The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.
Epictetus

The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
Confucius

The fatigue produced on the muscles of the human frame does not altogether depend on the actual force employed in each effort, but partly on the frequency with which it is exerted.
Charles Babbage

The future of Indo-Pak cricket will depend on how the peace process goes.
Imran Khan

The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend.
Benjamin Disraeli

The intense campaigns against domestic violence, rape, sexual harassment, and inequity in the schools all too often depend on an image of women as weak and victimized.
Katherine Dunn

The more a general is accustomed to place heavy demands on his soldiers, the more he can depend on their response.
Karl Von Clausewitz

The people of our city are holding on by a thread. Time has run out. Can we survive another night? And who can we depend on? Only God knows.
Ray Nagin

The Prescription Drug Benefit we passed in Congress is already working to make prescription drugs available and affordable for all seniors who depend on them, through the drug card that became available last year.
Mark Kennedy

The productivity of a work group seems to depend on how the group members see their own goals in relation to the goals of the organization.
Ken Blanchard

The size of your accomplishments, the quality of your achievement, will depend very largely on how big a man you see in yourself, what sort of image you get of your possible self, yourself at your best.
Orison Swett Marden

The speed of movement towards independence will depend on Kosovo demonstrating that it is capable of treating minorities well. We have not always seen that.
Emma Bonino

The success of any great moral enterprise does not depend upon numbers.
William Lloyd Garrison

The whole course of human history may depend on a change of heart in one solitary and even humble individual - for it is in the solitary mind and soul of the individual that the battle between good and evil is waged and ultimately won or lost.
M. Scott Peck

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.
Buddha

There are too many people that depend on me. I'm too obligated. I'm in too far to get out.
Elvis Presley

There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld

They do not depend upon mere legends and myths. They are not predicated on the false conception that the Emperor is divine and that the Japanese people are superior to other races.
Emperor Hirohito

They're now turning those seeds into intellectual property, so they have a virtual lock on the seeds upon which we all depend for our food and survival.
Jeremy Rifkin