Trigger Quotes

273 quotes by 258 authors

The amygdala in the emotional center sees and hears everything that occurs to us instantaneously and is the trigger point for the fight or flight… — Daniel Goleman
It is far more important to be able to hit the target than it is to haggle over who makes a weapon or who pulls… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
When you elevate the heels more so than you elevate the sole of the foot, you trigger a cascade of compensations in the knees and… — Tim Ferriss
People like leaders who look like they are dominant, optimistic, friendly to their friends, and quick on the trigger when it comes to enemies. They… — Daniel Kahneman
But you come to a point in your life when you can't pull the trigger anymore. — Evel Knievel
Next in importance to having a good aim is to recognize when to pull the trigger. — David Letterman
There might be 1 finger on the trigger, but there will be 15 fingers on the safety catch. — Harold MacMillan
Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun. — Don Marquis
Your genetics load the gun. Your lifestyle pulls the trigger. — Mehmet Oz
Guns require a finger to pull the trigger. — Rick Perry
If somebody I don't like gets in the crosshairs, I pull the trigger. But I don't hunt for them. — T. Boone Pickens
Finance is a gun. Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger. — Mario Puzo
Today they're making pictures that I wouldn't want Trigger to see. — Roy Rogers
I say a murder is abstract. You pull the trigger and after that you do not understand anything that happens. — Jean-Paul Sartre
Yes, people pull the trigger - but guns are the instrument of death. Gun control is necessary, and delay means more death and horror. — Eliot Spitzer
When it gets to this point, it's just hard to pull the trigger. — Steve Yzerman
It's true that virtually all new technologies do trigger what sociologists would call 'moral panics,' that there are a lot of people who are concerned… — Evgeny Morozov
When we can commit a crime, we can also trigger debate. Cases go to courts. Media start covering the cases. But once you build smart… — Evgeny Morozov
The only reason we don't open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don't feel brave… — Pema Chodron
When I look in the fridge, I see groceries, but I don't see food. My stomach growls; but there is no appetite. Appetite and hunger… — Julie Gregory

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