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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.

Change has to be fundamental to a company's culture, or there is no way it can survive.

Quotes by Tobias Lutke

The House of Representatives eliminated the filibuster way back in the 19th century, and somehow it managed to survive.

Quotes by Timothy Noah

I had been gullible, naive, soft, pliable. That's why I got taken advantage of. To survive, you have to have a tough skin.

Quotes by Tia Carrere

The most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. Therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to...

Quotes by Thomas Sowell

Opinions cannot survive if one has no chance to fight for them.

Thomas Mann

Art is permitted to survive only if it renounces the right to be different, and integrates itself into the omnipotent realm of the profane.

Quotes by Theodor W. Adorno

Good businesses will survive good times and bad times.

Quotes by Theo Paphitis

A small business can survive for a while without making a profit, but if its cashflow dries up, the impact is fatal.

Quotes by Theo Paphitis

As a child, I spent a lot of time alone. I used to sit in my closet with one cracker. I'd pretend that I was on the North Pole freezing to death, and I had to somehow survive on this...

Quotes by Teri Hatcher

The planet will survive. Whether we get to be here and enjoy it, or enjoy life as we've known it, is what's questionable.

Quotes by Ted Danson

Sticking to our guns creatively is the only way we'll ever survive as a band and be happy.

Quotes by Ted Dwane

The most important thing is sleep. My mom can survive on four hours of sleep; I cannot. I need a solid eight.

Quotes by Taylor Louderman

When the founder of World Energy Solutions Inc. assembled his first board in 2000, it consisted of nine investors and friends. The group met quarterly, generally affirming Domaleski's every action. But the Worcester, Mass., company, which auctions electricity and gas...

Quotes by Tahl Raz

The film industry is actually a tough place to survive.

Quotes by Tabu

Any poet, if he is to survive beyond his 25th year, must alter; he must seek new literary influences; he will have different emotions to express.

Quotes by T. S. Eliot

People will be able to survive, of course, without honeycreepers and monk seals. But if the wolf spider is in trouble, we are in trouble, too.

Quotes by Susanna Moore

I might survive a few days at sea. Probably not as long as Pi.

Quotes by Suraj Sharma

Confront them with annihilation, and they will then survive; plunge them into a deadly situation, and they will then live. When people fall into danger, they are then able to strive for victory.

Sun Tzu

For thugs from the ghetto, violence is a way of life - it's what helps you survive.

Quotes by Suge Knight

Shoes and clothing damage our ability to survive naked in the wilderness.

Quotes by Steve Mann

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.