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I don't consider myself a survivor; that's someone who has gone through something terrible.

I have always said about myself I am a survivor because I am.

The word survivor suggests someone who has emerged alive from a plane crash or a natural disaster. But the word can also refer to the loved ones of murder victims, and this was the sense in which it was used at a four-day conference in early June at Boston College.

Being a survivor doesn't mean being strong - it's telling people when you need a meal or a ride, company, whatever. It's paying attention to heart wisdom, feelings, not living a role, but having a unique, authentic life, having something to contribute, finding time to love and laugh. All these things are qualities of survivors.

Sometimes being a survivor is the greatest compliment you can get in Hollywood.

Oh, I'm a survivor. My whole life has been surviving.

I'm a survivalist and a survivor.

I'm a survivor - a living example of what people can go through and survive.

A fighter can always recover, and you never know what they're going to come back with.