Instincts Quote by Chitralekha Paul

“We can learn not to take things personally, to understand that behaviors are the results of conditioning, and to make conscious efforts to understand…

— Tyler Henry

We learn the social norms of our society and modify our behaviour accordingly.

— Jane Goodall

“Or society places a supreme value on control -- hiding what you feel. Our culture mocks "primitive cultures" and prides itself on supression of…

— Jim Morrison

Every advance in social progress removes us more and more from the guidance of instinct, obliging us to depend upon reason for the assurance…

— Emily Blackwell

“...sometimes you have to enact arbitrary rules, strange and perhaps irrational guidelines to force yourself out of a way of life so habitual it…

— Leon Logothetis

Rather than being taught to accept ourselves, we were trained to make ourselves socially acceptable. And whenever we fail, we suffer inside.

— George Robinson

“Human beings with all their faults and strengths constitute the mechanism of a social movement. They must make mistakes and learn from them, make…

— Martin Luther King Jr

Society has taught us to suppress certain things and not do certain things.

— Kesha

“...human behavior is fragile and unpredictable and often at the mercy of the situation. Every individual still, of course, has a choice as to…

— Laurence Rees

“With practice, this habit pattern replaces our normal habit of egoistic comparison and feels far more natural in the long run. We become very…

— Bhante Henepola Gunaratana

“When there’s no social pressure behind it, respectful behavior becomes a decision, an individual choice.”

— Ursula K. Le Guin

“As we have likely recognized by now, no two snowflakes, trees, or animals are alike. No two people are the same, either. Everything has…

— Benjamin Hoff