There is nothing wrong with having competitive instincts. They are survival instincts. — Pat Summitt Copy Share Image
“How could we have achieved the set-goal, without endurance to the end?” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
“Being able to escape to a dreamland was a survival instinct for me.” — Mia Sheridan Copy Share Image
“Nothing is sweeter and addictive than power, the unlucky soul this demon possesses, if he is not sacrificed on its altar will… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
Half of Wisconsinites are considered alcoholics. It's part of the culture of Wisconsin... if self-deprecation is their survival instinct, alcohol is their… — Amy Pietz Copy Share Image
When I make a film about a physically challenged person, I come away with so much. I learn to value what I… — Sanjay Leela Bhansali Copy Share Image
I'm missing something, aren't I?" "Brains", he snapped. "And survival instinct. The Hawklord's been waiting for you for three hours." "Tell him… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Our need to knock celebrities is...Twisted: it's deep in the mid-brain below the survival instinct. That lust to see a downfall. It's… — Peaches Geldof Copy Share Image
It's a survival instinct to find the lighter side of things, especially when the reality you're faced with is quite dark. — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
The basic of all morality is duty, a concept with the same relation to group that self-interest has to individual. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Mental alertness is not awareness. Mental alertness only enhances your survival instincts. It does not take you towards liberation. — Jaggi Vasudev Copy Share Image
“My brother has absolutely no sense of self-preservation or survival instinct,” Eli said. “He has no idea we’re out here. We could… — Faith Hunter Copy Share Image
“Let no one ever intimidate you, you are standing on no one's ground. But again, some have claimed the earth as their… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“Jack Ryan, Jr., would later wonder what exactly had saved his life that night. One thing was certain: It hadn’t been skill.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
At what point does a fly give up trying to escape through a closed window – do its survival instincts keep it… — Tabitha Suzuma Copy Share Image
Generosity is revolutionary, counter-instinctual. Our survival instinct is to care only for ourselves and our loved ones. But we can transform our… — Noah Levine Copy Share Image
Behind our age-old customs, the House has always adapted and innovated to meet the needs of the times to ensure that we… — Lindsay Hoyle Copy Share Image
“We are built to desire free will and to choose our own destiny. It's not about being right or wrong; it's about… — DeiAmor Verus Copy Share Image
“our survival instinct, which influences the body and mind, is really just the unrealistic expectation that life is always pleasurable and never… — Noah Levine Copy Share Image
“What to call it - the spark of God? Survival instinct? The souped-up computer of an apex brain evolved from eons in… — Ben Fountain Copy Share Image
“The instinct to survive is human nature itself, and every aspect of our personalities derives from it. Anything that conflicts with the… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
“Atheism is an idea. Most often (thank God), it is an idea lived and told with blunt jumbo-crayon clumsiness. Some child of… — N.D. Wilson Copy Share Image
“I’m glad you still have your survival instinct.” “We’ve all got something.” I lift my fingertips to the exposed skin on my… — Paula Stokes Copy Share Image
“Aside from clinically-diagnosed psychopaths, I have not met one person in war who thoroughly enjoyed killing. If someone ended up bragging over… — M.B. Dallocchio Copy Share Image
She asked me what was wrong, and I told her I had to end it. She was surprised, and asked my why… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
“It's hard to think when someone's trying to kill you. We human beings aren't wired to be rational and creative when we… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“Because you have no survival instinct, Grace. You're like a tank, you just chug along< thinking nothing can stop you, until you… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
