Flight Or Fight Quotes

“There is time for a fight and a time for a flight; knowing the right time to do one or the other can mean the difference between life and death”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity

“I also know about running away," I said, when staying around is so much harder. And I know the happiness, the"-I searched for a word and had to settle on- "the joy when sticking around and fighting things mean I get to keep the people I love near me.”
― Faith Hunter, Black Arts

“With even the slightest upset, detachment soon followed. I didn’t lose sleep over men, and I was too restless to be tied down. The grass didn’t even have time to grow around my feet before I was planning my next escape – whether it was to another state or out of someone’s life.”
― M.B. Dallocchio

“I also know about running away," I said, "when staying around is so much harder. And I know the happiness, the"-I searched for a word and had to settle on- "the joy when sticking around and fighting things mean I get to keep the people I love near me.”
― Faith Hunter, Black Arts

“We sometimes run for our life to our death.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, P for Pessimism: A Collection of Funny yet Profound Aphorisms

“That’s what he is—a snake, a dangerous predator—and here I am, a mouse…waiting to be devoured.
Luna Ketz, Rise Above Twilight”
― Kayla Krantz

“Trauma has a way of overwhelming us. When we are threatened, our first response is fight, flight, or freeze.”
― Kenny Weiss, Your Journey To Success: How to Accept the Answers You Discover Along the Way

“Fight or flight. Know when either of them is useful. Don't fight lost battles; flee at once.”
― Mitta Xinindlu