#AtoZChallenge - A Theme is Needed

Today is day #1 which means letter A.Since I just found out about this (I'm being honest -- within the last 20-30 minutes just found out). I decided to go with the obvious.
A theme is needed to survive the next 25 letters.
Today's Quote (which happens to be a Scottish Proverb):
"A bad wound may heal, but a bad