Instinct Quotes · Page 25

Politics has high and low moments. Sometimes it brings out the better angels of our nature; sometimes baser instincts.

— Jim Leach

“The cat is obeying its blood instinct when it plays with the mouse! It's made that way.”

— Agatha Christie

He never complained. He seemed to have no instinct for the making much of oneself that complaining requires.

— Wendell Berry

As a global disrupter, Uber is no stranger to conflict, and its instinct has always been pugilistic.

— James B. Stewart

Literature... is the union of suffering with the instinct for form.

— Thomas Mann

My style of playing is more enthusiasm and instinct than skill.

— Florence Welch

Man has been driven out of the paradise in which he could trust his instincts.

— Konrad Lorenz

When I see a slippery slope, my instinct is to build a terrace.

— John McCarthy

Your first instinct is always right. So, always go with your first instinct. Even if it's a bad idea... Because bad ideas…

— Bernajoy Vaal

There's nothing in the sea this fish would fear. Other fish run from bigger things. That's their instinct. But this fish doesn't…

— Peter Benchley

One thing about me, when I make a decision about something, I realize when you make choices in life, that dictates your…

— Chris Tucker

Reverse every natural instinct and do the opposite of what you are inclined to do, and you will probably come very close…

— Ben Hogan

It does not matter what men say in words, so long as their activities are controlled by settled instincts. The words may…

— Alfred North Whitehead

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

Man is not, like the animals, an obsequious puppet of instincts and sensual impulses. Man has the power to suppress instinctive desires,…

— Ludwig von Mises

It was very important to me to choose a director like Gary [Ross], whose instincts come from character, who's a storyteller, and…

— Nina Jacobson

Most people don’t really want to think independently or make decisions; they’re herd animals with herd instincts to keep to the middle…

— Blanche Barton

“What is life, except an ongoing instinct for survival? Nature uses that instinct to make us perform; otherwise we would all relax,…

— Piers Anthony

We Jews are accused of being destroyers: whatever you put up, we tear down. It is true only in a relative sense.…

— Maurice Samuel

“Tabini was at least canny enough in the differences between atevi and human to know that, gut level, he might think he…

— C.J. Cherryh

I'm naturally a graceful human being. So meditation helps me stay grounded. When we're silent for a moment, it helps us to…

— Giancarlo Esposito

Whether it's a double take or a spit take or an extra-long pause before a reaction or a line, I try to…

— Neil Patrick Harris

Let's suppose we all just materialized on Earth and there was a bunch of potatoes on the ground, okay? There's just six…

— George Carlin

Every deadline was a crisis … No doubt it has something to do with a deep-seated personality defect, or maybe a kink…

— Hunter S. Thompson

One must, of course, have one's entire experience behind one and not have lost the freshness of instinct.

— Henri Matisse

I can't stand the idea of missing something. I've got to know what's going on - it's like an animal instinct with…

— John Fairchild

Once you get that instinct for the fictiveness, the fictionality of fiction, it kind of sets you free.

— Salman Rushdie

Language is an art, like brewing or baking… It certainly is not a true instinct, for every language has to be learnt.

— Charles Darwin

Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.

— Sophocles

Seek and embrace knowledge and advice but trust your gut feeling.

— Kemmy Nola

I believe in following your instincts with the people that you like and who you like to be with.

— Piper Perabo

Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.

— Oscar Wilde

Don't let your head get in the way of your hearts direction...

— Daniel Engelbrecht

Listen to your instincts: if your gut says that there's something wrong - there is!

— Senora Roy

Because I come from such a close family, my natural instinct is to marry and have kids as soon as possible.

— Nicole Trunfio

I am very indecisive. I'm always afraid of making the wrong decision.

— Katie Leung

“The Church being what she is cannot have the instincts of a gentleman.”

— George Everett Macdonald

I know jumping to conclusions isn't good, but a gut feeling is usually right.

— Anonymous

What is instinct? It is the natural tendency in one when filled with dismay to turn to his wife.

— Finley Peter Dunne

“Heated is what you get when you rub faith and instinct together.”

— Cornelia DeDona