Angela Merkel

I have a relatively sunny spirit, and I always had the expectation that my path through life would be relatively sunny, no matter what happened. I have never allowed myself to be bitter.

German Statesman

Dustin Hoffman

And that's another reason to make this movie: We can put plays on film now, at a relatively small cost, and they will reach an audience they would never have reached otherwise.

American Actor

Margaret Mead

Nobody has ever before asked the nuclear family to live all by itself in a box the way we do. With no relatives, no support, we've put it in an impossible situation.

American Scientist

Zara Phillips

In our sport you're very lucky to find a horse of a lifetime and I found mine relatively early. He's done everything for me and I owe him the world.

British Royalty

Alexander Pope

If a man's character is to be abused there's nobody like a relative to do the business.

English Poet

Michael Dell

Relative to other economies in the world, India has a good feel to it.

American Businessman

Jeremy Irons

I have developed a life which seems to need a relatively high income.

English Actor

Kate Winslet

I'm not afraid to admit that I'm a relatively slow reader.

Actress

Fareed Zakaria

Politics and power is a realm of relative influence.

American Journalist

Joan Rivers

I live very well, but I support a lot of relatives.

American Comedian

Use 'relative' for anyone related by blood or marriage, not just immediate family.

Family Connection

'Relative' can imply distance, suggesting a family tie without implying a close relationship.

Not Necessarily Close

Using 'relative' can sound formal or official compared to 'family member.'

Formal Tone

'Relative' as an adjective always implies a comparison with something else.

Comparison Required

Emphasize that 'relative' shows something is not total or absolute in nature.

Not Absolute

Point out that a 'relative' characteristic depends on conditions or context.

Context Dependent

Note that 'relative' in philosophy often discusses concepts that depend on other factors.

Philosophical Use

Explain using 'relative' for abstract ideas measured against something else.

Abstract Concepts

Describe how 'relative' can express that feelings or states depend on specific conditions.

Dependent Happiness

Clarify 'relative' for expressing something's nature that relies on particular circumstances.

Circumstantial

 groups that have a relative advantage tend to grow until that advantage disappears. If people were only fighting and competing throughout human evolution, natural selection would lead to more lefties being the ones that made it until there were so many of them, that it was no longer a rare asset. So in a purely competitive world,

Why are some people...

 sometimes even outwitting the researchers and manipulating their partners. And they've grasped basic arithmetic, keeping track of the relative amounts of fruit in two baskets after multiple changes. The rare combination of memory and problem solving can explain some of elephants' most clever behaviors,

Why elephants never...

 the scenarios faced by the ever-diligent and maybe too hospitable night manager serve to remind us of just how hard it is for our relatively finite minds to grasp a concept as large as infinity. Maybe you can help tackle these problems after a good night's sleep. But honestly, we might need you

The Infinite Hotel...

 and having bad hair and working out was literally a priority for me at the time as long as we could party chase girls and goof off which we definitely did a lot of things seemed good life seemed good relative to what I knew then of course but it still seemed good my life

How math saved my life PIPE...

 The north's cold environment may have influenced neanderthals' physique. Their bodies were relatively short, with males averaging five feet, five inches and females five feet, one inch tall, and they were stocky with broad chests, bulky torsos, and muscular limbs.

Neanderthals 101 PIPE...

 they are relative to each other. Taoists believe that the universe is made up of energies, vibrations, and matter, which behave differently in different contexts. Something can be yin or yang depending on, well, depending on lots of things.

The hidden meanings of...

 knowing both parents' blood types lets us predict the relative probability of their children's blood types. Why do blood types matter? For blood transfusions, finding the correct one is a matter of life and death.

Why do blood types...

 He wanted to leave all of his money to you, but he knew that if he did, your relatives would pester you forever. So he is banking on the fact that he taught you everything you need to know about riddles.

Can you solve the locker...

 But first, I want you to make a little confession to me. In the past year, I want you to just raise your hand if you've experienced relatively little stress. Anyone?

How to make stress your...

 millions of years in relative peace but when new challenges arrive they can struggle to cope of all the species that have become