Survival Quotes - page 21

The things that prey on my mind in London seem to disappear as soon as I find myself in a different environment. Survival mode kicks in. (Hayley Atwell)
The cell, over the billions of years of her life, has covered the earth many times with her substance, found ways to control herself and her environment, and insure her survival. View quote
Albert Claude
I left Mexico for artistic survival. If I had stayed, I would have been forced by the government, who control the movie business, to direct TV shows or commercials or infomercials for the government. View quote
Alfonso Cuaron
No matter what the odds, a man does not pin his last hope for survival on something and then expect that it will fail. View quote
Alfred Lansing
I laugh when I see people in pain. Sometimes I think it is a defense mechanism from childhood, where you're in so much pain you have to laugh. It is a survival mechanism. View quote
Andy Dick
The prime communities of the Southwest are survival communities. Their sustenance is governed by rainfall and wind direction. You can study little enclaves of plant materials, how they huddle together for protection. Some are nurse crops. View quote
Antoine Predock
Much has changed since the end of the Cold War that augurs well for the survival of our nation. View quote
Adam Schiff
The important thing for the survival of the Thai society is that the majority of those who work, both in the government and the private sector, still strive to work in the same direction; this is why the Thai nation still stands. View quote
Bhumibol Adulyadej
The will to work of everyone in the country is the best guarantee of national survival. View quote
Bhumibol Adulyadej
I'm fascinated with worlds where there's a small population left, whether it's a movie or these TV shows that fascinate me - 'Falling Skies' or 'The Walking Dead' - they are about survival and triumphing over difficult times. I just have a thing for 'em. View quote
Cam Gigandet
The podcast movement was really a creative survival mechanism for standup comics. (Chris Hardwick)
For the first time in his existence, he knew he was drowning and he wasn't thinking about survival. View quote
Christine Feehan
I don't really know any survival skills of any kind. View quote
Connor Jessup
My family doesn't understand trying to chase your dreams because they were all about survival. View quote
Cristela Alonzo
That's the way we see life: your community is your survival. And if you live in a small community like this, even the people you hate you have as friends. View quote
Carolyn Chute
Because our homeland and very survival are once more at stake, the American people can't afford to treat this new war against terrorism like they did Vietnam. View quote
David Hackworth
Survival is the main objective. There are going to be some awful days, I know that from my background in the sport. View quote
David Millar
I've learned survival secrets from being on camera, and then translated them into everyday life. View quote
Deidre Hall
Human survival is something that you can't see in another person; you can see if someone has that will to survive or that will to win; you can't see that, you can only watch that evolve over time. View quote
Dhani Jones
Evolution explains our biological evolution, but human beings are very unique creatures. As the Dobzhansky said, all animals are unique; humans are the uniquest. And that uniqueness of being human, language, art, culture, our dependency on culture for survival, comes from the combination of traditional biological evolution. View quote
Donald Johanson
Everything that I do in my life is geared towards my kids and their survival and giving them the best education that I can possibly give them and the best home that I can possibly give them. (Dwight Henry)
'm really proud of it. To me, it's a movie about character behavior and the pecking order of the pack, as well as the central character's massive survival guilt. View quote
Dwight Yoakam
That survival instinct, that will to live, that need to get back to life again, is more powerful than any consideration of taste, decency, politeness, manners, civility. Anything. It's such a powerful force. View quote
Danny Boyle
On a level of simple personal survival, understanding and forgiveness are crucial... whether in an intimate personal relationship or on a global level. View quote
Edward Albert
Water, like many other resources is harvested, transported and used throughout all aspects of society. Unlike other resources, water is critical to the survival of all forms of life. The underlying question that sits at the core of my exploration is to what degree can we shape water before it begins to shape us. View quote
Edward Burtynsky