Welcome to our collection of Survival Quotes! Survival is a fundamental instinct that drives us to persevere in the face of adversity, to overcome challenges, and to thrive against all odds. Whether you’re navigating the wilderness, battling through tough times, or simply seeking inspiration, the wisdom and insight found in these survival quotes will provide you with a source of strength, motivation, and guidance. In this compilation, we’ve gathered a diverse range of quotes from renowned thinkers, adventurers, and survivors who have shared their thoughts on resilience, determination, and the indomitable human spirit. Feel free to explore these quotes, use them to create inspiring images, or enhance them with stylish fonts to keep the spirit of survival alive in your life.
Now, without further ado, let’s delve into the world of survival through the words of those who have experienced its challenges and triumphs firsthand. Discover the wisdom that has been passed down through generations and find the inspiration you need to face your own battles and emerge victorious. Enjoy the journey of exploring these survival quotes, and remember that the human spirit is capable of incredible feats when fueled by determination and resilience.
When you’re in survival mode, you numb yourself. Clemantine Wamariya
Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival. Winston Churchill
Humor can be one of our best survival tools. Allen Klein
Earth is abundant with plentiful resources. Our practice of rationing resources through monetary control is no longer relevant and is counter-productive to our survival. Jacque Fresco
In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued – they may be essential to survival. Noam Chomsky
Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival. C. S. Lewis
The more we exploit nature, The more our options are reduced, until we have only one: to fight for survival. Mo Udall
There’s a theory that says that life is based on a competition and the struggle and the fight for survival, and it’s interesting because when you look at the fractal character of evolution, it’s totally different. It’s based on cooperation among the elements in the geometry and not competition. Bruce Lipton
If my survival caused another to perish, then death would be sweeter and more beloved. Khalil Gibran
At this crucial time in our lives, when everything is so desperate, when every day is a matter of survival, I don’t think you can help but be involved. Nina Simone
The rules of survival never change, whether you’re in a desert or in an arena. Bear Grylls
Liberals, it has been said, are generous with other peoples’ money, except when it comes to questions of national survival when they prefer to be generous with other people’s freedom and security. William F. Buckley, Jr.
I think that intelligence is such a narrow branch of the tree of life – this branch of primates we call humans. No other animal, by our definition, can be considered intelligent. So intelligence can’t be all that important for survival, because there are so many animals that don’t have what we call intelligence, and they’re surviving just fine. Neil deGrasse Tyson
I was taught that the human brain was the crowning glory of evolution so far, but I think it’s a very poor scheme for survival. Kurt Vonnegut
Adaptability and constant innovation is key to the survival of any company operating in a competitive market. Shiv Nadar
It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value. Arthur C. Clarke
I don’t think it’s a Western thing to really talk about intrinsic motivation and the drive for autonomy, mastery and purpose. You have to not be struggling for survival. For people who don’t know where their next meal is coming, notions of finding inner motivation are comical. Daniel H. Pink
The human being is very resourceful. When you fight for survival, you don’t think much; you just do. If you think too much, you sink. Frank Lowy
All species capable of grasping this fact manage better in the struggle for existence than those which rely upon their own strength alone: the wolf, which hunts in a pack, has a greater chance of survival than the lion, which hunts alone. Christian Lous Lange
When I worked in the city, it was about survival. Now when I work in the countryside, I feel like I’m truly living. Li Ziqi
The pressure of survival in the big city will make you lose sight of your dream… Hang in there. James De La Vega
In the game of life, survival is only part of the battle. Gad Saad
Survival is a privilege which entails obligations. I am forever asking myself what I can do for those who have not survived. Simon Wiesenthal
Before being humans with morals, people are mostly animals, fighting for domination and survival. Gaspar Noe
It is fair to say that the political duopoly we are forced to accept creates a set of problems that threaten the survival of the nation, problems that we need to fix with system-wide changes. Bret Weinstein
The will to work of everyone in the country is the best guarantee of national survival. Bhumibol Adulyadej
Safeguarding our common home is not only essential to protecting endangered species and preserving old-growth forests, it is also paramount to ending poverty, fighting injustice, and protecting the long-term survival of humankind and of our faith. Catherine Cortez-Masto
The more we get out of the world the less we leave, and in the long run we shall have to pay our debts at a time that may be very inconvenient for our own survival. Norbert Wiener
On a level of simple personal survival, understanding and forgiveness are crucial… whether in an intimate personal relationship or on a global level. Edward Albert
I may find Saddam Hussein’s regime abhorrent – any normal person would – but the survival of it is in his hands. Tony Blair
