Depending on the situation, “survival” can mean anything from surviving in business to surviving in the wilderness. The quotes about survival below show how it can be done from many different angles worldwide.

What does it mean to you to survive?

Merriam-definition Webster’s of “survival” is “the act of living or continuing longer than another person or thing” at its most basic. Maintaining three essential elements is essential for basic survival: food, water, and shelter.

However, survival is frequently a deeply ingrained and intricate idea supported by physical and mental fortitude. Many people have struggled through difficult times and discovered hope through the power of survival. In this collection of wise quotes, we’ve included stories from motivational speakers, celebrities, survival experts, and more.

Check out the motivational quotes about survival below for your daily dose.

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Inspirational quotes about surviving

1. “Survivors aren’t always the strongest; sometimes they’re the smartest, but more often simply the luckiest.” – Carrie Ryan

2. “Survival can be summed up in three words, never give up. That’s the heart of it really. Just keep trying.” – Bear Grylls

3. “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

4. “Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.” – Carl Sagan

Business quotes on surviving

5. “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

6. “Adaptability and constant innovation is key to the survival of any company operating in a competitive market.” – Shiv Nadar

7. “Nobody talks of entrepreneurship as survival, but that’s exactly what it is and what nurtures creative thinking.” – Anita Roddick

8. ”You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.” – Oprah Winfrey

9. “Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning.” – Robert Kiyosaki

10. “Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.” – Conrad Hilton

11. “The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance. Remember, the greatest failure is to not try. Once you find something you love to do, be the best at doing it.” – Debbi Fields

12. “The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am. Losers, on the other hand, concentrate their waking thoughts on what they should have or would have done, or what they can’t do.” – Dennis Waitley

13. “It takes more than capital to swing business. You’ve got to have the A. I. D. degree to get by — Advertising, Initiative, and Dynamics.” – Ren Mulford Jr.

14. “Surviving a failure gives you more self-confidence. Failures are great learning tools.. but they must be kept to a minimum.” – Jeffrey Immelt

15. “People are definitely a company’s greatest asset. It doesn’t make any difference whether the product is cars or cosmetics. A company is only as good as the people it keeps.” – Mary Kay Ash

Perseverance quotes for survival

16. “I am someone who always gets up again, even if there are setbacks. I have a survivor instinct. I’m not sure where it comes from, but probably from all the little things that make you into who you are.” – Heidi Klum

17. “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

18. “The rules of survival never change, whether you’re in a desert or in an arena.” – Bear Grylls

19. “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

20. “In the animal kingdom, one of the keys to survival is to outwit your enemies. And when you’re surrounded by carnivores, one of the best strategies is to fade into the background and disappear.” – Neil deGrasse Tyson

21. “Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender.” – Henri Frederic Amiel

22. “When you’re placed in a world where survival is the main focus, a lot of that other stuff, like wrongdoings in the past, become obsolete. You have to focus on the here and  now.” – Alycia Debnam-Carey

23. “Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.” – Samuel Johnson

24. “Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.” – Pele

25. “By perseverance the snail reached the ark.” – Charles Spurgeon

26. “Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions.” – Lao Tzu

27. “In the real world, all rests on perseverance.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

28. “Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.” – Julie Andrews

Environmental quotes for survival

29. “The more we exploit nature, The more our options are reduced, until we have only one: to fight for survival.” – Mo Udall

30. “Sustainability is the key to our survival on this planet and will also determine success on all levels.” – Shari Arison

31. “It angers me when sustainability gets used as a buzzword. For 90 percent of the world, sustainability is a matter of survival.” – Cameron Sinclair

32. “Earth is abundant with plentiful resources. Our practice of rationing resources through monetary control is no longer relevant and is counterproductive to our survival.” – Jacque Fresco

33. “Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it.” – Henry David Thoreau

34. “By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.” – Aeschylus

35. “They claim this mother of ours, the Earth, for their own use, and fence their neighbors away from her, and deface her with their buildings and their refuse.” – Sitting Bull

36. “Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever.” – Leonardo DiCaprio 

37. “We are using resources as if we had two planets, not one. There can be no ‘plan B’ because there is no ‘planet B.’” – Ban Ki-moon

Survival quotes about what it means to live.

