We are like a rider on top of a gigantic elephant. We can steer the elephant, and if he's not busy, he'll… — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
The philosopher aspires to explain away all mysteries, to dissolve them into light. Mystery, on the other hand, is demanded and pursued… — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
Man is the only one in whom the instinct of life falters long enough to enable it to ask the question "Why? — Joseph Wood Krutch Copy Share Image
Eric walks toward me, and I back away by instinct. I try not to be afraid of him, but I know how… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Cats are like oysters, in that no one is neutral about them; everyone is, explicitly or implicitly, friendly or hostile to them.… — Henry Parry Liddon Copy Share Image
A personal injustice is stronger motivation than any instinct for philanthropy. — John Irving Copy Share Image
The theory of probabilities is basically only common sense reduced to a calculus. It makes one estimate accurately what right-minded people feel… — Pierre-Simon Laplace Copy Share Image
I've done so many movies with first-time directors, and honestly I just go with gut instinct. People that usually can tell me… — Neal H. Moritz Copy Share Image
Influences come from everywhere but when you are actually shooting you work primarily by instinct. But what is instinct? It is a… — Arnold Newman Copy Share Image
I was a barbarian, tender and full of violence. I translated by instinct, without any method, not merely an artistic truth but… — Maurice de Vlaminck Copy Share Image
The impossible often has a kind of integrity to it which the merely improbable lacks. How often have you been presented with… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
With acting, I started as a kid and it was my safe space and the place where I felt the most free… — Ari Graynor Copy Share Image
It is the idea that all order must be explained by a functioning mind at the helm, not its denial, that has… — Julian Sanchez Copy Share Image
When I was a student and rushing to finish a project, my gut instinct was usually to keep adding all kinds of… — Mike Krieger Copy Share Image
The "natural" instincts when someone is going through a breakup are counterintuitive to healing. For instance, many people stop eating or eat… — Amy Chan Copy Share Image
The instinct for self-deception in human beings makes them try to banish from their minds dangers of which at bottom they are… — Stefan Zweig Copy Share Image
My mother used to tell me that when push comes to shove, you always know who to turn to. That being a… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Is instinct in the head or in the heart? Off the field, I follow my good instincts which steer me in the… — Mario Balotelli Copy Share Image
What you call love does not sound very beautiful. Think of the way we adore the Throne. That adoration makes us the… — Lauren Kate Copy Share Image
Being able to just stick to our instincts and honor the [Hunger Games] books and find a way to stay the course… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
There are many reasons for keeping a diary: to make a note of facts that one considers important; to open one's heart,… — Alberto Moravia Copy Share Image
Reflecting back on your life is not only food for thought, but a Wiseman's bridge looking at how and why, you made… — Ron Bennington Copy Share Image
