Survivalism Quotes

“Once you experience a terrible trauma and understand the world from an extreme perspective, it is difficult to overcome this perspective. Because your very survival depends on it.”
― Bora Chung, Cursed Bunny

“The universe runs on the principle that one who can exert the most evil on other creatures runs the show.”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity

“Nature gives children great emotional resilience to help them survive the oppressions of being small, but these oppressions still make them into slightly insane adults, either mad to seize all the power they once lacked or (more usually) mad to avoid it.”
― Alasdair Gray, Poor Things

“Let no one ever intimidate you, you are standing on no one's ground. But again, some have claimed the earth as their own and usurped power from the rest of us. But they are usurpers; power belongs to every one of us. Seek it as much as possible. There is no shame in that. In fact it's a necessity. Either you have power or you are trampled to death in the stampede to get to the top”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity

“If you are my food, how am I supposed to feel pity towards you? That would mean starvation for me. “A hungry leopard told a fallen, panting, imploring gazelle”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity

“Atheists are the most honest of the human race. These people are unable to live a double life; they are unable to lie to themselves. Of course it's an evolutionary handicap, and if that handicap was widespread, our species would run the risk of extinction”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity

“Life is politics, you do it or it does you”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity

“Every revolution starts with the aim to help the poor, but when the poor get it they forget who they were and become the new oppressors. The cycle goes on forever”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity

“In politics what you see is not what you get”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity

“Once you are in power, never forget those who put you there. Deal with those who think they can do better than you and those who think you are god's representative on earth. Deal with each other according to his actions”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity

“Only the strong will remain, all the weak will be consumed by fire”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity

“We all create the stories we need to survive”
― Kameron Hurley, The Stars Are Legion

“Politicians are a higher breed of men. They know that this world is ruthless and that they must live accordingly to cope with it”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, The Great Pearl of Wisdom

“Politicians know it's a game of power, every politician at every level, even in the common of mortals.”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity

“Power hungry=life loving”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity

“If anyone rises to power, it's not only because he could, but also because the stars were aligned in his favor. Many with apparent means to take it failed simply because they weren't destined for the honor”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity

“A politician is a man in his natural state”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, The Great Pearl of Wisdom

“All of the wars in the world are fueled by power struggles either at individual, national or international levels”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, The Great Pearl of Wisdom

“Nothing is sweeter and addictive than power, the unlucky soul this demon possesses, if he is not sacrificed on its altar will sacrifice others himself to get it”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity

“The Golden Mean is for the weakling, it was not meant for the likes of Alexander the Great, Cyrus, Pharaohs, or Hitlers of the world”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity

“Powerless=lifeless.”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity

“The powerful hate truth that put them in bad light”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, The Great Pearl of Wisdom

“Competition may help us create better products and services but in the end competition really seeks to destroy the opponent. To put him out of the power to compete against you.”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, The Great Pearl of Wisdom

“The powerful are like a compressor, they will grind into paste everything on their way”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, The Great Pearl of Wisdom

“Life is an invisible stampede”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, The Great Pearl of Wisdom

“When you think there is nothing left to improve on, your business dies, for there is no shortage of innovators”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, The Great Pearl of Wisdom

“They only let us live in millions for the sake of the economy. I don't know what will happen by the time they figure out how to run the economy without the people”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, The Great Pearl of Wisdom

“If you're not learning how to live off the land, then you're only learning how to survive in the short-term. (During a conversation with someone in regards to surviving a zombie apocalypse, 2017)”
― J. N. Morgan

“The roots of violence lie in trauma, memory, and historical grievances, both recent and ancient. Fueled by perceived injustice, these buried wounds can erupt into violence, especially in times of crisis, fear, and threat.

Peace is essential for a sustainable future. It means learning to reconcile with the land we inhabit, with others, and with ourselves.

Gardens - whether for nourishment, autonomy, or resilience - are powerful tools for learning, exchange, and calm. By cultivating together, we sow seeds of peace and cooperation, and build a future where people and nature can thrive in harmony.

— Vergers du Monde, Cultivating During Wartime: Knowledge and Resilience of the World (2024)”
― Vergers du Monde, Cultivating During Wartime: Knowledge and Resilience of the World

“So what is it about billionaires and survivalism?’ she’d asked him, the third or fourth time they met. ‘Is it just an arms race? Like, just a pissing contest? Or do you all know something that we don’t?’

‘Both,’ he said, quite calmly. ‘I mean, of course it’s a pissing contest. What isn’t?’

She tried to think of something that wasn’t, then decided that that was too predictable. ‘So what do you know that the rest of us don’t?’ she said instead.

‘I know how easy it was,’ said Lemoine.

Mira didn’t follow. ‘How easy what was?’

‘All of it,’ he said, shrugging. ‘Getting rich. Staying rich. Winning. It was all so easy. I just took what I wanted, and it was mine. I said what I wanted, and people got it for me. I did what I wanted, and nobody stopped me. So simple. And if it was easy for me, then it could be easy for anybody, and that’s a very frightening thought. Apart from anything else, it would be untenable. Everyone can’t be on top, or it wouldn’t be the top any more, would it? That’s just a fact.’

‘And I’ve been in the citadels of power,’ he added. ‘I’ve eaten at the high tables; I’ve seen behind the doors that never open. Everyone’s the same. You reach a certain level and it’s all exactly the same: it’s all just luck and loopholes and being in the right place at the right time, and compound growth taking care of the rest. That’s why we’re all building barricades. It’s in case the rest of you ever figure out how incredibly easy it was for us to get to where we are.’

‘Jesus,’ Mira said. ’That’s fucking dark.’

‘Well, if you get too depressed, remember that it’s also just a pissing contest.”
― Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood