Survival Quotes
Clearly we could devastate the world... as far as we know, the Earth is the only place in the universe where there is life. Its continued survival now rests in our hands
The First 40 hours of work per week are for survival. Everything after that is for success.
My photographs are subjective and personal-they’r e intended to be accessible, to relate to people’s lives... People-their well-being and survival-are the crux of what’s important to me.
Imagine for a minute yourself in the same shoes, the same sense of survival and the same nothing to lose.
Cultivating and conserving diversity is no luxury in our times: it is a survival imperative.
Whether or not we believe in survival of consciousness after death, reincarnation, and karma, it has very serious implications for our behavior.
You know how sometimes you tell yourself that you have a choice, but really you don't have a choice? Just because there are alternatives doesn't mean they apply to you.
Even in its darkest passages, the heart is unconquerable. It is important that the body survives, but it is more meaningful that the human spirit prevails.
I believe that our very survival depends upon us becoming better systems thinkers.
Cancer victims who don't accept their fate, who don't learn to live with it, will only destroy what little time they have left.
All survival situations revolve around a host of variables...Always adapt, think positive, and move forward.
I'm interested in reality, and I'm interested in survival. I'm interested in people who aren't the lucky ones, who maybe have a tougher time surviving, and telling their story.
Plant trees. They give us two of the most crucial elements for our survival: oxygen and books.
All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
Make preparations in advance ... you never have trouble if you are prepared for it.
The strong live and the weak die. There is some bloodshed, and out of it emerges a much leaner industry, which tends to survive.
Respect was one thing. Survival was another. It was important that I kept my priorities in the right order.
On a level of simple personal survival, understanding and forgiveness are crucial... whether in an intimate personal relationship or on a global level.
With fame, you know, you can read about yourself, somebody else's ideas about you, but what's important is how you feel about yourself - for survival and living day to day with what comes up.
So do you want a turd sandwich or a turd sandwich with mustard. I'd go with the mustard, but still, it's a turd sandwich.
Many say exploration is part of our destiny, but it's actually our duty to future generations and their quest to ensure the survival of the human species.
The survival of democracy depends on the ability of large numbers of people to make realistic choices in the light of adequate information.
The way past despair and false hope is just letting go. It doesn't improve your odds of survival, but it doesn't waste mental energy.
I was taught that the human brain was the crowning glory of evolution so far, but I think it's a very poor scheme for survival.
Jews, black people - any people who are hated or who have suffered, either as individuals or as a people - use humour. It is a survival skill.
The survival of the United States of America as we know it is at risk. And even more — if more should be required — the future of human civilization is at stake.
Humans become human through intense learning not just of survival skills but of customs and social mores, kinship and social laws-that is, culture.
A wolf is not bad for eating and tearing apart something, if it's for survival. It doesn't do it to be menacing.
Through the evolutionary process, those who are able to engage in social cooperation of various sorts do better in survival and reproduction.
The recommended daily requirement for hugs is: four per day for survival, eight per day for maintenance, and twelve per day for growth.
The expression often used by Mr. Herbert Spencer of the Survival of the Fittest is more accurate, and is sometimes equally convenient.
Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom's. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own.
It goes without saying that when survival is threatened, struggles erupt between peoples, and unfortunate wars between nations result.
The survival of democracy depends on the renunciation of violence and the development of nonviolent means to combat evil and advance the good.
Winning is important, but survival is even more important. If you don't survive, you don't get to fight the next battle.
The road to the future leads us smack into the wall. We simply ricochet off the alternatives that destiny offers. Our survival is no more than a question of 25, 50 or perhaps 100 years.
Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.
It occurs to me that we allow ourselves to imagine only such messages as we need to survive.
Work to survive, survive by consuming, survive to consume; the hellish cycle is complete.
American leaders worry about the security of their country. Israeli leaders worry about the survival of their country.
Our survival as a human community may depend as much upon our nurture of love in infancy and childhood as upon the protection of our society from external threats.
