Instinctive Quotes

185 quotes by 163 authors

We may be thankful that frightened civil authorities ... have not managed to eradicate from the country the tradition of the possession and use of… — John Steinbeck
It is exceptional that one should be able to acquire the understanding of a process without having previously acquired a deep familiarity with running it,… — John von Neumann
Some people say, therefore, that violence and war are inevitable. I say rubbish: Our brains are fully capable of controlling instinctive behavior. — Jane Goodall
A thunder-storm!â€”the eloquence of heaven, When every cloud is from its slumber riven, Who hath not paused beneath its hollow groan, And felt Omnipotence around… — Robert Montgomery
Religion is not a popular error; it is a great instinctive truth, sensed by the people, expressed by the people. — Ernest Renan
If you don't watch out, putting on your unhappiness in the morning can become as instinctive as putting on your clothes. — Robert Breault
I'm not really one of those people who goes and writes some big back story and agonizes over characters. I think you kind of can… — Rose McGowan
So I am totally aware that when I defend the autonomy of art I'm going counter to my own development. It's more an instinctive reaction,… — Thom Mayne
I know when I've been playing a lot of golf it takes me a while to get back into cricket again. It's not so much… — Ricky Ponting
I suppose you just feel on an instinctive level if something is honest. — Ray Stevenson
There are people who claim to be instinctive cooks, who never follow recipes or weigh anything at all. All I can say is they're not… — Delia Smith
I'm not an instinctive actor. — John Thaw
Babies are equipped at birth with a number of instinctive reflexes and behavior patterns that cause them to spend their first several years trying to… — Dave Barry
Religions which have any very strong hold over men's actions have generally some instinctive basis. — Bertrand Russell
Because we are intelligent creatures-meaning that we are freed from instinctive and patterned behavior to a degree unparalleled in the animal kingdom-we are capable of,… — Willard Gaylin
Shakespeare reveals human nature brilliantly: he shines a light on our instinctive desire to dominate each other. — Edward T. Hall
In every man there is an instinctive and passionate reaction if his person or liberty is attacked. — Arthur Keith
The way I write is totally instinctive. I just write what I feel or what I find funny - and hope everyone else agrees. — Sophie Kinsella
I listen to music two ways: As a person, you have an instinctive, personal, emotional response. But as a music supervisor, you have a secondary… — Alexandra Patsavas
By now, a million pedal strokes have etched the muscles in my legs with a single purpose: to power the crank and move the bicycle… — Frosty Wooldridge

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