38. “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

39. “Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.” – Aung San Suu Kyi

40. “Escapism is survival to me.” – Johnny Depp

41. “Keeping an active mind has been vital to my survival, as has been maintaining a sense of humor.” – Stephen Hawking (see more quotes from Stephen Hawking)

42. “Survival is not about being fearless. It’s about making a decision, getting on and doing it, because I want to see my kids again, or whatever the reason might be.” – Bear Grylls

43. “Living in a small town, one of the keys to survival was your imagination.” – Nick Nolte

44. “To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival.” – Wendell Berry

45. “Survival is nothing more than recovery.” – Dianne Feinstein

46. “In the kind of world we have today, transformation of humanity might well be our only real hope for survival.” – Stanislav Grof

47. “Survival is a privilege which entails obligations. I am forever asking myself what I can do for those who have not survived.” – Simon Wiesenthal

48. “Survival, in the cool economics of biology, means simply the persistence of one’s own genes in the generations to follow.” – Lewis Thomas

49. “In a world where change is inevitable and continuous, the need to achieve that change without violence is essential for survival.” – Andrew Young

Additional survival quotes and sayings

50. “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” – Charles Darwin

51. “Temper us in fire, and we grow stronger. When we suffer, we survive.” – Cassandra Clare

52. “We each survive in our own way.” – Sarah J. Maas

53. “People will do amazing things to ensure their survival.” – Patricia Briggs

54. “If we truly trust no one, we cannot survive.” – Megan Whalen Turner

55. “Anyone worth knowing breaks once. Once. No shame, no foul if you survive it. You did.” – Karen Marie Moning

56. “We would survive even ourselves, as long as we were together.” – Hannah Lillith Assadi

57. “We do not live to think, but, on the contrary, we think in order that we may succeed in surviving.” – José Ortega y Gasset

58. “She lives for this-the fight, the battle for survival. She actually enjoys it.” – Lauren Oliver

59. “We cannot survive if we are entirely isolated. History tells us we must engage with the outside world.” – Paolo Bacigalupi

60. “Everyday is a new day of life, everyday is new challenges of life for survival, this is example nothing is permanent in our life.” – Sujit Kumar Mishra

What one thing do you believe is essential to your survival?

The above survival quotes cover two distinct topics: preservation and perseverance. Each is necessary for survival. Preservation is a physical act that provides us with the resources required for basic survival. On the other hand, perseverance is a mental state that prepares us for future challenges.

Write down your definition of survival on a piece of paper. Put it somewhere you’ll see it frequently to be reminded of your true goal as the day progresses.

Did we miss your favorite survival motivational quote? Whose survival story do you find inspiring? Please share your thoughts in the comments section below.

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Getting to Know the Stranger in the Mirror

Have you ever caught a glimpse of a woman and wondered, “Who is she?” Did your eyes catch sight of her? Was her image altered? How long did it take for you to realize the woman returning your look were you?

When I realized I didn’t know what I was doing,

I was married at an early age in 1989. In truth, I was only twenty years old, idealistic, and ready to devote myself to family life, or so I believed. And, like many others, I finally got disillusioned with what I originally thought was the proper path for me. There were times when I questioned the direction of my life and even wrote about it. Nevertheless, daily life gradually encroached on those fleeting moments of freedom—freedom to genuinely know myself. Many attempts to connect to life’s purpose left me fatigued in an endeavor to feel a part of something bigger than my little corner of the globe.

Keep going

Twenty years have gone. By 2009, I realized my life had changed drastically. From my perspective, everything appeared to have been designed by a stranger, and the lady attempting to live it was me. I felt disconnected from myself, my principles, and even my own identity. Many of us have similar experiences and are faced with the decision of remaining comfortably hidden or pursuing the path toward self-improvement and authenticity. Despite my desire for quick and painless remedies, my trip required several more years of my life. Underlying my dissatisfaction were two questions: “Who am I? Whose life am I living? Although the answers were unknown, finding them had become critical. As a result, I committed to the task regardless of how far I traveled or where I ended myself. Today, little remains of the lady who started this adventure.

Taking the first step toward better understanding oneself

Initially, I decided to start therapy, which prompted me to confront personal prejudices about who sought counseling. This first step called into question my belief that I was coping with life. I wasn’t. The truth was that after a lengthy history of undivided commitment to others, I had become emotionally bankrupt. Therapy eventually revealed the need to nourish myself, but it would not be easy after such a lengthy period of neglect.

I started writing every day to explain and understand my road back to myself, which gave me strength on the hardest days. I took small steps ahead, resisting the old voices that beckoned my return. I realized that if I was unhealthy, nothing in my life could be healthy. So I persisted in my efforts to become the healthiest version of myself imaginable.

My body suffered as a result of the stress I was experiencing.

