Primal Quotes

169 quotes by 148 authors

It is worthwhile adding that the power of the poem to teach not only sensibilities and the subtle movements of the spirit but knowledge, real… — Guy Davenport
I think that's still the most primal fear of all humans: to be eaten. — Victor Salva
Ethical and moral questions and how we answer them may determine whether primal scenes will continue to be a source of joy and comfort to… — Sigurd F. Olson
O how far remov'd, Predestination! is thy foot from such As see not the First Cause entire: and ye, O mortal men! be wary how… — Dante Alighieri
There is something about nature out of control that touches a primal terror. We are used to believing that we're the masters of our domain,… — Robert R. McCammon
The romantic artist, off alone in his storm-battered castle, fuming whole worlds from his brain, reflects his culture's most persistent myth, of God creating from… — Garry Wills
The natural man has only two primal passions, to get and beget. — William Osler
Truly, there are terrible primal arcana of earth which had better be left unknown and unevoked; dread secrets which have nothing to do with man,… — H P Lovecraft
Belonging is the innate human desire to be part of something larger than us. Because this yearning is so primal, we often try to acquire… — BrenÃ© Brown
Each person may see a fight in different ways... They can see more to a primal way. Others they can see in a pure artistic… — Roger Gracie
Candid and searing, Deborah Jiang Steinâ€™s memoir is a remarkable story about identity, lost and found, and about the authorâ€™s journey to reclaimâ€”and celebrateâ€”that most… — Mira Bartok
Our lives are pretty calm. Merging on the freeway in the closest you get to risking your life. So what's missing now is that primal… — Oren Peli
Death, like birth, is one of nature's mysteries, the combining of primal elements and dissolving of the same into the same. — Marcus Aurelius
Walking is magic. Can't recommend it highly enough. I read that Plato and Aristotle did much of their brilliant thinking together while ambulating. The movement,… — Paula Cole
The desire to get married, which - I regret to say, I believe is basic and primal in women - is followed almost immediately by… — Nora Ephron
I love horror movies because they're really fun. They tap into those wonderful primal emotions. — Margot Kidder
The vexing thing about human behavior is that when we say we know we should do something, we really and truly do know it. It's… — Jeffrey Kluger
It's a real primal thing, watching someone get hurt. It's funny and accessible. — Johnny Knoxville
Guys have a level of insecurity and vulnerability that's exponentially bigger than you think. With the primal urge to be alpha comes extreme heartbreak. The… — John Krasinski
Building your own house is a primal urge, one of those universal genetic drives like the need to provide for your family. — Kevin McCloud

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