Action Quote by Marin Mersenne

There is something in animals beside the power of motion. They are not machines; they feel.

— Baron de Montesquieu

In the distance, the gestures of animals look human, the gestures of human beings bestial.

— Malcolm De Chazal

Our instinctual understanding of reality is the same as most other animals.

— Robert Lanza

“This account of action understanding is further corroborated by a recent discovery: the motor system of primates is functionally organized in terms of goal-directed…

— Scott R. Garrels

“This hinted at something that no one had ever suspected -- that the brain tracks moving things more easily that still things. We have…

— Sam Kean

Hunters and trackers learn not only to understand intellectually a bunch of facts about the animal they follow, but to feel their way into…

— Iain McGilchrist

“The topic of instincts is tough to dissect. But one can gain an understanding by observing the behaviour of animals.”

— Mitta Xinindlu

Animals have one thing that puts them way ahead of people: they don't dissemble, and you don't have to pretend in front of them.

— Ivan Klíma

Just watching an animal closely can take you out of your mind and bring you into the present moment, which is where the animal…

— Eckhart Tolle

Answer me, you who believe that animals are only machines. Has nature arranged for this animal to have all the machinery of feelings only…

— Voltaire

“if we wish to understand why, as humans, we often act in certain predictable ways (and particularly if there is a desire or need…

— John Brockman

Only to the rational animal is it given to follow voluntarily what happens; but simply to follow is a necessity imposed on all.

— Marcus Aurelius