Naivety Quotes

When I choose to see the good side of things, I’m not being naive. It is strategic and necessary. It’s how I’ve learned to survive through everything.[to Evelyn]

Cynical is a word used by Pollyannas to denote an absence of the naiveté they so keenly exhibit.

Hey, I know a joke. A squirrel walks up to a tree and says, “I forgot to store acorns for winter and now I am dead.” Ha! It is funny because the squirrel gets dead.

We hit them as soon as they come back. We’ll be prepared, waiting. And they’re armed.[Eddie]What was that? Armed? What do you mean, armed? Armed with what?[Soap]Bad breath, colorful language, feather duster… What do you think they’re gonna be armed with? Guns, you tit![Eddie]

Scarface. I’ve watched Scarface. If you want to know how to do a drug deal, you watch Scarface.

I am naive. I always have been. In a way, it’s been a gift.