Category: Quote of the Week

“Survival often demands our courage.” ? David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

“And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him. And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy. And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go; and answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him …

“If they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their forefathers, in their unfaithfulness which they committed against Me, and also in their acting with hostility against Me— I also was acting with hostility against them, to bring them into the land of their enemies—or if their uncircumcised heart becomes humbled so that they then make amends for their iniquity, then I will remember My covenant with Jacob, and I will remember also My covenant with Isaac, and My covenant with Abraham as well, and I will remember the land.” Leviticus 26:40-42 (KJV)

“But you need to make sure that the last thing you remember about today isn’t that you fell down, it’s that you got back up again. That’s what we do when bad things happen to us.” ? Michael Rowe, Wild Fell

“We all have our personal Andes.” ? Nando Parrado, Miracle in the Andes

“Please challenge me because whenever I am challenged, I learn a way to survive and a brilliant technique to fight.” ? Rohan Nath

“Freedom is a subset of survival.” ? Toba Beta, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

“It must be most dangerous then to be a man. It is indeed, madame, and but few survive it.” ? Ernest Hemingway, Death in the Afternoon

“And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us …

“And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the Lord.” Leviticus 22:1-2 (KJV)

“When you’ve crawled through the darkness, the light is so much more glorious.” ? Rita Stradling, The Lie Spinners

“The people who build high, strong fences are the ones who survive the best. You deny that reality only at the risk of being driven into the wilderness yourself.” ? Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

“Use your strength, but always remember that any strength may become a weakness.” ? Kateryna Kei, Raven Boy

“No matter what I accomplish, it doesn’t seem like much compared to surviving Auschwitz.” ? Art Spiegelman, Maus, II: And Here My Troubles Began

“Never shame your comrades by letting their death get you killed.” ? Rachel Bach, Fortune’s Pawn