Quotes About Dependence

A man who does not trust himself will never really trust anybody.

A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyone else.

A man who doesn't trust himself can never truly trust anyone else.

For, in order to turn the individual into a function of the State, his dependence on anything besides the State must be taken from him. But religion means dependence on and submission to the irrational facts of experience.

The first rule of survival was to hang on to the team, because without the dogs you were dead.

so let's hear another one of your irrational fears" "I'm scared of losing you" "I said 'irrational' fears. Because that's not gonna happen

Lean against the edge, sweetheart. I'm falling off."--Brent Greene

There is only one thing you need to know about me," he finally said. "I will protect you as long as you are necessary, and as long as you do not seek my downfall." - Knox

Ninety-eight percent of American homes have TV sets, which means the people in the other 2% have to generate their own sex and violence.

Who's been calling you, and what do they want?" I ask, frowning. "Usually it's other it people who are having problems fixing something," he replies, rolling his eyes. "When something goes down, I'm apparently the only person who knows where to go looking.

When you retire, you switch bosses — from the one who hired you to the one who married you.

If all human lives depended upon their usefulness — as might be judged by certain standards — there would be a sudden and terrific mortality in the world.

Blind faith is just another word for slavery,

Much of Australia's history had been shaped by the contradiction that it depended intimately and comprehensively on a country which was further away that almost any other in the world. Now the dependence had slackened, the distance had diminished. The Antipodes were drifting, though where they were drifting no one knew.

Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of their neighbors for all their amusement.

Most people do not pray; they only beg.

I smoke ten to fifteen cigars a day. At my age I have to hold on to something.

Humans were still in the loop but no longer in control.

Walking in the Spirit means to live each moment under the control of the Holy Spirit. Walking involves living a step at a time, moment by moment; and to walk in the Spirit means to take each step of my earthly walk under the direction and control and leadership of the Holy Spirit.

Where the hell would I go without you, Kate? No matter where I went, you would be there in my head. I would miss you every moment of my life.

Love makes you helpless," Daniela said. "You think about the object of your affection all the time. Your happiness or misery depends on another person's mood. You give up all power over yourself, hand it to the person you love, and trust that they will be gentle with it.

You and me. This wasn't in the plan. The plan was to be alone, to hide, and to kill Roland. Being happy was never one of the bullet points. Some part of me is still convinced it's a fluke and eventually it will be ripped away from me. Deep down I expect it. Any hint of it and I roll down the cliff. You're mine, you know that, right? If you ever try to leave me, it won't go well.

If you try to separate from her in any way . . ." "She will bark?" Konstantin asked. "Yes. If she barks for longer than one minute, the electronic sensor in her collar will send an alert. Cutting the collar or removing it will also trigger an alert." Matilda stared at him. "If anything happens to Rooster or her collar, I will know. I will come. I will bring friends. I hope we understand each other.

I bloody hated bodyguard detail. On regular jobs, I had to depend only on myself. But bodyguard detail was a couple's kind of dance. You had to work with the body you guarded, and in my experience, bodies proved uncooperative.