"It is nonsense to speak of 'higher' and 'lower' pleasures. To a hungry man it is rightly more important that he eat than that he philosophize."

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"It is nonsense to speak of 'higher' and 'lower' pleasures. To a hungry man it is rightly more important that he eat than that he philosophize."

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"Fear is a kind of bell or gong which rings the mind into quick life and avoidance upon the approach of danger. It is the soul's signal for rallying."

Henry Ward Beecher, American Clergyman

Survival, Fear, Mind, Life, Danger

"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, American Activist

Survival, Democracy, Existence, Freedom

"It's not over if you're still here, Chronicler said. "It's not a tragedy if you're still alive."

Patrick Rothfuss, Australian Athlete

Survival, Tragedy, Life, Hope

"I am never proud to participate in violence, yet I know that each of us must care enough for ourselves that we can be ready and able to come to our own defense when and wherever needed."

Maya Angelou, American Poet

Survival, Violence, Responsibility, Strength, Peace

"The fields were fruitful, and starving men moved on the roads."

John Steinbeck, American Author

Survival, Hunger, Struggle, Life

"From a night of more sleep than she had expected, Marianne awoke the next morning to the same consciousness of misery in which she had closed her eyes."

Jane Austen, British Writer

Survival, Uncertainty, Journey, Fear, Desperation

"When you need to hold onto something, you should. Whatever gets you through, take it."

David Levithan, American Author

Survival, Support, Hope, Strength

"A law of survival, Ragle had said. Those who refused to respond to the new stimulus would perish. Adapt or perish . . . version of a timeless rule."

Philip K. Dick, American Writer

Survival, Adaptation, Change, Life

"Like waking up in our home one night to find ourselves in a blazing fire, we must be arsonists of emotion, forcing ourselves to grab only what is truly important to us before our life-rafters collapse in on us and we can no longer escape alive."

A.J. Darkholme, American Author

Survival, Urgency, Priority, Life, Decision

"Everybody who is alive is a survivor, and everybody who is dead isn't," I said."So everybody alive must have the Survivor's Syndrome. It's that or death. I am so damn sick of people telling me proudly that they are survivors!"

Kurt Vonnegut, American Author

Survival, Death, Emotion, Life

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"Fear is a kind of bell or gong which rings the mind into quick life and avoidance upon the approach of danger. It is the soul's signal for rallying."

"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."

"It's not over if you're still here, Chronicler said. "It's not a tragedy if you're still alive."

"I am never proud to participate in violence, yet I know that each of us must care enough for ourselves that we can be ready and able to come to our own defense when and wherever needed."

"The fields were fruitful, and starving men moved on the roads."

"From a night of more sleep than she had expected, Marianne awoke the next morning to the same consciousness of misery in which she had closed her eyes."

"When you need to hold onto something, you should. Whatever gets you through, take it."

"A law of survival, Ragle had said. Those who refused to respond to the new stimulus would perish. Adapt or perish . . . version of a timeless rule."

"Like waking up in our home one night to find ourselves in a blazing fire, we must be arsonists of emotion, forcing ourselves to grab only what is truly important to us before our life-rafters collapse in on us and we can no longer escape alive."

"Everybody who is alive is a survivor, and everybody who is dead isn't," I said."So everybody alive must have the Survivor's Syndrome. It's that or death. I am so damn sick of people telling me proudly that they are survivors!"

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"In relation to a writer, most readers believe in the Double Standard: they may be unfaithful to him as often as they like, but he must never, never be unfaithful to them."

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