“I choose to live by choice, not by chance; to make changes, not excuses; to be motivated, not manipulated; to be useful,… — Miranda Marrott Copy Share Image
If you ever see a war," she says, not looking up from her clipboard, "you'll learn that war only destroys. No one… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“Abuse ambushed my life, I could not love myself truly and could never have a healthy relationship, they were either abused or… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
One of the things that Claire [ McCaskill] and I are trying to do is put systems on campus in place so… — Kirsten Gillibrand Copy Share Image
I've always liked adventure television. Pre-'Survivor,' I did a series on cable called 'Eco-Challenge,' an adventure race with experts mainly, and here… — Mark Burnett Copy Share Image
In 'The Way Back' survivors were all ordinary people, and that's the whole point, that's who I felt these people should be,… — Peter Weir Copy Share Image
When I was four or five years old, I heard a lot of stories about the Holocaust because both my parents were… — Christian Boltanski Copy Share Image
“Being survivors signifies that we have recognized that we have been through a lot that should never have taken place and we… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
I am the daughter of Nigerian immigrants. My mother is a survivor of both polio and of the Igbo genocide during her… — Uzo Aduba Copy Share Image
You can get used to anything - haven't I already said that? Isn't that what all survivors say? — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
I am a frayed and nibbled survivor in a fallen world, and I am getting along. I am aging and eaten and… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
Disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, floods, oil spills and radioactive fallout cause massive death of people, pigs, bats and birds. These… — Paul Stamets Copy Share Image
I like to see people who are survivors wearing my shoes. I am fascinated by people who can bounce back. — Christian Louboutin Copy Share Image
“They illustrate that since no one really loves or cares for them, why should they love or care for themselves?” — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“If a child is abused by a family member, most likely they blame themselves for the integral act of abuse than those… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
It is the storyteller who makes us what we are, who creates history. The storyteller creates the memory that the survivors must… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
“How could we have achieved the set-goal, without endurance to the end?” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
“If anyone rises to power, it's not only because he could, but also because the stars were aligned in his favor. Many… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“If I was set an essay on Friday, I’d spend three hours on Saturday morning in the library. Was that normal? I… — Alice Jamieson Copy Share Image
Before an attack, the platoon pools all its available cash and the survivors divide it up afterwards. Those who are killed can't… — Robert Graves Copy Share Image
“Reading a SoHo restaurant review in the New York Times for me is like reading Fifty Shades of Gravy. By the end… — Kim Lee Copy Share Image