Air Quote by Keith Moon

I was head of the Cold Weather Warfare unit within the Special Boat Service. My job was to do extreme climbs, learn about new…

— Nirmal Purja

I survived in high school by working at Kentucky Fried Chicken and made my way up to assistant manager. I was surviving high school…

— Norbert Leo Butz

One of the defining experiences of my life came in the mid-1980s. After working for two years as a geologist in Colorado, I lost…

— John Hickenlooper

I survived because I never took on big responsibilities in my private life. In the early days, I lived on two or three pounds…

— Cameron Mackintosh

I worked in a steel mill, I worked in a foundry, I worked in a paper mill, I worked in a chemical refinery, construction,…

— Luis J. Rodriguez

I'm very lucky and very fortunate to have survived and to still be working after 45 years.

— Amitabh Bachchan

I'm a survivor - a living example of what people can go through and survive.

— Elizabeth Taylor

I became a bomb technician because I wanted to save lives. I nearly gave my own life for that - I lost both my…

— Brian Mast

I didn't survive because I was stronger than others. I survived because my family and friends helped me to survive. They took my place.…

— Rithy Panh

I got my first break and became a singing waiter at eighteen or nineteen. I couldn't make a living at it. I quit. Then…

— Rodney Dangerfield

I was a broke construction worker's kid.

— Carey Hart

I come from a blue-collar family. My father worked at the American Can Company as a mechanic. He broke his back and was disabled,…

— Joseph Abboud