Creativity ignited a spark. In that moment, I saw that art is not peripheral, beauty is not optional, but a strategy for survival.
The key to the survival of liberty in the modern world is the embrace of multiple identities.
And now a chill settled over them where they stood, and Harry heard the rasping breath of the dementors that patrolled the outer trees. They would not affect him now. The fact of his own survival burned inside him, a talisman against them, as though his father's stag kept guardian in his heart.
Weather can kill you so fast. The first priority of survival is getting protection from the extreme weather.
Present global culture is a kind of arrogant newcomer. It arrives on the planetary stage following four and a half billion years of other acts, and after looking about for a few thousand years declares itself in possession of eternal truths. But in a world that is changing as fast as ours, this is a prescription for disaster. No nation, no religion, no economic system, no body of knowledge, is likely to have all the answers for our survival. There must be many social systems that would work far better than any now in existence. In the scientific tradition, our task is to find them.
What's the survival value of obsessing on a sunset?
People will do amazing things to ensure their survival.
This generation has given up on growth. They're just hoping for survival.
The rhythm of life is intricate but orderly, tenacious but fragile. To keep that in mind is to build the key to survival.