Ray Mears quotes

“Knowledge is the key to survival, the real beauty of that is that it doesn't weigh anything.”
-- Ray Mears

#Real Quotes #Keys Quotes #Survival Quotes

“A blunt blade is more dangerous than a sharp one”
-- Ray Mears

#Blunt Quotes #Blades Quotes #Dangerous Quotes

“Bushcraft is what you carry in your mind and your muscles.”
-- Ray Mears

#Mind Quotes #Muscles Quotes

“Fire-wood makes you warm three times; first collecting it, secondly shifting it and third when you burn it.”
-- Ray Mears

#Fire Quotes #Woods Quotes #Shifting Quotes

“The great thing about bushcraft is that wherever you go, the skills go with you.”
-- Ray Mears

#Skills Quotes #Great Things Quotes

“You cannot underestimate the importance of preparation.”
-- Ray Mears

#Preparation Quotes #Underestimate Quotes #Importance Quotes

“I'd rather feel something for real than pretend it's not what it is.”

Source : A.S. King (2010). “Please Ignore Vera Dietz”, p.29, Knopf Books for Young Readers

“Well, I think that the image is a part of me. I wear the baggy pants, the hats, the whole nine. And you know, I may add a little for the excitement and the intrigue in the videos, but my family has told me that little air of mystery that surrounds me is for real.”

“A visual understanding of great composition and how to use a camera and expensive lenses can be learned, but drive and a real hunger for making photos and telling stories... I don't think that part can be learned. You either have that inside, or you don't.”

“Pattern-finding is the purpose of the mind and the construct of the universe. There are an infinite number of patterns, some of which are known; those still unknown hold the key to unresolved enigmas and paradoxes.”

Source : Eric Maisel (2000). “The Creativity Book: A Year's Worth of Inspiration and Guidance”, p.223, Penguin

“Two different things. Work is survival, and love sustains you. You have work anytime. But love? Not always.”

“Re-vision -- the act of looking back, of seeing with fresh eyes, of entering an old text from a new critical direction - is for women more than a chapter in cultural history: it is an act of survival.”

“... passion for survival is the great theme of women's poetry.”

“Reverse Darwinism: survival of the most idiotic.”

“We have ourselves to save.”

“But just get through this day. That's all you have to do.”