“Dieter Dengler was an amazing man. Who knows what he would've been had he not ever been tested in this way? It's a question that I certainly have myself. What would I be able to do in certain situations? He came out, obviously, looking like a true hero, but he didn't go in looking like that. He was not your typical image of somebody that you would think would be the tough guy who was able to endure. His lighthearted attitude, this sort of dorkiness, and naivete; it ended up being the finest tool for his survival.” ThinkingKnowsMenWayWould BeAbleGuyCertainAttitudeSituationHeroSurvivalToughToolsEndureTypicalFinestTestedTough GuyNaiveteTrue HeroAmazing Man Author:Christian Bale
“Those are the stakes that are constantly there and how do those stakes change you? How does that change the person you are? If it does just turn out to be about survival then is that living? How does that make you, you? How does that change your identity? That picture of the governor, his wife, and his daughter, he wasn't that guy before this all started. People dying around him changed him into that.” PeopleIfsPersonsDoeGuyTurnsWifeDyingIdentityChangedSurvivalDaughterStakesGovernorsThat GuyPeople Dying Author:Scott M. Gimple
“Now the guy that got to the top, the CEO, would obviously be stupid to have a number two guy who was a lot smarter than he is. So by definition, since he's a survivor and he got to the top and he isn't that brilliant, his number two guy is going to always be a little worse than he is. So, as time goes on, it's anti-Darwinism, the survival of the un- fittest.” LittlesTwoGuyNumbersStupidGoes OnSurvivalDefinitionsBrilliantSurvivorSmarterCeoDarwinismTime Goes OnTwo Guys Author:Carl Icahn
“I think comedy is so much easier to do on the page than it is in real life. When I'm writing, comedy is an easy way to win over the reader. You're automatically more disposed to keep reading, thinking maybe, "I'll get another laugh or two." I think it's a survival instinct in me. I mean, you don't want to lose these guys within five or ten pages. You want them to keep going. I think to some extent it's a desperate measure that I throw out there, because a novel isn't a complete waste of time if it made you laugh.” ThinkingWritingMeanRealGuyReadingWinningEasyNovelLaughingComedySurvivalInstinctReal LifeDesperateKeep GoingWasting Time Author:Joshua Ferris
“I want a guy who is masculine, good with his hands, and able to build stuff and who has survival skills. Facial hair is a big turn-on... I like a stronger, more physically imposing man - like a lumberjack.” MenWantHandsBigsKidsAbleGuyTurnsStuffNew YorkHairTypeSkillsSurvivalStrongerHanging OutMasculineTurn-onImposingHipsterFacialSurvival SkillsFacial HairI Want A Guy Author:Chloe Sevigny
“But was it wrong to put yourself first? That’s called survival, right? If you’re running for your life, you don’t get the luxury of being nice. They were going to learn that. It’s fine to wave the pompoms for teamwork—all for one and one for all—but when push came to shove, these guys wouldn’t be risking their lives for Chloe, maybe not even for each other. I was sure of it. Once things got worse, it would be every kid for himself. It always is.” IfsFirstsWould BeRunningKidsGuyNiceFineSurvivalWaveLuxuryTeamworkBeing NiceChloePut Yourself First Author:Kelley Armstrong
“Usually guys with your skill set like to eat bugs; I don't get that dude.” GuySkillsSurvivalBugs Author:Joe Teti
“I know this guy is a musician so I hope he can play us a tune that could get us the hell out of here.” KnowsPlayGuyHellSurvivalMusicianTunesThis Guy Author:Joe Teti
“What I envisioned to see was a group of guys drinking beer.” GuyGroupsSurvivalDrinkingBeerDrinking Beer Author:Joe Teti
“If I gave this guy more time, there would be a swimming pool and rattan furniture.” IfsWould BeGuySurvivalMore TimeSwimmingPoolThis GuyFurnitureSwimming Pool Author:Joe Teti