Human Instinct Quotes

19 quotes by 18 authors

The fateful question for the human species seems to me to be whether and to what extent their cultural development will succeed in mastering the… — Sigmund Freud
If we listen human instinct actually tells us what we need, but advertising makes us want things we don't need and things we can't have. — Kit Williams
Stories are there to be told, and each story changes with the telling. Time changes them. Logic changes them. Grammar changes them. History changes them.… — Colum McCann
Sexuality is a human instinct as natural as hunger or thirst. — Alexandra Kollontai
There seems to be a human instinct for prayer. Swiss theologian Karl Barth calls it our 'incurable God-sickness.' — Timothy Keller
I think there is a human instinct to tell stories, no matter who you are or where you live. — Sarah Kay
How can you defy fear? Fear is a human instinct, just like hunger. Whether you like it or not, you become hungry. Similarly with fear.… — Shirin Ebadi
These days it seems the lyric impulse, so seemingly fragile, comes in for a lot of abuse-or simply a lot of mistrust. What's it for,… — Patricia Hampl
There's some human instinct which makes a man treasure what he is not to make any use of, because everybody does not possess it. — Mark Twain
It's a perfectly human instinct to want to be near water. — Stone Gossard
Human beings want to be free and however long they may agree to stay locked up, to stay oppressed, there will come a time when… — Aung San Suu Kyi
The human instinct for self-preservation is strong. I know, because mine pulls at me, too, like the needle on a compass. And everybody - I've… — Nancy Werlin
And human instinct is ancient and reliable, utterly mysterious and possibly capable of great genius. I believe that refined, fluent instincts are a person's most… — Augusten Burroughs
For a long time the human instinct to understand was thwarted by facile religious explanations. — Carl Sagan
I understand the human instinct to want to create a nest and possess things, to show them off, but for me personally, it became less… — Nicolas Berggruen
My instinct about a human being is paramount. For me, when a director has walked into my room or an assistant that I have hired,… — Karan Johar
I have always liked coming home and sharing what has happened that day with my loved ones. I like comparing notes. I know other people… — Sarah Kay
What is terrifying is the ability, through mass brainwashing or propaganda, to change normal human instinct, which does not necessarily contain very much hatred. — Antony Beevor
It's basic human instinct to act flirty, and gender is not the ideal basis one shall analyse from. — Ramandeep Singh

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