Morena Baccarin Quotes

I do what I've got to do to survive, to keep my teeth in my head, and my head on my shoulders. I apologize to whoever can't put that together and understand that.

I think for Beecher specifically, Keller was with him when his wife died. Beecher had decided after he first got into prison that he had to shut off everybody. You can't let anybody in and you have to become like them and you have to be threatening and all that.

Everyone does what they believe they need to do in order to survive in this business, 'survive' being the operative word.

I had to grow a very thick skin very fast. I think that's where the GC came about.

Early in my career I had to be a goon to survive. I did everything I had to do and probably some things I shouldn't have.

We desert those who desert us; we cannot afford to suffer; we must live how we can.

Surrender, but don’t give yourself away.

You learn not to mourn every little thing out here, or you’d never, ever stop grieving.

Survival is the key word to remember—not victory, not conquest, just survival.

We do not live to think, but, on the contrary, we think in order that we may succeed in surviving.

In high school, I could get beaten up all the time, or I could be something better. I became the court jester.

Necessity makes an honest man a knave.

Being funny wasn't a career choice growing up, it was my way out of situations; a way to survive another day.

Age is getting to know all the ways the world turns, so that if you cannot turn the world the way you want, you can at least get out of the way so you won't get run over.

Human beings tolerate what they understand they have to tolerate.

I try my best to confront situations because I know, at the end of the day, you can deal with it or it will deal with you. I've had enough experience to know that that's how it goes down. There's no going around it.

I think if you come from a history of persecution you have to develop a sense of humour.

Power shifts your thinking from what is right and wrong to what is necessary

Sometimes you're going to be shoved into a corner, and even though it's against your principles, against the way that you like to play the game, you're going to have to protect your own players.

I learned to deal with the police... to be tough... to survive.

You can only get hurt so much before you get numb.

You win the way you have to.

As a species, we would not have survived without humor.

I've gotten tougher.

You get tough like me and you don't get hurt. You look out for yourself and nothin' can touch you.