Relying Quotations

After my father died when I was seven and my mother entered into an abusive relationship, I shuffled between houses - staying with friends, families from church, and relying on the kindness of teachers and people throughout my community to help me grow up essentially without parents.

As writers, we do our best to conjure a world so vivid that the reader can practically walk through it - but we're still only using words and relying on readers to do a lot of work of imagining. Providing pictures as well as words offers a whole new dimension to the experience of consuming a story.

'Johnny' was always a lone wolf when he got on stage. Him against the world, whereas suddenly, when I got into acting, people were relying on me.

Relying exclusively on air power has limits: planes are effective against fixed strategic targets, like petroleum storage, bridges, and command bunkers; but even then, air power rarely succeeds by itself in destroying a regime's ability to command and control its forces.

I love the way people dress at the races. I love people dressed to the nines during the day. That formal kind of daywear doesn't really exist anymore except at the races. Also I love the tuffs and the working classes being so hand in glove and relying on each other to make the thing happen.

I have always believed that resistance against repression and violence is possible without relying on similar repression and violence. I have always believed that human civilization is the fruit of the effort of both women and men.

Stop relying only on technology. Technology can help the qualified, well-trained human being but cannot replace him.

For all the popularity of spiritual advisers in South Korea, it still shocks to see the leaders of huge public companies relying on fortune-tellers. A shaman may advise a struggling executive to move a building's front entrance, tapping the widespread pungsu belief that your luck depends on the direction of your house.

History suggests that attempts to privatize Medicare by relying on private companies to offer Medicare benefits in rural America simply will not work.

I learned that instead of relying on and imitating American music, there is a better chance for an Asian artist to succeed if he or she follows his or her own culture.

My provocative statement is that we desperately need a serious, scientific theory of cities and scientific theory means quantifiable, relying on underlying generic principles that can be made in a - put into a predictive framework. That's the quest.

When somebody's calling you 'Mommy,' it's a wonderful thing. But also to have that responsibility and to know that you and your partner have this little thing that's totally relying on you - and it made me, I suppose, less selfish. Not that I was mega-selfish to start with, but it's lovely having that responsibility. It's scary.

Fashion brands looking for explosive growth go the wholesale route, to get their products into stores, but then they end up relying on those sales.

Relying on nothing but scientific knowledge to produce an engineering solution is to invite frustration at best and failure at worst.

I remember talking to John Mortimer, and he said he was relying on Rumpole to keep him in his old age; well, I'm doing the same with Phryne - she's my mainstay.

Relying on the face might be human nature - even babies prefer to look at attractive people. But, of course, judging someone based on the geometry of his features is, from a moral and legal standpoint, no better than judging him based on the color of his skin.

I've always felt that if I examine myself too much, I'll find out what I know and don't know, and I'll burst the bubble. I've gotten so lucky relying on my animal instincts, I'd rather keep a little bit of the animal alive.

The GOP cannot expect to win the presidency in the future by simply relying on running up big numbers with white voters.

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.'

I would have expected a much more inclusive process. If they are relying on inviting companies to participate in the process, how much diversity of opinion are they likely to achieve?

I wish we could have played all four quarters like that. We've been relying on our defense to get us going by creating turnovers. We didn't do a good job of that to start with, but in the last part of the third quarter and the fourth we really clamped down and were able to take control of the game.

I would put our chances of qualifying at very low at the moment. We are relying on other people, and they are very unlikely to lose. We are not playing well enough at the moment, and that is the bottom line. We have still got a very tough game tomorrow - and we have got to look hard at what we are doing.

Like every novelist, I fantasise about film. Novelists are not equipped to make a movie, in my opinion. They make their own movie when they write: they're casting, they're dressing the scene, they're working out where the energy of the scene is coming from, and they're also relying tremendously on the creative imagination of the reader.

One problem with relying on existing concepts is that it could stifle innovation, weakening the film sector over time.

No country can achieve its own security by relying on itself alone, no matter how advanced its arsenal is and how strong it is.

Obviously, the computer is not for everybody, and we're not relying on it exclusively. But ultimately, this stuff will work, and it will benefit a lot of people.

