Stuck in a rut?
Lacking motivation?
Wondering why you started out on this prepping journey?
We’ve collected together some of the best quotes for survival and prepping, find your inspiration here.
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James Cascio
Resilience is all about being able to overcome the unexpected. Sustainability is about survival. The goal of resilience is to thrive.
![Jamis Cascio Quote Graphic](https://www.primalsurvivor.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Jamis-Cascio-1-min.jpg)
James Yeager
Your responsibility to be ready for the fight never ends.
![James Yeager Quote Graphic](https://www.primalsurvivor.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/James-Yeager-min.jpg)
Gen. George S. Patton
Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.
![George Patton Quote Graphic](https://www.primalsurvivor.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/george-patton-1-min.jpg)
Francis of Assisi
Start by doing what is necessary, then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
![Francis Assisi Quote Graphic](https://www.primalsurvivor.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/francis-assisi-1-min.jpg)
Dr. Seuss
Sometimes the questions are complicated but the answers are simple.
![Dr Seuss Quote Graphic](https://www.primalsurvivor.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Dr-Seuss-min.jpg)
Carl Sagan
Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.
![Carl Sagan Quote Graphic](https://www.primalsurvivor.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Carl-Sagan-min.jpg)
Boy scout motto
Be prepared.”
![Boy Scout Motto](https://www.primalsurvivor.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Boy-Scout-Motto-2-min.jpg)
Benjamin Franklin
The best view comes after the hardest climb.
![Benjamin Franklin](https://www.primalsurvivor.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/benjamin-franklin-3-min.jpg)
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
He who is best prepared can best serve in his moment of inspiration.
![Samuel Taylor Coleridge Quote Graphic](https://www.primalsurvivor.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/samuel-taylor-coleridge-1-min.jpg)
Proverbs 28:19
He who works the land will have abundant food, but the one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
![Proverbs 2819 Quote Graphic](https://www.primalsurvivor.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Proverbs-2819-min.jpg)
Proverbs 27:12
A prudent person takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
![Proverbs 2712 Quote Graphic](https://www.primalsurvivor.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Proverbs-2712-min.jpg)
Proverbs 21:20
In a house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has.
![Proverbs 2120 Quote Graphic](https://www.primalsurvivor.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Proverbs-2120-min.jpg)
Michael Mabee
We are not preparing ourselves for the world we live in, we are preparing for the world we find ourselves in.
![Michael Mabee Quote Graphic](https://www.primalsurvivor.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Michael-Mabee-min.jpg)
Joseph Heller
The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter what side he is on.
![Joseph Heller Quote Graphic](https://www.primalsurvivor.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Joseph-Heller-min.jpg)
Joseph Addison
Going back to a simpler life is not a step backwards.
![Joseph Addison Quote Graphic](https://www.primalsurvivor.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Joseph-Addison-min.jpg)
Walt Disney
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
![Walt Disney Quote Graphic](https://www.primalsurvivor.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/walt-disney-1-min.jpg)
Tom Ralston
There’s nothing more gratifying than being able to depend on your own abilities.
![Tom Ralston Quote Graphic](https://www.primalsurvivor.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/tom-ralston-1-min.jpg)
Steve Maraboli
Your fear is 100% dependent on you for it’s survival.
![Steve Maraboli Quote Graphic](https://www.primalsurvivor.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Steve-Maraboli-1-min.jpg)
Stephen King
There’s no harm in hoping for the best as long as you’re prepared for the worst.
![Stephen King Quote Graphic](https://www.primalsurvivor.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Stephen-King-min.jpg)
Spencer W. Kimball
Preparedness, when properly pursued, is a way of life, not a sudden, spectacular program.
![Spencer Kimball Quote Graphic](https://www.primalsurvivor.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/spencer-kimball-min.jpg)
Sarah J. Mass
Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it.
![Sarah Maas Quote Graphic](https://www.primalsurvivor.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Sarah-Maas-min.jpg)
Benjamin Franklin
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
![Benjamin Franklin Quote Graphic](https://www.primalsurvivor.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/benjamin-franklin-2-min.jpg)
Aristotle Onassis
It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.
![Aristotle Onasis Quote Graphic](https://www.primalsurvivor.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Aristotle-Onasis-2-min.jpg)