Instinct Quotes

1476 Instinct quotes by 1077 unique authors

The hospitable instinct is not wholly altruistic. There is pride and egoism mixed up with it. — Max Beerbohm
Whether at home or abroad, the task of statesman is to work with human nature warts and all, and to draw on instincts and even… — Margaret Thatcher
When one analyzes the pre-conscious step to concepts, one always finds ideas which consist of 'symbolic images.' The first step to thinking is a painted… — Wolfgang Pauli
Faith is not an instinct. It certainly is not a feeling - feelings don't help much when you're in the lions' den or hanging on… — Elisabeth Elliot
To rob the Negro of his reputation of thinking through a problem in his own fashion is about the same as trying to pretend that… — Jesse Helms
Listen to your instincts and ignore everything else. — Judith McNaught
Every instinct that is found in any man is in all men. The strength of the emotion may not be so overpowering, the barriers against… — Clarence Darrow
If every instinct you have is wrong, then the opposite would have to be right. — Jerry Seinfeld
I know for sure that I have an instinct for color, and that it will come to me more and more, that painting is in… — Vincent Van Gogh
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
Meg Gardiner is one of my favorite authors. She always delivers a terrific read. Phantom Instinct should go to the top of your 'to-be-read' pile. — Karin Slaughter
Erudite and entertaining, Max Anderson is the perfect tour guide to the world of art. The Quality Instinct is both educational and enlightening from start… — Daniel Silva
The entire history of humanity is marked by a single inexorable movement - from animal instinct toward rational thought, from inborn behavior toward acquired knowledge.… — Philipp Meyer
I dont like doing whats expected. Ive always done best when Ive listened to my instincts rather than following convention or doing what other people… — Shawn Colvin
Our cultural instinct is to wait to get pickedNo one is going to pick you. Pick yourself. — Seth Godin
I really just followed my musical instincts every step of my life. — Boz Scaggs
I had an instinct before and maybe now I don't have that instinct as much as knowing what to do, what shots to hit, where… — Jennifer Capriati
You can often give a better description of the fight between people, the essentials of it, by means of fantastic animals, the simple, primitive, naked… — Asger Jorn
Every time we walk along a beach some ancient urge disturbs us so that we find ourselves shedding shoes and garments or scavenging among seaweed… — Loren Eiseley
Melody has a certain way that it projects back to you. It triggers certain nerves in your body and certain instincts that normally wouldn't be… — Unknown Author
Purity does not mean crushing the instincts but having the instincts as servants and not the master of the spirit. — Eric Liddell
Perhaps the best function of parenthood is to teach the young creature to love with safety, so that it may be able to venture unafraid… — Freya Stark
The best poetry has its roots in the subconscious to a great degree. Youth, naivety, reliance on instinct more than learning and method, a sense… — May Swenson
Imitation is the first instinct of the awakening mind. — Maria Montessori
It is in the encounter of the maternal guiding instincts with the sensitive periods of the newly born that conscious love develops between parent and child. — Maria Montessori

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