Regrettably, I was not only emotionally destitute, but also physically depleted and began to experience health problems. My mental and physiological stress responses were more pronounced, and my body became unable to manage itself. At the time, I was under the care of a holistic medical professional who initiated drastic dietary adjustments to address the physical imbalances. I cut off gluten, sugar, and dairy from my diet. I educated myself on healing nutrition, learnt how to find higher-quality foods, and learned how to prepare my own meals. I dropped weight quickly after changing my eating habits. Over the next few years, more than a hundred pounds vanished. My body gradually but steadily shed the protective coating I had been carrying for much of my life. As I lost weight, my body image and perception changed, revealing more of my genuine identity. My physical and emotional health were so intertwined that any change in either triggered and fueled a seemingly never-ending chain of events.

Getting closer to the real myself by finishing what I started

In 2011, I returned to college to earn my degree in psychology and social work while supporting my mental and physical healing. I enrolled in an accelerated master’s program in clinical social work after finishing my bachelor’s program in 2013. Education provided me with an opportunity to explore new beliefs, values, and a new self-perspective. In many respects, the time I spent getting an education encouraged and strengthened me to change the direction of my life.

Minor modifications that resulted in big changes

As I made small modifications, I was overwhelmed and disheartened by their size. Yet, there were some surprises along the road. I was instructed to compose my personal narrative when I first started counseling. Originally, the practice strengthened my comprehension of the details of my life, but it quickly expanded into much more. My creativity began to emerge as writing became a means of healing. I attended poetry readings on weekends, wrote on a regular basis, and experimented with poetry. When the voyage became too lengthy or desperate for me, poetry provided the solace I required. It communicated to me in a language that invited me to learn more about myself, and it did so without expecting anything in return.

Final Thoughts

These events have taught me to first know and trust myself in life. Every day, I learned more about my own identity, purpose, and voice. I began a completely new life. Everyone of us possesses untapped potential that is only waiting for the spark of growth. We all have the opportunity to become more authentic and live lives that truly reflect who we are.

I still have instances when my own reflection surprises me. I’m not sure who she is: the woman in the mirror. And then I realize she is exactly who she is meant to be.

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What would your life be like if you could become more positive?

What would be different? What would your daily effort look like? How would you speak to people?

How would the communication with your family, partners, and coworkers be different – and how would it be better? What about your ability to get out of bed early in the morning? How do you exercise? Your health?

1. Show more gratitude.

Make a point of thanking everyone (good and bad), everything (good and bad), and everything (good and bad) in your life. Find the lesson and the love in EVERYTHING!

Happy celebrating winning success woman at sunset or sunrise standing elated with arms raised up above her head in celebration of having reached mountain top summit goal during hiking travel trek.

2. Get up earlier.

No more rushing. Get up early and start your day by making time for you! You deserve it!

3. Only surround yourself with positive people.

If you can’t find any positive people, read some positive books!

4. Read or listen to something inspirational and motivational everyday.

Whether it’s your favorite inspirational quote, listening to a motivational speaker or visiting Everyday Power Blog, everyday! :-). Fill your mind with positive thoughts!

5. Stop telling doubters, non-believers, and haters about your dreams and goals.

Only share your dreams and goals with people who are willing to help you achieve them.

6. Pay attention to your energy levels.

Keep an eye on what you eat. Consider food to be fuel, and you will have the energy to become more positive. Being optimistic is a full-time job!

7. Get to bed earlier.

Sleep deprivation can result in depression and depression-like behaviors. Take naps and place as much faith in rest as you do in productivity.

8. Listen to music that moves you physically and emotionally!

For example, when I listen to Florence + The Machine’s Shake It Off….I feel fantastic! Every single time, without fail!

9. Find a charity you care about and give $20 a month to it.

If you want to give more, give more. If $20 isn’t enough for you, try a different amount. THE GOAL IS TO GIVE.

10. Write down and post your goals.

Have the courage to write them down, and then have the courage to post them in public places where you live. Progress equals happiness, and clarity equals power!

11. Read more books on personal development.

Find out about yourself. Investigate the reasons behind your actions. Investigate historical figures. Please continue to feed your mind with useful and empowering facts and stories.

12. Make positive affirmations to yourself.

Act as if, speak as if, and think as if! Every day, remind yourself of who you are, what you are capable of, and who you are becoming. Say it until you believe it! Change the conversation in your head to something positive!

13. Please stop comparing yourself to others.

You don’t know how anybody’s path REALLY was. All you know is about your path; commit to making it great. Focus on competing with who you were yesterday, and that’s it!

14. Concentrate on what you want and have, rather than what you lack and don’t want.

This is similar to expressing more gratitude in that you are taking control of your focus. Focus on the areas of your life where you are abundant to become more positive.

15. Meditate and visualize success.

Please set aside some time each day to simply be. To stop doing and wanting and simply be. Make time every day to sit or lie down and breathe deeply. See yourself as you are and as you wish to be. Be grateful. Just be.

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