Primitive Quotes

423 Primitive quotes by 353 unique authors

Be grateful for challenges because... Had there been no difficulties and no thorns in the way, then [each woman and] man would have been in… — Unknown Author
It is a common rule with primitive people not to waken a sleeper, because his soul is away and might not have time to get… — James G. Frazer
After developing a primitive theory (1968) I therefore did not pursue this subject. However, the work was taken up by others and in 1974 the… — Simon van der Meer
The people wanted to believe that the Negroes couldn't learn to read music but had a natural talent for it. So we never played with… — Eubie Blake
All the high-tone, big-time folks would say, 'Isn't it wonderful how these untrained, primitive musicians can pick up all the latest songs instantly without being… — Eubie Blake
We are not primitive. We live differently to you, but we do not live exactly like our grandparents did, nor do you. Were your ancestors… — Roy Sesana
If anyone has read a lot of books and thinks I am primitive because I have not read even one, then he should throw away… — Roy Sesana
Continuously, we have to fight to defeat the primitive tendency towards the glorification of arms, the adulation of force, born of the illusion that injustice… — Nelson Mandela
Very few people realise that sex is a psychic and not a physical act. The clumsy coupling of human beings is simply a biological paraphrase… — Lawrence Durrell
God has graced every tradition with insight into the divine mystery, from the most primitive to the most sophisticated-each has a gift to bring to… — Bede Griffiths
The desire to be and have a sister is a primitive and profound one that may have everything or nothing to do with the family… — Elizabeth Fishel
The idea that rhythm is intrinsically human â€” not just primitive â€” that we all have hearts that beat at a steady rate and don't… — Michael Torke
Since the so-called Age of Enlightenment, our shaky anthropocentric, rationalist egos have been brainwashed to forget what 'primitive' cultures once understood: Animals can be manifestations… — Zeena Schreck
Racism is the lowest, most crudely primitive form of collectivism. — Ayn Rand
The pens sharpen â€“ Islamophobia! No such thing. Primitive Middle Eastern religions (and most others) are much the same â€“ Islam, Christianity and Judaism all… — Polly Toynbee
For me words still possess their primitive, mystical, incantatory powers. I am inclined to use them as part of an attempt to make my own… — Ingrid Bengis
We have to recognize that spirituality is a legitimate dimension in the psyche. It's a legitimate dimension in the universal scheme of things. It doesn't… — Stanislav Grof
Wherever primitive man put up a word, he believed he had made a discovery. How utterly mistaken he really was! He had touched a problem,… — Friedrich Nietzsche
The idea of hunting and gathering as the best way for life has become quite popular recently, much more populare in some circles than the… — Walter Truett Anderson
We runners are all a little nutty, but we're good people who just want to enjoy our healthy, primitive challenge. Others may not understand running,… — Unknown Author

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