Amber Brkich Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

They were idiots for not getting rid of me or him, every single week. It was so obvious. They thought we were caught up in each other more than the game. They were wrong.

Common sense says that chairs and tables exist independently of whether anyone happens to perceive them or not.

In all the sciences except Psychology we deal with objects and their changes, and leave out of account as far as possible the mind which observes them.

In Psychology we deal with minds and their processes, and leave out of account as far as possible the objects that we get to know by means of them.

It is clear that every immediate object of our senses both exists and is real in the primary meaning of these terms so long as we remain aware of the object.

It should now be clear why the method of Philosophy is so different from that of the natural sciences. Experiments are not made, because they would be utterly useless.

Our analysis of truth and falsehood, or of the nature of judgment, is not very likely to be influenced by our hopes and fears.

The pure natural scientist is liable to forget that minds exist, and that if it were not for them he could neither know nor act on physical objects.

When I see a colour or hear a sound, I am aware of something, and not of nothing.

When we say that Philosophy tries to clear up the meanings of concepts we do not mean that it is simply concerned to substitute some long phrase for some familiar word.

Trivia

Works as an administrative assistant.

Was a cheerleader at Beaver Area High School in Pennsylvania.

Recent graduate of Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania.

Brkich's favorite hobbies are going out with her friends, dancing and just generally having fun. She's a member of Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority, where she was Vice President and New Member Coordinator.

Is a graduate of Westminster College, where she earned a B.A. degree in Public Relations, minoring in Speech Communications.

Her previous occupations while attending school included waitress, librarian assistant, swimming instructor, lifeguard and babysitter for her professor.

Brought a journal and pen as her luxury item on "Survivor."

Was on the Dean's list five consecutive times during college.

Turned down Playboy, but posed for free in Stuff magazine's July 2001 issue.

Her convertible's license plate bears the slogan "Srvivr 2".

Is engaged to fellow Survivor All-Star Rob Mariano.

Was the first Survivor winner to have beaten the "Survivor curse", in that she won a car and ultimately went on to be the sole Survivor in Survivor: All Stars. In previous Survivor installments, all the contestants who had won a car ultimately failed to become the sole Survivor.

Ranked #93 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World" (2002)

Her last name "Brkich" is Croatian.

Named #73 on the Maxim magazine "Hot 100 of 2005" list.

After winning 'Survivor: All-Stars' and marrying All-star survivor, Rob Mariano, she wrote the book 'Amber's Guide For Girls: Advice on Fame, Family, Fashion and More!' and had it published.