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Quotes About Survival

A relationship, I think, is like a shark. You know? It has to constantly move forward or it dies. And I think what we got on our hands is a dead shark.
~ Woody Allen
Thought: Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage.
~ Woody Allen
A relationship, I think, is, is like a shark, you know, it has to constantly move forward or it dies, and I think what we got on our hands is a dead shark.
~ Woody Allen
I have bad reflexes. I was once run over by a car being pushed by two guys.
~ Woody Allen
Thought: why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only for food: frequently there must be a beverage.
~ Woody Allen, Without Feathers
Society is complex and harsh, demanding that you struggle hard to survive. No one can make you happy. Everything depends on you as to whether or not you attain happiness…. A human being is destined to a life of great suffering if he is weak and vulnerable to his external surroundings.
~ Woody Hochswender
Imagine that; you survive the apocalypse, the scourge of Satan, the wrath of Jesus, and your first order of business is to bust a nut." "I'm not surprised. Humans were never good at prioritizing," I replied,
~ Wrath James White
Tutto era razionato: zucchero, sapone, olio, e soprattutto il sale in zucca, ché di quello ce n'era davvero poco. Perché quando che hai fame, e questo chissà se tu lo puoi capire da là dove stai, la testa non funziona più come prima, s'incaglia, ché non ti consola nemmeno avercela ancora sul collo, se non te ne fai più niente.
~ Wu Ming
Contradict yourself. In order to live, you must remain broken up.
~ Wyndham Lewis
After sitting for so long in the ruined cabin, the objects we had taken must have been shocked when we pulled them out into the world. I could almost sense their fear, coming through the bags.
~ Y?ko Ogawa
I think hunting used to be important for human survival. THat's no longer the case, but they can't stop. A human being, perhaps, is made of many nonsensical movements. But they've forgotten the movements necessary for life. These humans are manipulated by what remains of their memories.
~ Y?ko Tawada
Poison often had no taste at all, so no matter how finely honed your palate, your taste buds weren't going to save your life.
~ Y?ko Tawada
All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange, sometimes inexplicable ways. This madness can be saving; it is part and parcel of the ability to adapt. Without it, no species would survive.
~ Yann Martel
I recall my Romani friend who drives from village to village to offer his services to potential clients and who claims, when asked about his origin, to be Irish or Italian. 'I make a living by denying who I am,' he says.
~ Yaron Matras
Ce n'était pas une vie; on existait, et c'est tout.
~ Yasmina Khadra
Quelle que soit l'ampleur des dégâts, aucun cataclysme n'empêchera la Terre de tourner.
~ Yasmina Khadra
Existence has taught me that a man can live on love and fresh water, on crumbs and promises, but he can never survive insults. And insults are all I've known since I came into the world. Every morning. Every evening. That's all I've seen for my whole life.
~ Yasmina Khadra
Thy can take everything you own --your property, your best years, all your joys, all your good works, everything down to your last shirt --but you'll always have your dreams, so you can reinvent your stolen world.
~ Yasmina Khadra
The can take everything you own- your property, your best years, all your joys, all your good works, everything down to your last shirt- but you'll always have your dreams, so you can reinvent your stolen world.
~ Yasmina Khadra
him. When an animal is
~ David Marshall
I feel persecuted by the power of mother nature, who dwarfs my farm with her unpredictable character. Yet I cling to a spirit of survival. I observe others, my family and neighbors, as we brace for the storm with a humbling humility.
~ David Mas Masumoto
Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or fucking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you've got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back.
~ David Milch
Surviving is one thing," he said quietly, his voice suddenly calmer, "but you've got to have a reason to do it. There's no point in living if you don't have anything worth living for.
~ David Moody
Sometimes, Stuart love, the cost of living is too high a price to pay.
~ David Moody