another person, not only oneself, but whole families.
Women are upset if their partner has an intimate conversation of any kind with someone who isn’t them. They consider it a violation, a betrayal. Men should think this way, but they don’t.
‘California Bones’ is the first volume in my trilogy about Daniel Blackland, a wizard trying to survive in a world that eats wizards. It’s a book about friends and family, trust and betrayal, the love of power and the power of love.
One of the most depressing aspects of the whole Brexit debate has been the rush to instant judgment about the motives of MPs and others and the readiness to accuse others of treachery or betrayal.
The betrayal of trust carries a heavy taboo.
Betrayal is one of my biggest fears. Betrayal happens on many different levels all the time, and there is no worse feeling than realizing someone you thought you could trust has gone against you.
Atari collapsed in ’84, and I went freelance, and that was when I started spreading out and doing my own thing. I really cut loose and did a game called ‘Trust and Betrayal’, which was the first game solely about interpersonal relationships.
When somebody says that a comic steals jokes, it’s the ultimate betrayal of comedy.
Woman to woman, I shared a connection with Omarosa as a friend and a campaign sister, and I am absolutely shocked and saddened by her betrayal and violation on a deeply personal level.
The issue of the Betrayal was so central to that, I felt the need to comment upon it. My choices were to ignore the games and put them ‘outside’ of continuity or to integrate them. I chose the latter.
The greatest betrayal of the liberal left in this country is by the Labour party.
As pessimistic as I am about the nature of human beings and our capacity for atrocity and malevolence and betrayal and laziness and inertia, and all those things, I think we can transcend all that and set things straight.
Film seems to be a medium designed for betrayal and violence.
Is it possible to succeed without any act of betrayal?
Women are upset if their partner has an intimate conversation of any kind with someone who isn’t them. They consider it a violation, a betrayal. Men should think this way, but they don’t.
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.
I was told that, when ‘Betrayal’ was being produced by one of the provincial companies in England, the two actors playing those roles actually went into a pub one day and played that scene as if it were really happening to them. The people around them became very uncomfortable.
Universities are no longer educational in any sense of the word that Rousseau would have recognised. Instead, they have become unabashed instruments of capital. Confronted with this squalid betrayal, one imagines he would have felt sick and oppressed.
Betrayal does so many different things to people.
Most of us regard good luck as our right, and bad luck as a betrayal of that right.
I could become very rich in Guatemala but by the low method of ratifying my title, opening a clinic, and specialising in allergies. To do that would be the most horrible betrayal of the two ‘I’s’ struggling inside me: the socialist and the traveller.
For me, I always wonder what’s worse: an emotional betrayal or a physical betrayal? That’s a really tough call.
I would never let somebody say that they’re me. That would be the ultimate betrayal of what I stand for.
Not to invent yourself is to be false. To follow preordained rules is a profound betrayal of what it means to be human.
We have to distrust each other. It is our only defense against betrayal.
From Borges, those wonderful gaucho stories from which I learned that you can be specific as to a time and place and culture and still have the work resonate with the universal themes of love, honor, duty, betrayal, etc. From Amiri Baraka, I learned that all art is political, although I don’t write political plays.
The male, for all his bravado and exploration, is the loyal one, the one who generally feels love. The female is skilled at betrayal and torture and damnation.
In conclusion, betrayal is a deeply challenging and painful experience that tests our resilience, trust, and understanding of human nature. However, within the pain and turmoil, there are valuable lessons to be learned and opportunities for personal growth. As we reflect on these quotes, may we find solace in knowing that we are not alone in our experiences of betrayal, and may we gather strength to heal, rebuild trust, and embrace the lessons that come from navigating the complexities of human relationships.
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