Agents Quote by Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet

An instinct is a blind tendency to some mode of action, independent of any consideration, on the part of the agent, of the end…

— Richard Whately

Instinct is the nose of the mind.

— Delphine de Girardin

Instinct' usually just means our conditioning to believe this or believe that, without thinking to investigate.

— Fay Weldon

Instinct is a marvelous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.

— Agatha Christie

There are... for us no instincts—we no longer need the term in psychology. Everything we have been in the habit of calling an 'instinct'…

— John B. Watson

But instinct is something which transcends knowledge. We have, undoubtedly, certain finer fibers that enable us to perceive truths when logical deduction, or any…

— Nikola Tesla

Instinct is a great matter. I was now a coward on instinct.

— William Shakespeare

I've always believed in instinct over intellect. The instinct is what you always knew; intellect is what you figure out.

— Michka Assayas

Instinct is action taken in pursuance of a purpose, but without conscious perception of what the purpose is

— Van Hartmann

Instinct is intelligence incapable of self-consciousness.

— John Sterling

The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason.

— Charles Darwin

Instinct is the direct connection with truth.

— Laurette Taylor