Hugh’s Quote of the Day:
“It is not what happens to you that matters; it is how you feel about it that does.” ? Shannon L. Alder
“It is not what happens to you that matters; it is how you feel about it that does.” ? Shannon L. Alder
“Never diagnosed the enemy before.” ? Henry V. O’Neil, Glory Main
“You can pray and fight at the same time, Corporal. Especially if you learn how before things get rough. It’s important to have a philosophy of life . . . and of death.” ? Henry V. O’Neil, Glory Main
”Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: 2 and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.” John 11:25-26 (KJV)
“And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the Lord.” Numbers 3:44-45 (KJV)
“The climber, like a fox which is hard-pressed, should always have one more trick in his bag.” ? Whipplesnaith, The Night Climbers Of Cambridge
“Be a man!… What good is religion if it collapses under calamity? Think of what earthquakes and floods, wars and volcanoes, have done before to men! Did you think that God had exempted [us]? He is not an insurance agent.” ? H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds
“There is no pride when it comes to survival, only determination.” ? Anthony Liccione
“It’s important to have fun. Survival is more than making sure we have enough food and water.” ? Scott Cramer, Night of the Purple Moon
“Successful hunting, it could be said, is an act of terminal empathy: the kill depends on how successfully a hunter inserts himself into the umwelt of his prey–even to the point of disguising himself as that animal and mimicking its behavior.” ? John Vaillant, The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
“And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.” Luke 17:5 (KJV)
“In the year of the jubile the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land did belong.” Leviticus 27:24 (KJV)
“At the edge of chaos, unexpected outcomes occur. The risk to survival is severe.” ? Michael Crichton, The Lost World
“To live, a man needs food, water, and a sharp mind.” ? Louis Zamperini, Devil at My Heels: A Heroic Olympian’s Astonishing Story of Survival as a Japanese POW in World War II
“You know,” Marion said, “I met a woman once when I was a teenager. I knew she had gone through a lot but she was so strong, so compassionate. I asked her how she could be the way she was, and you know what she told me?” Hadley shook her head. “She said, ‘You can be broken, or broken open. That choice is yours.” ? Erica Bauermeister, Joy for Beginners