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“Women should be permitted to volunteer for non-combat service... We have no real way of knowing whether the kinds of training that teach men both courage and restraint would be adaptable to women or effective in a crisis. But the evidence of history and comparative studies of other species suggest that women as a fighting body might be far less amenable to the rules that prevent war from becoming a massacre and, with the use of modern weapons, that protect the survival of all humanity. That is what I meant by saying that women in combat might be too fierce.”

“I think the notion of success is fairly destructive. You can see elements of this surrounding any band becoming too popular. On the other hand, survival means you are doing fine.”

Thinking Mean Hands Fine Becoming Band Elements Survival Notion Destructive

Author:Howe Gelb

“But that was in the days when they expected perils to come from without, and nothing made less sense by that time than a survival room buried in a house itself becoming one big coffin.”

Made Bigs House Rooms Becoming Survival Expected Buried Peril Coffins Becoming One

Book:The Virgin Suicides: A Novel

Source: The Virgin Suicides: A Novel

“When you have made evil the means of survival, do not expect men to remain good. Do not expect them to stay moral and lose their lives for the purpose of becoming the fodder of the immoral. Do not expect them to produce, when production is punished and looting rewarded. Do not ask, "Who is destroying the world?" You are.”

Men World Mean Made Purpose Evil Asks Loses Moral Virtue Produce Becoming Survival Productions Destroying Immoral Piety Looting Fodder

Book:Ayn Rand Novel Collection

Source: Ayn Rand Novel Collection

“Though all three men faced the same hardship, their differing perceptions of it appeared to be shaping their fates. Louie and Phil's hope displaced their fear and inspired them to work toward their survival, and each success renewed their physical and emotional vigor. Mac's resignation seemed to paralyze him and the less he participated in their efforts to survive, the more he slipped. Though he did the least, as the days passed, it was he who faded the most. Louie and Phil's optimism, and Mac's hopelessness, were becoming self-fulfilling.”

Source: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

“I believe that our very survival depends upon us becoming better systems thinkers.”

Believe I Believe Depends Becoming Survival Thinker Becoming Better

Author:Margaret J. Wheatley

“I think a lot of becoming an entrepreneur is something which people have to learn just from getting out there and giving it a go, and having to learn the art of survival.”

People Thinking Giving Art Becoming Survival Entrepreneur

Author:Richard Branson

“I missed writing. Missed the quiet pulse of my fingers on a keyboard, the freedom of getting lost in the words. I missed feeling like I had something bigger to offer the world than fast coffee and polite smiles. But I didn’t have time for dreams right now. I had bills, I had pride, and I had a point to prove. So I got up every day and I worked. Because starting over is messy. But it’s also honest.”

Inspirational Courage Becoming Discipline Survival Personal Growth Driven Grit

Book:Where Loyalty Lies

Source: Where Loyalty Lies