Instincts Quotes

540 quotes by 450 authors

I like to do things that frighten me. When Iâ€™m afraid, I understand more things. I want the feeling... All my instincts cry out against… — David Grossman
Naturally, for a person who finds his identity in something other than his full organism is less than half a man. He is cut off… — Alan Watts
It is important to grasp that boredom is one of the most common - and undesirable - consequences of 'unicameralism'. Boredom is a feeling of… — Colin Wilson
...his wartime experience had taught him to trust his instincts, even though he'd never been sure where they'd come from. — Nicholas Sparks
Women have been driven mad, â€œgaslightedâ€, for centuries by the refutation of our experience and our instincts in a culture which validates only male experience.… — Adrienne Rich
You should always trust the instincts of children. — Ally Carter
But the dust! And the clutter! My housewifely and scholarly instincts were equally offended. — Barbara Mertz
Fairy tales begin with conflict because we all begin our lives with conflict. We are all misfit for the world, and somehow we must fit… — Jack Zipes
I am afraid that woman appreciate cruelty, downright cruelty, more than anything else. They have wonderfully primitive instincts. We have emancipated them, but they remain… — Oscar Wilde
Knowing yourself and coming to trust your feelings and your intuition will open up your life to greater possibilities and keep you moving toward your… — Miranda Kerr
The generals who had called Zia a mullah behind his back felt ashamed at having underestimated him: not only was he a mullah, he was… — Mohammed Hanif
And silence. She liked the silence most of all. The silence in which the body, senses, the instincts, are more alert, more powerful, more sensitized,… — Anais Nin
The search for something permanent is one of the deepest of the instincts leading men to philosophy. — Bertrand Russell
Survival instincts are one of those things that never die. — Kiersten White
What you call love does not sound very beautiful. Think of the way we adore the Throne. That adoration makes us the best version of… — Lauren Kate
I have been a hundred times on the point of killing myself, but still was fond of life. This ridiculous weakness is perhaps one of… — Voltaire
Courage is about learning how to function despite the fear, to put aside your instincts to run or give in completely to the anger born… — Jim Butcher
Our relationship couldn't continue to balance, as it did, on the point of a knife. We would fall off one edge or the other, depending… — Stephenie Meyer
People who cannot restrain their own baser instincts, who cannot treat one another with civility, are not capable of self-government... without virtue, a society can… — Charles Colson
You will find ambiguity a great ally on your road to power. Give a sign of Slytherin on one day, and contradict it with a… — Eliezer Yudkowsky

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