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Survive Quotes

On resilience, and what it takes to last.

These lines treat survival as both a skill learned young and a mindset carried forward, one describing a tough neighborhood upbringing that instills a bring-it-on attitude. Related: Believe.

The 'Iliad' covered only two months of the great ten-year war with Troy. At least six other epic poems preceded or continued the events in the 'Iliad', but they survive only as fragments.

Quotes by Adrienne Mayor

Not being able to afford many of the basic necessities to survive, I placed all my loans in forbearance, enrolled in food stamps and Medicaid, and took on part-time jobs anywhere I could find them.

Quotes by Adrienne C. Moore

It's part of my character not to take myself too seriously. That's one of the reasons I've been able to survive.

Quotes by Adam West

When I really want to be comforted myself, what I look for is a story about how somebody could survive something really difficult.

Quotes by Adam Silvera

Able Quotes

Although every step must be taken to protect against a chemical or biological attack in America, our nation would survive the use of those weapons as we did when anthrax was mailed to our Capitol and other targets.

Quotes by Adam Schiff

I'm intelligent enough to survive happily and be compassionate. If I were too smart, I would realize all the ills of the world.

Quotes by Adam Levine

I really knew I wanted to be Adam, because Adam was the first man. Ant I chose because, if there's a nuclear explosion, the ants will survive.

Quotes by Adam Ant

I believe that the only way that the human race is gonna survive is to start colonizing space and setting up colonies on the moon, and then space stations.

Quotes by Ace Frehley

If democracy as we know it has to survive the elites have to regain their credibility. And they have to start by admitting that their economic model is broken.

Quotes by Abhijit Banerjee

Believe Quotes

I will say this: In order for the planet to survive, there are going to be acts of ecoterrorism.

Quotes by Abbie Hoffman

To survive is to win.

Quotes by Zhang Yimou

Relationships survive on trust, and if that is broken at any point, it's pretty much the end of the relationship. Besides, inability to communicate leads to problems.

Quotes by Yuvraj Singh

'Radioactive' is the fall out of my life's inspirations, a testament to my ability to survive it all and to tell the story.

Quotes by Yelawolf

Our blackness and how to survive being black in America was something that our parents instilled in us extraordinarily well.

Quotes by Yance Ford

Life Quotes

After Hurricane Katrina, over New Orleans, my helicopter crashed and the pilot and I were only saved because we fell on the roof of a flooded house that absorbed the shock. When the helicopter was spiraling downward out of control,...

Quotes by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

A free, analytical and questioning press must be helped survive.

Quotes by Xavier Niel

But when you're deprived of it for a lengthy period then you value human companionship. But you have to survive and so you devise all kinds of mental exercises and it's amazing.

Quotes by Wole Soyinka

It dawned on me then that you either had to survive apartheid, or you had to perish with it. And I decided to survive.

Quotes by Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

I learned to deal with the police... to be tough... to survive.

Quotes by Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

Me Quotes

Tom Browkaw said it best. He said NBC could survive without him or the rest of the news division, but not Nancy Fields.

Quotes by Willard Scott

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about growing up in a tough neighborhood?
Yes: "I grew up in the Bronx. The Bronx teaches you to survive. It's like, 'Bring it on!'" It credits an upbringing with building resilience.
Is there a short, punchy quote equating survival with winning?
Yes: "To survive is to win."
Is there a quote about humans and space travel?
Yes: "We agree that man was not created to survive in space." It's presented as a stated view about humanity's natural limits, not a scientific claim this page verifies.
Is there a quote about what helps a relationship survive long-term?
Yes: "With any relationship that goes on and is productive over a long period, there have to be some sort of interlocking qualities in those personalities that make it possible to survive." Life quotes has more on what sustains relationships and life choices.
Where can I find more quotes about resilience and belief in yourself?
Try Believe quotes or Able quotes for related themes of capability and self-belief.

Others look at survival on a larger scale, from humanity's fit for space to what keeps a long relationship intact over years. See also Life and Able.