Quote by Iris Murdoch
The notion that one will not survive a particular catastrophe is,

The notion that one will not survive a particular catastrophe is, in general terms, a comfort since it is equivalent to abolishing the catastrophe. – Iris Murdoch

Other quotes by Iris Murdoch

In almost every marriage there is a selfish and an unselfish partner. A pattern is set up and soon becomes inflexible, of one person always making the demands and one person always giving way. – Iris Murdoch

Category:
Marriage
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Survival
category

All Im trying to do is not join my ancestral spirits just yet. – Joshua Nkomo

Category:
Survival

Hunger, love, pain, fear are some of those inner forces which rule the individuals instinct for self preservation. – Albert Einstein

Category:
Survival

I believe that all the survivors are mad. One time or another their madness will explode. You cannot absorb that much madness and not be influenced by it. That is why the children of survivors are so tragic. I see them in school. They dont know how – Elie Wiesel

Category:
Survival

The more we exploit nature, The more our options are reduced, until we have only one: to fight for survival. – Morris K. Udall

Category:
Survival

Random Quotes

These individuals on steroids, does it enhance their career, does it give them a little more strength, a little more stamina, a little more psychological edge? Absolutely. How do you determine what – what their stats would be without steroids? Its impossible to tell. – Jose Canseco

Category:
strength

Humor has become so cliche and boring that nothings funny anymore unless it involves something totally disgusting that offends somebody or makes them feel really uncomfortable. – Tom DeLonge

Category:
Humor

War is a game that is played with a smile. If you cant smile, grin. If you cant grin, keep out of the way till you can. – Winston Churchill

Category:
smile

Celebrity or no celebrity, I think a lot of females deal with the fear of being abducted. – Elisha Cuthbert

Category:
Fear