Survival Instinct Quotes

“In the moment of decision, may you hear the voice of the Creator saying, ‘This is right road, travel on it.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“You don’t become tough by just wishing it. You become tough by being hit so many times by people’s, and especially life’s blows--that you eventually learn how to avoid the blows, and most importantly be more strategic about survival.

So, if you being “hit” Left, East and Center today, trust me when I say that: “thank God for the training.”
― Dr. Jacinta Mpalyenkana, Ph.D, MBA

“God hates us," I said.

"Don't blame God for what ants have to do. We all get hungry. Congolese people are not so different from Congolese ants."

"They have to swarm over a village and eat other people alive?"

"When they are pushed down long enough they will rise up. If they bite you, they are trying to fix things in the only way they know.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, The Poisonwood Bible

“Hope kept us alive in the midst of the turbulence.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“Stay strong. Focus on the ultimate goal.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“Let you limitation fuel your determination to work on your strengths.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“Hope can keep you alive in the midst of the turbulence.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“You gain control over any situation with a positive outlook.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“The benefits often outweigh the suffering. Never concentrate on the pain, focus on the reward.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

“When I felt ill and was on the way to becoming a burden to the other men, I noticed a growing chill in their attitude toward me. For people like us, living day and night on the brink of danger, the normal instinct of survival seems to strike inward, like a disease, distorting the personality and removing all motives other than those of sheer self-interest. That is why this afternoon I did not wait to go and tell my former comrades-in-arms what had happened to me. For one thing, they probably already knew; besides, it seemed unfair to risk awakening their dormant sense of humanity.”
― Shōhei Ōoka, Fires on the Plain

“Love endures every circumstance; Love never loses hope, never loses faith and never gives up.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

“You can survive the storm. Your soul is stronger than the storm.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“Greatness emanates through endurance and triumph over the difficulties in life.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

“No one can foretell the details in a day, we can only hope.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

“The only limit to the realisation of our goals will be lack of enthusiasm.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“You are strong enough to overcome the situation!”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“The focus on the desired outcome will push you through every difficulty.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“To every complex challenge, there exist a define solution.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, The Alphabets of Success: Passion Driven Life

“You have no control over what happens to you! You can only pray for grace and strength to endure any situation.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“Without adversity and trials we may never know what we are capable of.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“Our reaction to any situation will determine the outcome.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“Living by faith, living by hope.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“May you find grace to survive life difficulties.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

“Life is uncertain, we can only hope.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

“Adversity is a good opportunity for self-realisation.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

“Blessed are you who endure life trails.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

“The pursuit of our dreams is not without any difficulty. Those who triumph have learn’t to overcome the difficulty.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“Hang on! God will strength in any act of your pursuit.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“Be determined to create the life you want.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“Do not give up. Be strong!”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind