“No matter how much of a giver you are, never give away your happiness.” — Gift Gugu Mona Copy Share Image
His (the theologian) basic instinct of self preservation forbids him to respect reality at any point or even to let it get… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
“He had all the self-preservation instincts of a bug near a shiny windshield.” — Karen Chance Copy Share Image
No one could have called Mr. Standen quick-witted, but the possession of three sisters had considerably sharpened his instinct of self-preservation. — Georgette Heyer Copy Share Image
He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self-preservation that passes for wisdom among the rich. — Evelyn Waugh Copy Share Image
“Where the hell is your sense of self-preservation, woman? You reckless, beautiful, stray cat!” — Sandra Ross Copy Share Image
“Man's strongest instinct is not sex or self-preservation. it's to level the playing field.” — Ron Brackin Copy Share Image
“Neighborliness is more than a slogan here; it is, as it has always been, an essential element of self-preservation in a challenging… — Ted Koppel Copy Share Image
“I had learned in the last two years that the more demanding the basic needs of self-preservation grow, the closer one comes… — Jacques Sandulescu Copy Share Image
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This is partly a function of approval ratings. People pay attention [to polls] and start saying, 'Lets take a more independent tack.'… — John Thune Copy Share Image
One day, Annabel saw the sun and moon in the sky at the same time. The sight filled her with a terror… — Angela Carter Copy Share Image
Many have dreamed up republics and principalities that have never in truth been known to exist; the gulf between how one should… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
“This—he gestured impatiently at himself—is just a fucking shell. You’re what drives me, Eva. Can you understand that? You’re my heart and… — Sylvia Day Copy Share Image
“Save your shaming for the girl, Doctor. If I cared for human approval, I would have been dead long ago.” He turned… — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
The instinct of self-preservation in human society, acting almost subconsciously, as do all drives in the human mind, is rebelling against the… — Bertha von Suttner Copy Share Image
I always thought fainting showed an inherent weakness of character, but I understood it now. It was an act of self-preservation. Confronted… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
“Every man's his own friend, my dear," replied Fagin, with his most insinuating grin. "He hasn't as good a one as himself… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
The danger of Iran is if you listen to what the Ayatollah is saying, to what the Mullahs are saying, rational self-preservation… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
We are all ruled in what we do by impulses; and these impulses are so organized that our actions in general serve… — Edna St Vincent Millay Copy Share Image
I often wish for the end of the wretched remnant of my life; and that wish is a rational one; but then… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
With the exception of the instinct of self-preservation, the propensity for emulation is probably the strongest and most alert and persistent of… — Thorstein Veblen Copy Share Image
If it had taught them nothing else, twenty years of living past high school had taught them self-preservation. ... No one was… — Sharyn McCrumb Copy Share Image
“I am an extremely sincere individual. I am sincere, to a fault. One of the many things that I have come to… — C. JoyBell C Copy Share Image
Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct. Instinct is a lifesaver for sharks and entrepreneurs alike. Most people can… — Barbara Corcoran Copy Share Image
“The supreme law of the State is self-preservation at any cost. And since all States, ever since they came to exist upon… — Mikhail Bakunin Copy Share Image
We all know, from what we experience with and within ourselves, that our conscious acts spring from our desires and our fears.… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“4 Times to Get Tough . . . 1. Self-Respect—You don’t have to take everything on the chin and lose the respect… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
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“The fundamental basis by which the court’s decision might be made is, in itself, imperfect and subject to contradictions. There is very… — Ashim Shanker Copy Share Image
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