Quotes About Survival

Freedom is nothing but the distance between the hunter and the hunted.

You can't cage an eagle for long without destroying it.

I became acquainted with those martyrs whose behavior in camp, whose suffering and death, bore witness to the fact that the last inner freedom cannot be lost.

There is often in people in whom 'the worst' has happened an almost transcendent freedom, for they have faced 'the worst' and survived it.

The only freedom left is the freedom to starve.

We have used up all our inherited freedom, like the young bird the albumen in the egg. It is not an era of repose. If we would save our lives, we must fight for them.

Brotherhood is the very price and condition of man's survival.

My mother, father, stepmother and surrogate mother have all died of cancer; my best friend has got terminal cancer and at least five of my other friends have had cancer but survived it.

A White Tiger keeps no friends. It's too dangerous.

Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite, and furthermore always carry a small snake.

If we have to have a choice between being dead and pitied, and being alive with a bad image, we'd rather be alive and have the bad image.

I came from a real tough neighborhood. Once a guy pulled a knife on me. I knew he wasn't a professional, the knife had butter on it.

In the dog-eat-dog economy, the Doberman is boss.

If you had to eat another human to survive, do you think they'd taste like their ethnic background?

Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals... except the weasel.

The ability to delude yourself may be an important survival tool.

Cat food. It stinks a bit, but if you don't put up with the smell, the little kitten will die.

When people call you a failure, they will only be right if you're already dead. Being alive is the greatest source of hope.

As I grow older I discover that life is not a bed of roses. We all have our share of trials, struggle and pains that we all have to learn to either live with or overcome. We hope someone will always be there to save us from fight. Soon I realize that no one can really pick me and save me but myself. The only friends I have are my two hands and learning to deal with difficulties in life is a skill that needs to be mastered to survive.

I was raised to do things for myself, survive on my own, do my own thing, with little or no help from others. It's not pride, it's independence.

When you look in the mirror what do you see in yourself? You should see survival, greatness, passion, hunger and faith. You are a conqueror, so put on your best look and be great.

Nothing is better for self-esteem than survival.

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender.