Harry Crews Quotes

To survive is to win.

Success is survival.

Survival is nothing more than recovery.

Man will not merely endure; he will prevail...

America is a country of fighters. People who fought their way in and then continued fighting.

No matter how bad things get you got to go on living, even if it kills you.

I've had some wins. And been knocked down with defeats. Glimpsed views from the top of the mountain. And walked through the darkest of valleys. But through this entire ride called 'a life' - I've refused to give up.

Those who live are those who fight.

Well, I'm still breathing.

We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure

I just want people to know that they can make it through hard times like I did.

You should fight for every breath you have.

Life is stronger than death.

Simply to endure is to triumph.

When you have life, you can weather any storm. You're breathing. You have life.

We fight to keep something alive rather than in the expectation that anything will triumph.

It’s not over if you’re still here,” Chronicler said. “It’s not a tragedy if you’re still alive.

Why, Tom - us people will go on livin' when all them people is gone. Why, Tom, we're the people that live. They ain't gonna wipe us out. Why, we're the people - we go on.' 'We take a beatin' all the time.' 'I know.' Ma chuckled. 'Maybe that makes us tough. Rich fellas come up an' they die, an' their kids ain't no good, an' they die out. But, Tom, we keep a-comin'. Don' you fret none, Tom. A different time's comin'.

In the struggle for existence, it is only on those who hang on for ten minutes after all is hopeless, that hope begins to dawn.

It was definitely some tough moments throughout my life, but I kind of stayed focused and came through the other end of the tunnel.

Through these adversities, Israel has endured with continued strength, conviction, and faith.

I've always believed in survival.

It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated... it is finished when it surrenders.

The most audacious thing I could possibly state in this day and age is that life is worth living. It's worth being bashed against. It's worth getting scarred by. It's worth pouring yourself over every one of its coals.

Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.