If watching television doesn't hasten death, it surely manages to make death very inviting; for television so shamelessly sentimentalizes and romanticizes death… — John Irving Copy Share Image
I've managed to stay alive out here in the Ruin because I'm a realist. I allow the truth to be the truth,… — Jonathan Maberry Copy Share Image
I've done a lot of things in a business where you're lucky to stay alive, so when the time comes, I'll be… — Felix Baumgartner Copy Share Image
I might have to drink the blood of animals to stay alive, but I would never feast on one of my own… — Darren Shan Copy Share Image
Relationships are like sharks. They've got to keep going into deeper, colder water, sometimes scarier, darker territories ... to stay alive. — Richard Gere Copy Share Image
Small businesses have made the call that to stay alive, health care isn't something they can provide. I think it's a tragic… — Peter Lee Copy Share Image
Wisdom and love have nothing to do with each other. Wisdom is staying alive, survival. Youre wise if you dont stick your… — Robert Altman Copy Share Image
The sadness of our existence should not leave us blunted, on the contrary--how to remain thin-skinned, vulnerable and stay alive? — Montgomery Clift Copy Share Image
As a survival-happy species, our successes are calculated in the number of years we have extended our lives, with the reduction of… — Thomas Ligotti Copy Share Image
“Taylor clapped her hands three times for attention. "Ladies! Ladies! My stars! That's enough. Now. We all know Miss Arkansas's girls are… — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
Zen is really just a reminder to stay alive and to be awake. We tend to daydream all the time, speculating about… — Peter Matthiessen Copy Share Image
Bad news, Harry. I've just been to see Professor McGonagall about the Firebolt. She – er, got a bit shirty with me.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
And most of all, books. They were, in and of themselves, reasons to stay alive. Every book written is the product of… — Matt Haig Copy Share Image
No matter how much crap you gotta plow through to stay alive as a photographer, no matter how many bad assignments, bad… — Joe McNally Copy Share Image
Life ain't fair. It ain't. Not never. It's pointless and stupid and there's only suffering and pain and people who want to… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“The big man shrugged, "I don't know. You're pretty good with the cards. Tell me what the odds are." [She] shifted her… — Justin Cronin Copy Share Image
One realizes how we take water for granted and how important it is to have it in order to stay alive. Beyond… — Kim Basinger Copy Share Image
“For one moment, it is more important to take in the spectacular than to worry about the pressing business of staying alive, ...” — JJ Abrams Doug Dorst Copy Share Image
I don't consider myself a great actress. I'm just trying to stay alive, actually. I think I'm good, and I've learned a… — Lauren Bacall Copy Share Image
“So what do you do for a living? Staying alive is nice, but you can't do that forever. It's how you live… — Frank E. Peretti Copy Share Image
“When we lose that sense of the possible we lose it fast. One day we are absorbed by dressing well, following the… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
I had a story-telling mother; she's written novels and short stories. So I feel like maybe I'm staying alive by telling tales. — Ayshay Copy Share Image
I've always done 20 things at once. It's my way of staying alive, not to keep one dish cooking, but several dishes… — Patrice Leconte Copy Share Image
I have an air mattress. It's great because if someone tries to suffocate me in bed I can just poke a hole… — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
If stories come to you, care for them. And learn to give them away where they are needed. Sometimes a person needs… — Barry Lopez Copy Share Image
I tell myself I have to work out to stay alive. I'm not just staying alive to stay alive, I mean stay… — Bob Backlund Copy Share Image
With the beginning of life, comes the thirst for truth, whereas the ability to lie is gradually acquired in the process of… — Gao Xingjian Copy Share Image
“Don’t let the enemy try to keep you bound with fear. The devil is a liar. Stay in faith and trust the… — Germany Kent Copy Share Image
“You’ll live for as long as you live, and once you stop living, you don’t have to worry about staying alive any… — Sebastyne Young Copy Share Image
Our fate is determined by how far we are prepared to push ourselves to stay alive - the decisions we make to… — Bear Grylls Copy Share Image
We should have stories in common, I found myself thinking. We should have stories, and jokes no one understands, and memories that… — Kamila Shamsie Copy Share Image
I confidently predict the collapse of capitalism and the beginning of history. Something will go wrong in the machinery that converts money… — Margaret Drabble Copy Share Image
And yes, there definitely are many good desires. For example, without the desire for food we would not stay alive. It is… — Don Altman Copy Share Image
Art is the only thing that helps people stay alive, and it is the only thing that has allowed people to create… — Juliette Lewis Copy Share Image
I was doing gigs to stay alive. I worked two or three jobs at a time, there were times when I stayed… — Dat Phan Copy Share Image
Remember on this one thing, said Badger. The stories people tell have a way of taking care of them. If stories come… — Barry Lopez Copy Share Image
Dictators are not strategists in the way I normally use that term. All the dictator cares about is survival. That means constantly… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
![“The big man shrugged, "I don't know. You're pretty good with the cards. Tell me what the odds are." [She] shifted her gaze to Michael, then back at Hollis. "This isn't a question of odds. Of all the men in the world, that woman chose you. If she's still out there, she's waiting for you. Staying…” quote by Justin Cronin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/099/justin-cronin-2437_love_the-big-man-shrugged-i-don-t-know-you-re_1484808.png)