We have the capability – physically, technically – to protect the Earth from asteroid impacts. We are now able to very slightly and subtly reshape the solar system in order to enhance human survival. Rusty Schweickart
Learning is not compulsory… neither is survival. W. Edwards Deming
We are driven by five genetic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun. William Glasser
Survival can be summed up in three words – never give up. That’s the heart of it really. Just keep trying. Bear Grylls
After one hundred days of confinement following a bone marrow transplant, I rejoiced in taking short walks to a nearby park as I was writing ‘Girl in Hyacinth Blue.’ The uncertainty of my survival made every blade of grass gorgeous in its green intensity, lifting itself up, doing its part to make the world beautiful. Susan Vreeland
It goes without saying that when survival is threatened, struggles erupt between peoples, and unfortunate wars between nations result. Hideki Tojo
When you are born rich, you have all these options. You can pursue a career path that you find interesting; there’s no need or pressure to start working to get funds just for survival, which is something a lot of people have to struggle with. Jamie Johnson
Those of us who believe in God and derive our sense of right and wrong and ethics from God’s Word really have no difficulty whatsoever defining where our ethics come from. People who believe in survival of the fittest might have more difficulty deriving where their ethics come from. A lot of evolutionists are very ethical people. Ben Carson
Every stress leaves an indelible scar, and the organism pays for its survival after a stressful situation by becoming a little older. Hans Selye
It is easy to say that if such harassment happens, walk out of your job. But people depend on that job. It is about their livelihood, a question of survival. So while we must encourage victims for coming up with their #MeToo stories, we should not judge women for not sharing their stories. Soni Razdan
You feel sometimes when you hear analysts and knowledgeable people talking about Iran that they fear so much about the survival of the regime, because deep down it’s not a legitimate regime, it doesn’t represent the will of the people, it’s kind of morphed into kind of a military theocracy. Hillary Clinton
We live in a time when science is validating what humans have known throughout the ages: that compassion is not a luxury; it is a necessity for our well-being, resilience, and survival. Joan Halifax
Happiness is just another of the tricks that our genetic system plays on us to carry out its only role, which is the survival of the species. Paulo Coelho
Nanotechnology in medicine is going to have a major impact on the survival of the human race. Bernard Marcus
Fascinations breeds preparedness, and preparedness, survival. Peter Benchley
When my little son, Prince, had health issues as a baby, we were told that he had a 20 percent chance of survival. Tyson Fury
Resilience is all about being able to overcome the unexpected. Sustainability is about survival. The goal of resilience is to thrive. Jamais Cascio
Although September 11 was horrible, it didn’t threaten the survival of the human race, like nuclear weapons do. Stephen Hawking
Many people say that this is not an easy issue, we cannot just say that this is how it is, it’s not black and white. But I say that this is black and white. Either we stop the emissions or we don’t. There are no gray areas when it comes to survival. Greta Thunburg
The masculine energy was about survival. The male was the hunter who risked his life and had to be in the fight-flight mode. Deepak Chopra
High Romanticism shows you nature in all its harsh and lovely metamorphoses. Flood, fire and quake fling us back to the primal struggle for survival and reveal our gross dependency on mammoth, still mysterious forces. Camille Paglia
For me, riding a two-wheeler bike was very risky. Counting the pedal strokes before turning a corner and learning to hear the sounds coming from buildings, grass and the climbing frame made all the difference to basic survival and ensured that I didn’t end up head-first in the sandpit. Andrea Bocelli
It’s hard to give up the self-esteem connected to being codependent and appearing ‘right,’ which is probably a survival behavior learned from growing up in a crazy family. It feels like you will actually disappear. Melody Beattie
At heart, I’m a dude from South Central Los Angeles. We roll the way we roll because we had survival tactics; we had to learn how to adapt. That’s just me. John Singleton
Narcissism and self-deception are survival mechanisms without which many of us might just jump off a bridge. Todd Solondz
A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows. Doug Larson
There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge is love, the only survival, the only meaning. Thornton Wilder
Beauty and seduction, I believe, is nature’s tool for survival, because we will protect what we fall in love with. Louie Schwartzberg
Instead of working for the survival of the fittest, we should be working for the survival of the wittiest – then we can all die laughing. Lily Tomlin
A steady diet of the higher truths might prove exhausting, but it’s important that we acknowledge their validity and celebrate their survival. Robert Gottlieb
As a Jew I am aware of how important the existence of Israel is for the survival of us all. And because I am proud of being Jewish, I am worried by the growing anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism in the world. Steven Spielberg
