"Self-preservation is the first principle of our nature."

-- Alexander Hamilton

#Self Quotes #Survival Quotes #Principles Quotes

“There we will, I pray, remain and learn and grow until the time when we will rise together to the ultimate heights, changing in appearance but never in devotion, sharing the transcendent glory of our love through all eternity.”

Source : Richard Matheson (2007). “What Dreams May Come: A Novel”, p.276, Macmillan
“I always knew, that in some way, I'd be connected to, and involved in, the music business.”
“On tour, I'll get up at 5 p.m. and go to bed at 8 in the morning. With fishing, it's the exact opposite. Fishing is the only healthy thing I do. Touring is such a grind; it's the opposite of healthy.”
“I'm an optimist, so I believe in some sort of life after death; I don't know what kind.”
“The Chinese government thinks China and the U.S. should develop a constructive relationship of cooperation,”

Source : "China keeps watch on U.S. policy shifts" by Willy Wo-Lap Lam, www.cnn.com. October 2, 2001.
“The great liability of the engineer compared to men of other professions is that his works are out in the open where all can see them. His acts, step by step, are in hard substance. He cannot bury his mistakes in the grave like the doctors. He cannot argue them into thin air or blame the judge like the lawyers. He cannot, like the architects, cover his failures with trees and vines. He cannot, like the politicians, screen his shortcomings by blaming his opponents and hope the people will forget. The engineer simply cannot deny he did it. If his works do not work, he is damned...”

Source : Herbert Hoover (1952). “Memoirs: Years of adventure, 1874-1920”
“Your attitude to life is far more important in determining your happiness than your money, appearance, social status or talent.”
“There is nothing like an insane asylum for gently incubating death.”

Source : Antonin Artaud (1995). “Watchfiends & Rack Screams: Works from the Final Period”

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