Quotes About Reliance

You have a cough that won't go away—and then? It's not science you call upon but a doctor. A doctor with good days and bad days. A doctor with a weird laugh and a bad haircut. A doctor with three other patients to see and, inevitably, gaps in what he knows and skills he's still trying to learn.

We are all, whatever we do, in the hands of flawed human beings.

a man must take his children on trust—isn't that what Goethe says?* CAPTAIN

I realized I could really become hooked on these happy pills. They gave me a glorious feeling of general well-being and didn't make me fat, like alcohol. I wondered if there was any harm in being addicted to only these.

Maybe one of my problems is I never depend upon the kindness of strangers.

So he definitely hadn't been angry, and I definitely had believed he was. This meant something inside of me — something I had relied on my entire life — was essentially faulty. My compass, my inner homing pigeon, my deeper instincts. Since mine clearly could not be trusted, I would have to rely on his.

O my Lord and Savior, in Your arms I am safe. Keep me and I have nothing to fear. . . . I know nothing about the future, but I rely upon You. I pray that You would give me what is good for me.

On the one hand, we have no choice but to trust in our technology. Without it we would never have set foot on the Moon. But . . . sometimes we have to pay a high price for that trust.

Perhaps it is easier For others To believe in you Than it is To believe In yourself.

And I just let him. Because that's what friends are for.

I may be just an empty flesh terminal reliant on technology for all my ideas, memories and relationships, but I am confident that all of that everything that makes me a unique human being is still out there somewhere, safe in a theoretical storage space owned by giant, multinational corporations.

XX A learned man came to me once. He said, I know the way, - come. And I was overjoyed at this. Together we hastened, Soon, too soon, were we Where my eyes were useless, And I knew not the ways of me feet. I clung to the hand of my friend; But at last he cried, I am lost.

God never intended for us to live out the Christian life or accomplish His work on the earth in our own wisdom or strength. His plan has always been for us to rely on the Holy Spirit and live a life of obedience in prayer.

It don't matter if you believe in God Nick, he believes in you.

Being needed is a great thing. Maybe the great thing.

The Lord provides strength, not taxicabs.

Dont trust in life and expect that it will betray you in any time

I'm like a stray cat. If you feed me, I don't leave.

Do not expect anything from any one. Always look to God

Trust in the Lord. Your hope will never be disappointed.

Faith is not a one-time act. It's a way of life.

Trust is the first step to love.

Look after my heart - I've left it with you.

the most important thing you have with another human being is trust.