Instinct Quotes

1476 Instinct quotes by 1077 unique authors

If this was my instinct talking, I didn‟t want to hear what it was saying. — Sarah Dessen
Happiness in reality consists only in rest, and not in being stirred up. This instinct conflicts with the drive to diversion, and we develop the… — Dallas Willard
If you are deemed insane, then all actions that would oherwise prove you are not do, in actuality, fall into the framework of an insane… — Dennis Lehane
You think my first instinct is to protect you. Because you're small, or a girl, or a Stiff. But you're wrong." He leans his face… — Veronica Roth
I wish I could tell you to always follow your heart, but I think it is bad advice. You have a heart, yes, it is… — Gabrielle Zevin
Smile with instinct, then lick your wounds in the darkest of dark corners. Trace the scars back to your own fingers and remember them. — Markus Zusak
Not evil. Moronic, which isn't quite the same thing. Evil presupposes a moral decision, intention, and some forethought. A moron or a lout, however, doesn't… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Alec licked his spoon, then set it on the table and popped his drink open. "Okay, I may be breaking some kind of girl bonding… — Rachel Vincent
She asked me what was wrong, and I told her I had to end it. She was surprised, and asked my why I thought so.… — David Levithan
I go by the gut. I might not appear to have any talent but I've got plenty of gut instinct. — Haruki Murakami
Giving in to a shrill instinct, she ran around the side of the building. Butch was marching toward his car as if he were carrying… — J R Ward
Besides love and sympathy, animals exhibit other qualities connected with the social instincts which in us would be called moral. — Charles Darwin
Eragon cried out, and in his desperation he reached for Saphira and the Eldunarí... and without meaning to, he drew from their stories of energy.… — Christopher Paolini
Her only gift was knowing people almost by instinct, she thought, walking on. If you put her in a room with someone, up went her… — Virginia Woolf
I never can stand seeing people pleased with themselves,” said Joanna. “It arouses all my worst instincts. — Agatha Christie
Oh darling, don't be bitter. It's the first instinct of the weak. — Sarah Dessen
A reader's tastes are peculiar. Choosing books to read is like making your way down a remote and winding path. Your stops on that path… — Jane Smiley
Sorry. An overdeveloped nurturing instinct comes with being a healer. — Maria V. Snyder
Each human being is unique, each with their own qualities, instincts, forms of pleasure, and desire for adventure. However, society always imposes on us a… — Paulo Coelho
Nothing ever fits the palm so perfectly, or feels so right, or inspires so much protective instinct as the hand of a child — Gregory David Roberts
Because of our broken instincts we are in pain. We continue in pain because our instincts have been twisted by reason. So, what are we… — Tatsuhiko Takimoto
If your skin is crawling, pay attention. If something doesn’t feel right, pay attention. If the hairs on the back of your neck prickle, if… — Inga Muscio
Yet even in the loneliness of the canyon I knew there were others like me who had brothers they did not understand but wanted to… — Norman Maclean
You can have tons of talent, but it won't necessarily keep you fed. If you have sharp instincts, through, you'll never go hungry. — Haruki Murakami
Learn to trust your instincts. Only something dead goes with the tide. Only something living can go against it. — Tony Parsons

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