Tom Brown Jr. Quotes

Necessity makes even the timid brave.

He was always sort of a scrappy little kid wasn't he? A bit of a fighter?

I've always believed in survival.

I dare to do things - that's how I survive.

I'll dispose of my teeth as I see fit, and after they've gone, I'll get along. I started off living on gruel, and by God, I can always go back to it again.

Necessity, which even makes cowards brave ...

My strength of character is a privilege. I can do anything to survive. I don't break easily.

Some people call me scrappy - and that's because I am.

One thing that's great about firefighters: If they don't have the equipment they desperately need, they don't have the help, they don't care. They'll do it on their own.

America has always fascinated me; it's a country where you can make it from one side to the other with no money, by hook or by crook.

Survival requires us to leave our prejudices at home. It's about doing whatever it takes - and ultimately those with the biggest heart will win.

Necessity does the work of courage.

It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity.

It is the mainspring of life, courage. And courage has many faces.

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.

My grandfather learned to swim in the Navy by getting thrown off a boat into the ocean. He had to learn fast. And I think I learn pretty well under pressure.

If you play dead often enough, you've got a great will to live.

Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.

If I have to be fierce, I'll be fierce.

Part of courage is simple consistency.

I like to see people who are survivors wearing my shoes. I am fascinated by people who can bounce back.

You win any which way you can. You do what you have to do to get by. That's the way it works in any job.

The rules of survival never change, whether you're in a desert or in an arena.

I have always said about myself I am a survivor because I am.

The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them.