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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.

Like all software, Qmail can survive only when it keeps up with changing requirements.

Quotes by Wietse Venema

I think the default position of humans is to be terrible, and we have to train it out of our children. That's just part of survival, right? Predator animals don't survive by being nice; humans are basically predator animals.

Quotes by Wil Wheaton

I grew up in the Bronx. The Bronx teaches you to survive. It's like, 'Bring it on!'

Quotes by Wesley Snipes

We agree that man was not created to survive in space.

Quotes by Walter Lang

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.

Quotes by Walter Becker

The only thing that makes change possible is the idea of developing some kind of institution, because the institutions will survive individuals.

Quotes by Wadada Leo Smith

Marry an outdoors woman. Then if you throw her out into the yard on a cold night, she can still survive.

Quotes by W. C. Fields

Doctors didn't know if I would survive. The cancer was too big to operate on, so they blitzed it with chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Quotes by Viv Albertine

Authority has every reason to fear the skeptic, for authority can rarely survive in the face of doubt.

Quotes by Vita Sackville-West

When I was taken to the concentration camp of Auschwitz, a manuscript of mine ready for publication was confiscated. Certainly, my deep desire to write this manuscript anew helped me to survive the rigors of the camps I was in.

Quotes by Viktor E. Frankl

It is in the genes of cities to bounce back from disasters - whether natural or man made. The denizens of suburbia have no choice but to survive and move on. But it is the manner in which different cities...

Quotes by Vikas Swarup

As long as artists can make something, artists will continue to survive.

Quotes by Victoria Legrand

After a bath, we all love to dry off with a towel. But do we need it to survive? No. It's a luxury.

Quotes by Victoria Coren Mitchell

Hamas's strategy is resistance and survival. As long as they survive, this is a victory.

Quotes by Tzipi Livni

Any comic is a tragic soul. Comedy is one of the things that allows one to survive. Particularly if one has been in the process of separating off the emotions, it's one place you can process them.

Quotes by Twyla Tharp

All I'm trying to do is survive and make good out of the dirty, nasty, unbelievable lifestyle that they gave me.

Quotes by Tupac Shakur

We are cutting things kids like-music, art, and gym classes; stuff that kept me in school. This country can't survive without you kids. It's all about you kids.

Quotes by Tony Danza

When I see how fast technology is advancing, my mind thinks of evolution and how organisms also have to evolve or adapt in order to, in their case, survive.

Quotes by Tony DiTerlizzi

Ju jitsu is very Buddhist. All that we fear we hold close to ourselves to survive. So if you're drowning and you see a corpse floating by, hang on to it because it will rescue you.

Quotes by Tom Hardy

Mentally, the only players who survive in the pros are the ones able to manage all their responsibilities. Everybody struggles in different ways.

Quotes by Tom Brady

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.