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• Nothing, except the weather report or a general maxim of conduct, is so unsafe to rely upon as a theory of fiction.

  Ellen Glasgow

  Weather, Rely Upon, Fiction

  Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow (1938). “Works”

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• The gentle fair on nervous tea relies,
  Whilst gay good-nature sparkles in her eyes;
  An inoffensive scandal fluttering round,
  Too rough to tickle, and too light to wound.

  George Crabbe

  Eye, Gay, Light

  George Crabbe, John Crabbe (1834). “The poetical works of the Rev. George Crabbe: in eight volumes”, p.300

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• Once divested of missionary virus, the cult of our gods gives no offence. It would be a peaceful age if this were recognized, and religion, Christian, communist or any other, were to rely on practice and not on conversion for her growth.

  Freya Stark

  Christian, Practice, Giving

  Freya Stark (1964). “The Journey's Echo: Selections”

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• Very often there is too little information in photographs to deduce how they were made and even what they represent. We rely on context and supplemental information to confirm our observations, not simply the documents themselves.

  John Paul Caponigro

  Littles, Information, Photographer

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• Let's say tomorrow that there was a president, that we elected a president that eliminated the bulk collection of data. Let's just say it happened. What do you think would happen? People are like 'the sky would fall. We would be overrun with jihadists.' Maybe we could rely on the Constitution. Maybe we could get warrants. ... If you make the warrant specific, there's no limit to what you can get through a warrant.

  Rand Paul

  Fall, Thinking, Nsa

  "Rand Paul's NSA Filibuster: His Notable Quotes" by Andrew Desiderio, www.realclearpolitics.com. May 21, 2015.

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• I do believe that the buck stops here, that I cannot rely upon public opinion polls to tell me what is right.

  Gerald R. Ford

  Believe, Rely Upon, Public Opinion

  Address to the Nation Pardoning Richard M. Nixon, delivered on September 8, 1974, Washington D.C.

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• What possibilities exist here? What is presenting itself to me IN THIS MOMENT that I can use? In a very real sense, it's meditation in motion, the practical application of an esoteric practice. And it relies on the acceptance of serendipity. Serendipity, the effect of accidentally discovering something fortunate

  Tom Bergeron

  Real, Acceptance, Practice

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• I rely heavily on rhythm when I write. You should tap your foot when you read it, all the way through.

  Per Petterson

  Writing, Feet, Way

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• the most important quality of an inept person is to rely on popular belief and hearsay.

  Marie de Gournay

  Important, Quality, Belief

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• We lie to God in prayer if we do not rely on him afterwards.

  Robert B. Leighton

  Prayer, Lying, Ifs

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• I just hate stupid people. They should have to wear signs that say 'I'm Stupid.' That way you wouldn't rely on them, and you wouldn't ask them for nothing.

  Bill Engvall

  Funny, Hate, Stupid

  "Here's Your Sign". Live album by Bill Engvall, 1996.

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• you mustn't rely on your flowers to make your garden attractive. A good bone structure must come first, with an intelligent use of evergreen plants so that the garden is always clothed, no matter what time of year. Flowers are an added delight, but a good garden is the garden you enjoy looking at even in the depths of winter.

  Margery Fish

  Flower, Winter, Intelligent

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• God won't permit temptation beyond your strength. It is true that temptations come to all, but God will give you the graces you need to withstand them, if you ask him to and if you are willing to cooperate with his grace...In God's presence, consider: Do I put up a fight when temptations beset me, or do I give up quickly and surrender myself to them without a struggle? Do I rely on God's grace to conquer temptations, or am I conquered by them?

  Patrick Madrid

  Giving Up, Struggle, Fighting

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• If you just rely on one model, you tend to amputate reality to make it fit your model.

  David Brooks

  Reality, Fit, Models

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• Sometimes some of the toughest things you deal with end up being the best things because you realize the people that you can rely on, that love you and support you through it.

  Tom Brady

  Love You, Support You, People

  Tom Brady Press Conference at Gillette Stadium, www.courant.com. January 22, 2015.

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• Women rely on friends. ... That's where we draw sustenance and find safety. We can count on our women friends when we need a good laugh or a good cry.

  Cokie Roberts

  Safety, Laughing, Needs

  Cokie Roberts (1998). “We Are Our Mothers' Daughters”

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• Never hesitate to show your own staff that you need help. They need to be reminded how important they are to the process. In life and in business, we rely on each other to be responsible for individual tasks that benefit everyone. People sometimes forget how much interdependence there really is in a successful business. Learn the art of asking for help to empower and motivate others, and you will have learned a very powerful management strategy.

  Georgette Mosbacher

  Art, Powerful, Successful

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• The desert came into view ... sand and palm trees, a way of life that revolved around human beings without possessions or skills, who had to rely on their imaginations to contrive a way of making their hearts beat faster or even to keep them at a normal pace; to search unaided for a hidden gleam of light, and to live with two seasons a year instead of four.

  Hanan al-Shaykh

  Heart, Views, Years

  Hanan Al-Shaykh (2010). “Women of Sand and Myrrh”, p.352, A&C Black

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• Normally, I rely heavily on my director to massage me out of my actor comfort zones.

  Vera Farmiga

  Directors, Comfort, Actors

  "Actress Farmiga at Sundance with directing debut". Interview with Jay A. Fernandez, www.reuters.com. January 24, 2011.

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• For your own self-respect and sanity, your creative freedom, you have to be careful that you don't rely too much on other people's opinions of what you do because it can stunt and inhibit you.

  Luke Evans

  Self, People, Creative

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• I've always been brought up to stand on my own two feet and not rely too heavily on everyone else around me.

  Emilia Fox

  Two, Feet, My Own

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• The Americans have no faith, they rely on the power of a dollar; they are deaf to sentiment.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Faith, Dollars, Deaf

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1866). “The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Comprising His Essays, Lectures, Poems, and Orations”, p.245

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• You're using such different muscles and you rely on physicality in live action, but in animation, you totally throw that out the window. But somehow, they're both as satisfying.

  Reid Scott

  Different, Action, Window

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• I just learned how to scuba dive. Id been scared to rely on one little air hose for oxygen, but swimming with all those fish is exhilarating.

  Cheryl Hines

  Swimming, Air, Oxygen

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• I do not stick to rules when cooking. I rely on my imagination.

  Akshay Kumar

  Imagination, Cooking, Sticks

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