Quotes About Survival

Death is coming for this planet and every living thing on it." "Death is coming for all of us, this planet included, whether we prolong its existence or not," Chakotay said.

People do incredibly stupid things when they are frightened

This is April," he said, holding up the chicken. "She's the only friend I have left. I saved her from an evil chef at Tavern on the Green, and we've pledged eternal friendship.

Do you know how beautiful it is to be alive? Do you have any idea how few people really are? You've got a spark. And even now, after everything you've been through, it's as strong as ever.

Nothing ages a person like poverty and misery

According to the Small Business Administration, more than 70 percent of all family businesses do not survive through the second generation, and 8 percent do not make it to a third.

I can give you some hope. I think you have it in you to survive all this. I think you're special. You could be what I was - a writer.... And if your life gets really difficult, Theo, there are two things you can do. You can force yourself to see people at a distance, like someone in a story. Then they'll lose their power over you. Or you can make up something better and escape it.

ach! wüßtet ihr wie schwer es ist, wenn man gehängt ist und nicht sterben kann!!

I was on the verge of crying with grief at still being alive.

In the old days a poet once said" In the old days a poet once said our nation is destroyed yet the mountains and rivers survive Today's poet says the mountains and rivers are destroyed yet our nation survives Tomorrow's poet will say the mountains and rivers are destroyed our nation is destroyed and Alas! you and I are completely destroyed

Life is reduced to a bunch of fights over territory.

The ones who destroy monsters have always been humans.

People can endure almost anything but there's one thing they can't survive. Man is an animal that can't stand boredom

Life is the name of all things that have shells separating them from the outside, the ability to sustain and reproduce themselves, and the capacity to evolve.

Human aggression is instinctual. Humans have not evolved any ritualised aggression-inhibiting mechanisms to ensure the survival of the species. For this reason man is considered a very dangerous animal.

I have no qualms about saying I am more confident in the medical treatment in America. The breast cancer survival rate is 20 per cent higher than in the UK.

i feel like the squirrels that so often run in front of our car & then stand paralyzed in the forward crunch of the tires i'm torn between the compulsion to run & the urge to stand still & hope the danger will pass

Little by little - no, a lot by a lot - they all took from her. No one gave her anything. Mitsuko became a hollow shell.

No te agobies, hombre. Digamos que cada uno de nosotros mata a un estudiante. El juego es como un torneo de todos contra todos. Son cuarenta y dos... no, cuarenta estudiantes, así que si matas a cinco o seis, seguramente serás el vencedor.

Now once again: '2 students remaining.' But of course they're part of you now.

Bugünün dersi birbirinizi öldürmek; ta ki tek kiÅŸi kalana kadar.

Kill or be killed little warriors.

Takako looked into Hiroki's eyes and grinned. "You've become quie a stud." "And...you're the most stylin' girl in the world." Takako smiled faintly. She wanted to thank him, but she was out of breath. She just stared at Hiroki's eyes. She was grateful. At least she wasn't going to die alone. The last person to stay with her ended up being Hiroki. And she was grateful. She really was.

W. H. Auden, "We must love one another or die." That is, I think, where we are at the beginning of the 21st century. And since we really can love one another, I have a great deal of hope.