Right now, I'm relying on the fire chiefs to verify their membership. I'm leaving it up to the chiefs to decide who they consider a fireman. Then if they're calling the person who stops by once every five years to sweep the floor a fireman, we'll reconsider it next year.

If we're relying on a decision from a German judge about what our Constitution means, no president accountable to the people appointed that judge and no Senate accountable to the people confirmed that judge. And yet he's playing a role in shaping the law that binds the people in this country. I think that's a concern that has to be addressed.

If we're relying on a German judge about what our Constitution means, no president accountable to the people appointed that judge and no Senate accountable to the people confirmed that judge. And yet, he's playing a role in shaping the law that binds the people in this country.

We had (Carlos) Beltran and (Jeff) Kent and (Jeff) Bagwell, and they could all put us ahead with one swing. This year, we rely on pitching, we play defense and we look for timely hitting. The biggest thing is, we're not relying on one person.

Since 9/11, and because of the terrorist threat, there's always a concern that explosives could end up at an airport. Having the dogs trained and ready at the airport gives us a higher level of security and keeps us from relying on other agencies to provide that type of service to our passengers.

We won't be relying so much on contract counsel.

Guys have got to realize we can't let these points slip away. You never want to be relying on other teams, especially down the stretch.

I enjoy the camaraderie. We like getting together, hanging out and relying on each other. We're like a gang and music is our weapon of choice. We throw it out there and see what happens.

IBM recognizes that our customers need more than just email for their collaboration needs -- as a result, IBM has evolved Lotus Notes and Domino forward as an extensive platform built to meet the business objectives of a wide variety of corporate communities, including end-users, IT administrators, application developers and the CFOs office, ... Today, tens of thousands of customers are relying on Lotus Notes and Domino to help drive their overall business, so weve built Lotus Notes and Domino 7 with capabilities that can increase productivity from the organizational level down to individual knowledge workers.

Bush is trying to avoid the Souter mistake by relying on a personal relationship, which the first President Bush did not have. But that, many of us would argue, doesn't get you to where you need to be. Just because you know her heart doesn't tell you her judicial philosophy.

Businesses had been relying on that tax cut. They've sent a very bad message that we're not as much of a business-friendly state as we would like to be.

Businesses relying on those incentives may find them challenged, as in Cuno, by competitors or by departments of revenue unwilling to provide credits under statutes they deem unconstitutional. Either way, Tennessee businesses could potentially be deprived of the benefits provided by many longstanding incentive programs if the Cuno decision is not successfully challenged.

We lost the man in body but we didn't lose him in spirit. So I'm relying on his spirit to take care of me.

I always put so much pressure on myself in baseball. There, if you make a mistake, you let the whole team down. Here, I'm only relying on myself, so I'm only letting myself down except for the relays.

He tried to push me out of bounds, and I just tried to keep my balance. I guess he was relying on my momentum taking me toward the sideline and him just being able to push me out of bounds. He didn't anticipate me trying to stay in bounds.

Keith is a guy that I'm relying on more, having been with Keith for a year, to be the guy that's my sounding board during a game-type situation. Keith knows our personnel and John's just working his way in. I'll probably end up relying more on Keith.

Local officials are relying on youth curfews as one way to ensure the safety of the citizens in their communities. The findings of this poll show that enhanced officer training and creative partnerships are common elements in local programs aimed at reinforcing youth curfews.

Patients may postpone getting needed effective treatment, because they are instead relying on alternative remedies that haven't been tested, ... The second danger is that they may actually be harmful.

I will be relying on the United States Navy and NOAA to provide us a map of the ocean floor and the debris field,

Kyle has now started 16 games in his career. That's one season that he has behind him. So let's see where he goes from here. Let's just wait to judge this kid. The numbers aren't necessarily going to be there in our offense, with our formula of relying on the running game, defense and special teams. But the signs are there, and the kid is developing.

I think sometimes we rely too much on Kenny alone. We play a much better game when we play a full game, relying on our shooting and contesting other teams shots.

Language is a barrier, especially in health care. We see a big problem in families relying on their 10 to 12-year-old son to translate.

People are relying on local fruit, and they have little food to eat. I went out to get bread, and could only get a couple of apples,

I think that what Capital and Coast is relying on is probably having someone on call rather than on duty. Unfortunately on call doesn't do the trick.

