Rely Quotes - Page 37

• It drives me nuts how I rely on my wife for everything. I can't imagine a day without her!

  Akshay Kumar

  Nuts, Wife, Imagine

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• I am disappointed by this controversy surrounding A Million Little Pieces because I rely on the publishers to define the category that a book falls within and also the authenticity of the work.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Book, Fall, Littles

  "CNN Larry King Live". Interview With James Frey, transcripts.cnn.com. January 11, 2006.

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• Once a man's will is set, he need no longer rely on others or expect anything from the world. His vision encompasses Heaven and earth, past and present, and the tranquility of his heart is undisturbed.

  Yoshida Shoin

  Heart, Past, Men

  "Yoshida Shoin Zenshu" by Yoshida Shoin, vol. III, 1938.

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• Im a person of faith, and the language that I use to define my faith, the symbols and metaphors that I rely upon to express my faith, are those provided by Islam because they make the most sense to me.

  Reza Aslan

  Rely Upon, Islam, Use

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• The fact that he relies on facts - says things that are not factual - are going to undermine his campaign.

  George W. Bush

  Humor, Political, Campaigns

  "Bush, in his own words" by Jacob Weisberg, www.theguardian.com. November 3, 2000.

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• In the first place, then, men should guard against the beginning of change, and in the second place they should not rely upon the political devices of which I have already spoken invented only to deceive the people, for they are proved by experience to be useless.

  Aristotle

  Men, Rely Upon, People

  Aristotle, (2016). “Aristotle's Politics: Writings from the Complete Works: Politics, Economics, Constitution of Athens”, p.142, Princeton University Press

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• You can't rely on the acting to tell the story.

  David Mamet

  Acting, Stories

  David Mamet (1991). “On Directing Film”, Penguin Group USA

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• The strength of democratic societies relies on their capacity to know how to stand firm against extremism while respecting justice in the means used to fight terrorism.

  Tariq Ramadan

  Mean, Fighting, Justice

  "Living together takes effort" by Tariq Ramadan, www.theguardian.com. July 08, 2005.

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• Despite its self-regard, and much like a society of devout followers, the art world relies on consensus as heavily as it depends on individual analysis or critical thinking. Althought the art world reveres the unconventional, it is rife with conformity. Artists make works that "looks like art" and behave in ways that enhance stereotypes. (...) Originality is not always rewarded, but some people take real risks and innovate, which gives a raison d'être to the rest

  Sarah Thornton

  Art, Real, Thinking

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• The clear and present danger of climate change means we cannot burn our way to prosperity. We already rely too heavily on fossil fuels. We need to find a new, sustainable path to the future we want. We need a clean industrial revolution.

  Ban Ki-moon

  Mean, Climate, Needs

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• Encryption works. Properly implemented strong crypto systems are one of the few things that you can rely on. Unfortunately, endpoint security is so terrifically weak that NSA can frequently find ways around it.

  Edward Snowden

  Strong, Nsa, Encryption

  Edward Snowden: NSA whistleblower answers reader questions, www.theguardian.com. June 17, 2013.

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• The internet has done nothing but good for comedy all around. Comedians no longer have to rely on TV execs and club owners deciding if they are funny or not.

  Doug Stanhope

  Comedian, Done, Clubs

  "Doug Stanhope on Alcohol, Politics and Killing Comedy Bootleggers’ Families". Interview with Joel Warner, Peter McGraw, www.wired.com. November 6, 2012.

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• The belief that we can rely on shortcuts to happiness, joy, rapture, comfort, and ecstasy, rather than be entitled to these feelings by the exercise of personal strengths and virtues, leads to legions of people who, in the middle of great wealth, are starving spiritually.

  Martin Seligman

  Exercise, People, Joy

  Martin Seligman (2011). “Authentic Happiness”, p.16, Nicholas Brealey Publishing

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• I may be 5 ft. 3 in., but my team makes me feel like I'm 10 feet tall, and it's a beautiful relationship. My teammates rely on me to lead and unite them with my words, and I love that my words make the boat go fast.

  Mary Whipple

  Beautiful, Team, Feet

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• A sense of that kind of narrative movement that we experience online could have been in my mind easily, though not consciously. I do rely so much on my unconscious, the way I write my stuff the way I do. I let my unconscious work. I have better ideas that way and more interesting work.

  Jennifer Egan

  Writing, Ideas, Interesting

  Interview with Marah Eakin, www.avclub.com. May 12, 2011.

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• I always had to rely on humor and sarcasm. And when I started having kids, that doesn't work with kids. Kids don't understand sarcasm, and they certainly don't understand my humor.

  Kurt Fuller

  Kids, Sarcasm, Having Kids

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• An actor's career relies on a lot of luck. Being in the right place at the right time.

  Parker Posey

  Careers, Luck, Actors

  "Between Luck and Resilience: Parker Posey on ‘Irrational Man’ and Working with Woody Allen". Interview with Carlos Aguilar, www.indiewire.com. July 20, 2015.

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• As president, I wouldn't be making the day-to-day combat decisions. The job of the commander-in-chief is to lay the objective out and then you rely upon the generals and admirals and commanders to give you their expert advice on the tools needed to carry out that objective.

  Ted Cruz

  Jobs, Rely Upon, Giving

  "Ted Cruz on opposition to trade bill, ObamaCare alternative". "Special Report" with Bret Baier, www.foxnews.com. June 24, 2015.

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• Trust wholly in Christ; rely altogether on His sufferings; beware of seeking to be justified in any other way than by His righteousness. Faith in our Lord Jesus Christ is sufficient for salvation. There must be atonement made for sin according to the righteousness of God. The person to make this atonement must be God and man.

  John Wycliffe

  Jesus, Men, Suffering

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• The art of peace is medicine for a sick worldit does not rely
  on weapons or brute force to succeed

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Art, Medicine, Sick

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• In warfare, first lay plans which will ensure victory, and then lead your army to battle; if you will not begin with stratagem but rely on brute strength alone, victory will no longer be assured.

  Sun Tzu

  Army, Victory, Battle

  Sun Tzu (2016). “The Art of War”, p.20, Xist Publishing

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• You can always rely on America to do the right thing -- once it has exhausted the alternatives.

  Winston Churchill

  Funny, Humor, America

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• I rely on the promise, God is kind to women, fools, and drunk people.

  Jane Welsh Carlyle

  People, Drunk, Promise

  Jane Welsh Carlyle, Thomas Carlyle (1887). “Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle”

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• You have to rely on your support system. Growing up, I always thought it was a sign of weakness to ask for help, but now I realize it's really a sign of strength to say, 'I need help, I can't do it all.'

  Kerri Walsh

  Growing Up, Support Systems, Weakness

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• This enthusiasm [for empathy] may be misplaced. Empathy has some unfortunate features – it is parochial, narrow-minded and innumerate. We’re often at our best when we’re smart enough not to rely on it.

  Paul Bloom

  Smart, Empathy, Enthusiasm

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