George Chakiris Quotes

Every situation I have ever been in I have been trained for, and I dealt with it to the best of my abilities.

If I can't find anything good, I am just going to have to get my butt in gear and start learning how to do everything.

This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes.

Life is going to hit you some line drives, and sometimes you'll have to think fast. However, it's better to think first than to think fast.

I learned from both my parents that you had to be clever.

We were trained to live by our wits, in any circumstance.

One of the things that I was always, and still am, is quite resourceful.

Arrange whatever pieces come your way.

I think, as an outsider, you are ready to deal with whatever comes your way.

My folks were very practical. They were also kind of able to think outside of the box. They were not going to let circumstance paralyze them. They knew sometimes you just had to take some new initiative. I think they passed that on to all of us... If you don't find a way, you make one.

If something doesn't go your way, then look for another way. If something's broken, fix it.

If anybody knows that you need to be prepared regardless of the situation, that's me.

I'm pretty prepared for anything. You could shove me out there in any situation - I've done it.

I don't know how to get anything done except getting on my knees and pleading for help and then getting on my feet and going to work.

There's a key for every door, and if you can't find it, you can make one. That's always an option.

Raising myself and caring for my brothers and sisters allowed me the benefit of a lot of information that I wouldn't have otherwise gotten. I had to be frugal, thoughtful, resourceful. I didn't have anyone to tell me, 'You can't.'

I often think I am a better person because I lived for many years of my life with a flashlight. I have developed skills I did not think were possible - bathing with a cup of water by candlelight, for instance, and writing a story with a headlamp on.

Kids raised to be pampered and spoiled don't really end up being good leaders. Leaders need to be independent minded and confident.

They say that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger and I've learnt a great deal, but you can never predict the future, so the best thing is just to do whatever you're asked to do to the best of your ability.

My heroes are always ready, willing, and able to execute moves necessary to get themselves out of deep trouble.

But I love the idea - whether it's in my work or where I live - exploring new frontier, and I like putting myself in strange places and trying to survive and figure things out and gather up an infrastructure. I like knowing that I could figure out a way to live anywhere.

I am very resourceful, as any woman would be.

You learn to kid around and joke and not take things too seriously because somehow its all gonna work out for the best - or you're gonna make it work out.

Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands.

Scouting teaches a boy to take care of himself and stand on his own two feet.