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• O seeker! Rely on nothing until you want nothing.

  Gautama Buddha

  Advice, Want, Seekers

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• Of course, if you have thought up to now that an actor relies merely on inspiration you will have to change your mind. Talent without work is nothing more than raw unfinished material.

  Constantin Stanislavski

  Inspiration, Mind, Actors

  Constantin Stanislavski (2013). “An Actor Prepares”, p.78, A&C Black

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• The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon
  valour.

  Livy

  Courage, Honorable, Wells

  "History of Rome". Book by Livy. Book XXXIV, section 14,

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• The human mind, in proportion as it is deprived of external resources, sedulously labors to find within itself the means of happiness, learns to rely with confidence on its own exertions, and gains with greater certainty the power of being happy.

  Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann

  Mean, Mind, Gains

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• If there are sound reasons or bases for the points you demand, then there is no need for violence. On the other hand, when there is no sound reason that concessions should be made to you but mainly your own desire, then reason cannot work and you have to rely on force. Thus using force is not a sign of strength but rather a sign of weakness.

  Dalai Lama

  Hands, Desire, Violence

  "The Dalai Lama: A Policy of Kindness". Book edited by Sidney Piburn. "The Nobel Evening Address" p. 115, 1990.

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• All questions rely on the present for their solution. Time measures nothing but itself. The word that is written may be postponed,but not that on the lip. If this is what the occasion says, let the occasion say it.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Time, May, Lips

  Henry David Thoreau (2016). “A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers”, p.222, Xist Publishing

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• Often you have to rely on your intuition.

  William H. Gates, Sr.

  Intuition

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• Republics demanded virtue. Monarchies could rely on coercion and "dazzling splendor" to suppress self-interest or factions; republics relied on the goodness of the people to put aside private interest for public good. The imperatives of virtue attached all sorts of desiderata to the republican citizen: simplicity, frugality, sobriety, simple manners, Christian benevolence, duty to the polity. Republics called on other virtues--spiritedness, courage--to protect the polity from external threats. Tyrants kept standing armies; republics relied on free yeomen, defending their own land.

  James Monroe

  Christian, Army, Simple

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• Haitian rice farmers are quite efficient, but they can't compete with U.S. agribusiness that relies on a huge government subsidy, thanks to Ronald Reagan's free market enthusiasms.

  Noam Chomsky

  Government, Subsidies, Agribusiness

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• Don't let anyone speak for you, and don't rely on others to fight for you.

  Michelle Obama

  Fighting, Speak

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• The divine within you is stronger than anything that is without you. Therefore, be not afraid of anything. Rely on your own Inner Self, the Divinity within you. Tap the source through looking within. Improve yourself. Build your character. Purify the heart. Develop the divine virtues. Eradicate evil traits. Conquer all that is base in you. Endeavor to attain all that is worthy and noble. Make the lower nature the servant of the higher through discipline, Tapas, self-restraint and meditation. This is the beginning of your freedom.

  Sivananda

  Character, Heart, Self

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• I know I'm a long way from greatness, but I am beginning to come at it in my own way. I can go through the basic motions pretty well, don't rely quite as religiously on specific fly patterns as I once did, have worked out ways of compensating for some of my most egregious weaknesses and have come to count heavily on timing because it's a hell of a lot easier to catch fish when the fish are biting.

  John Gierach

  Greatness, Long, Patterns

  John Gierach (2010). “Standing in a River Waving a Stick”, p.20, Simon and Schuster

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• To you, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism look very different, but to me they look the same. Many of you would say that something like Buddhism doesn't even belong on the list, since it doesn't link salvation to divine worship, but to me this is just a quibble. Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism all perceive human beings as flawed, wounded creatures in need of salvation, and all rely fundamentally on revelations that spell out how salvation is to be attained, either by departing from this life or rising above it.

  Daniel Quinn

  Buddhism, Islam, Different

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• A titled leader relies heavily on positional power to get things done; a natural leader is able to mobilize others without the whip of formal authority.

  Gary Hamel

  Leader, Done, Able

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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. I do believe that right makes might and that if I am wrong, 10 angels swearing I was right would make no difference. I do believe, with all my heart and mind and spirit, that I, not as President but as a humble servant of God, will receive justice without mercy if I fail to show mercy.

  Gerald R. Ford

  Believe, Heart, Humble

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

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• One would hope that you would have a CBO director who does not let ideology get in the way of making good estimates. [Congress] values having a credible institution that they can rely on to give them the best estimates possible.

  Alice Rivlin

  Giving, Directors, Doe

  "With a new budget director, will the price be right for Republicans?" by Jeremy Diamond, www.cnn.com. December 23, 2014.

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• When we receive God's gift of life by relying on Christ, we find that God comes to act with us as we rely on him in our actions.

  Dallas Willard

  Our Actions, Christ, Gifts Of Life

  Dallas Willard (2009). “The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God”, p.44, Harper Collins

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• Fundamentally, the answers to our challenges in healthcare relies in engaging and empowering the individual.

  Elizabeth Holmes

  Empowering, Challenges, Answers

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• You often feel like you are on a high wire with no net productions because you have to rely on spontaneity and come up with ideas on the spur of the moment - and then what happens is that there is electricity to it that gets caught.

  Nicolas Cage

  Ideas, Wire, Spurs

  "National Treasure: Book of Secrets - Nicolas Cage interview". Interview with Rob Carnevale, www.indielondon.co.uk.

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• I was brought up in a household of chaos and I never felt stable at home. At a really young age, I decided I was never going to feel helpless, I was never going to feel weak around a man, and I was never going to rely on anyone. Independence was a big, big thing for me.

  Christina Aguilera

  Home, Men, Independence

  "Christina: Intimate Talk About a Past That Still Hurts". Interview with Laurie Sandell, www.glamour.com. November 30, 2006.

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• I can rely on me [being a director], unlike some actors. I never got anything less than what I needed from the lead actor.

  Russell Crowe

  Directors, Actors, Needed

  "THE WATER DIVINER: Russell Crowe Talks Directing, Story Selection, and His Career". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. April 22, 2015.

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• I never sing a song more than twice because my fear of waning excitement for a piece is part of my troubles. I so rely on vibe, energy and emotions that the technical part occurs to me last.

  Shelby Lynne

  Song, Pieces, Lasts

  Interview by Allison Moorer, innocentwords.com. May 1, 2015.

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• My parents taught me: Do not rely on a man. Not rely on it that you get married and it pays for you. That's what I figured. I have always paid my own bills.

  Bette Midler

  Men, Parent, Pay

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• I don't rely on anybody except my own judgment. I don't get much input. I don't know if that's helped me or if I would be better off if I did rely on someone.

  Woody Allen

  Would Be, Input, Judgment

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• I think we have to go through everything we go through in our life, and I believe my purpose in life was to teach self-reliance. So I had the experience of relying on myself very early in life in order to have that knowing, because otherwise I would've just read about it. I think of it now as a great advantage that I had. It certainly taught me to rely upon myself at a very young age. And that's what I've been teaching since I was a little boy.

  Wayne Dyer

  Believe, Teaching, Boys

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