Primal Quotes

169 quotes by 149 authors

There are three primal urges in human beings: food, sex, and rewriting some else's play. — Romulus Linney
Ten Little Indians once again shows [Alexie] to be not just one of the Westâ€™s best, but one of the most brilliantly literate American writers,… — Ron Franscell
The disciples are drawn to the high altars with magnetic certainty, knowing that a great Presence hovers over the ranges ... You were within the… — Ansel Adams
Poetry transcends the nation-state. Poetry transcends government. It brings the traditional concept of power to its knees. I have always believed poetry to be an… — Sam Hamill
In wartime we identify ourselves with the nation, and its interests are the interests of our primal selves. — George H. Mead
We are all mediums for our own basic truths. All we really have in life is the primal force that moves us through our days--our… — A.S.A. Harrison
The race struggle is the primal one, and the class struggle secondary. The last dominating race is the German. — Moses Hess
I start off with the obvious, that it makes no sense either to believe or to disbelieve in God until a substantial and intelligent definition… — Kenny Smith
We are wistful about the golden days of the past and dream of a distant future unclouded by necessity. But I suspect that if our… — Robert Grudin
The upholder of the cycles which sustain all Life is water. In every drop of water dwells a deity whom indeed we all serve. There… — Viktor Schauberger
One of life's primal situations; the game of hide and seek. Oh, the delicious thrill of hiding while the others come looking for you, the… — Jean Baudrillard
The story of dance in the Western world is as much an alternative vision of the events of history as is the folk history told… — Jamake Highwater
I remember once visiting an outdoor exhibition of sculpture in Arnhem, the Netherlands. One of the artists had placed this notice at the base of… — John Wijngaards
It reset and mended my freshly damaged and distorted view of life, and made me recognize that this thing we call music, this primal expression… — Bob Mould
Curiosityâ€™s primal. Our senses scan our surroundings, alerting us most urgently about sudden change. Useful, that. Change can mean opportunity. It can mean danger. Finding… — Julie Czerneda
We've been playing games since humanity had civilization - there is something primal about our desire and our ability to play games. It's so deep-seated… — Jane McGonigal
Your youth is the most important thing you will ever have. It's when you will connect to music like a primal urge, and the memories… — Butch Walker
PRIMAL TEARS is a novel of tremendous power. Passionate and erotic, at times tenderly lyrical, it confronts head-on, without flinching, brutal environmental and feminist politics.… — Kate Wilhelm
The greatest and most blessed thing in the Germanic life is the mythical, sensitive, yet strong, awakening. The fact is that we have again begun… — Alfred Rosenberg
Richard Shindell works impressive alchemy with the plainest, most primal American pop melodies. — Glen Hirshberg

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