I think they have taken the correct position, which is to say that the consumer is better off relying upon the market.

Relying on a third party is always a concern. You could all of a sudden get a McDonald's ad in the middle of your map.

Relying on our nation and armed forces, we will make the aggressor regret its actions,

Relying on outsourcing gives companies more flexibility in regard to budgeting and allows them to respond more quickly to fluctuations in the economy,

Relying solely on real estate-based savings may be dangerous because this type of saving can be illiquid and selling a home can be an inconvenient and expensive transaction,

Parents relying on ubiquitous and user-friendly technology, ratings information and their own good judgment to manage TV is (sic) the best approach, not increased government control, regardless of whether the program is Yosemite Sam, the Road Runner or a scene from a show clearly intended for adults.

Our team is pretty young team and we've got some freshmen who are just really quick and just thrive up front there. We've got Cathy (Vega), Hanna (Burleigh) and we can put Whitney (Campbell), Taylor (Wagner) and Kelsey (Clapper) up there and it just makes a huge difference instead of just relying on just one or two players.

Our business in general has been growing, but the litigation has certainly helped. It's changed the profile of some accounts that were previously absolutely committed to RIM, who now seem absolutely committed to replacing them, or at least not relying on them.

Our system of relying on employers for health insurance is fraying badly, and we're paying for some of the cost in this fashion. We should be concerned about it, analyzing it ... and determine if it is reasonable it's happening.

I think other bowls relying on volunteers and all that, if you have to train a new volunteer every year, that gets kind of chaotic. Our idea was if the media are happy, they are going to say good things.

I think we're relying too much on scheme, ... Sometimes as coaches - defensively, let's say, as an example - I think our guys are relying too much on scheme. They think the scheme is going to stop it. It's man against man. Hopefully, two games are enough for us to figure it out.

I think it comes back to relying on the things we do real well. ... I think we're going to have to do the same things, spread the floor ... and look to penetrate and kick.

I think we're doing a moderate job and relying a little too much on databases historically being deeper within the enterprise. Some examples of really bad practices are static passwords stored in clear text in applications and batch jobs, shared administrative accounts, no controls on DBA activity, etc. We can definitely be doing better.

We need a more comprehensive and perhaps more effective strategy in controlling acute respiratory infections, relying on several preventive interventions that take into account the multi-agent nature of infectious respiratory disease and its context (such as personal hygiene, provision of electricity and adequate food, water and sanitation),

Today, tens of thousands of customers are relying on Lotus Notes and Domino to help drive their overall business, so we've built Lotus Notes and Domino 7 with capabilities that can increase productivity from the organizational level down to individual knowledge workers.

The problem is we need to get more from our supporting staff. We are relying too much on our guards to score.

We have too many breakdowns. I think that we have to go back to the one, two, three of defense rotations, and getting guys in different positions. The only way that you can win games if you are relying on your offense night in and night out, is you have to outscore teams. We're not going to outscore teams, so our defense has to go back to the fundamentals of teaching positions.

We can't just range ourselves at the back in Turin and hope for a nil-nil draw. We will not be shy about relying on our strengths. We have to go there and score.

The acquisition of Lauri added confusion to what we do. We'd been making similar stuff for years and everybody knew how to make those products. We basically doubled the size of our product line in one fell swoop and the old way of relying on memory no longer worked.

That's been our heart and soul all year, our defense. Sometimes, it seems like we're having trouble scoring. When that happens, we've got to keep relying on our defense.

We've been getting some excellent hockey by all four lines, and I think that's why we're having success right now because we're not just relying on our big dogs to score the goals. I just tried to get the puck on net and Murray, getting his nose dirty once again, made a great deflection.

We were very fortunate. Their quarterback went down and he can throw the ball. We had a lot of problems with cramps and we were relying on role players who don't get a lot of reps. This was a test of their character we've developed over the years.

We have to think of society's portrayal of salesmen as not true to life but as that great American character making it against the odds, the hustler. It's not that we tend to think of salespeople as evil hucksters, but that the writers and directors see them as characters relying only on their wit, character and drive.

