Survival - Quotes

In the greater part of humankind there resides an instinct for survival. It is this which can clutch at straws and effect a rescue from them. It is this which can, now and then, outwit fate. - Tanith Lee

It goes without saying that when survival is threatened, struggles erupt between peoples, and unfortunate wars between nations result. - Hideki Tojo

Live on, survive, for the earth gives forth wonders. It may swallow your heart, but the wonders keep on coming. You stand before them bareheaded, shriven. What is expected of you is attention. - Salman Rushie

One observes the survivors and learns from them. - Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson

Spending practically every minute of your day on pure survival is an absolutely boring life. - Samuel R. Delany

Survival can be summed up in three words – never give up. That’s the heart of it really. Just keep trying. - Bear Grylls

Survival is the ability to swim in strange water. - Frank Herbert

Survivors can't always choose their methods. - Patricia Briggs

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

The planet’s survival has become so uncertain that any effort, any thought that presupposes an assured future amounts to a mad gamble. - Elias Canetti

There are as many ways to survive as there are survivors. - Amanda Robb

We are survival machines – robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes. - Richard Dawkins

We don’t even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. In times of tragedy, of war, of necessity, people do amazing things. The human capacity for survival and renewal is awesome. - Isabel Allende