Quotes About Instinct

All I know is, I was trying to win the football game. And the bottom line is, you have to do what you think is right. You have to go with your gut. And if you don't do that, then I think you regret a lot of things later on.

Once you play regularly, it just becomes second nature to do things on the pitch.

I'm not one to dwell on rehearsal or preparation.

You have to run, an awful lot, on instinct. Even on 'Veep,' it's not like you get weeks of rehearsal to break out what's going on in the scenes.

I knew Jennifer Aniston would be a huge success from the moment I saw her in rehearsals.

I personally don't like to rehearse so much. I really sort of trust my instinct.

I'm not a big fan of rehearsing.

When you have a little one, you realize that your only mission in life is to protect this helpless, very sensitive creature. That is your charge. That's primal. I relate to that deeply.

Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey the same rules as nature.

Many expressions of a cat's feelings seem deeply related to the capture of live prey.

My childhood was protected by love and a comfortable home. Yet, while still a very young child, I began instinctively to feel that there was something lacking, even in my own home, some false conception of family relations, some incomplete ideal.

I enjoy slaughtering beasts, and I think of my relatives constantly.

In Jiu-Jitsu, every instinct you have wants to do everything but relax or breathe when someone's attacking you, and learning that takes a long time. I think that's why a lot of people stop at blue belt because it's really hard to do. It's hard to take that next step. It took me a long time.

None of my books has been ever in my head; after they're finished, they go. It's like being a sort of medium; you just grab it when it's there then just release it when it's time to go. There's a lot of instinct, not planning.

I don't know what draws me to my films. In hindsight, my choices turn out OK.

I like to shoot from the hip.

If you're even on the fence about hiring someone, that person is a no. You have to feel it in your gut.

When hiring, trust your feelings.

I draw whatever hits me.

When something hits you, you better go with it.

He could not see a belt without hitting below it.

Throughout my career, I've always loved hitting deep shots over the top. A lot of times, those plays just come to you. You don't want to force it.

It was always in me to just put records out. I don't like holding on to records.

Homo sapiens does its best to forget the fact, but it is an animal.