Somebody said to me this morning, 'To what do you attribute your longevity?' I don't know. I mean, I couldn't have planned my life out better. By all accounts I should be dead! The abuse I put my body through: the drugs, the alcohol, the lifestyle I've lived the last 30 years! Now, some rare fly will fly over me, crap on my shoulder, and I'll drop dead, you know? My life story is a real-life story.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Reflecting on surviving a dangerous lifestyle against all odds.
- In plain terms
- I should be dead but I am alive.
- What can you take from it?
- Survival often comes down to luck.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do some survive and others don't?
- How much is luck?
Another view
Survival doesn't guarantee safety.
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