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
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
“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
Hunger, love, pain, fear are some of those inner forces which rule the individual's instinct for self preservation. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“Should I take anything?” I asked, as Shamus slammed the trunk shut. “A healthy sense of self-preservation would be good,” he said.” — Devon Monk Copy Share Image
“Can we get control of an individual to the point where he will do our bidding against his will and even against… — Orit Badouk Epstein Copy Share Image
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
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
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
“There is no cowardice in removing yourself from a wildly unhealthy and unwinnable situation . . . You shouldn't feel like you… — Scaachi Koul Copy Share Image
“Many a survivor of a plane crash who is or was against cannibalism and had never eaten human flesh once found themselves… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana 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
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
“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
And, lastly, to vindicate these rights, when actually violated and attacked, the subjects of England are entitled, in the first place, to… — William Blackstone Copy Share Image
By the way, I haven't heard an 'I'm sorry' from you yet." My sense of grievance had overwhelmed my sense of self-preservation.… — Charlaine Harris 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
The way in which a man accepts his fate and all the suffering it entails, the way in which he takes up… — Viktor E. Frankl 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
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
“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
“John and I have made this stuff our hobby, in the way that an especially attractive prisoner makes a hobby out of… — David Wong Copy Share Image
“I feel as though dispossessed from the semblances of some crystalline reality to which I’d grown accustomed, and to some degree, had… — Ashim Shanker Copy Share Image
“Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey 'people.' People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“The great human being is a finale; the great age — the Renaissance, for example — is a finale. The genius, in… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
![“This is partly a function of approval ratings. People pay attention [to polls] and start saying, 'Lets take a more independent tack.' It is frankly self-interest, self-preservation.” quote by John Thune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/78c/john-thune-16343_approval_this-is-partly-a-function-of-approval-ra_1541629.jpg)
