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title: "8 Chances Survival Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [“Our chances of survival were entirely dependent on our ability and willingness to dominate others.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elle-casey/our-chances-of-survival-were-entirely-dependent-on-our-ability-and/)

[Elle Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elle-casey/)

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> [As long as nuclear weapons exist, the chances of survival of the human species are quite slight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/as-long-as-nuclear-weapons-exist-the-chances-of-survival-of-the-human/)

[Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/)

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> [“Chances of survival are dwindling into single-digits now...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fishlegs/chances-of-survival-are-dwindling-into-single-digits-now/)

[Fishlegs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fishlegs/)

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> [“who knows what the chances are out there, of survival, yours? I will say, you, you like an old love song. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-atwood/who-knows-what-the-chances-are-out-there-of-survival-yours-i-will-say/)

[Margaret Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-atwood/)

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> [I believe in the basic goodness of my species, because that appears to be a positive tactic and quality that leads to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-randi/i-believe-in-the-basic-goodness-of-my-species-because-that-appears-to/)

[James Randi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-randi/)

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> [If one reads enough books one has a fighting chance. Or better, one's chances of survival increase with each book one reads.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherman-alexie/if-one-reads-enough-books-one-has-a-fighting-chance-or-better-one-s/)

[Sherman Alexie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherman-alexie/)

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> [Around half of the top alpinists have died climbing. Of course if I'm careful and turn back more often than the others,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reinhold-messner/around-half-of-the-top-alpinists-have-died-climbing-of-course-if-i-m/)

[Reinhold Messner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reinhold-messner/)

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> [Those who consume far more resources than they require destroy the life chances of those whose survival depends upon consuming more](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/those-who-consume-far-more-resources-than-they-require-destroy-the/)

[George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/)

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