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Quotes About Reliance

I am totally in the hands of the Lord.
~ Gordon B. Hinckley
Prayer is the great gift which our Eternal Father has given us by which we may approach Him and speak with Him in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Be prayerful. You cannot make it alone. You cannot reach your potential alone. You need the help of the Lord.
~ Gordon B. Hinckley
In God we trust; all others must pay cash.
~ American Saying
If it want for faith, thare would be no living in this world. We couldn't even eat hash with enny safety, if it want for faith.
~ Josh Billings, "Faith"
The easiest way to keep a secret is without help.
~ Author Unknown
It was a placing of his destiny in another's hands, a shifting of the responsibilities of existence. This in itself was compensation, for it is always easier to lean upon another than to stand alone.
~ Jack London
Where was his knife, upon which he relied? He had cut cheese for their noonday meal, and had packed the knife away with the cheese. Aillas said: 'Sir, before we continue with this matter, may I offer you a bite of cheese?' 'I care for no cheese, though it is an amusing concept.' 'In that case, allow me a moment while I cut a morsel or two for myself, as I hunger.' 'I have no time to spare while you eat cheese; prepare instead for death.
~ Jack Vance
One must gauge one's trust carefully.
~ Jacqueline Carey
Os homens irão deixar-te, a tua beleza irá desaparecer, os teus filhos irão crescer e partir e tudo o que pensaste ser a tua vida irá azedar; a única coisa com que podes contar é contigo mesma e com o teu talento.
~ Jacqueline Susann
When all around take fundamental ideas for granted, these must be the truth. For most minds there is no comfort like it.
~ Jacques Barzun
John Whipple did not allow his anger at such treatment to obscure his judgment. In years of trading around the Pacific he had often met obstinate men and the cruel situations which they produce, and he had learned that in such confrontations his only chance of winning lay in doing exactly what in conscience ought to be done. It was by reliance upon this conviction that he had quietly made his way in such disparate jungles as Valparaiso, Batavia, Singapore and Honolulu.
~ James A. Michener
Take no one's word for anything, including mine—but trust your experience.
~ James Baldwin
You going to need me, baby, one of these cold, rainy days.
~ James Baldwin
thoughtless reliance on technology is a liability
~ James C. Collins
it be no weakness to ask a friend for help.
~ James Clemens
every period of life has its necessities, and at forty-seven it's just as well to trust a little to the head.
~ James Fenimore Cooper
Theatre people, who are an adaptive species, know that to remain sane in the process of production where everyone and his uncle has an opinion about how to fix a show, you must pick the people whose knowledge and taste you trust and stick only to these few. The Tweetocracy is no place to look.
~ John Lahr
I think it's irresponsible when celebrities imply they're doing it all themselves. My son has aunties and uncles around all the time, and my husband is my hero. He's really full-on. I couldn't do it any other way.
~ Alanis Morissette
I have always been uncomfortable with a series of movies. I hate that word 'franchise' - it always makes me think of French fries. What I felt each time was that we were going for broke, that this was going to be the last in the series. You can't count on anything.
~ Sigourney Weaver
My definition of family is just unconditional love. The people who rely on you and who love you, they are there, too.
~ Will Arnett
You cannot underestimate the body blow for a snooker player of having your cue broken. After all, it's an extension to your arm.
~ Stephen Hendry
A prince who will not undergo the difficulty of understanding must undergo the danger of trusting.
~ George Savile
You cannot go to someone who is 65 or 70 years of age and tell 'em, 'This program that you retired relying on is now being pulled out from underneath you.'
~ Marco Rubio
There is a world of difference between not disclosing fine detail and relying on broad and generalised assertions. The first may be understandable; the second is not acceptable.
~ Keir Starmer