That's the way I pitched all last year, using the off-speed to set it up a little bit more. I felt like sometimes I get into a habit of throwing too many fastballs and just relying on that, whereas I'm sure I could throw a lot more off-speed stuff for strikes.

We have relied on a myth of homeland security -- a myth written in rhetoric, inadequate resources, and a new bureaucracy -- instead of relying on good old-fashioned American ingenuity, might and muscle,

We hear it, people talking about me and Justin, saying these guys are our future. The crowd was amazing. We've got a whole city relying on us, and we are gonna do something. Believe me, we're gonna do some damage.

We have a real-world mission even in peacetime. Every time the phone goes off, you knew someone was relying on us to get there.

We're growing more as a team, and we're relying on each other, so it's definitely helping us out with the foundation of our team.

We are thankful to have each other. Our kids are doing fine. We have been relying on strangers and one family member in Orlando. That's been a lesson.

You don't mind losing but we didn't even compete. This wasn't Hillhouse or West Haven. We're relying on the jump shot because we're not getting anything inside and when the shots don't drop we struggle.

Wal-Mart highlights an economic transition from relying on consumers to relying on the private sector and capital spending. So, we're looking more at companies like Caterpillar rather than Wal-Mart.

Toyota has really improved the performance of their engine lately, ... For the first time this year, I could keep up with the leaders without relying on race cautions to maintain contact with them. We are still lacking a bit of power to go for the win on a regular basis, but we are getting there. Toyota is really working hard to catch up to Honda. We are going to Watkins Glen next week for a day of testing in order to be more competitive for the penultimate race of the 2005 season.

When you're relying on something that uses electrical power and someone to do maintenance on the thing ... if you have a power failure that takes the station out, you run the risk of sewage backing up into homes. By putting in a gravity line we won't have to rely on electrical power to transport sewage.

We preach to our kids about the importance of scoring early and relying on our pitching. We were able to do that today, but we didn't add runs like I would have liked.

We probably don't want to be relying on passwords as we do.

We discussed a process of actually me sitting down with the coaches after the end of the season and talking about where the laws' committee is at and getting the input face-to-face with the coaches, rather than relying on a coaches' representative on the laws' committee, which has been the case in the past.

We are relying on Elliot and Kyle a lot. It's as hard a working group as I've had man-for-man. I think there's a lot of desire, but we've got our hands full.

We are relying on local departments to help with traffic control here, ... So far, everything's running smooth - slow, but smooth.

We're not relying on celebrity endorsements. We're fighting for everyday New Yorkers, and those are the people whose support matters the most to Freddy.

We're not relying on what we think is cool or interesting or happening. We're holding up a mirror to our audience. That, to me, is our insurance policy.

The defendants are fully aware when they violate the law and they have to notify the state. We're relying on their own reports for the violations.

The defendants are relying on a statute of limitations that applied to the Memphis board of adjustment that went out of existence 35 years ago. We believe that statute does not apply. The Tennessee legislature specifically enacted a 60 day statute of limitations that applies to boards and commissions and that statute of limitations should apply to this board.

While relying on its own research and development, China also actively participates in international cooperation. The European Union is one of our most important partners in the field of nuclear power development.

Tyson is a very gifted athlete. The improvement we've seen in him the past three weeks is impressive. He's gone from being someone who was really relying on his athletic ability to someone who's starting to make good decisions.

We have beaten them more than they have beaten us. We couldn't have won the meet without relying on a team effort.

We have been relying on team effort, not so much as one individual. Everyone stepped up at Ball State and they all played pretty even, as indicated by their scores. We need to improve our short game, though. That was what hurt us the most at Ball State, and we lost some shots around the green. Our course management will be the key to our success this weekend.

We've been relying on the defense a lot more. That's starting to be the new motto for our team; starting to be our reputation now.

We've been relying on the housing activity for our economic growth.

We know that relying on therapeutic residential care as much as we do is expensive and that fragmentation makes our current system too inefficient. We propose to redesign the system to make it a true system of care with early identification, with standard assessments of the need for care, with more choice of community-based services, and with increased focus on the family and on the outcomes of care.

We weren't able to use the film because a Glass production is touring. But they have been very supportive of us. In the end it made us more creative because we're not relying on the film.