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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.

We are animals, born from the land with the other species. Since we've been living in cities, we've become more and more stupid, not smarter. What made us survive all these hundreds of thousands of years is our spirituality; the...

Quotes by Sebastiao Salgado

There's something quite satisfying, quite reassuring about seeing a man having to survive.

Quotes by Sean Bean

One thing about the entertainment industry - it's not something that people need to survive.

Quotes by Satoru Iwata

There are evils that have the ability to survive identification and go on for ever... money, for instance, or war.

Quotes by Saul Bellow

I think that we need to get along together if we want to survive in the twenty-first century.

Quotes by Sarah Polley

I want to do whatever I can to survive.

Quotes by Sam Simon

You've got to believe as a filmmaker that if a movie's good enough, it's going to survive; and if it's not, well, it won't.

Quotes by Sam Mendes

We have to have humor to survive 22 episodes a year of network television.

Quotes by Sallie Patrick

Any independent bookstore that has managed to survive is the best place to do a reading.

Quotes by Ruth Ozeki

It's tough and it should be tough - it should never be easy to be given millions of pounds to make a drama. The coalition government is doing terrible things to the BBC, but drama will survive even if we...

Quotes by Russell T Davies

With immigrant parents, they've had to sacrifice so much to survive, and they're trying to preserve the culture they lost, so there are just so many boundaries.

Quotes by Rupi Kaur

There's not another lip-synch song on the planet, in the history of lip-synching songs, that has been lip-synched more than 'I Will Survive.'

Quotes by RuPaul

In the business world and the volunteer world, each job has certain requirements that must be met in order for that job to be done properly and for that organization to survive and prosper.

Quotes by Ron D. Burton

Basic training is horrible. It's dirty, and it's ugly. But you learn it's not just about you. It makes you part of a team, which helps you to survive.

Quotes by Rodney Frelinghuysen

Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it.

Quotes by Robertson Davies

Prosperous communities are much better able to survive hurricanes or other natural disasters because they have greater resources, both public and private, to fall back upon.

Quotes by Robert Zubrin

In order for a society to survive, it must generate a sufficient level of physical production both to meet its current needs, and to produce a surplus for upgrading its productive powers.

Quotes by Robert Trout

That the more authoritarian organizations survive and prevail goes generally unnoticed because people focus on the objectives of organizations, which are many and varied, rather than on their structures, which lend to be similar.

Quotes by Robert Shea

Austria, Germany and the U.S. South did not disappear as a result of their currencies' ruin. Although many people suffered, most people found a way to survive, life went on, and economic activity eventually resumed after the adoption of a...

Quotes by Robert Higgs

It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts.

Quotes by Robert H. Schuller

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.