Instinct Quotes

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Personality of reincarnating as Paulo was that of his deceased sister, Emilia. She made several suicidal attempts. Finally she took cyanide and died very quickly… — Ian Stevenson
There are few instincts more natural than the body in full motion as it races across a field or through the trees. — Unknown Author
Believe it or not, I'm not really thinking about anything when I putt....It's hard to teach. I let my instincts take over. I like to… — Brad Faxon
In a generation or two, or maybe sooner, young golfers of true sporting instinct will wonder why all this handling of the ball is necessary.… — Robert Harris
Your final goal is to convert your athletic swing to pure instinct rather than conscious thought. — David Leadbetter
Your empathy for other mothers is such a natural instinct and it's such a beautiful thing that we all connect, and we should all help… — Salma Hayek
Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid...He is the hero, he is everything.… — Raymond Chandler
It is certain that there may be extraordinary mental activity with an extremely small absolute mass of nervous matter: thus the wonderfully diversified instincts, mental… — Charles Darwin
Everyone carries a piece of the puzzle. Nobody comes into your life by mere coincidence. Trust your instincts. Do the unexpected. Find the others. — Timothy Leary
With the exception of the instinct of self-preservation, the propensity for emulation is probably the strongest and most alert and persistent of the economic motives… — Thorstein Veblen
If men as individuals surrender to the call of their elementary instincts, avoiding pain and seeking satisfaction only for their own selves, the result for… — Albert Einstein
[The woman] paused and seemed to take a deep breath. 'You see,' she declared. 'I am Tom Mallow's aunt.' Catherine's first instinct was to burst… — Barbara Pym
It has been said that metaphysics is the finding of bad reasons for what we believe upon instinct. — W. Somerset Maugham
The difference between the reason of man and the instinct of the beast is this, that the beast does but know, but the man knows… — John Donne
It does not matter what men say in words, so long as their activities are controlled by settled instincts. The words may ultimately destroy the… — Alfred North Whitehead
Success comes more quickly to the entrepreneur that follows his instincts rather than following the progress of his competitors. — Alan Sugar
From the living fountain of instinct flows everything that is creative; hence the unconscious is not merely conditioned by history, but is the very source… — Carl Jung
If a cat does something, we call it instinct; if we do the same thing, for the same reason, we call it intelligence. — Will Cuppy
Walt had a marvelous intuition. And because he understood people very well, liked them and had great respect for people, there was nothing cynical about… — John Hench
You get your intuition back when you make space for it, when you stop the chattering of the rational mind. — Anne Lamott

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