Survival Quotes · Page 37

“Depression is real. It happens. We go through it. Hold onto yourself in those moments.”

— Avijeet Das

And when reality denies you the tools you need for survival you grab them from wherever you can.

— Alexander Gordon Smith

For the storyteller, for the arrowmaker, language does indeed represent the only chance for survival.

— N. Scott Momaday

I would love to do Tammi Terrell's story. I love stories of the underdog coming out on top and stories of survival.

— Wendy Raquel Robinson

The poem is important, but not more than the people whose survival it serves.

— Wendell Berry

The freeway is the last frontier. It is unsurpassed as a training ground for the sharpening of survival skills.

— Sheila Ballantyne

“I wanted to survive—not for my kind, but for trust, for friendship, for another being. (Eric)”

— Shannon A. Thompson

In flying, the probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival.

— Neil Armstrong

It was the price of survival. The cost of his people's last, desperate gamble: To rid his new home of humanity, he…

— Rick Yancey

The fairest things have fleetest end, Their scent survives their close: But the rose's scent is bitterness To him that loved the…

— Francis Thompson

We are in a survival mentality, and that's hard-wired into our humanity, because we are the winners of an evolutionary struggle of…

— John Shelby Spong

Resilience is the maintenance of high levels of positive affect and well-being in the face of adversity. It is not that resilient…

— Richard Davidson

About 70% of those released from prison return within a few years, and the majority of those who return in some states…

— Michelle Alexander

Accommodation to change, the thoughtful pursuit of alternative futures are keys to the survival of civilization and perhaps of the human species.

— Carl Sagan

The major threats to our survival no longer stem from nature without but from our own human nature within. It is our…

— M. Scott Peck

Better treatment and detection methods have also improved the survival rate for people with cancer, and for the first time in history,…

— Ike Skelton

“The world doesn’t change because the sun sets and rises. We can either adapt to survive our circumstance or we can change…

— Caroline George

All great art is by its very essence in conflict with the society with which it exists. It expresses the truth about…

— Erich Fromm

Love is basic for the very survival of mankind. I'm convinced that love is the only absolute ultimately; love is the highest…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

When you have made evil the means of survival, do not expect men to remain good. Do not expect them to stay…

— Ayn Rand

“Sometimes we encounter men, even entire families, whose gross ignorance, unappealing mien or reckless habits make us wonder how their genes have…

— Richard de Nooy

People have traditionally turned to ritual to help them frame and acknowledge and ultimately even find joy in just such a paradox…

— Michael Pollan

“Bellusdeo laughed. It was, for a moment, the only sound in the quiet of the fief’s night, and it was warmer and…

— Michelle Sagara West

I want a guy who is masculine, good with his hands and able to build stuff and who has survival skills. Facial…

— Chloe Sevigny

Perhaps it's worth saying again: One reader's discomfort should never stand in the way of another reader's survival.

— Scott Westerfeld

“Our survival depends on not just what we can get in life but also what we can give”

— Han Nolan

Madrid reacting with the forceful protection of bullfighting as an art form is an example of the survival of the old values.

— Bette Ford

The faster you can signal for rescue, the faster you get out of that situation.

— Joe Teti

As poverty has been reduced in terms of mere survival, it has become more profound in terms of our way of life.

— Raoul Vaneigem

An educated citizenry is a vital requisite for our survival as a free people.

— Thomas Jefferson

Everywhere you go, mother nature's throwing some curve-ball at you.

— Joe Teti

Obviously, my perception of the world is one where humans are a threat to our survival.

— Kevin Bacon

I started bartending at a very young age living in New York. Bartending was my survival job.

— Ariana Madix

Throughout our history, our fight for survival and freedom has been empowered by a secret weapon: Our unity.

— Benny Gantz

On a long enough time line, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.

— Chuck Palahniuk

Just remember: Surviving is the best revenge, no matter what the disaster has been.

— Joan Rivers

I think the artists of the recession will end up being a very strong force in the future. They learned about survival.

— Mark Edward

Quite often when you help poor people, they don't think about the environment. They think about survival.

— Wangari Maathai

Moving to Mumbai was difficult, as survival was a major concern. I was not from a very well-to-do family.

— Amruta Khanvilkar

“Remember to be careful, she told them, and don’t worry about me. No matter what happens, I’ll be back.”

— Patricia Mather Parker