Quotes about Survival

A few weeks before production wrapped on the movie 'Le Mans', racer David Piper lost control of his car and crashed as the cameras rolled. Years later, Piper recounted to a reporter, "I suddenly found myself sitting in only half a car, surrounded by smoke and dust, and I thought, Good Lord, that's my shoe over there--- and my foot is still in it!

Love is an adventure and a conquest. It survives and develops, like the universe itself, only by perpetual discovery.

I remember, May 1944: I was 15-and-a-half, and I was thrown into a haunted universe where the story of the human adventure seemed to swing irrevocably between horror and malediction.

I've pushed several women in front of violent situations. My rule is save myself first.

A flower blooming in a storm is stronger than a tree blossoming under a rainbow.

If a flower can flourish in the desert, you can flourish anywhere.

A flower blooming in the desert proves to the world that adversity, no matter how great, can be overcome.

Dear past, I survived you. Dear present, I'm ready for you. Dear future, I'm coming for you.

Except for the occasional heart attack, I never felt better.

Think back for a moment on your own history -- not just where you were born or where you grew up, but the circumstances that contributed to your being right here, right now. What were the moments along the way that wounded or scared you? Chances are, you've had a few. But here's what's remarkable: You are still here, still standing.

Only love can keep anyone alive...

The man watched him. Real life is pretty bad? What do you think? Well, I think we're still here. A lot of bad things have happened but we're still here. Yeah. You don't think that's so great. It's okay.