Laurence Gonzales
Laurence Gonzales
Laurence Gonzales quotes about
giving-up reality will-to-survive
To survive you must surrender without giving in, that is to say, fully accept the reality in all its horror and never give up the will to survive. That allows you to quickly adapt to the situation and dedicate yourself to the present moment rather than wallow in denial.
reality firsts deals
To deal with reality you must first recognize it as such.
feet ground
Well, where am I really? I'm 200 feet off the ground in a manmade maze.
bad care fault matter whose
They think, 'If something bad happens, it doesn't matter whose fault it is, I'm going to take care of it,'
leadership struggle achievement
Success is a dangerous element in any endeavor. Embrace the struggle. Beware the achievement. For it steals your caution even as it leads you down the next unknown pathway.
wrong-things
The word 'experienced' often refers to someone who's gotten away with doing the wrong thing more frequently than you have.
mountain summit
The summit is not the only place on the mountain.
sun tricks beam
The sun beams are always there. The trick is in seeing them.
heart mind sound
The maddening thing for someone with a Western scientific turn of mind is that it’s not what’s in your pack that separates the quick from the dead. It’s not even what’s in your mind. Corny as it sounds, it’s what’s in your heart.
grateful blessing alive
Count your blessings. Be grateful-- you're alive
finding-yourself matter where-you-are
To survive you must find yourself then it won't matter where you are.
zoos civilization pet
We don't understand the power of nature and the world because we don't live with it. Our environment is designed to sustain us. We are the domestic pets of a human zoo called civilization.
gravity duty
Gravity is on duty all of the time.
survival today survivor
Survival is the celebration of choosing life over death. We know we're going to die. We all die. But survival is saying: perhaps not today. In that sense, survivors don't defeat death, they come to terms with it.