Urges Quotes

121 Urges quotes by 107 unique authors

I am often accused of being childish. I prefer to interpret that as child-like. I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things. I tend to… — Leo Buscaglia
Humanity could only have survived and flourished if it held social and personal values that transcended the urges of the individual, embodying selfish desires -… — Arthur Peacocke
Looking back now on the whole sexual scene we can see that our species has remained much more loyal to its basic biological urges than… — Desmond Morris
The lax multiculturalism that urges Americans to accept the unacceptable from their fellow citizens is one of this nation's greatest vulnerabilities in the war on… — Richard Perle
I've just become more conscious about how much I do drink and how often I want to have a drink and things like that. I… — Payne Stewart
Right now, I don't have the same urges as other women when they see a baby. When I see children, I see responsibilities, which I… — Gabrielle Union
Here's my answer to the very real existential crisis that grips me midway through everything I've ever tried to do: I think stories help us… — John Green
Sex is the point of contact between man and nature, where morality and good intentions fall to primitive urges. — Camille Paglia
The helium which we handle must have been put together at some time and some place. We do not argue with the critic who urges… — Arthur Eddington
As long as mankind is made up of independent individuals with free will, there cannot be any social status quo. Men will develop new urges,… — Rene Dubos
Where can I find a man governed by reason instead of habits and urges? — Khalil Gibran
We shouldn't be willy-nilly creating potential human life just to satisfy the urges of the scientific community. — Tony Abbott
Busy idleness urges us on. — Horace
What does drunkenness accomplish? It discloses secrets, it ratifies hopes, and urges even the unarmed to battle. — Horace
You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate… — Martha Graham
Is the artist impelled by spiritual forces, by the divine afflatus, by conscious or unconscious emulation of others? Do angles whisper in the ears of… — Walter J. Phillips
I do not believe in a God who would set up rules and commandments only to wait for us to fail so He could punish… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Way down deep, we're all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them. — Jim Davis
I'm obsessed with shopping. I'll get these urges to buy, like to shop for stuff on the Internet. I search for all kinds of weird… — Tom Felton
When you do the wrong thing, knowing it is wrong, you do so because you haven't developed the habit of effectively controlling or neutralizing strong… — W. Clement Stone

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