When you're surrounded by stupidity, self-preservation…

Self-preservation isn't worth it if you can't live with the self you're preserving

— David Levithan

Philosophical systems? Even the most impressive of them are uncomfortably seated on a throne of rock bottom stupidity, that self-inflicted narrow-mindness which renders a…

— Erich Heller

“Perfect preservation isn't life, it’s death.”

— Lois McMaster Bujold

When a totally offensive tax hits a few million people, Washington is prepared to look the other way. But when everyone is harmed, self…

— Kevin Hassett

Do not spit into the well that you might need to drink out of.

— Russian Proverb

“In times of turbulence in your life always know when it's time to throw up the gates and lock your heart and soul down.…

— Charles E Hudson

Like all predatory or parasitic institutions, its first instinct is that of self-preservation. All its enterprises are directed first towards preserving its own life,…

— Albert J. Nock

I consider kissing her right there on the dirty couch, but self-preservation stops me. Once someone hurts you, it’s harder to relax around them,…

— Holly Black

“The fundamental basis by which the court’s decision might be made is, in itself, imperfect and subject to contradictions. There is very little consideration…

— Ashim Shanker

“Self-preservation—this is your new focus. The only obligation of today is to preserve the breath of tomorrow. Then, once footing is regained, you can…

— John-Talmage Mathis

Two ideas are psychologically deep-rooted in man: self-protection and self-preservation. For self-protection man has created God, on whom he depends for his own protection,…

— Walpola Rahula

“People have a tendency of filtering their memories – exaggerate the positives and downplay their weaknesses and faults. Self-preservation will be another obstacle you…

— Alexis Lawrence

“He had all the self-preservation instincts of a bug near a shiny windshield.”

— Karen Chance

“With the courage of the soul, we don’t focus only on self-preservation, security, or safety; in fact, such courage compels us to risk our…

— Alberto Villoldo

“What begins as a minor internal wobble becomes a cascade of relational failures. The chain is not broken until the individual stops looking to…

— E. Ravago