I’m comfortable in any situation. I don’t have fears about a lot of things. It’s not a survival thing, but on a farm, you always look after yourself. You’re very independent, but you’re still very family-oriented. Travis Fimmel
Escapism is survival to me. Johnny Depp
Doesn’t the fight for survival also justify swindle and theft? In self defence, anything goes. Imelda Marcos
The road to the future leads us smack into the wall. We simply ricochet off the alternatives that destiny offers. Our survival is no more than a question of 25, 50 or perhaps 100 years. Jacques Yves Cousteau
The ability to delude yourself may be an important survival tool. Jane Wagner
I grew up in the southern United States in a city which at that time during the late ’40’s and early ’50’s was the most segregated city in the country, and in a sense learning how to oppose the status quo was a question of survival. Angela Davis
The unrestricted competition so commonly advocated does not leave us the survival of the fittest. The unscrupulous succeed best in accumulating wealth. Rutherford B. Hayes
The passenger pigeon, the golden toad, the Caspian tiger: they are all gone, and other species hang by a thread. Our actions are not merely driving other species to extinction: we threaten our own survival, too, by destabilising ecosystems and destroying biodiversity. Owen Jones
Life comes from physical survival; but the good life comes from what we care about. Rollo May
We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival. Winston Churchill
Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival. Aung San Suu Kyi
And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department. Andrew Carnegie
Nations, like stars, are entitled to eclipse. All is well, provided the light returns and the eclipse does not become endless night. Dawn and resurrection are synonymous. The reappearance of the light is the same as the survival of the soul. Victor Hugo
I think all of us certainly believed the statistics which said that probably 88% chance of mission success and maybe 96% chance of survival. And we were willing to take those odds. Alan Shepard
This generation has given up on growth. They’re just hoping for survival. Penelope Spheeris
Sustainability is the key to our survival on this planet and will also determine success on all levels. Shari Arison
So, you know, when I think of survival as a creative act, it’s not trying to plaster over the isolation or to, you know, rewrite your predicament into something positive with a happy ending or some kind of neat resolution. It’s writing into the unknown. Suleika Jaouad
Success is survival. Leonard Cohen
Fear is always there; it’s a survival instinct. You just need to know how to manage it. Jimmy Chin
Survival was my only hope, success my only revenge. Patricia Cornwell
Peace is the one condition of survival in this nuclear age. Adlai Stevenson I
The human race’s prospects of survival were considerably better when we were defenceless against tigers than they are today when we have become defenceless against ourselves. Arnold J. Toynbee
I’m a believer in belief. Faith is something that works – it causes people to do things, it has results. It’s an intangible, indefinable, very real thing. And it moves people, sometimes to atrocity. And sometimes to survival. Tommy Lee Jones
Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception. Carl Sagan
I am a thief of knowledge, and in a survival way, I had to solve all the problems around me. Philippe Petit
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty. John F. Kennedy
We need to save the Arctic not because of the polar bears, and not because it is the most beautiful place in the world, but because our very survival depends upon it. Lewis Gordon Pugh
I grew up originally in Rochester. It was where I was born and a very tough neighbourhood with a lot of violence. I consider myself lucky. When I was aged 11, in 1998, Dad moved us to a suburban area from what was a ghetto area. It gave me a chance of survival. Jon Jones
Resilience is distinct from mere survival, and more than mere endurance. Resilience is often endurance with direction. Eric Greitens
Growing up, my mom had a catering business. I used to help her pretty early on and loved doing it. My mom is an amazing cook, and she helped me cultivate a love for food. She taught me that food can be beautiful. We eat not just for survival, but we survive to eat. It’s part of who I am. Kelis
My dad’s life story was a string of kindness. He treated everyone as an equal, whether it was the bank teller or the bank president. He even attributed his survival to the courage of kindness. Daniel Lubetzky
Evolution does not necessarily favor the longest-lived. It doesn’t necessarily favor the biggest or the strongest or the fastest, and not even the smartest. Evolution favors those creatures best adapted to their environment. That is the sole test of survival and success. Harvey V. Fineberg
Our pleasures were simple – they included survival. Dwight D. Eisenhower
The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. Aristotle
Animals have genes for altruism, and those genes have been selected in the evolution of many creatures because of the advantage they confer for the continuing survival of the species. Lewis Thomas
We don’t even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. In times of tragedy, of war, of necessity, people do amazing things. The human capacity for survival and renewal is awesome. Isabel Allende
Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender. Henri Frederic Amiel
I’m loyal to a fault – even though I’ve been to hell and back with Vince McMahon, I would never to do anything to hurt him. But it’s also survival of the fittest out there. Hulk Hogan
We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth. Virginia Satir